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Lucy Beaumont, Gizzi Erskine, Alasdair Beckett-King, Jonny Balchandani, Jesca Hoop and Lail Arad with The Songs of Joni Mitchell

Stuart Maconie is joined by Lucy Beaumont, Gizzi Erskine, Alasdair Beckett-King and Jonny Balchandani. Music from Jesca Hoop and Lail Arad performing The Songs of Joni Mitchell.

Joining Stuart for this week's Loose Ends are comedian and actress Lucy Beaumont, who's starring in Jim Cartwright's classic play Road at the Royal Exchange Theatre.

Chef Gizzi Erskine brings news of her series Messy Lunch, in which she takes musicians to a variety of London restaurants to talk life, food and music.

Comedian Alasdair Beckett-King is about head off on tour with his show King of Crumbs.

Jonny Balchadani, known to his huge social media following as the Bearded Plantaholic, joins us to talk about his new book You're Overwatering It!

And there's music from Jesca Hoop and Lail Arad as they perform two songs from their show The Songs of Joni Mitchell.

Presenter: Stuart Maconie
Producer: Elizabeth Foster

Release date:

42 minutes

On radio

Sat 21 Feb 2026 18:15

Broadcasts

  • Sat 21 Feb 2026 18:15
  • Thu 26 Feb 2026 21:00

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