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The Afternoon Show: Scottish Ballet's Snow Queen, Denise Mina and a discussion on arts funding

Nicola Meighan

Scottish Ballet's Snow Queen, Denise Mina and a discussion on arts funding

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Denise Mina, Michelle McManus and Scottish Ballet

Scottish Ballet's Christmas show, Snow Queen and Michelle McManus and Cat Harvey talk about their Winter Wonderland show

BBC Scotland producer LJ Chalmers joins Janice, along with the Scottish Ballet’s Artistic Director Christopher Hampson, to talk about Scottish Ballet’s Christmas show The Snow Queen, as well as The BBC documentary - FIVE WISHES and a special performance of THE SNOW QUEEN recorded live at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh, both of which are being broadcast on BBC Scotland, marking the finale of the ballet’s company’s 50th anniversary celebrations this year.
Minhee Jones talks about trying to set the world record for playing the most gigs in a week.
Scottish crime writer Denise Mina talks about her BBC Radio Scotland programme exploring the most famous and infamous legal cases in Scotland’s history.
Michelle McManus and Cat Harvey talk about their Winter Wonderland show. 
Janice’s Single of the Week is Tremors by Yip Man. Singer songwriter Al Nero introduces the single from his home in China. 
BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz and Scottish artist Ruth Nicol discuss the Scottish National Portrait Gallery’s decision to stop showing the BP Portrait Award exhibition after next weekend because of the climate change crisis, and the newly refurbished Aberdeen Art Gallery’s decision to start showing the exhibition next October. Is there a moral dilemma to be had over who sponsors arts events and exhibitions?

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