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The Afternoon Show: Peter Wollheben and Jon Fratelli

Peter Wollheben and Jon Fratelli

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German forester-turned-writer Peter Wollheben on his book The Heartbeat of Trees.

Gayle Telfer Stevens and Louise McCarthy chat about their fast-paced, action packed sketch comedy show Stevens & McCarthy

German forester-turned-writer Peter Wollheben is the international best seller of The Hidden Life of Trees and now he’s back with a second book The Heartbeat of Trees. Nicola finds out more ahead of his event at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh tomorrow night. 
  
Gayle Telfer Stevens and Louise McCarthy chat about their fast-paced, action packed sketch comedy show Stevens & McCarthy which is new to BBC Scotland this week. 
  
Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh celebrates the artist Jock McFadyen’s 70th birthday year this Summer with Lost Boat Party;  an exhibition of paintings which describe the romance and grandeur of the Scottish landscape, alongside the urban dystopia for which the artist is known. Nicola finds out more from the man himself. 
  
Alice Albinia is an award winning author of conjoined works of fiction and non fiction. She tells Nicola about her new book Cwen which is inspired by ancient British stories of islands where women ran society and controlled the climate. 
  
Paul English returns with another instalment of Getting To Know You with Scottish musician and songwriter Jon Fratelli.

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