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Actor Dame Harriet Walter; writer and director Richard Curtis; singer and songwriter Suzi Quatro and former jockey Declan Murphy join Libby Purves for the final edition of Midweek.Richard Curtis CBE is a writer, director and campaigner. His fil
Tenor Alfie Boe, poet John Agard, writer Allan Jenkins, and comedian and writer Katy Brand join Libby Purves.Alfie Boe is one of our most popular tenors. He is starring as Billy Bigelow in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel alongside Katherine
Comedian and actor Omid Djalili; playwright Jack Thorne; fitness expert Diana Moran and singer and presenter Dashni Morad join Libby Purves.Diana Moran is well known as The Green Goddess who, back in the 1980s and clad in emerald green lycra, e
Singer and songwriter Loudon Wainwright III; reggae DJ David Rodigan; former detective Jackie Malton and writer Hisham Matar join Libby Purves.David 'RamJam' Rodigan MBE is a DJ, famed for his selections of reggae and dancehall music. He has pl
Singer Patti Boulaye; dancer David Toole; actor Charlie Condou and costume designer Tracy Tynan join Libby Purves.David Toole is an actor and dancer who played a starring role in the 2012 Paralympic Opening Ceremony. Born without the use of his
Actor Sir Patrick Stewart; comedian and writer Shappi Khorsandi; medic Oscar Duke and charity worker Mischa Pearson join Libby Purves. Mischa Pearson set up the Teapot Project in Ipswich, Suffolk. The charity collects good food from restaurants
Broadcaster Michael Mosley; singer and actor Camille O'Sullivan; Baptist minister and writer Peter Laws and artist Pradyumna Kumar join Libby Purves.Peter Laws is an ordained Baptist minister who has written his debut crime novel, Purged. The p
Explorer and writer Levison Wood; author Kimberley Chambers; journalist and writer John de St Jorre and performer and playwright Annie Siddons join Libby Purves.Kimberley Chambers is a former market trader, DJ and minicab driver who is now a be
Actor Stephen Boxer; writer Sheila Kohler; psychiatrist and poet Professor Femi Oyebode and composer Heloise Tunstall-Behrens join Libby Purves.Heloise Tunstall-Behrens is a composer and bee-keeper. Her new work The Swarm, a 60-minute opera per
Percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie; comedian Milton Jones; writer and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo and novelist Arno Geiger meet Libby Purves.Evelyn Glennie is an award-winning percussionist. She played the first percussion concerto in the history of Th
Writer Lady Antonia Fraser; comic and actor Stephen K Amos; travel writer Christopher Somerville and poet Inua Ellams join Libby Purves.Stephen K Amos is a comedian and actor. His Radio 4 series What Does the K Stand For? tells the story of his
Presenter and producer Richard Osman; campaigner Peter Willcox; playwright and actor Rikki Beadle-Blair and conservationist Sacha Dench join Libby Purves.Sacha Dench is a conservationist. She's the first woman to cross the English Channel in a
Singer-songwriter Katie Melua, chef Tom Kerridge, writer Alex Wheatle and actor Nigel Havers join Libby Purves and the audience in the BBC Radio Theatre.Katie Melua, the singer and songwriter, was born in Georgia, when it was part of the Soviet
Actor Sophie Thompson; writer Jonathan Franklin; musician Leon Bosch and actor Brian Wheeler join Libby Purves.As a boy Jonathan Franklin rescued two orphaned tawny owlets and kept them with him at boarding school. His book, Two Owls at Eton, w
Novelist Ken Follett; scientist Dr Joseph Cook; musician Hannah Peel and Roman Catholic Priest and singer Fr David Delargy join Libby Purves.Fr David Delargy is a Roman Catholic priest and a member of the classical singing trio, the Priests. Th
Television reporter and writer Tom Mangold; death row survivor Nick Yarris; rally car driver Catie Munnings and Professor Vanessa Toulmin of the National Fairground Archive join Libby Purves.Catie Munnings is an 18-year-old rally car driver. Sh
Actor Bradley Walsh; novelist Salley Vickers; literary agent Ed Victor and Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers join Libby Purves.Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers is community educator at the Movement for Reform Judaism. Formerly a rabbi at the West London Synag
Singer and songwriter Melanie C; actor and director Douglas Hodge; Ironman competitor John McAvoy and football referee Howard Webb join Libby Purves.Melanie Chisholm, otherwise known as Melanie C, is a singer and songwriter. Formerly one of the
Ken Clarke MP, jazz saxophonist Soweto Kinch, historian Melanie Lamotte and writer and puzzle-historian Alex Bellos join Libby Purves.Alex Bellos is a writer and broadcaster who writes a maths blog and a puzzle blog for the Guardian newspaper.
Physicist Helen Czerski; composer Odaline de la Martinez; actor Paapa Essiedu and geologist and gold prospector Jim Richards join Libby Purves.Physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski studies the bubbles underneath breaking waves and their eff
Sleep coach Nick Littlehales, Adele Bellis, a survivor of an acid attack, actor Adrian Edmondson and chef Marcus Wareing, join Libby Purves.Nick Littlehales is a sport sleep coach to some of the biggest names in sport including the British Cycl
Milliner Stephen Jones; professor of Volcanology Clive Oppenheimer; filmmaker Karen Guthrie and former MI5 operative Tom Marcus join Libby Purves.Clive Oppenheimer is professor of Volcanology at the University of Cambridge. He presents Werner H
Politician and writer Rory Stewart; Italian musician Zucchero; cellist Nina Plapp and SAS trainee recruit Efrem Brynin join Libby Purves.Nina Plapp is a cellist and winner of the Royal Geographical Society and BBC Journey of a Lifetime award. T
Jeremy Paxman; Priscilla Presley; ballet dancer Thiago Soares and writer and photographer iO Tillett Wright join Libby Purves.Priscilla Presley is an actress. She starred in the Naked Gun series of films, the television series Dallas and for th
Broadcaster Nicholas Parsons; chef and writer Ken Hom; author Jacqueline Wilson and comic Scott Gibson join Libby PurvesComedian Scott Gibson swapped his job in a call centre for the stand-up stage after surviving a brain aneurysm at the age of
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