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11/02/2021

Nicola Meighan tunes into the best of Scottish arts, entertainment and music. Featuring the new Tom Hanks film and the unofficial 'Poet Laureate of Twitter'.

Nicola Meighan tunes into the best of Scottish arts, entertainment and music.

Nicola is joined by the unofficial Poet Laureate of Twitter, Brian Bilston, to talk about love poetry for the social media age.

Musician, filmmaker and graphic artist Etienne Kubwabo talks about the first black Scottish superhero and about his new podcast Word Up!

Film critics Wendy Lloyd and Stephen Carty review News of the World, a new western directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks; as well as Slalom, a French drama about exploitation in competitive sport; and look back at Baz Luhrmann's Romeo & Juliet to ask whether it's the perfect film for Valentine's Day.

Plus writer Catherine Wilson on the difficulties of setting yourself a hefty reading list during lockdown.

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • The B鈥52s

    Roam

    • Cosmic Thing - The B52's.
    • Reprise.
  • Toyah

    It's A Mystery

    • Toyah - The Safari Records Singles Collection Part 1: 1979-1981.
    • Cherry Red Records.
  • Teenage Fanclub

    Ain't That Enough

    • Seriously Scottish.
    • Scottish Arts Council.
    • 9.
  • Ellie Goulding

    Love Me Like You Do

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Garbage

    Only Happy When It Rains

    • Garbage.
    • Mushroom.
    • 3.
  • Paolo Nutini

    Jenny Don't Be Hasty

    • Single.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • The Cardigans

    Lovefool

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

    A New England

    • The Best Of The 80's Vol.II (Various).
    • Crimson.
  • Fleetwood Mac

    Go Your Own Way

    • Rumours.
    • Warner Music Limited UK.
    • 001.

Broadcast

  • Thu 11 Feb 2021 13:30