Celebrating Morecambe and Wise with Louis Barfe and Top Gear Director Brian Klein's debut novel
Director of Top Gear and A League Of Their Own Brian Klein tells Grant about his debut novel, a political thriller called The Counterfeit Candidate, and Grant reviews new movies.
Louis Barfe tells Grant about his book Sunshine and Laughter: The Morecambe and Wise Story, which celebrates the lives of the great comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.
Director of Top Gear and A League Of Their Own Brian Klein tells Grant about his debut novel, a political thriller called The Counterfeit Candidate, which imagines a world in which Hitler didn't end his life in the bunker after World War Two, and a consequential threat to American Democracy in 2012. He also talks about working with the likes of Jeremy Clarkson, Freddie Flintoff and Jack Whitehall.
Amy Liptrott talks about the theatrical experience Alice in Wonderland, situated in the Explorer's Garden at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, which she has written and directed.
In Movie Review hour Paul Gallagher and Amber Wilkinson discuss 19th century romance The World to Come, in which Vanessa Kirby and Katherine Waterston are drawn to each other to escape the individual problems and isolation they experience in their lives; Off the Rails, a comedy drama in which three fifty-somethings attempt to recreate an inter-rail journey with the daughter of their late friend joining them; and Nowhere Special, a poignant drama starring James Norton as the loving and dedicated father of a four year old boy who tries to find him an adopted family after finding out he has a terminal illness.
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Music Played
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Jane Wiedlin
Rush Hour
- Best Of Driving Rock.
- EMI.
- 12.
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Daft Punk
Digital Love
- (CD Single).
- Virgin.
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Morecambe & Wise
Bring Me Sunshine
- Morecambe & Wise.
- EMI Comedy.
- 26.
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Will Smith
Miami
- Big Willie Style.
- 8.
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Danny Kaye
I'm Late
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Janet Jackson
Again
- The Love Album (CD 1) (Various Artist.
- Virgin.
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Faces
Stay with Me
- Glam Crazee - Various Artists.
- Virgin.
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Roxette
Joyride
- Roxette Hits!.
- Capitol.
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Dr. Hook
More Like The Movies
- Making Love & Music.
- MFP.
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Stereophonics
Dakota
- (CD Single).
- V2.
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Maisie Peters
Psycho
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Blondie
One Way Or Another
- Blondie - Parallel Lines.
- Chrysalis.
- 2.
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Yusuf/ Cat Stevens & Cat Stevens
Father and Son
- Tea for the Tillerman 2.
- 10.
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Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
You're All I Need To Get By
- Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
- Global Television.
Broadcast
- Thu 22 Jul 2021 13:30±«Óãtv Radio Scotland