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Rupert Everett

Actor, writer and director Rupert Everett; Queen of curly hair Charlotte Mensah; Rabab player Jasvir Kaur Rababan and TV presenter JJ and current Strictly contestant, JJ Chalmers.

Richard Coles and Nikki Bedi are joined by Rupert Everett, star of stage and screen with titles such as My Best Friend鈥檚 Wedding, An Ideal Husband, The Importance of being Earnest, Shakespeare in Love, St Trinian鈥檚, Miss Peregrine鈥檚 91热爆 for Peculiar Children, and his directorial debut which he also wrote and starred in: The Happy Prince.

We also have Charlotte Mensah, the UK鈥檚 authority on natural Afro, mixed and curly textured hair. Her journey took her between Ghana and the UK, overcoming some major hurdles, leaving school at 16, finding a community and security in hair dressing to owning her own salon, hair range and a charity to help others.

Jasvir Kaur Rababan MBE is a Sikh music therapist and one of the only female rabab players in the world. She talks about her journey from tone-deaf teenager to professional musician, and how picking up her instrument for the first time felt like coming home.

And JJ Chalmers joins us. A former Royal Marines commando, Invictus Games medallist, TV presenter, media personality and public speaker, after being severely injured from a bomb blast whilst serving as a Royal Marine in Afghanistan JJ suffered life-changing injuries that led him to a long road of recovery. He鈥檚 now swapping his microphone for the glitter ball on Strictly.

Writer Bernard Cornwell chooses his Inheritance Tracks: Down to the River to Pray performed by Alison Krauss and Pie Jesu from Faur茅鈥檚 Requiem performed by Voces8, and we have your Thank you.

Producer: Corinna Jones

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1 hour, 27 minutes

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Sat 17 Oct 2020 09:00

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  • Sat 17 Oct 2020 09:00

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