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Saturday Live: Annie Nightingale

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Annie Nightingale

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TikTok Chef Poppy O'Toole and Neil Oliver's Inheritance Tracks.

DJ and presenter Annie Nightingale, Orkney ranger Jonathan Ford; TikTok star Poppy O'Toole , recovered autograph collector Adam Andrusier and Neil Oliver's Inheritance Tracks.

Annie Nightingale joins Nikki Bedi and Suzy Klein to talk about her 50 years in broadcasting, including being the first female DJ on Radio 1 and how her love of new music has led to her being the station's longest-serving broadcaster. Annie also explains why she owes a debt to The Beatles.

Ranger Jonathan Ford explains how his love of birds took him to live in Papa Westray, one of the smallest islands in Orkney.

Chef Poppy O’Toole lost her job and was inspired by her siblings to make PoppyCooks TikTok videos. She swiftly got 1.8 million followers and will talk about her new career path.

Neil Oliver shares his Inheritance Tracks: La Mer by Charles Trenet and Martha by Tom Waits.

Adam Andrusier was once an obsessive collector of autographs and his drive to collect signatures inspired Zadie Smith to write a story based loosely on his life. Adam’s obsession eventually turned into a profession, with roots going back to his father’s collecting habits.

Hey Hi Hello: Five Decades of Pop Culture from Britain's broadcasting DJ pioneer Annie Nightingale is out now in paperback.
Poppy Cooks: The Food You Need by Poppy O'Toole is out on the 16th September.
The Story of the World in 100 Moments by Neil Oliver is published on the 16th of September.
Two Hitlers and a Marilyn by Adam Andrusier is out now.

Producer: Claire Bartleet
Editor: Richard Hooper

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