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21/08/2012

Mel Giedroyc continues her exploration of fun things to do at the Edinburgh Festival by joining in a ukelele jam session in the park. Plus there's more from current story Matilda.

1 hour

Last on

Tue 21 Aug 2012 16:00

Chapters

  • Edfest – Robin’s Ukelele Extravaganza

    Mel Giedroyc and her girls take a walk in an Edinburgh park and stumble upon a man and his collection of ukuleles.

    Duration: 08:48

  • Ants

    Zoologist Andrew Stephenson guides some pupils from Netherlee Primary School round an exhibition on ants at the Glasgow Science Centre.

    Duration: 04:35

  • Inheritance Books – Philip Ardagh

    The Eddie Dickens novelist discusses the book he loved as a child and the novel he’d pass on.

    Duration: 09:06

  • Escapologist – Saturday Live

    Presenter Fi Glover chats to escapologist Danny Hunt about his life spent getting out of tight corners.

    Duration: 06:07

  • Birthday – Stephen Fry

    Comedian Fred MacAulay chats to everyone’s favourite Quite Interesting polymath about his autobiography The Fry Chronicles.

    Duration: 08:27

  • Magical Mystery Tour - Kent

    Open Country’s Helen Mark takes a tour of some of the local landmarks familiar to Charles Dickens as a boy.

    Duration: 07:29

  • Matilda – Episode 7

    Emma Chambers reads the next instalment of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s tale. Today, Matilda’s friend Lavender decides to take revenge on the terrible Trunchbull.

    Duration: 08:58

Broadcast

  • Tue 21 Aug 2012 16:00