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Maggie O'Farrell, Tim Burgess and Blur's Dave Rowntree

Maggie O'Farrell talks about her new novel, Hamnet, and Tim Burgess of The Charlatans and Dave Rowntree from Blur on quarantine online listening parties.

Artist Luke Jerram is best known in the UK for his Moon sculpture and Street Pianos project. For the last 15 years, he has also made glass sculptures of viruses. 8 weeks before the pandemic, he created a glass version of coronavirus for an American university.

Tim Burgess of The Charlatans has been hosting nightly album listening parties on Twitter, as quarantine entertainment. He and Blur鈥檚 Dave Rowntree tell Janice about them.

Novelist Maggie O'Farrell talks about her new book Hamnet, about the live of Shakepeare鈥檚 son who died age 11.

TV critic Scott Bryan on how televiion channels have reacted to the pandemic restrictions, and some of the changes to TV schedules to look out for.

Plus in the Tuesday Review, Scott Bryan, writer Gerrry Hassan and author Karen Campbell discuss Netflix documentary Tiger King, 大象传媒 Three comedy This Country, and the reshowing of Scottish classic Your Cheatin' Heart, starring Tilda Swinton and John Gordon Sinclair.

And from the Kitchen Cafe archive, something useful if access to fresh bread is limited, James Morton on how to make your own sourdough starter.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Tue 31 Mar 2020 13:30
大象传媒 Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Steely Dan

    Rikki Don't Lose That Number

    • A Decade Of Steely Dan.
    • MCA.

  • CHVRCHES

    The Mother We Share

    • The Mother We Share.
    • 2012 National Anthem.
    • 1.

  • The Charlatans

    The Only One I Know

    • Weekender - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • Edwyn Collins

    A Girl Like You

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Eurythmics

    Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.

  • Blur

    Parklife

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • The Lightning Seeds

    Marvellous

    • Drivin' Pop.
    • Columbia.
    • 5.

  • The Go-Go's

    Our Lips Are Sealed

    • Go Go's Greatest.
    • A&M.
    • 1.

  • Hank Williams

    Your Cheatin' Heart

    • Cheating Hearts.
    • Spectrum.
    • 8.

Broadcast

  • Tue 31 Mar 2020 13:30
    大象传媒 Radio Scotland

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