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Loose Ends: Imelda Staunton, Gurinder Chadha, Katy Brand, Victoria Melody, Major Tom, Gabrielle Ducomble, Honeyfeet

Imelda Staunton, Gurindher Chadha, Katy Brand, Victoria Melody, Major Tom, Gabrielle Ducomble, Honeyfeet

08/03/2014

Imelda Staunton, Gurinder Chadha, Katy Brand, Victoria Melody, Major Tom, Gabrielle Ducomble, Honeyfeet

BBC Radio 4 - Loose Ends, Imelda Staunton, Gurinder Chadha, Katy Brand, Victoria Melody, Major Tom, Gabrielle Ducomble, Honeyfeet

Emma Freud and Nikki Bedi with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.

Emma Freud and Nikki Bedi are joined by Imelda Staunton, Gurinder Chadha, Katy Brand, Victoria Melody and Major Tom, with music from Honeyfeet and Gabrielle Ducomble.

Twenty years ago, film director Gurinder Chadha made her feature film debut with 'Bhaji on The Beach', followed by a little movie called 'Bend It Like Beckham'...an international and and commercial success. Gurinder talks to Nikki about the anniversary screening of 'Bhaji on The Beach' at London's BFI Southbank.

Emma talks to multi award winning actress Imelda Staunton about starring in Hampstead Theatre's 'Good People'. Imelda plays sharp-tongued single-mother Margie, who will do anything it takes to pay the bills after losing yet another job. 

Nikki Bedi's in the dog house with performer and artist Victoria Melody, whose show 'Major Tom' tells the true story of how Victoria became a beauty queen and her Bassett Hound, Major Tom became a champion show dog, reflecting the British fascination with celebrity, beauty and winning. 

Emma heckles comedian and actor and Katy Brand, whose new book 'Brenda Monk is Funny' tells the tale of Brenda Monk; the clueless on-off girlfriend of a prolific comedian. After discovering that his best stage material is based solely on their relationship, Brenda thinks she might be better off alone, and keeping her jokes for herself.

With music from Honeyfeet, who perform 'Buried my Husband' from their album 'It's A Good Job I Love You' and Gabrielle Ducomble, who performs 'Je Ne Regrette Rien' from her album 'Notes from Paris.'

Producer: Sukey Firth.

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