The Afternoon Show with Nicola Meighan

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The Afternoon Show

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The Afternoon Show: Shauna Macdonald and Jess Hardwock on their latest play, Blythe Duff, and Joanne Froggatt on new COVID-19 Drama Breathtaking.

Shauna Macdonald and Jess Hardwock on their latest play, Blythe Duff, and Joanne Froggatt on new COVID-19 Drama Breathtaking.

BBC Radio Scotland - The Afternoon Show, Shauna Macdonald and Jess Hardwock on their latest play, Blythe Duff, and Joanne Froggatt on new COVID-19 Drama Breathtaking.

Blythe Duff on the premiere of Escaped Alone & Joanne Froggatt on new drama Breathtaking.

Shauna Macdonald on starrimg in David Greig's new play, Two Sister's, Blythe Duff on the Scottish premiere of Escaped Alone and Joanne Froggatt on new COVID-19 drama Breathtaking.

Playwright David Greig chats about his new play, Two Sisters, along with cast members Shauna Macdonald and Jessica Hardwick, which sees siblings Emma and Amy reflect on who they were, who they become when they grow up, and the gap between these expectations.  

Nicola also hears from Blythe Duff and Irene McDougall about the upcoming Scottish Premiere of Caryl Churchill’s play Escaped Alone, which on the surface looks like a very civilised and fairly mundane garden get-together between three women until they reveal dark secrets. 

Golden Globe winner Joanne Froggatt chats being the lead of Jed Mercurio’s new Drama Breathtaking, which is based on the personal memoir of Dr Rachel Clarke and the testimonies of junior doctors. 

Bob Marley: One Love has landed in cinemas after 30 years in the making, Nicola finds out if it has been worth the wait from film critic Kelechi Ehenulo and singer-songwriter Tamzene. 

West End and Broadway leading lady Kerry Ellis and conductor Ross Gunning tell Nicola all about the upcoming celebrations for 10 years of Movies to Musicals.

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Shauna Macdonald and Jess Hardwock on their latest play, Blythe Duff, and Joanne Froggatt on new COVID-19 Drama Breathtaking.

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