BBC Radio Scotland MW

Migrated podcast image for: Culture Studio Picks

The Janice Forsyth Show

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

Janice

Janice Forsyth tunes into what is happening and what is buzzing in the arts world.

The Culture Studio with Janice Forsyth

The Janice Forsyth Show: 21/05/2013

21/05/2013

BBC Radio Scotland - The Janice Forsyth Show, 21/05/2013

Maureen Beattie and Jenny Eclair join Janice live on The Culture Studio.

Jenny Eclair talks to Janice ahead of her appearance at Happyness in Inverness, plus Maureen Beattie talks about the enduring appeal of Michael Frayn's play Noises Off.

Jenny Éclair talks to Janice ahead of an appearance at the Happyness Comedy Festival in Inverness this weekend.

Tubular Bells for Two - it's 40 years since Mike Oldfield's hit. Australian musicians, Aiden Roberts and Daniel Holdsworth explain how they manage with just four hands to reproduce the sounds of an entire orchestra.

Writer Ben Fountain talks about why he sets his short stories and novels against the backdrop of political and social upheaval.

Get out your eyeliner - Janice talks to New Romantic pioneer, Visage frontman Steve Strange

As an Old Vic tour of Michael Frayn's Noises Off comes north of the border, Maureen Beattie talks about the play's enduring appeal.

And an exhibition at the Kilmorack Gallery in Beauly celebrates art that's full of humour. Curator Tony Davidson and art critic Jan Patience tell Janice about it.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

The Janice Forsyth Show

21/05/2013

Genres

Brand

BBC Radio Scotland MW

About BBC Radio Scotland