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Nihal is joined by Stephen Fry, and two cast members from Mikado sing at Elton's Piano, plus US actor Bryan Cranston and Cassidy Janson from Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.

On the Radio 2 Arts Show tonight

Stephen Fry chats to Nihal about voicing the Max Carrados Stories, a detective who was blind, and who relies on solving crime by putting his remaining senses to ingenious use.

Thomas Magill takes us on the UK Tour of Toast a play by Richard Bean, writer of One Man, Two Guv'nors starring Matthew Kelly and Simon Greenall.

Two members of the English National Opera from the cast of Mikado; Anthony Gregory and Mary Bevan (Nanki-Poo and Yum Yum) singing LIVE their duet at Elton's Piano.

Oscar nominated Bryan Cranston is here talking about playing Dalton Trumbo, one of Hollywood's infamous blacklisted writers.

Robbie Collin our resident film critic will be discussing the Janis Joplin documentary, Rams a story about sheep and Dad's Army.

And coming Straight Off Stage tonight will be Cassidy Janson after performing as Carol King in the musical Beautiful.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Fri 5 Feb 2016 22:00

Music Played

  • Bryan Ferry

    Let's Stick Together

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.
  • Bing Crosby

    Try a Little Tenderness

    • The Best Of Bing Crosby.
    • Castle Communications.
    • 6.
  • Ella Fitzgerald

    How HIgh The Moon

  • Tracey Ullman

    They Don't Know

    • You Broke My Heart In 17 Places.
    • Stiff.
  • Turin Brakes

    Keep Me Around

    • Lost Property.
    • Cooking Vinyl.
  • En Vogue

    My Lovin'

    • The New Soul Album (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.
  • Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers

    If Swing Goes I Go Too

    • The Fred & Ginger Story.
    • Deja Vu.
    • 3.
  • Janis Joplin

    Cry Baby

    • CBS.
  • Carole King

    Beautiful

    • Carole King - Tapestry.
    • Epic.
  • The Shirelles

    Will You Love Me Tomorrow

Broadcast

  • Fri 5 Feb 2016 22:00