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The Janice Forsyth Show: Martin Compston, Aled Jones and live music from Roddy Hart and the Lonesome Fire

05/12/2016

Martin Compston, Aled Jones and live music from Roddy Hart and the Lonesome Fire

BBC Radio Scotland - The Janice Forsyth Show, Martin Compston, Aled Jones and live music from Roddy Hart and the Lonesome Fire

Janice Forsyth with actor Martin Compston, The Loud Poets and live music from Roddy Hart.

Writer Nick Stevens and actor Martin Compston talk about TV drama In Plain Sight, The Loud Poets talk about their Christmas show, and there is live music from Roddy Hart.

Kevin McLean and Katie Ailes from Edinburgh-based performance poetry collective The Loud Poets tell Janice about their Christmas show at the Scottish Poetry Library.

Bob Dickson visits the National Library of Scotland to find out how a 400 year old map discovered during a house renovation has been restored for their collection.

Aled Jones talks about recording duets with his younger self - including Walking In The Air - and why cathedrals are the best venues for music tours.

Roddy Hart and the Lonesome Fire play live in session, possibly including exclusive festive treat.

Janice talks to writer Nick Stevens and actor Martin Compston about new ITV drama In Plain Sight, based on real life events, starring Compston as Lanarkshire serial killer Peter Manuel, and Douglas Henshall as the policeman determined to bring him to justice.

TV critic Paul Whitelaw has a roundup of current shows to watch, including In Plain Sight, BBC1 drama Rillington Place, and American import This Is Us.

Plus Single of the Week is Testify by Hifi Sean featuring Crystal Waters.

And the Vinyl Verdict is millinery-based: Raspberry Beret by Prince vs Wherever I Lay My Hat by Marvin Gaye.

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