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Back up to: Afternoons

1. Composer Debbie Wiseman, The Great Gatsby at Pitlochry Festival Theatre

   Award-winning composer Debbie Wiseman talks about her new solo piano album, Ten.
2. Bard in the Botanics with Gordon Barr and Jennifer Dick, and The Lass and The Quine by Ashley Douglas and Kate Osmond.

   Len Pennie discusses this year's programme for The Bard in the Botanics with Gordon Barr.
3. Edinburgh Filmhouse re-opening, Highland Cinema, and Community by Jane Smith.

   Len is in conversation with the Executive Director of Edinburgh Filmhouse, Andrew Simpson.
4. Upload on the Arts Mix

   Len Pennie and Anna Welander share listener content to have come in to Â鶹Éç Upload
5. Glasgow Acting Academy at the Connections youth drama festival, and artist Margaret Salmon

   Len hears about the young Scottish actors taking part in the Connections drama festival.
6. Â鶹Éç Radio Scotland's Young Jazz and Classical Music Award winners Sofia Ros and Timmy Allen.

   Len Pennie is in conversation with Sofia Ros and Timmy Allen to discuss music awards.
7. New Artistic Director of the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, James Brining, and The Croft

   Actor Gray O'Brien discusses The Croft, a Highlands-set play coming to Edinburgh next week
8. Jenny Colgan's new summer novel, and documentary film Love & Trouble.

   Len Pennie talks to Jenny Colgan about her new book Meet Me at the Seaside Cottages.
9. The Mountaintop, Echo Valley

   Actor Caleb Roberts on playing Martin Luther King Jr in an Olivier Award-winning play.
10. 16/06/2025

    Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.
11. Grease at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Ocean by Polly Clark

    Grease is the summer show at Pitclochry Festival Theatre. Director Sam Hardie joins Len.
12. 11/06/2025

    Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.
13. Axel Scheffler, James Emmanuel, Edinburgh International Book Festival 2025 programme launch

    The Gruffalo illustrator, Axel Scheffler, discusses his new picture book for children.
14. Joyce McMillan on The Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland, plus Horrible Histories creator Terry Deary

    Len chats to Horrible Histories creator Terry Deary about his debut crime novel
15. 05/06/2025

    Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.
16. New film Falling into Place, and debut novel Life Cycle of a Moth

    Bridgerton and Outlander’s Chris Fulton discusses new release, Falling into Place.
17. New Scots Scriever Taylor Dyson, debut poet Michael Mullen.

    Taylor Dyson on her plans as she takes up her role as the Dundee and Angus Scots Scriever.
18. Andrew Raymond on The Bonnie Dead and National Theatre of Scotland's Neighbourhood Variety Show.

    National Theatre of Scotland's Neghbourhood Variety Show and crime writer Andrew Raymond.
19. Sandy Moffat at the John Bellany exhibition; Kathryn Joseph and Lomond Campbell.

    Sandy Moffat takes Len Pennie on a tour of the John Bellany exhibition in City Art Centre.
20. Upload on the Arts Mix

    Len Pennie and Anna Welander discover listener content from Â鶹Éç Upload.
21. James Robertson on From Scenes Like These, Scottish Opera's Pop Up Summer Programme

    Len hears about a lost cult classic novel, From Scenes Like These by Gordon M Williams.
22. Musical trio Alma and Nan Shepherd: Naked and Unashamed at Pitlochry.

    Len Pennie is joined by Richard Baron, the director of Nan Shepherd: Naked and Unashamed.
23. 22/05/2025

    Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.
24. Beach of Dreams Festival in Fife; Garden Futures exhibition at V&A Dundee

    Artist Julie Brook on the tidal sculpture she's made for the Beach of Dreams Festival.
25. Michael Pedersen, Tongue Twister

    Edinburgh Makar, poet Michael Pedersen talks about his debut novel, Muckle Flugga.
26. Author Sarah Moss and artist Mella Shaw

    Author Sarah Moss on her latest novel, Ripeness.
27. Pretender Prince and author Becky C. Brynolf.

    Len talks about Pretender Prince on Â鶹Éç Radio 4 and I Found a Body by Becky C. Brynolf.
28. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Calum Baird

    The West End hit version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe comes to Edinburgh.
29. Failure Project, Wee Man

    Yolanda Mercy on Failure Project, an exploration of ‘failure’ and how we rebuild from it.
30. Romantasy author Hazel McBride, singer-songwriter Faith Eliott and Book Lovers bookshop.

    Len Pennie is joined by Romantasy author Hazel McBride and singer-songwriter Faith Eliott.

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