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Academy Award Winning Director Laura Poitras, Jersey Boys the Musical, Poet Stuart Paterson, and Hey Duggee Live!

Academy Award winning documentarian Laura Poitras discusses her latest Oscar and BAFTA nominated documentary, and Livingston lad Blair Gibson from Jersey Boys is in studio.

Michelle is joined in studio by Academy Award winning documentarian Laura Poitras; they discuss her latest Oscar and BAFTA nominated documentary 鈥楢ll the Beauty and the Bloodshed' about the life and work of renowned photographer and activist Nan Goldin.

BAFTA Award-winning CBeebies TV series 鈥楬ey Duggee鈥 has been adapted for stage for the first time by Edinburgh Festival favourite Vikki Stone, she tells Michelle all about bringing the children鈥檚 favourite from the wee screen to the big stage.

The internationally acclaimed stage sensation Jersey Boys is working its way back around the UK, with Livingston lad Blair Gibson taking on the role of the iconic Bob Gaudio who wrote some of the Four Seasons most iconic hits like "Sherry" and "December, 1963鈥. He tells Michelle about landing the part, meeting the man himself, and getting to perform the musical in theatres he grew up loving.

Poet Stuart Paterson shares work from his latest collection of poetry in the Scot's language, "Wheen - New and Collected Poems".

And Michelle looks at celebrating Robert Burns at home and abroad; the founder of The Leith Collective Sara Thomson will be spending her Burns supper south of the border with someone rather unexpected... Prime Minister Rishi Sunak! And Gilles Robel all the way from France tells Michelle about a Burns event in Paris which has been growing since it began 14 years ago.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Shania Twain

    That Don't Impress Me Much

    • Now 44 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
  • Stevie Wonder

    Superstition

    • Motown Chartbusters Volume 8 (Various Artists).
    • Spectrum Music.
  • Prince & The Revolution

    Raspberry Beret

    • Prince - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Miley Cyrus

    Flowers

    • Endless Summer Vacation.
    • Columbia.
  • Deacon Blue

    Real Gone Kid

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.
  • Bush Tetras

    Can't Be Funky

    • Fetish Records.
  • Diana Ross

    I'm Coming Out

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Madcon

    Beggin'

    • Beggin'.
    • Sony / BMG.
    • 1.
  • David Bowie & Mick Jagger

    Dancing In The Street

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
  • Eddi Reader

    Jamie Come Try Me

    • The Songs Of Robert Burns.
    • Reveal Records.
    • 001.
  • Courteeners

    Not Nineteen Forever

    • CD SINGLE.
    • A&M.
  • Lizzo

    Juice

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • John Travolta & Olivia Newton鈥怞ohn

    You're The One That I Want

    • Grease (Original Movie Soundtrack).
    • Polydor.

Broadcast

  • Wed 25 Jan 2023 13:30