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Steve Wright in the Afternoon: Saoirse Ronan, William Hanson and Jonny Benjamin

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Saoirse Ronan, William Hanson and Jonny Benjamin

14/05/2018

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright in the Afternoon, Saoirse Ronan, William Hanson and Jonny Benjamin

With Hollywood star Saoirse, etiquette expert William and mental health campaigner Jonny.

Saoirse Ronan's starring in On Chesil Beach, William Hanson chats about the Royal Wedding and mental health campaigner Jonny Benjamin discusses his book The Stranger on the Bridge.

Steve and the team are joined by Hollywood actress Saoirse Ronan, who's starring in On Chesil Beach and etiquette expert William Hanson chats about the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. And on the first day of Mental Health Awareness Week, mental health campaigner Jonny Benjamin MBE discusses his book The Stranger on the Bridge about him living with schizoaffective disorder and how he stood on Waterloo Bridge in 2007 about to jump off but was "saved" by a stranger who spoke to him. Plus there's Factoids, Non-Stop Oldies and the latest entertainment and lifestyle news.

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

Radio 2: Amazing music. Played by an amazing line-up. The home of great music, entertainment and documentaries

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