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The Janice Forsyth Show: Leona Lewis in session, Jane Hawking in the Wednesday Profile, Book Group discussion

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03/06/2015

Leona Lewis in session, Jane Hawking in the Wednesday Profile, Book Group discussion

BBC Radio Scotland - The Janice Forsyth Show, Leona Lewis in session, Jane Hawking in the Wednesday Profile, Book Group discussion

A live session from Leona Lewis, Jane Hawking in the Wednesday Profile, and the Book Group

Janice Forsyth has a live session from Leona Lewis, plus Jane Hawking features in the Wednesday Profile, and the Book Group discusses The Girl on the Train.

Leona Lewis plays live and talks about her new single and forthcoming album, which reflects her new-found confidence after coming through some tough times.

Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand chats to Janice about Call Girl, the single by his other group, FFS, being our Single of the Week this week.

Our in depth Wednesday profile is with Jane Hawking, first wife of world-renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who reflects on her memoir Travelling to Infinity, the book on which the recent hit film The Theory of Everything was based.

Janice's Book Group meets to discuss The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins' Number One bestseller. What do you think of it? Email JaniceBookGroup@bbc.co.uk.

Should there be separate book prizes for women writers? The Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction is announced tonight. Jenny Niven from Creative Scotland and Director of the Wigtown Book Festival, Adrian Turpin, talk us through the pros and cons.

And, Janice speaks to artist Frances Priest and Botanist Dr Stephen Bungard about the flora inspired ceramics currently promoting tourism on Raasay.

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