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Author Zoe Strachan and Dr Carole Jones join Janice to discuss the rise in popularity of the anti-heroine. Plus debut author Paula Hawkins discusses her novel Girl on the Train.

25 years ago, British Airways Flight Attendant, Pat Kerr, masterminded the creation of a Children's Village for destitute mothers and children in rural Bangladesh. Pat Kerr joins Janice to talk about 大象传媒 Two Scotland documentary about the project which broadcasts on Thursday. Plus photographer Ian Spratt discusses the profound effect Pat's work had on him.

Actress and singer Sarah Jane Buckley, most famous for her 'crazy' Kathy Barnes role in Hollyoaks has taken on the daunting task of portraying the much-missed American singer songwriter Eva Cassidy.

National Theatre Scotland goes to America. Janice hears from New York Times theatre critic Ben Brantley about the American response to Scottish theatre.

And Scotland's Aerial Dance Theatre Company crosses the boundaries between floor and air in their new touring production 'Three's A Crowd' which sees its premier at Manipulate Festival this weekend.

Author Zoe Strachan and Dr Carole Jones from Edinburgh University join Janice to discuss the rise in popularity of the anti-heroine.

Plus debut author Paula Hawkins discusses her novel 'Girl on the Train' which features an unforgettable anti-heroine - drunken divorcee Rachel Watson.

1 hour, 54 minutes

Last on

Mon 26 Jan 2015 14:05

Chapters

  • The Pat Kerr Story

    The Story of Pat Kerr, who was the driving force behind Sreepur village in Bangladesh

  • Sarah Jane Interview

    Actress Sarah Jane chat's about her role of Eva Cassidy

  • National Theater of Scotland in New York

    We hear about the US premiere of Let The Right One In by the NTS

  • All or Nothing

    We hear from All or Nothing aerial dance troop

  • The Rise Of The Anti Heroine

    Janice and the guests discuss the role of anti heroines in fiction.

  • The Girl On The Train

    Paula Hawkins discusses her debut novel The Girl On The Train

Broadcast

  • Mon 26 Jan 2015 14:05

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