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In conversation with Richard Hawley

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Richard Hawley talks about his career and new musical "Standing At The Sky's Edge".

Singer-songwriter Richard Hawley looks back on his life and career and explains his foray into musical theatre. "Standing At The Sky's Edge" uses his songs to tell the story of Sheffield landmark Park Hill Flats.

 In this interview he talks about his initial misgivings about musicals, spills the beans on the recording process and shares why he thought a concert in Belgium had been invaded by aliens. 

Richard is in conversation with comedian and presenter Toby Foster in his hometown of Sheffield. Toby hosts the breakfast show on weekday mornings on BBC Radio Sheffield. 

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