Simon Williams
Actor Simon Williams; singer Heather Small; writer John Higgs and angler Marina Gibson join Aasmah Mir and the Reverend Richard Coles.
Actor Simon Williams; singer Heather Small; writer John Higgs and angler Marina Gibson join Aasmah Mir and the Reverend Richard Coles.
The actor Simon Williams got his big break playing James Bellamy in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. He is currently starring as Justin Elliott in the 大象传媒 Radio 4 series the Archers and a mysterious property developer - known as "the chairman" - in East Enders on 大象传媒 One. He is performing in Posting Letters to the Moon with his wife, the actress Lucy Fleming in which the couple read the wartime letters between Lucy's parents Celia Johnson and her husband Peter Fleming. Posting Letters to the Moon is at the Jermyn Street Theatre on November 19th.
Heather Small is a singer and songwriter, best known for her work with the soul band M People who came to attention with hits including Moving on Up, One Night in Heaven and Search for the Hero. Now a solo performer, Heather is a former contestant on the 大象传媒 One series Strictly Come Dancing. Heather Small is on tour in 2018.
Marina Gibson is a passionate angler and fishing instructor who started trout fishing at the age of 5. Her fishing trips have taken her around the world - she has cast her line for trout in Norway and for milkfish, bonefish and triggerfish on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.
John Higgs is a writer. In his new book Watling Street he takes a journey along Watling Street, from Dover to Anglesey - a road of witches and ghosts, of queens and highwaymen, of history and myth and Chaucer and Dickens. Watling Street - Travels through Britain and its Ever-Present Past is published by Weidenfeld & Nicholson.
Also on the programme DJ and filmmaker Don Letts reveals his Inheritance Tracks.
Producer: Paula McGinley
Editor: Eleanor Garland.
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Presenters and Guests in studio - 19th August 2017
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Interviewed Guest | Simon Williams |
Interviewed Guest | Heather Small |
Interviewed Guest | John Higgs |
Interviewed Guest | Marina Gibson |
Interviewed Guest | Don Letts |
Presenter | Aasmah Mir |
Presenter | Richard Coles |
Producer | Paula McGinley |
Editor | Eleanor Garland |
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- Sat 19 Aug 2017 09:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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