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Libby Purves

Bradley Walsh

Salley Vickers

Ed Victor

Debbie Young-Somers

Paula McGinley

Midweek: Bradley Walsh, Salley Vickers, Ed Victor, Debbie Young-Somers.

Bradley Walsh, Salley Vickers, Ed Victor, Debbie Young-Somers

30/11/2016

Bradley Walsh, Salley Vickers, Ed Victor, Debbie Young-Somers.

BBC Radio 4 - Midweek, Bradley Walsh, Salley Vickers, Ed Victor, Debbie Young-Somers.

Actor Bradley Walsh and novelist Salley Vickers join Libby Purves.

Actor Bradley Walsh, novelist Salley Vickers, literary agent Ed Victor and Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers join Libby Purves.

Actor Bradley Walsh; novelist Salley Vickers; literary agent Ed Victor and Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers join Libby Purves.

Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers is community educator at the Movement for Reform Judaism. Formerly a rabbi at the West London Synagogue of British Jews, she is performing stand-up comedy for the first time at the JW3 Jewish Comedy Festival. She is a regular contributor for Radio 2's Pause for Thought, and has appeared on 4ThoughtTV. The JW3 Jewish Comedy Festival, West Hampstead, London NW6. 

Salley Vickers is the author of seven novels including Miss Garnet's Angel and The Cleaner of Chartres. She was born in Liverpool where her parents were active members of the Communist Party. She has worked as a university teacher of literature and as a psychoanalyst which triggered her interest in the effects of trans-generational trauma. Her new novel, Cousins, is about the secrets that emerge after a so-called 'night climber' at Cambridge University falls to his death. The story is told through the eyes of three women who were close to him. Cousins is published by Viking.

Bradley Walsh is an actor, presenter and comedian. A familiar face on television, he presents the Chase, Keep it in the Family and Live at the London Palladium. His work as an actor includes Coronation Street and Law and Order UK in which he played the lead role of detective sergeant Ronnie Brookes. He has now turned to music, recording a collection of his favourite crooning songs including one he co-wrote - Chasing Dreams. Chasing Dreams is released on Sony Music. 

Ed Victor is a literary agent who represents a client list including Nigella Lawson, Alastair Campbell, Keith Richards and Rupert Everett. His agency celebrates its 40th birthday this year and he is generally acknowledged to be a game changer in the world of book publishing - elevating agents to key players in the publication process. During his career he nurtured the talents of Douglas Adams and Iris Murdoch who would go years without contacting him and then would call him up every couple of years to say "Ed, I've written a novel." 

Producer: Paula McGinley.

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