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The Janice Forsyth Show: Derek Riddell; Gary Clark talks about Mary's Prayer; SPARES perform live music

03/01/2018

Derek Riddell; Gary Clark talks about Mary's Prayer; SPARES perform live music

BBC Radio Scotland - The Janice Forsyth Show, Derek Riddell; Gary Clark talks about Mary's Prayer; SPARES perform live music

Janice Forsyth talks to actor Derek Riddell about BBC drama Hard Sun.

Janice hosts live music from Edinburgh-based band SPARES and Gary Clark talks to Nicola Meighan about the Danny Wilson classic song, Mary's Prayer.

SPARES perform a live music session and talk to Janice.

Author Catherine Simpson, her daughter Nina, and journalist Jonathan Whitelaw discuss The Hobbit for this month's Book Group. 

Journalists Nicola Meighan and Neil Cooper look ahead to the cultural events coming up in 2018, then discuss the evolving state of music journalism in Scotland with Edinburgh-based Alive & Amplified blogger and Radio Summerhall presenter Craig Gornall and Halina Rifia of Glasgow-based new music blog and podcast Podcart. 

Derek Riddell who has recently been seen playing King James I in BBC One's GUNPOWDER. Derek will next star alongside Jim Sturgess and Aygness Deyn in the new BBC One flagship drama HARD SUN, before taking a lead role in Tom Davis and James De Frond's new comedy series ACTION TEAM on ITV in early spring and joining the cast of the much awaited FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM 2. He talks about all of his exciting projects with Janice. 

Nicola Meighan is in conversation with Danny Wilson frontman Gary Clark, talking about the story of the band's classic hit Mary's Prayer.

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