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Saturday Live: Russell Kane

06/02/2021

Russell Kane

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Live, Russell Kane

Riyadh Khalaf and the Inheritance Tracks of Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood.

Comedian and writer Russell Kane, listener Viv Bird who survived a plane crash, presenter Riyadh Khalaf, Hong Kong foundling Claire Martin and Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead.

Nikki Bedi and Richard Coles are joined by award winning comedian, presenter and writer Russell Kane.  He's been the host of three series of Live At The Electric, appearanced on Live At Apollo, Unzipped, Celebrity Juice, I Am Celebrity Get Me Out of Here Now and the host of podcast Boys Don't Cry and Radio 4 series Evil Genius, we talk to him about how he got there.

Listener Viv Bird accidentally joined an elite club in 1991 when she became one of few people to survive a plane crash - she joins us to tell her tale.

Riyadh Khalaf is a broadcaster, celebrity masterchef winner and LGBTQ campaigner of Irish/Iraqi descent - he tells his story.

Claire Martin was a foundling from Hong Kong who was adopted by a couple in the UK.  She tells about her search for her birth relatives.

Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead chooses his Inheritance Tracks: Sweetheart Contract by Magazine and Brotherhood of Man by Oscar Peterson along with Terry Clarke  
and we have your thank you.

Producer: Corinna Jones

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