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Saturday Live: Anton du Beke; Stephanie Hirst

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27/12/2014

Anton du Beke; Stephanie Hirst

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Live, Anton du Beke; Stephanie Hirst

Suzy Klein and Aasmah Mir are joined by Strictly Come Dancing's Anton du Beke.

Suzy Klein and Aasmah Mir are joined by Strictly Come Dancing's Anton du Beke; DJ Stephanie Hirst, formerly Simon, describes why she made the decision to live as a woman.

Anton du Beke of Strictly Come Dancing joins Aasmah Mir and Suzy Klein.

Anton has been with Strictly from the beginning, having famously partnered Ann Widdecombe, Nancy Dell'Olio, and most recently Judy Murray. As he is about to go on tour with his dance partner, Erin Boag, he explains how he became involved in ballroom dancing and why his favourite dance is the Foxtrot.

The poet Mr. Gee shares seasonal poems.

The award winning broadcaster Stephanie Hirst, formerly Simon Hirst, describes her lifelong passion for radio, her musical influences, the events that have led her to change gender and live as a woman, and how her family have supported her.

Vicki Brewer shares the story of her favourite Christmas present - a personalised board game from her daughter and son in law, in which the content was tailored to stories from the family's life.

JP Devlin meets John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, lead singer of the iconic 1970s punk band The Sex Pistols. John talks frankly about Christmas, his childhood illness, trains and his relationship with his parents.

Glyn Johns talks about his career as a sound engineer/producer with bands from The Rolling Stones and The Eagles to The Who and Led Zeppelin.

And Grayson Perry shares his Inheritance Tracks: It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones and I'd Rather Ride Around With You by Reba McIntyre.


Anton and Erin's new production That's Entertainment is on a nationwide tour from 22 January - 29 March 2015.

Sound Man, by Glyn Johns, is published by Blue Rider Press.

Anger is an Energy: My Life Uncensored by John Lydon

Grayson Perry: Who Are You? can be seen at the National Portrait Gallery until 15 March 2015.


Produced by Louise Corley.

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