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Damian Barr discusses his memoir Maggie and Me with Janice, plus she looks at the new Frederic Church exhibition and a season of contemporary Chinese plays adapted for Scotland.

Writer Damian Barr has been working on his memoir Maggie and Me - about growing up gay in Thatcher's Britain, in the shadow of Ravenscraig steelworks. His book ended up being published just after Thatcher's death. He talks to Janice about survival, politics and Dolly Parton.

We're going wild for shows like The Killing and Borgen, but it turns out the Danes like nothing better than an episode of Midsomer Murders in their primetime slot. TV writer Paul Jones, and Steve Cramer discuss the British telly that exports well.

Michael Clark, director of the Scottish National Galleries on their new Frederic Church exhibition - celebrating the work of a Victorian painter whose grand landscapes gave their viewers a taste of the wonders of foreign travel.

Director Davey Anderson is curating a season of plays from China - the first time ever a season of plays from contemporary Chinese playwrights has been produced in the UK.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Mon 6 May 2013 14:05

Music Played

  • The Impressions

    MEETING OVER YONDER

  • Dolly Parton

    COAT OF MANY COLOURS

  • Madonna

    VOGUE

  • Rick James

    SUPERFREAK

  • Primal Scream

    ITS ALRIGHT ITS OK

  • Rumer

    PF SLOAN

  • KT Tunstall

    FEEL IT ALL

  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    DRESDEN

  • Pink Martini

    TEMPO PERDIDO

  • Marlena Shaw

    CALIFORNIA SOUL

Broadcast

  • Mon 6 May 2013 14:05

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