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Charles Spencer, Romy Gill, Ben Hardy, Sarah Mills, New Starts, Clive Anderson

Charles Spencer, Romy Gill, Ben Hardy and Sarah Mills join Clive Anderson for a lively Loose Ends. With music from New Starts.

Author and historian Charles Spencer has written many books including The White Ship, To Catch A King and A Very Private School, and now finds himself down a Rabbit Hole 鈥 along with his fellow trivia hunters Cat Jarman and Richard Coles - in their podcast The Rabbit Hole Detectives. Digging into the past and uncovering weird and wonderful stories, every week the trio discuss the whos, whats, whens and whys and have now turned all this into a book鈥 aptly titled The Rabbit Hole Book. Charles joins us to dig a little deeper鈥

Romy Gill is a celebrated chef and food writer whose many TV appearances include Ready Steady Cook, Morning Live, Countryfile and Celebrity Masterchef, as well as being a regular voice on Radio 4 on The Food Programme. Her food is inspired by both her West Bengal and Punjab roots, and she tells us all about her new book in which she collects many recipes of home, Romy Gill鈥檚 India.

Former EastEnder turned X Man Ben Hardy has left both Albert Square and his superhero wings behind to take on the role of Luke, a single father and a seemingly straight, white, car mechanic, who meets and forms a deep relationship with a south Asian, queer, club dancer called Ayesha in the film Unicorns. Ben joins Clive to talk about the challenges of the role and his leap from the small to the big screen.

Comedian, writer and campaigner Sarah Mills was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2018, or, as she puts it, 鈥渕y bum tried to kill me鈥. Since then, she has tried to shine a light on hidden disability and has been breaking taboos in conversations around what would normally be seen as embarrassing bodily functions. She tells us all about her new Radio 4 series Sarah Mills鈥 Bad Bod Squad, and all things leaky, squeaky, lumpy and wonky.

There's music from New Starts who bring their style of new wave and angular guitar rock with two songs - Don't Need Persuading and Let Me Start Again.

Presenter: Clive Anderson
Producer: Elizabeth Foster
Production Co-ordinator: Lydia Depledge-Miller

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