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

The Janice Forsyth Show: The 2017 Man Booker Prize winner talks to Janice, plus Jools Holland and Scotland's Makar Jackie Kay

18/10/2017

The 2017 Man Booker Prize winner talks to Janice, plus Jools Holland and Scotland's Makar Jackie Kay

BBC Radio Scotland - The Janice Forsyth Show, The 2017 Man Booker Prize winner talks to Janice, plus Jools Holland and Scotland's Makar Jackie Kay

Man Booker Prize winner George Saunders talks to Janice, plus Jools Holland and Jackie Kay

The 2017 Man Booker Prize winner George Saunders talks to Janice, plus Jools Holland and Jackie Kay.

George Saunders was announced last night as the winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize. Janice talks to him live and gets his reaction to winning the leading literary award in the English language.

Jools Holland and Latin musician Jose Feliciano talk about their new collaboration, the album As You See Me Now, out next month, and their 35 date UK tour.

Scotland's Makar, Jackie Kay, talks about Bantam, her very first poetry collection since taking up the role.

A new National Theatre version of Ibsen's masterpiece Hedda Gabler opened in Edinburgh last night, adapted by Olivier and Tony Award(R)-winning playwright Patrick Marber and directed by Olivier and Tony Award(R)-winning Ivo van Hove. Actors Lizzy Watts (Hedda) and Abhin Galeya (Tesman) join Janice.

Public Service Broadcasting play Glasgow Barrowland tonight. J Willgoose Esq from the band looks ahead to the gig.

Tomorrow is #OperaPassion Day so we hear about Scottish Opera's contribution: joining forces with Be Charlotte, fronted by Dundonian Charlotte Brimner, and Carla J. Easton from Glasgow-based band TeenCanteen for two exciting new collaborations.

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