Adrian Edmondson
Richard Coles and Suzy Klein with comic Ade Edmondson, a man who played basketball for Gaddafi, the world's top matchmaker, and Inheritance Tracks from Razorlight's Johnny Borrell.
Suzy Klein and Richard Coles with comedian, actor and musician Ade Edmondson, professional basketball player Alex Owumi who found himself playing for Colonel Gaddafi, Caroline Brealey who's just been named the world's number one matchmaker, Samuel Johnson who's living his childhood dream as a Lego designer, and Bob Davenport who found some old tapes of him singing alongside folk legend Pete Seeger. JP Devlin hits the slopes at the snow centre in Hemel Hempstead, we visit a hospice in Berkhamstead offering cookery courses to bereaved teenagers, and Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell shares his Inheritance Tracks.
Produced by Dixi Stewart.
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Studio guest: Ade Edmondson
Comedian, actor and musicianÌýtalks about , , , Ìýand being Mr Jennifer Saunders.
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Ade onon Â鶹Éç Radio 4 interviewing Ruby Wax, September 2010.Ìý
Pete Seeger lost tracks: Bob Davenport
English folksinger Bob DavenportÌýfound some old tapes of him singing alongside folk legend Pete Seeger, after hearing of his old friend's death. Thehave never before been given a public airing.
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Interview: Alex Owumi
Professional basketball player Alex OwumiÌýfound himself playing for Colonel Gaddafi's basketball team in Libya just as the Arab uprisings flared up in 2011. Read his .
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'Gaddafi’s Point Guard' is published by Rodale Press.Ìý
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Crowdscape :: Hemel Hemsptead Snow Centre
JP Devlin gets chatting with visitors to the in Hemel Hempstead.
Matchmaker : Caroline Brealey
has just been awarded the title of Best Matchmaker in the 2014 international
Bereavement Baking
We visit in Berkhamsted to join an innovative cookery class designed to equip bereaved teenagers with vital cooking skills and use food therapeutically to enhance communication and promote well-being within families. The course is run by the hospice's chef, Chris Took.
Inheritance Tracks: Johnny Borrell
Razorlight’s lead singer and writer picks his inheritance tracks : The Beach BoysÌý 'California Saga: The Beaks Of Eagles' from the album 'Holland' and Regina Spektor 'Samson'.
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Johnny's debut solo album ‘Borrell 1’Ìýis out now. ÌýJohnny Borrell & Zazou areÌýperforming at the Water RatsÌýin London on 29th April. Their EPÌý'The Artificial Night' will be released on April 28th.
Childhood dream: Samuel Johnson
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Studio Guests
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Richard Coles |
Presenter | Suzy Klein |
Interviewed Guest | Adrian Edmondson |
Interviewed Guest | Alex Owumi |
Interviewed Guest | Caroline Brealey |
Interviewed Guest | Samuel Johnson |
Interviewed Guest | Bob Davenport |
Interviewed Guest | JP Devlin |
Interviewed Guest | Johnny Borrell |
Producer | Dixi Stewart |
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- Sat 15 Feb 2014 09:00Â鶹Éç Radio 4
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