The Afternoon Show with Nicola Meighan

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The Afternoon Show: Stephen Merchant, and Blue Rose Code in session

Stephen Merchant, and Blue Rose Code in session

BBC Radio Scotland - The Afternoon Show, Stephen Merchant, and Blue Rose Code in session

The Office and Extras star on his series The Outlaws, and live music.

The Office and Extras star on his series The Outlaws, and live music from the Edinburgh studio.

Ahead of her appearance Danny Robins' stage show Uncanny: I Know What I Saw tonight in Edinburgh, paranormal researcher Evelyn Hollow chats ghosts.  

Comedian, writer and actor Stephen Merchant speaks to Nicola about the third series of The Outlaws, his much-loved comedy thriller series about a bunch of strangers brought together when they’re forced to do community payback service in Bristol.

Plus live music from Blue Rose Code – AKA Edinburgh singer-songwriter Ross Wilson.

On Tuesday Review, author Martin Stewart and journalist Kelly Apter dive in to the new Netflix psychological thriller Eric, starring Benedict Cumberbatch; The Sympathizer, a Sky Atlantic historical black comedy based on the 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen; and BBC One's The Outlaws.

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