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40 years of Taggart on TV, Sarah Jane Morris, adoption musical Forever Home

Taggart celebrates 40 years on our screens, plus Sarah Jane Morris' new album celebrating trailblazing women, new novel Brodie and musical Forever Home.

Sarah Jane Morris’ career has spanned three decades – as well as singing with the Communards, The Republic, and Happy End, her work has encompassed rock, blues, classical orchestras and jazz big bands. Her newest project celebrates 10 trailblazing female singer-songwriters, and it begins with a new album The Sisterhood.

It’s been 40 years since Taggart first hit our tv screens. Janice will be joined by DS Jackie Reid AKA actor Blythe Duff as well as archivist Carole MacCallum at Glasgow Caledonian University who has launched Taggart: The People’s Archive to recognise the programme’s special relationship with its audiences.

The Single of the Week comes from Glasgow rock duo Saint Sappho. Multi-instrumentalist Zoe and drummer Tammy share their new track.

Alan Penman has joined forces with his wife, writer and actor Pauline Lockhart to create a musical theatre production – Forever Home. It explores the challenges that come with adoption – a subject close to their hearts as they adopted their daughter when she was four years old. Alan and actor Kirsty Findlay give Janice a preview.

Brodie is the debut novel from Gillian Shirreffs. It’s a love letter to Muriel Sparks and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and the story is told from the perspective of a book as it finds itself in the hands of various different owners.

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • The Communards

    Don't Leave Me This Way (feat. Sarah Jane Morris)

    • Now 1986 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Take That

    Relight My Fire (feat. Lulu)

    • Simply The Best Radio Hits (Various).
    • Warner E.S.P..
  • Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield

    What Have I Done To Deserve This?

    • Goin' Back - Best Of Dusty Springfiel.
    • Philips.
  • Eurythmics

    Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.
  • µþ±ð²â´Ç²Ô³¦Ã©

    Crazy in Love (feat. JAY-Z)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 3.
  • The Coral

    Dreaming Of You

    • Dreaming Of You.
    • Deltasonic.
  • Be Charlotte

    HELP ME TO HOLD ON

  • Simple Minds

    First You Jump

    • Direction of the Heart.
    • BMG.
    • 2.
  • Robert Palmer

    Johnny and Mary

    • The Very Best Of Robert Palmer.
    • EMI.
  • Kylie Minogue

    Can't Get You Out Of My Head

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Mark Ronson

    Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 001.
  • Betty Boo

    Doin' the Do

    • Boomania.
    • Rhythm King.
    • 7.
  • Chaka Khan

    I Feel For You

    • The Divas Of Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Nutbush City Limits

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1973 (Various).
    • EMI.
  • KT Tunstall

    (Still a) Weirdo

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless.
    • 1.
  • Nina Simone

    My Baby Just Cares For Me

    • Heartbeat - The 60's Gold Collection.
    • Global Television.
  • Guns N’ Roses

    Sweet Child O' Mine

    • Appetite For Destruction.
    • Geffen.

Broadcast

  • Mon 4 Sep 2023 13:30