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Anna Chancellor; Judie Tzuke

Richard Coles and Anita Anand talk to actress Anna Chancellor, sample the delights of Georgian Pleasures and hear the Inheritance Tracks of singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke.

Richard Coles and Anita Anand talk to actress Anna Chancellor, sample the delights of Georgian Pleasures with Professor Elaine Chalus, savour the bucolic, car-free life on Sark with restaurateur Elizabeth Perrée, hear the Inheritance Tracks of singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke, discover how glove-makers to the Queen, Andrew and Genevieve James, practice their craft, find out what the thing is about the "real" Paddy O'Connell from Skibbereen, County Cork and that other irrepressible Irishman, JP Devlin fields your phone calls and emails and hears your stories.

Producer: Dilly Barlow.

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1 hour, 28 minutes

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Sat 24 Aug 2013 09:00

STUDIO GUEST :: ANNA CHANCELLOR

STUDIO GUEST :: ANNA CHANCELLOR

Anna Chancellor came to fame playing Henrietta (Duck Face) in Four Weddings and a Funeral in 1994. Since then she has been a regular on stage and on screen, including roles in Kavanagh QC, Spooks and the award–winning The Hour. She is currently starring in at the Gielgud Theatre, London.

Photo credit: Johan Persson

LUKE WRIGHT :: POET

LUKE WRIGHT :: POET

Poet joins us live from theEdinburgh Festival.

GENEVIEVE JAMES :: ROYAL GLOVE MAKER

GENEVIEVE JAMES :: ROYAL GLOVE MAKER

In 1979 the glove-maker was granted a Royal warrant to make gloves for the queen. She’d been making gloves since fleeing the Nazis in 1939.

Over 3 decades later her daughter, Genevieve and husband Andrew still make gloves, helped by a small team of expert sewers and machinists, in the same way and on the tried and trusted machines - some made over a century ago. In the first of a short series on how the ancient skills of manufacturing are still alive and thriving today, you can hear how in the world of gloves “old is new”.

GEORGIAN PLEASURES :: PROF. ELAINE CHALUS

GEORGIAN PLEASURES :: PROF. ELAINE CHALUS

Elaine Chalus is a History Professor organising the Georgian Pleasures Conference at Holburne Gardens in Bath.

Elaine is from Canada, She first became interested in the 18th Centurybecause she realised that in order to understand her Native Canada she needed to understand 18th CenturyEngland.

ELIZABETH PERRÉE :: THE ISLAND OF SARK

ELIZABETH PERRÉE :: THE ISLAND OF SARK

Elizabeth Perrée has lived and worked all her life on the tiny island of . She runs the Michelin–starred La Sablonniere hotel and restaurant on Little Sark, and describes what it was like growing up in this bucolic paradise with no cars, just horses, bicycles and tractors to get around.

INHERITANCE TRACKS :: JUDIE TZUKE

INHERITANCE TRACKS :: JUDIE TZUKE
Singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke inherits 'My Funny Valentine' by Chet Baker and passes on 'Blue' by Joni Mitchell.

THE THING ABOUT ME :: RADIO 4

THE THING ABOUT ME  :: RADIO 4

We hear from the "real" Paddy O'Connell from Skibbereen, County Cork and his love of Radio 4.

Paddy O'Connell is photographed herewith his wife Patricia.

STUDIO PHOTO :: ANITA, PROF. ELAINE CHALUS, RICHARD AND ANNA CHANCELLOR.

STUDIO PHOTO :: ANITA, PROF. ELAINE CHALUS, RICHARD AND ANNA CHANCELLOR.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Richard Coles
Presenter Anita Anand
Interviewed Guest Anna Chancellor
Interviewed Guest Elaine Chalus
Interviewed Guest Judie Tzuke
Interviewed Guest Andrew James
Interviewed Guest Genevieve James
Producer Dilly Barlow

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  • Sat 24 Aug 2013 09:00

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