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The Janice Forsyth Show: 28/03/2014

28/03/2014

BBC Radio Scotland - The Janice Forsyth Show, 28/03/2014

Janice Forsyth talks to comedy guru John Lloyd and novelist Sebastian Barry.

Janice Forsyth talks to John Lloyd about The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Plus novelist Sebastian Barry, singer Gregory Porter, and Pink Floyd collaborator Ron Geesin.

Legendary comedy producer and onetime flatmate of Douglas Adams, John Lloyd, tells us about his starring role in Radio 4's live broadcast of The Hitch Hiker's Guide To the Galaxy.

Grammy-award winning singer, Gregory Porter, reveals the Scottish inspiration for his new single.

Sebastian Barry discusses his latest novel, The Temporary Gentleman.

Composer, musician, sound architect, Pink Floyd collaborator and son-of-Ayrshire, Ron Geesin, joins us in advance of his solo gig in Glasgow.

Sarah Jessica Parker said Scottish theatre company, Catherine Wheels, gave her the best forty minutes of her life with their performance of children's play, White. We hear why they've now decided to turn White into an app for iPad and iPhone.

And in our comedy monologue, Schmoozing Julia, we hear from Sylvia on how to become a Jewish grandmother.

All that and more great music than you can shake a leg at daddy-o!

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