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The Janice Forsyth Show: Scottish comedy greats Allan Stewart, Andy Gray and Grant Stott, plus author Olivia Laing

Scottish comedy greats Allan Stewart, Andy Gray and Grant Stott, plus author Olivia Laing

02/03/2016

BBC Radio Scotland - The Janice Forsyth Show, Scottish comedy greats Allan Stewart, Andy Gray and Grant Stott, plus author Olivia Laing

Janice Forsyth talks to Allan Stewart, Andy Gray and Grant Stott and author Olivia Laing.

Allan Stewart, Andy Gray and Grant Stott talk about the play Canned Laughter, plus author Olivia Laing discusses her book The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone.

Canned Laughter- Scottish comedy greats Allan Stewart, Andy Gray and Grant Stott talk about starring together in this brand-new play written especially for them about 1970s funny men of stage and screen.

Grounded- the first Scottish tour of a play about the controversial topic of drone warfare, which had a successful Broadway run starring Anne Hathaway.

We first reported on it in 2011: Janice hears an update on Campbeltown Picture House and the start of its £3.35m restoration.

Author Olivia Laing discusses The Lonely City , a very personal investigation into loneliness by way of visual art that she embarked upon while struggling with life in New York City.

Janice's Book Group discusses Room by Emma Donoghue.

And we meet Rebecca Sharp, the first ever Poet-Perfumer in residence at the StAnza Festival of poetry in St Andrews.

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