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Saturday Live: Ray Mears

20/03/2021

Ray Mears

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Live, Ray Mears

Jenny Packham on clothes, Jake Tyler on walking the UK and Craig Charles picks his tracks.

Bushcraft expert Ray Mears on using the senses, Jono Lancaster on self esteem, Jenny Packham's journey to dress design and Craig Charles' inheritance tracks.

Nikki Bedi and Richard Coles are joined by Ray Mears - an authority on bushcraft and survival, he's been presenting TV series and teaching on the subject for 3 decades.

Jono Lancaster has a rare genetic condition called Treacher Collins Syndrome and was adopted at birth. He has made TV programmes, set up a charity and travelled extensively supporting other young people with facial difference.  He discusses his journey to self acceptance.

Jenny Packham’s designs have graced countless red carpets and award shows since she launched her eponymous label in her early 20s.  She tells us how she was inspired from a young age by her two dressmaker Grandmothers.

Jake Tyler got severe depression and felt burnt out as a manager of a busy London pub. He ditched city life and embarked on a 3,000 mile walk around Britain, visiting every national park while meeting dozens of friendly strangers who offered him a bed.  

And the poet, actor and DJ Craig Charles chooses his inheritance tracks:  Billie Holiday's Strange Fruit and Wilson Pickett singing Hey Jude.
And your thank you.

Producer: Corinna Jones

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