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22/10/2009

Simon Mayo is live from Ferens Art Gallery in Hull for 5 live's Octoberfest. Guests include John Godber - playwright, director and creative director of Hull Truck Theatre.

Simon is live from Ferens Art Gallery in Hull for 5 live's Octoberfest. He speaks to John Prescott, former Deputy Prime Minister and Hull's most famous political son and Jarvis Cocker, one of whose songs is in the Fantastic Mr Fox movie. Other guests include bestselling author Kate Mosse, Director of 大象传媒 North Peter Salmon and John Godber - playwright, director and creative director of Hull Truck Theatre.

3 hours

Last on

Thu 22 Oct 2009 13:00

Chapters

  • John Prescott on 5 live's Octoberfest

    The former Deputy Prime Minister and incumbent MP for Hull East espouses the positives of living in Humberside.

    Duration: 00:44

  • Prezza's BNP opinion

    The former Cabinet minister supports the 大象传媒's decision to invite the BNP onto Question Time. The party won a European seat representing the Yorkshire and the Humber region in June.

    Duration: 05:00

  • Prescott on the postal strike

    The MP has sympathy for the plight of the posties, but says modernisation and some private investment is inevitable.

    Duration: 05:36

  • Hull's own Bard, John Godber

    The third most performed playwrite in Britain on Hull's identity, the importance of populist drama, and German expressionist theatre, a subject which grealy exercises the 5 live audience.

    Duration: 37:58

  • The Fantastic Mr Cocker

    The ex-Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker tells Simon about his recent gig in Hull, his experience of appearing on Question Time and his part in the new film Fantastic Mr Fox.

    Duration: 17:00

Broadcast

  • Thu 22 Oct 2009 13:00