The Afternoon Show with Janice Forsyth

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The Afternoon Show: Susie McCabe, Frank Turner and Book Week Scotland

Susie McCabe, Frank Turner and Book Week Scotland

BBC Radio Scotland - The Afternoon Show, Susie McCabe, Frank Turner and Book Week Scotland

Susie McCabe, Frank Turner, R J Palacio, Book Week Scotland, Pianodrome and Westlife.

Janice speaks to Wonder author R J Palacio, finds out what's happening for Book Week Scotland hears from Susie McCabe on being an optimistic cynic.

Janice talks to R J Palacio, the best-selling author of Wonder tells Janice about her brand new graphic novel White Bird which is the latest in a series of books about Wonder protagonist Auggie's world. 
Songwriter and musician Frank Turner discusses his new album No Man's Land and the accompanying podcast Tales From No Man's Land which explores the lives of some of history's forgotten women.
Janice finds out about Pianodrome, the world’s first amphitheater made entirely out of up-cycled pianos which has been attracting interest and audiences for the last couple of years in various locations across Edinburgh and is now open to the public at Edinburgh’s historic Leith Theatre for the next few weeks. 
Irish pop vocal group Westlife discuss their new album and arena tour.
Susie McCabe on her latest stand up show Born Believer which she's currently touring to locations across Scotland.
And it's Book Week Scotland so a few of the authors taking part in the annual celebration of reading and writing; Tom Pow, Esa Aldegheri and Ann Craig drop in to explain what they're doing to put books and literacy in the spotlight this week.
Plus Janice announces our brand new Single of the Week.

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