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Bill Bailey, Chris Addison, Penny Mallory and the Inheritance Tracks of Sheryl Crow

Joining Adrian Chiles on this week’s programme:Bill Bailey studied English at University in London before he transformed his fascination with music, performance and ideas into a successful career on stage and screen. He’ll be discussing his new musical-comedy tour Vaudevillean.Ac ...  Show more

 . 56min 30sec
Baroness Floella Benjamin, Sir Tony Robinson, Tom Hart Dyke and the Inheritance Tracks of Robson Green

Baroness Floella Benjamin hardly needs an introduction, but her career started in a bank before becoming a trailblazer in children’s television. Now Baroness Benjamin, she continues to speak in public life on matters across the media and diversity. Sir Tony Robinson had a stint i ...  Show more

 . 56min 42sec

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