Peggy Seeger, Tim Piggott-Smith, Robert Llewellyn and Kayvan Novak
Clive Anderson is joined by folk singer-songwriter Peggy Seeger and actor and writer Robert Llewellyn for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
Clive is cast away to Prospero's magical isle with the award-winning actor, Tim Pigott-Smith, who stars as the marooned Duke of Milan in Adrian Noble's production of 'The Tempest' at the Theatre Royal Bath later this month. It's a world of spirits and monsters, mistaken identity and sweet romance - but where does the reality end and fantasy begin? After all, ''We are such stuff as dreams are made on".
Clive navigates his way to calmer waters and dry land where he meets The Man in the Rubber Mask, otherwise known as Robert Llewellyn or Kryten from Red Dwarf. Robert's novel, 'News from Gardenia', presents a utopian vision of Great Britain in the future, as seen through the eyes of a man from the present.
Nikki dials up 'Fonejacker' Kayvan Novak in his alter-ego role of Terry Tibbs, the used car salesman. Terry's now got his own prime time chat show, 'Verry Terry', which sees him interviewing a variety of celebrity guests. First up for the Terry treatment are all round tough guy, Mickey Rourke, and TV presenter, Anthea Turner. 'Verry Terry' is part of Channel 4's 'Funny Fortnight' on Thursday 16th August at 10pm.
American folk legend and grande dame, Peggy Seeger, talks to Clive about her new album 'Folksploitation', which sees her in an unlikely collaboration with the experimental dance music producer Broadcaster. She will also perform the original acoustic version of 'First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' - the song her husband Ewan McColl wrote for her when they first met in 1957.
Further musical entertainment comes from the soulful pop sensation Eugene McGuinness who plays 'Shotgun' from his new album 'The Invitation to the Voyage'.
Producer: Cathie Mahoney.
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‘It’s a massively overblown wet woolly liberal fantasy’
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Broadcasts
- Sat 4 Aug 2012 18:1591Èȱ¬ Radio 4
- Mon 6 Aug 2012 11:1591Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 7 Aug 2012 04:1591Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Loose Ends
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy