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Alan Cumming, James Strong, and Dancing On Tables Live in Session

Alan Cumming has been performing his dance-theatre show, Burn, at the EIF. He chats to Zara about being back at the festival and taking the show on tour across Scotland.

From the minds of Line of Duty, Vigil and Karen Pirie comes STV鈥檚 new Drama 鈥楾he Suspect鈥� starring Aidan Turner; Zara is joined by director and executive producer James Strong

Alan Cumming has been performing his dance theatre show, BURN at the Edinburgh International Festival, he chats to Zara about being back at the festival and taking the show on tour across Scotland.

Fife鈥檚 own pop-rock band Dancing on Tables are live in session in the middle of their UK tour and ahead of their debut album. They鈥檒l also give Zara an exclusive play of their upcoming single.

Two of the Edinburgh Festival鈥檚 biggest comedy awards announced their winners over the weekend, Zara is joined by the winner of So You Think You're Funny? Joshua Bethania as they chat the impact these awards have on newcomers to the Edinburgh Festival.

The Wolf Hunters has just been nominated for an award at the Bloody Scotland crime writing festival, which takes place in September in Stirling this year; the book鈥檚 author Amanda Mitchison is in the studio to tell Zara all about it.

Also Zara will have the first spin of our Single of the Week by Airdrie artist Louise Connel.

2 hours, 28 minutes

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Mon 29 Aug 2022 13:30
大象传媒 Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Kid Creole and the Coconuts

    Annie I'm Not Your Daddy

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Rahim Redcar

    Je te vois enfin

    • Because Music.

  • Prefab Sprout

    Faron Young

    • Steve McQueen.
    • Sony.
    • 1.

  • MIKA

    Grace Kelly

    • Single.
    • Island Records.
    • 1.

  • Anna Meredith

    Calion

    • Adult Swim.

  • Arctic Monkeys

    I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

    • Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.
    • Domino.

  • Sophie Ellis鈥怋extor & Wuh Oh

    Hypnotized

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.

  • Sheryl Crow

    All I Wanna Do

    • The No.1 Acoustic Rock Album (Variou.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Eddi Reader

    Patience of Angels

    • Eddi Reader.
    • Blanco Y Negro.

  • The Who

    My Generation

    • The Who - Who's Better, Who's Next.
    • Polydor.

  • The Proclaimers

    I'm on My Way

    • The Best Of The Proclaimers.
    • Chrysalis.

  • First Aid Kit

    Wolf

    • The Lions Roar.
    • Vital.
    • 11.

  • Buzzcocks

    Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)

    • Atomic.
    • EMI.
    • 3.

  • Elton John

    Honky Cat

    • Elton John Greatest Hits 1970-2002.
    • Mercury.

  • S. J. Hawkins

    I Put A Spell On You

    • Halloween Hits.
    • Rhino.

Broadcast

  • Mon 29 Aug 2022 13:30
    大象传媒 Radio Scotland