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Great music and conversation as Mark Forrest brings together the best of BBC Local Radio.

Great music and conversation as Mark Forrest brings together the best of BBC Local Radio.

Mark's evening programme launched in England and the Channel Islands on 7 January 2013. 

The show goes out across all 39 stations, on weekdays between 7pm and 10pm - the only exceptions are for major breaking news stories and sports commentary.

Mark Forrest: What's your Scottish connection?

24/01/2014

What's your Scottish connection?

BBC Local Radio - Mark Forrest, What's your Scottish connection?

Mark hears from people across the country who are looking ahead to Burns Night.

Mark hears from people across the country who are looking ahead to Burns Night.

He celebrates the art of slapstick as the 10th annual Bristol Slapstick Festival gets under way.

Mark looks ahead to Burns Night and celebrates your Scottish connections. He catches up with Scots across England and the Channel Islands, including Tommy Banner from The Wurzels, to learn about the various traditions associated with 25 January.  Mark talks to a man from Banff, who now lives in the Nothamptonshire town known as Little Scotland.

As the 10th annual Bristol Slapstick Festival gets under way Mark hears from comedian Harry Hill, comic Barry Chuckle and Monty Python's Terry Jones. Mark's asks you to relive your most memorable "You've Been Framed" moment. 

Leaves on the line, sheep on the track, oil spill on the motorway; all regular excuses for a delayed commute, but passengers in London had to change their travel plans, after wet concrete flooded a control room.  Jonathan Savage reports.

Hear part two of 'Grandad's Great War Diary'; from the soldier's notebook which was found and transcribed by his grandson.

BBC Introducing tonight comes from Stevenage duo Music & Spies and Mike Grogan, who lives in Portsmouth.

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