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Loose Ends: Lenny Henry, Lindsey Coulson, John Gordon Sinclair, Leonie Orton, Emma Freud, Klaxons, ESKA

Lenny Henry, Lindsey Coulson, John Gordon Sinclair, Leonie Orton, Emma Freud, Klaxons, ESKA

14/06/2014

BBC Radio 4 - Loose Ends, Lenny Henry, Lindsey Coulson, John Gordon Sinclair, Leonie Orton, Emma Freud, Klaxons, ESKA

Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.

Clive Anderson is joined by Lenny Henry, Lindsey Coulson, John Gordon Sinclair, Leonie Orton and Emma Freud for conversation, music and comedy. With music from Klaxons and ESKA.

Lenny Henry talks to Clive about taking on the role of Groucho Marx in a musical fantasy, woven round the real-life 1964 dinner party encounter between the English poet, TS Eliot, and the legendary Groucho, speculating on the men's seemingly unlikely passion for the other's work.

Lindsey Coulson is best known for her long-running role as Carol Jackson in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Her character has been through many harrowing life events in 21 years - but none quiet as dramatic as Carol's recent discovery that she has multi-focal breast cancer. Lindsey speaks candidly about the cancer storyline for which she was recently nominated for Best Actress in the British Soap Awards. 

Joe Orton was one of the most original and important playwrights of the post-war period with his scandalous black comedies. Emma Freud talks to Leonie Orton, Joe's younger sister, about her memories of her brother, his writing, and the celebrations and events taking place in Leicester to mark the 50th Anniversary of his first play 'Entertaining Mr Sloane'. 

A starring role in the iconic 1980s movie Gregory's Girl set John Gordon Sinclair on course for a successful acting career, winning Best Actor in the musical 'She Loves Me', starring alongside Brad Pitt in the film 'World War Z', and soon to be Jeeves in 'Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense' at the Duke of York. But he is a man of many parts as he explains to Clive, with the recent release of 'Blood Whispers', a sequel to his highly acclaimed debut crime fiction novel, 'Seventy Times Seven'.

With music from ESKA who performs 'She's In The Flowers' from her album 'Gatekeeper' and Klaxons perform 'There Is No Other Time' from their new album 'Love Frequency'.

Producer Sukey Firth.

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