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Saturday Live: Marti Pellow

18/02/2017

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Live, Marti Pellow

Marti Pellow, Nick Mohammed, stuntwoman Kerri Cameron. Paul McKenna's Inheritance Tracks.

Marti Pellow joins Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles. With comedian Nick Mohammed, stunt bike-rider Kerri Cameron, author Max Décharné and Paul McKenna's Inheritance Tracks.

Marti Pellow first hit the charts with Wet Wet Wet's Wishing I was Lucky in 1987. He's gone on to have a successful musical theatre career. With the forthcoming release of his solo album Mysterious, Marti joins Rev Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir and explains why soul and jazz have always inspired him.

When Kerri Cameron lost her job working with horses- she unexpectedly found a new career as a motorcycle stuntwoman. She talks about her unexpected career change.

Anna Bailey speaks to Saturday Live listener Annabel Dunstan, who got in contact, via the Royal Academy of Dance, to talk about how ballet has bought her closer to her mother who has dementia. 

Max Décharné talks about why he's fascinated by slang, and how many contemporary words are a lot older than you'd expect. 

Hypnotist and author Paul McKenna shares his Inheritance Tracks. Paul has chosen Dancing Queen by Abba and Us and Them by Pink Floyd.

Comedian, actor and lover of magic Nick Mohammed explains how he's learnt to pick locks like an escapologist for his latest show Mr Swallow - Houdini. 

Marti Pellow's single Sound of My Breaking Heart is out now and his album Mysterious is released on the 10th March.
Max Décharné's Vulgar Tongues: An Alternative History of English Slang is out now.
Paul McKenna's latest book Get Control of Sugar is out now.
The run of Mr Swallow - Houdini staring Nick Mohammed ends at the Soho Theatre in London on the 18th February. His children's book The Young Magicians and the Thieves' Almanac is out now.

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Editor: Anne Peacock.

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