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Radio 4,04 Jul 2026,42 mins
Adrian Lester, Kathy Lette, Alexandra Burke, Sir Grayson Perry, Katie Norris
Loose EndsAvailable for over a year
Adrian Lester on the art of simultaneously sword-fighting while reciting poetry in his starring role in the RSC's acclaimed Cyrano de Bergerac. Alexandra Burke pays tribute to Chaka Khan in her new show I'm Every Woman and sings a beautiful Loose Ends special version of Ain't Nobody. Sir Grayson Perry is putting the fun into dysfunctional with a comedy musical about his life, he describes it as the "most expensive therapy ever". Kathy Lette's new novel explores what happens when the sisterhood goes sour and how to put it right. Plus musical comedy from Katie Norris's Edinburgh-bound show Mother Succubus. Presenter Clive Anderson Producer Olive Clancy Assisstant producer Sam Nixon Technical Producers Gayl Gordon and Dave O'Neill Production Coordinator Pete Liggins
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