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The Afternoon Show: Sparks, Thelma and Louise and Cellist Su-a Lee

Sparks, Thelma and Louise and Cellist Su-a Lee

BBC Radio Scotland - The Afternoon Show, Sparks, Thelma and Louise and Cellist Su-a Lee

Ron and Russell Mael, aka Sparks, songwriter John McLaughlin and Single of the Week.

Ron and Russell Mael, aka Sparks, on their 26th album and working with Cate Blanchett.  Plus a discussion on the new 4K release of Thelma and Louise.

Janice talks to Ron and Russell Mael, aka Sparks, about their 26th album The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte, persuading Cate Blanchett to appear in their video, and how in their 6th decade in music they are still gaining new fans. 

Songwriter John McLaughlin has penned songs for Busted and Westlife, co-written with Shane McGowan and Ian McCulloch, and his band Johnny Mac and the Faithful are supporting his pal Rod Stewart on his farewell tour. 

Cellist Su-a Lee visits Catalan violin-maker Joan Olivella, who has moved his workshop to Dunfermline’s Abbot House.

Film critics Siobhan Synnot and Anita Markoff discuss the impact of Thelma and Louise as the film gets a new 4K release in cinemas.

And the new Afternoon Show Single of the Week is Home by Cody Feechan.

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