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The Janice Forsyth Show

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Janice Forsyth tunes into what is happening and what is buzzing in the arts world.

The Janice Forsyth Show: 16/09/2015

16/09/2015

BBC Radio Scotland - The Janice Forsyth Show, 16/09/2015

Nell Bryden on her new single and we preview the new series of Doctor Who.

Nell Bryden talks about her new single, Wolves, and looks ahead to her Edinburgh gig in November.

We preview the much-awaited new series of Doctor Who, which starts on Saturday night.

BBC Two recently launched Boy Meets Girl, the first British sitcom to feature a transgender character in the lead role. Actor and playwright Jo Clifford, and Karen Wright from the Scottish Queer International Film Festival (or SQIFF), join Janice to discuss the issues around casting for transgender roles.

Aziz Ibrahim (formerly of The Stone Roses) and Indian tabla master Dalbir Singh Rattantalk about their forthcoming gig in Stornoway at the weekend, which will guest star The Lewis and Harris Pipe Band, and they look forward to the Q&A and jam session they'll be hosting as a warm up to the gig.

Singer and storyteller Robert Lovie tells art historian, Anne Ellis, about his love of a painting of British General and Courtier, William Gordon, by Pompeo Batoni, in our occasional series, Talking Culture.

The debate continues about the impact of the 2014 Commonwealth Games on Glasgow - and three artists working in different disciplines - writing, photography and illustration, have been exploring and documenting the effect on the East End of the city. The project is called Nothing is Lost and two of the artists - Alison Irvine and Mitch Miller - and one of the people featured in the project - widely known as Mister Glasgow, Gary Barton, join Janice.

Staying in the East End of Glasgow, Janice hears about Michael and Tony Woods who have bought the old St. Luke's Parish Church in the heart of the East End, and they've transformed the inside of the magnificent Grade A listed building into a brand new venue for arts, music and events.

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