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The Afternoon Show: Kane Power, Andrea Baker and the Tuesday Review

08/05/2018

Kane Power, Andrea Baker and the Tuesday Review

BBC Radio Scotland - The Afternoon Show, Kane Power, Andrea Baker and the Tuesday Review

Opera singer Andrea Baker tells Janice about her new album.

Janice Forsyth talks to puppeteer Shona Reppe, and opera singer Andrea Baker talks about her new album of songs celebrating the African American female voice.

Puppeteer Shona Reppe and her Australian collaborators Rosemary Myers and and Christine Johnston tell Janice about their reimagining of Russian folk tale Baba Yaga for the Imaginate Children's festival.

Author Christopher Wakline tells Janice about his new novel Escape and Evasion,about a city banker who steals money, but then gives it away, Robin Hood style, inspired in part by the author's own experiences working in the City.

Actor Kane Power talks about creating his one man show Mental, about his experiences of growing up with and caring for his mother, who has bipolar disorder. It's on in Glasgow as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival.

Opera singer Andrea Baker gives Janice a preview of her new album, Sing Sistah Sing celebrating the African American female voice.

Plus the Tuesday Review: Peter Ross, Jane Graham and Andrea Baker review the final season of Scandi-drama The Bridge, new Netflix thriller Safe, and Channel 4 feminist comedy Riot Girls.

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