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Dolly Alderton, Blindboy, and Sir Ian Rankin on Streetreads

Janice Forsyth talks to Dolly Alderton about her second novel, Good Material. Plus podcaster Blindboy on his new collection of short stories.

Janice Forsyth presents.

Dolly Alderton talks about her second novel Good Material; podcaster Blindboy tells Janice about his new volume of short stories, Topographia Hibernica.

Sir Ian Rankin talks about his involvement with a project called Streetreads, which gives homeless people access to a library of books, and creative writing workshops. Davie Miller from charity The Simon Community, and participant Rhys tell Janice about their involvement with the project.

And in the Tuesday Review, Natasha Raskin Sharp and Pasquale Iannone share their thoughts on A Murder at the End of the World, a new Gen Z murder mystery starring Emma Corrin. Plus documentary When Blondie Came to Britain, and reality TV satire The Curse, starring Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone.

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Captain Sensible

    Happy Talk

    • Sensible Singles.
    • A&M.
    • 5.
  • Whitney Houston

    I'm Your Baby Tonight

    • Whitney Houston-I'm Your Baby Tonight.
    • Arista.
  • Edwyn Collins

    A Girl Like You

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.
  • Bee Gees

    Stayin' Alive

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
  • Miley Cyrus

    Flowers

    • Endless Summer Vacation.
    • Columbia.
  • Rose Royce

    Car Wash

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • The Proclaimers

    Throw the 'R' Away

    • The Best of the Proclaimers.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 9.
  • Annie Lennox

    No More I Love Yous

    • No Greater Love (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.
    • 4.
  • Blondie

    Atomic

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.
  • Catatonia

    Mulder And Scully

    • Simply The Best Radio Hits (Various).
    • Warner E.S.P..
  • Talk Talk

    Talk Talk

    • The Very Best Of Talk Talk.
    • Parlophone.

Broadcast

  • Tue 14 Nov 2023 13:30