Afternoons The Arts Mix Episodes Episode guide
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Composer Patrick Doyle, Rural Music Service
Multi-award-winning Lanarkshire-born composer Patrick Doyle.
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Ignacio Lopez and Malin Lewis
Len Pennie's guests today are comedian Ignacio Lopez and musician Malin Lewis.
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Nicola Benedetti, Brian Conaghan and Callum McSorley
Director of the Edinburgh International Festival, Nicola Benedetti, on the 2025 programme.
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Comedian Amanda Dwyer, and a craft exhibition in Dunfermline
Len Pennie talks to comedian Amanda Dwyer and hears about new craft exhibition Hag.
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Theatre maker Liam Rees, singer-songwriter Hannah Rose Platt and film-maker Laura Carreira
Singer-songwriter Hannah Rose Platt and theatre maker Liam Rees.
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Heather Parry and Lana Pheutan
Len Pennie talks to author Heather Parry and writer, director and singer Lana Pheutan.
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World Book Day, Citizens Theatre refurbishment
Award-winning illustrator Catherine Rayner joins Len for World Book Day.
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New travel writing by women, and singer Fiona Soe Paing
Len Pennie hears about There She Goes, a new collection of travel writing by women.
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Boys from the Blackstuff and Graffiti Girls
The hit stage adaptation of landmark TV series Boys from the Blackstuff comes to Glasgow.
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Constant Follower and Adam Holmes
Len Pennie with musicians Adam Holmes, and Stephen McAll from Constant Follower.
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The Weekenders, Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey
Len Pennie speaks to writer David F Ross about his new crime novel, The Weekenders.
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Upload Special
Len Pennie and Anna Welander meet Uploaders at Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
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Jenn Butterworth, Heaven
Len Pennie talks to folk guitarist Jenn Butterworth about her debut album, Her By Design.
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Author Chris McQueer, comedian Ashley Storrie and custodian of the Alasdair Gray archive Sorcha Dallas
Comedian Ashley Storrie and Alasdair Gray archive custodian Sorcha Dallas on Gray Day.
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Artistic Director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Alan Cumming, and Poet and Playwright Liz Lochhead
Alan Cumming, artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre, on Winter Words Festival.
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Writer and actor Matthew Zajac, composer Jay Capperauld
Matthew Zajac on his adaptation of James Robertson's 'The Testament of Gideon Mack'
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Crime-writing couples: Nicci French and Ambrose Parry
Len meets crime-writing couples Nicci French and Ambrose Parry.
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Musicians Kris Drever and Grayling
Musicians Kris Drever and Grayling.
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Lemn Sissay
Len Pennie talks to fellow poet Lemn Sissay as his live stage show heads for Scotland.
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A View from the Bridge, Scottish Colourists: Radical Perspectives, and Margaret McDonald
Len hears about a new production of A View from the Bridge at Glasgow's Tron Theatre.
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Young Ayrshire Composers and National Youth Theatre auditions
Len meets young Ayrshire composers who have been mentored by Sir James Macmillan.
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Writer Kirsty Logan, and Jackie Wylie from the National Theatre of Scotland
Len Pennie talks to writer Kirsty Logan, and Jackie Wylie from the NTS.
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The Wild Robot, The Wardrobe Department and Macbeth
Creator of Lilo and Stitch, Chris Sanders, talks about his new film The Wild Robot.
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Musician James Yorkston and artist Nicky Bird
Len hears about Before and After Coal by artist Nicky Bird, plus singer James Yorkston.
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The Boy I Love, In Orcadia at the RSA
William Hussey talks about his new novel, The Boy I Love, a gay love story set during WW1.
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Ellie Beaton and Andrea Gibb
Len Pennie with singer Ellie Beaton, and screenwriter Andrea Gibb.
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The National Library of Scotland prepares to celebrate its 100th birthday
The National Library of Scotland prepares to celebrate its 100th birthday in 2025.
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An Upload Poetry Special
Len Pennie and Anna Welander highlight the creative talent sent in to 麻豆社 Upload.
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Emma Healey, Back O' The Winter, Breath Cycle on Stage
Multi-million bestselling author of Elizabeth is Missing, Emma Healey, on her new novel.
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Glasgow Film Festival, and William Tell
Len Pennie previews the 2025 Glasgow Film Festival and talks to actor Claes Bang.