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The Afternoon Show: Miriam Margolyes, Boiling Point and National Poetry Day

Miriam Margolyes, Boiling Point and National Poetry Day

BBC Radio Scotland - The Afternoon Show, Miriam Margolyes, Boiling Point and National Poetry Day

Michelle McManus talks to Miriam Margolyes, plus Gary Lamont on TV drama Boiling Point.

Michelle talks to Miriam Margolyes about her new book Oh Miriam!, plus Gary Lamont on new restaurant drama Boiling Point, and poetry for National Poetry Day.

Miriam Margolyes tells Michelle about her new book Oh Miriam! - full of stories from her work in films and TV over the years.

Actor Gary Lamont talks about his role as head waiter Dean in TV drama Boiling Point, set in a busy restaurant kitchen.

Drag queen Myra DuBois talks touring, audiences and mental health ahead of her shows in Edinburgh and Glasgow. 

As it's National Poetry Day, poet Imogen Stirling joins Michelle in studio, and previews this year's Push the Boat Out Poetry festival. And Anna Welander shares some poems by BBC Radio Scotland listeners in this week's Upload.

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