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The Janice Forsyth Show: Clare Maguire, Christine de Luca and the Tuesday Review

07/06/2016

Clare Maguire, Christine de Luca and the Tuesday Review

BBC Radio Scotland - The Janice Forsyth Show, Clare Maguire, Christine de Luca and the Tuesday Review

Janice Forsyth talks to poet Christine de Luca and songwriter Clare Maguire.

Jo Baker talks about her Samuel Beckett novel, Edinburgh Makar Christine de Luca talks about a new online poetry collection, and singer Clare Maguire discusses her new album.

Janice talks to author Jo Baker about her novel A Country Road, A Tree - a fictionalised account of the life of Samuel Beckett. 

Edinburgh's Makar Christine de Luca and local poet Ian McDonough explain why they've worked on Edinburgh Unsung, a new online collection of poetry celebrating the city's hidden workers, including street sweepers, gas workers, lollipop men and ladies, and gardeners.

Nicola Meighan previews Inverness creative festival Xpo North, and talks to singer Clare Maguire about overcoming addiction to create her new album Stranger Things Have Happened.

Crofter-turned-filmmaker Robin Haig tells Janice about creating BAFTA winning short film Hula, starring Blythe Duff.

Plus the Tuesday Review: Nicola Meighan, Phil Miller and Paul English review new TV drama New Blood, art exhibition Surreal Encounters, and Porcelain, the memoir of bestselling DJ Moby.

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