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Saturday Live: Adil Ray

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31/10/2015

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Live, Adil Ray

Adil Ray, star of Citizen Khan, joins Aasmah Mir and the Reverend Richard Coles.

Adil Ray, star of Citizen Khan, joins Aasmah Mir and the Reverend Richard Coles. Anna Bailey meets Derren Brown, and composer Howard Goodall shares his Inheritance Tracks.

Adil Ray joins Aasmah Mir and the Reverend Richard Coles. He explains how he made the move from radio to TV comedy with the success of Citizen Khan.

Anna Bailey meets Derren Brown to hear about illusions and his hidden magic room.

The author, Peter James, describes the spooky happenings in his former home that have formed the basis of his latest ghost story.

Saturday Live listener, Brian O'Connell, recalls being caught up at Frankfurt Airport during the release of hostages in January 1981. He explains how the release of the hostages became entwined with his own life and had a lasting impact.

Nikandre 'Niki' Kopcke on being taught to cook by her Greek godmother, Maria, and how Maria's thwarted dreams to open her own bakery inspired Niki to found a pop-up restaurant where refugee women offer cooked dishes from around the globe.

And the composer, Howard Goodall, shares his Inheritance Tracks: What A Fool Believes performed by the Doobie Brothers and You Take Me As I Am performed by Stornoway.



Citizen Khan is on BBC One on Fridays at 8.30pm.

Derren Brown's show Miracle runs at the Palace Theatre in London from November 11 - January 16.

The House on Cold Hill by Peter James is out now.

Archive on 4: The Time Machine is on Radio 4 on Saturday 31 October at 8pm.

Mazi Mas is operating at Oval House Theatre in London until the 19 December.

Bend it Like Beckham - The Musical is at the Phoenix Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London.


Producer: Louise Corley
Editor: Karen Dalziel.

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