The Afternoon Show with Janice Forsyth

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The Afternoon Show: Lucia & the Best Boys perform live; authors Ann Napolitano and Louise Candlish

Lucia & the Best Boys perform live; authors Ann Napolitano and Louise Candlish

BBC Radio Scotland - The Afternoon Show, Lucia & the Best Boys perform live; authors Ann Napolitano and Louise Candlish

Ann Napolitano discusses her new book Dear Edward inspired by a tragic plane crash.

Janice hears about how Rubber Chicken theatre company in Dunblane broke the Guinness World Record for fastest production and Scottish band Lucia & the Best Boys perform live music.

Mike McKenzie tells Janice about getting to perform at TRNSMT festival as part of his prize for winning BBC Radio Scotland’s Singer Songwriter of the Year Award, and we hear the exclusive first play of his new single Happy. 

Janice Forsyth talks to author Louise Candlish, who is in Glasgow for a Waterstones event in Argyle Street with thriller writer Lucy Foley. Her book THOSE PEOPLE has just been released and she releases her new novel in June – called THE OTHER PASSENGER – which she will talk exclusively about. 

Author Ann Napolitano talks about her novel DEAR EDWARD, which follows the story of a 12-year old boy who is the sole survivor of a deadly plane crash.

Nashville 6-piece King Calaway talk about their forthcoming debut album and new single.

Janice has a live music session in our Edinburgh studio from rising stars Lucia & The Best Boys. 

We hear how Dunblane’s Rubber Chicken theatre company got on in their attempt to break the Guinness World Record for fastest theatre production.

Janice announces her new Single of the Week from another Scottish artist – this week it’s Fairweather Friends with I Don’t Want to Know, they join Janice in the Glasgow studio.

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