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Aasmah Mir

Suzy Klein

Dexter Fletcher

Shazia Mirza

Toby Little

Sabine Little

JP Devlin

Ann Ward

Tim Birkhead

Theo Paphitis

Louise Corley

Karen Dalziel

Saturday Live: Dexter Fletcher and Shazia Mirza

Dexter Fletcher and Shazia Mirza

26/03/2016

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Live, Dexter Fletcher and Shazia Mirza

Aasmah Mir and Suzy Klein are joined by Dexter Fletcher and Shazia Mirza.

Aasmah Mir and Suzy Klein are joined by Dexter Fletcher and Shazia Mirza. Tim Birkhead describes why a bird's egg is the most perfect thing. Inheritance Tracks from Theo Paphitis.

Presented by Aasmah Mir and Suzy Klein. Dexter Fletcher's big break came as a child actor when he was cast a BabyFace in Bugsby Malone. He talks about his acting career, move into directing and the technical challenges of making his latest film Eddie the Eagle.
Shazia Mirza is an award winning stand-up comedian, a writer and columnist. Brought up in a strict Muslim household, she trained as a science teacher, while honing her stand-up act in secret. Toby Little and his mother Sabine talk about his mission to write a letter to every country in the world. JP Devlin meets Saturday Live listener Ann Ward, to hear how a letter about the great-great grandfather inspired her to volunteer for the lambing season in his home village. Tim Birkhead describes why a bird's egg is the most perfect thing. And businessman Theo Paphitis shares his Inheritance Tracks: Nobody Does it Better, sung by Carly Simon; and Over the Rainbow, performed by Eva Cassidy.

Eddie the Eagle is out on 1 April.
Shazia Mirza is on tour with her show The Kardsahians Made Me Do It.
Dear World, How Are You? by Toby Little is out now.
The Most Perfect Thing, by Tim Birkhead is published on 7 April.

Producer: Louise Corley
Editor: Karen Dalziel.

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