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Kieran Hodgson and new play Keepers of the Light

Michelle is joined by Two Doors Down star Kieran Hodgson, and hears about a new play inspired by the mysterious disappearance of lighthouse keepers on the Flannan Isles.

Michelle McManus talks to Izzy Gray about her play Keepers of the Light, inspired by mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers from the Flannan Isles in 1900, and stories of her grandfather who was himself a lighthouse keeper.

Composer Lewis Coenen Rowe tells Michelle about his new opera Stumped, set in an internet chatroom, and inspired by ancient stories about trees and forests; he hopes it will get audiences thinking about the impact of deforestation.

Paul English visits Glasgow's West End to see new painting Caravaggio in Partick by Frank McNab, a reimagining of Caravaggio's The Calling of St Matthew, featuring a group of pals who regularly gathered in a Partick pub.

Comedian and Two Doors Down star Kieran Hodgson tells Michelle about his stand up show Big in Scotland.

And Anna Welander has some more highlights from the recent live Upload Showcase, featuring the creative work of 大象传媒 Radio Scotland listeners.

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Sylvester

    You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

    • Sylvester - The Original Hits.
    • Fantasy.
  • Florence + The Machine

    Dog Days Are Over

    • Dog Days Are Over.
    • Moshi Moshi Records.
    • 1.
  • Altered Images

    Glitterball

  • Deacon Blue

    Real Gone Kid

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.
  • Annie Lennox

    Little Bird

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG/RCA.
    • 2.
  • Rahim Redcar

    Tilted

    • Chaleur Humaine.
    • WMG.
  • Simple Minds

    Promised You A Miracle

    • The Best Of Simple Minds.
    • Virgin.
  • Wheatus

    Teenage Dirtbag

    • Now 49 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • S Club

    Don't Stop Movin'

    • (CD Album Sampler).
    • Polydor.
  • Cher

    If I Could Turn Back Time

    • Cher - The Greatest Hits.
    • WEA/Universal.
  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    September

    • Greatest Hits Of 1978 (Various Artis.
    • Premier.
    • 3.
  • Hayseed Dixie

    Holiday

    • A Hot Piece of Grass.
    • Cooking Vinyl.
    • 003.
  • Anne-Marie & Little Mix, Mustafa Omer, James Murray, Anne-Marie & Little Mix

    Kiss My (Uh Oh)

    • NOW That's What I Call Music! 110.
    • Now! Music.
    • 8.
  • Dexys Midnight Runners

    Come On Eileen

    • Fantastic 80's.
    • Columbia.
  • Al Stewart

    Year Of The Cat

    • A Piece Of Yesterday: The Anthology.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Thu 7 Sep 2023 13:30