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Saturday Live: Gaynor Faye, Tommy Blaize, Christian Lewis, Liz Bonnin

Gaynor Faye, Tommy Blaize, Christian Lewis, Liz Bonnin

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Live, Gaynor Faye, Tommy Blaize, Christian Lewis, Liz Bonnin

Star of stage and screen Gaynor Faye on directing her late mother's work.

Star of stage and screen Gaynor Faye on directing her late mother's work, The Syndicate, by Kay Mellor.

One of Yorkshire’s finest, the actor famous for Fat Friends, Coronation Street and Emmerdale, Gaynor Faye. She’s making her directorial debut with the stage adaptation of The Syndicate, written by her mother; the late, great Kay Mellor. 

Tommy Blaize is the voice of Strictly. He’s been singing on the  show since the very first episode. But today he reveals the family DNA secret that unlocked the story behind his musical talents. 

What do you get when you walk the UK’s 19,000-mile coastline, apart from blisters? For former paratrooper Christian Lewis, it was a dog, a partner, a baby and a renewed sense of purpose.

All that, plus we have the joyous Inheritance Tracks of natural history presenter Liz Bonin.

And if you’ve been affected by anything we’ve spoken about today details of organisations offering information and support with addiction are available on the BBC Action Line: www.bbc.co.uk/actionline

Presenters: Nikki Bedi and Jon Kay
Producer: Ben Mitchell

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