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The Janice Forsyth Show: Ford Kiernan, Laurel and Hardy, Paul Whitelaw, Eddie Harrison, Ross Owens and the Muppets

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19/10/2015

Ford Kiernan, Laurel and Hardy, Paul Whitelaw, Eddie Harrison, Ross Owens and the Muppets

BBC Radio Scotland - The Janice Forsyth Show, Ford Kiernan, Laurel and Hardy, Paul Whitelaw, Eddie Harrison, Ross Owens and the Muppets

Janice discusses Laurel and Hardy with Ford Kiernan. Plus a tribute to Michael Marra.

Janice Forsyth discusses Laurel and Hardy with Still Game's Ford Kiernan and TV critic Paul Whitelaw, plus she has a tribute to Scottish singer Michael Marra.

Janice, co-creator and star of Still Game Ford Kiernan and TV critic Paul Whitelaw discuss the enduring appeal of Laurel and Hardy, and film critic Eddie Harrison interviews Ross Owen, super fan, expert and owner of the website The Laurel & Hardy Roadshow, about why he wanted to see the comedy duo back in cinemas.

Paul Whitelaw previews The Muppets, the new Muppets TV show premiering on Sky 1, with Ford Kiernan and Janice Forsyth.

Founding member of Danny Wilson Kit Clark talks about the process of booking bands for his Dundee bar and music venue, and about some of the new talent he's discovered along the way.

Andrew Wasylyk, aka Dundee writer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer with The Hazey Janes, Andrew Mitchell, joins Janice live from Chicago where he's performing with Idlewild, to introduce his new solo single, Last of the Loved, which is her single of the week.

The second hour of the programme is a special tribute to the late Scottish singer known as the Bard of Dundee, The Michael Marra Family Album - A Tribute, by Demus productions. Janice Forsyth presents a tribute to the late Michael Marra who died in October 2012, known as the Bard of Dundee. Songwriter, singer, painter, poet and actor Michael's life is charted by the people who knew him best, his family. They reminisce about Michael's early years in Dundee to recording in London for a major record label to his career back home writing and recording his own brand of music fusing his love of folk and rock'n'roll, alongside his theatrical career. The programme is interspersed with archive of Michael Marra and examples of his music.

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