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Janice Forsyth tunes into what is happening and what is buzzing in the arts world.

The Janice Forsyth Show: 20/09/2016

20/09/2016

BBC Radio Scotland - The Janice Forsyth Show, 20/09/2016

Janice Forsyth hears from Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston and comedy duo The Pajama Men.

Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston talk about their new picture book, The Pajama Men discuss their Three Musketeers adaptation, and Janice hears about a stage version of Trainspotting.

Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston tell Janice about their new picture book A Child of Books a prose poem on the rewards of reading and sharing stories.

Theatre-maker David Leddy is known for his avant-garde work, he explains why his new play, The Course of True Love, is a straightforward romantic comedy.

Comedy duo The Pajama Men reveal just quite how they've adapted Dumas' classic novel The Three Musketeers into a two person comedy stage show.

Artist Anna FC Smith talks about her exhibition of corn dollies made from tobacco, exhibited in a former cigarette factory and exploring our ambivalent relationship with the plant.

Plus Director Gareth Nicholls and actor Lorn Macdonald the Citizens Theatre's new production of Trainspotting.

And the Tuesday Review: critics Yasmin Sulaiman, Mark Fisher and Peggy Hughes review National Treasure, Channel 4's new drama series starring Robbie Coltrane as a TV star accused of past sex crimes; Billy Bragg and Joe Henry's new album Shine A Light, and The Wonder by novelist Emma Donoghue.

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