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The Janice Forsyth Show: The Hackney Colliery Band, comedy reviews, Tom Binns and Viv Groskop

The Hackney Colliery Band, comedy reviews, Tom Binns and Viv Groskop

26/08/2015

BBC Radio Scotland - The Janice Forsyth Show, The Hackney Colliery Band, comedy reviews, Tom Binns and Viv Groskop

Janice Forsyth is joined by the Hackney Colliery Band, Tom Binns and Viv Groskop.

Janice Forsyth has live music from the Hackney Colliery Band, plus comedian Tom Binns performs as psychic Ian D Montfort, and Viv Groskop chats about her debut Fringe show.

Hackney Colliery Band, who have collaborated with Amy Winehouse and performed at the London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony, are a our house band today.

We explore the magic of sitting down at the piano with pianist and improviser Will Pickvance.

Comedian Tom Binns treats us to a session with one of his most celebrated characters, psychic Ian D. Montfort.

Edinburgh local Sarah Laing talks about the joy of achieving a long-held dream to bring a Fringe show to the festival, The Music of Doris Day.

Robert J Sherman comes from a long line of songwriters; his grandfather wrote for vaudeville shows and his Oscar and Grammy-winning father, together with his uncle, wrote the songs for such glorious shows as Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Jungle Book, The Aristocats and Bedknobs and Broomsticks. He's in town with his latest musical Love Birds and will be giving us a taste of 'avian vaudeville'.

Up and coming Scottish actor Molly Vevers talks about the warm reception to her powerful performances day after day in the Fringe play Ross & Rachel.

Writer, journalist and comedian Viv Groskop performs from and chats about her debut Fringe Show, Say Sorry to the Lady.

On the day the Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Awards nominees are announced, director and producer of the Awards Nica Burns and critic Bruce Dessau review some of the very best of stand up Comedy at the Fringe.

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