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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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1 hour, 28 minutes

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Sat 15 Feb 2014 09:00

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

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

Crowdscape :: Hemel Hemsptead Snow Centre

JP Devlin gets chatting with visitors to the in Hemel Hempstead.

Matchmaker : Caroline Brealey

Matchmaker : Caroline Brealey

has just been awarded the title of Best Matchmaker in the 2014 international

Bereavement Baking

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

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

Childhood dream: Samuel Johnson
Lego enthusiast Samuel Johnson loved playing with the brightly colouredÌýLego bricks so much thatÌýas a child heÌýwrote toÌýthe companyÌýasking how he couldÌýget a job withÌýthem. He is nowÌýliving his childhood dream as a Lego designer at their headquarters in Denmark.

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Studio Guests

Studio Guests
Matchmaker Caroline Brealey, comedian and actor Ade Edmondson, with presenters Rev Richard Coles and Suzy Klein

Credits

Role Contributor
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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