The Afternoon Show with Grant Stott

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The Afternoon Show: Edinburgh International Festival programme launch with Fergus Linehan

Edinburgh International Festival programme launch with Fergus Linehan

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Author Julian Sancton tells Grant about his new book Madhouse at the End of the Earth.

Grant is joined by John Williams who signed and or/produced The Proclaimers, Simple Minds, Debbie Harry, The Housemartins & Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott discussing his debut album.

Grant Stott is in conversation with Fergus Linehan, Artistic Director of the Edinburgh International Festival to discuss the 2021 programme which will run from the 7th to the 29th of August.

Author Julian Sancton tells Grant about his new book Madhouse at the End of the Earth about the adventures – or misadventures – of the Belgica’s journey into the Antarctic night.

We hear about Celebrating Ten Years of Neu! Reekie! The Exhibition from two of the exhibitors, artists and singers Ziggy Lomond Campbell and Katie Pope, and also poet Michael Pedersen, co-founder of arts collective Neu! Reekie who are hosting their first ever exhibition with Ltd Ink Corporation gallery in Leith from the 4th to the 13th of June featuring photos, paintings, sculpture, films and books from artists including Kat Gollock, Ziggy Lomond Campbell, Bill Dummond, Kevin Harman, Ross Hogg and an Andrew Weatherall tribute film. 

Paul English is Getting to Know River City, Doctor Who and Sunshine on Leith actor Gayle Telfer Stevens in our weekly Getting to Know You challenge

Composer, pianist, producer, broadcaster John Williams has either signed and/or produced The Housemartins, The Proclaimers, Robert Plant, Simple Minds, Debbie Harry, Blancmange and Beth Nielsen Chapman. He talks to Grant about his first ever album Out of Darkness featuring a new single with Petula Clark.

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