Andy McNab, Axel Scheffler, Veronica 'Fancy Chance' Thompson and Roisin Conaty
Former SAS soldier and author Andy McNab, illustrator Axel Scheffler, burlesque performer Veronica 'Fancy Chance' Thompson and comedian and actor Roisin Conaty
Aasmah Mir and Rev Richard Coles talk to former SAS soldier Andy McNab. He was captured in Iraq while leading the Bravo Two Zero mission in 1991. His book on his ordeal became a bestseller - his first of many. His latest book "Get Me Out Of Here" is aimed at young readers.
Children's book illustrator Axel Scheffler has given visual form to Julia Donaldson's characters The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Room on the Broom, A Squash and a Squeeze and many more. But if you find the Gruffalo scary, be aware that Axel's original version was even more menacing. His latest books are "Kind" and "The Smeds and the Smoos" - two stories about tolerance and inclusivity.
Veronica Thompson goes by the stage name Fancy Chance when she performs aerial burlesque while hanging from her hair. Her show Flights of Fancy explores ideas of beauty and her feelings of alienation at having been abandoned as a baby on the doorstep of a South Korean police station.
Actor and comedian Roisin Conaty shares her Inheritance Tracks.
And listener Emma Wyatt-Haines talks about overcoming serious spinal injury to compete in an Iron Man contest.
Presenters: Aasmah Mir and Rev Richard Coles
Producer: Paul Waters
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'I can only draw the Gruffalo from the side'
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- Sat 14 Sep 2019 09:00麻豆社 Radio 4
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