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Loose Ends: Ross Noble, Alan Johnson, Sarah Solemani, Jón Gnarr, Arthur Smith, Gregory Porter, Bunty

Clive Anderson, Ross Noble, Alan Johnson, Jón Gnarr, Arthur Smith, Gregory Porter, Bunty

06/09/2014

Ross Noble, Alan Johnson, Sarah Solemani, Jón Gnarr, Arthur Smith, Gregory Porter, Bunty

BBC Radio 4 - Loose Ends, Ross Noble, Alan Johnson, Sarah Solemani, Jón Gnarr, Arthur Smith, Gregory Porter, Bunty

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

Clive Anderson is joined by Ross Noble, Alan Johnson, Jón Gnarr, Sarah Solemani and Arthur Smith for conversation, music and comedy. With music from Gregory Porter and Bunty.

Postie turned politician Alan Johnson talks to Clive about the sequel to his bestselling childhood memoir, 'This Boy'. 'Please, Mr Postman' paints a vivid picture of England in the 1970s, where smoking was the norm rather than the exception, and Sunday lunchtime was about beer, bingo and cribbage. But as Alan's career in the Union of Postal Workers begins to take off, his close-knit family is struck by tragedy.

Clive gets a Bad Education with actress and writer Sarah Solemani, who writes and stars in an episode of BBC One drama 'The Secrets'; a series of 5 short films - each one an explosive story with a secret at its heart. In episode two; 'The Conversation', we join a bride (played by Sarah) on the eve of her wedding, who discovers her fiancé was once accused of a shocking crime.

Meet Jon Gnarr: he's a mayor like no other. A successful stand-up comedian, Gnarr founded Iceland's "Best Party" in reaction to his country's economic collapse. His campaign offered voters a more honest approach to power, a polar bear for Reykjavik zoo and a drug-free Parliament. Jon tells Arthur Smith about his book 'GNARR: How I Became the Mayor of a Large City in Iceland and Changed the World'.

Clive's Freewheeling with the king of improvisational comedy Ross Noble, who's back with another mind-blowing UK tour. Famed for his inspired nonsense, 'The wizard haired Geordie' talks to Clive about his new tour 'Tangentleman', in which he talks nonsense of the highest order.

With music from Grammy Award winning Gregory Porter who performs 'Musical Genocide' from his album 'Liquid Spirit'. More music from Bunty who performs 'Congatron' from her upcoming album 'Multimos'.

Producer: Sukey Firth.

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