The Afternoon Show with Michelle McManus

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The Afternoon Show: Lex McFadyen, Braw Clan Theatre, and Fifteen-Love

Lex McFadyen, Braw Clan Theatre, and Fifteen-Love

BBC Radio Scotland - The Afternoon Show, Lex McFadyen, Braw Clan Theatre, and Fifteen-Love

Michelle hears about TV dramas Fifteen Love and World On Fire

Michelle talks to artist Lex McFadyen, and hears about new Prime Video drama series Fifteen Love, set in the world of elite tennis.

Michelle hears about new play Secret Wrapped in Lead, the first production from theatre company Braw Clan, founded to create and perform plays in Scots. 

Writer Hania Elkington talks about new Prime Video series Fifteen Love, set in the world of elite tennis.

Author Richard T Kelly tells Michelle about his novel The Black Eden, exploring the impact of the early boom years of the oil industry.

Five years ago, painter Lex McFadyen suffered a brain haemorrhage while he worked in his studio. Ahead of his new exhibition in Bearsden, he tells Michelle about the impact that had on his art, and looks back over his creative career. 

And actor Julia Brown talks about her role in BBC One drama World On Fire, returning to TV screens this weekend.

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