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This Friday Alan will be broadcasting live from the Community Centre in Broughshane for this year's "Wee Hooley" Festival. If you're in the area, come down and be part of the fun.
Guests: Michael Parkinson
Alan turned the mic on Michael Parkinson when Parky visited Belfast recently
Guests: Moya Brennan
Alan chats to Clannad singer Moya Brennan about her solo live album Heart Strings
Guests: Lionel Richie
Alan asks Lionel Richie if it was a conscious decision to start his World Tour in Belfast
Guests: Sophie Dahl
Alan talks to Sophie Dahl about when she first began to be interested in cooking.
Guests: Donal McIntyre
"Dancing on Ice" finalist and undercover reporter, Donal McIntyre, called in to have a chat with Alan. Listen to his inteview again.
Guests: Mary Peters
Northern Ireland's very original golden girl, Dame Mary Peters, was in the studio with Alan recently. Listen to the inteview again.
Obama Inauguration: Photos
Christopher Madden, a 15-year-old from Carrickfergus was fortunate to attend Barrack Obama's inauguration in Washington.
He kindly sent Alan some photos he took on the day.
Guests: Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler, singer of the classic "Total Eclipse of the Heart" called in recently to have a natter with Alan
Guests: Gloria Hunniford
Find out what the lovely Ms Hunniford had to say when she popped in for a chat with Alan.
The Battle of the Alans
BBC Radio Ulster's Alan Simpson goes head-to-head with top comedy actor Alan McKee in a stand-up, stand-off for BBC Children in Need this weekend.
Pennies for Pudsey
BBC One's "The One Show" are launching the "Pennies For Pudsey" campaign which urges viewers to hunt down the back of their sofas for all the coppers they didn't know they had and donate them to BBC Children In Need.
Alan found out more...
Alan Simpson - Presenter Profile
See the presenter of the tallest show in the country share his secret dreams of window cleaning
Guests: Sir Jackie Stewart
Formula 1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart was in Northern Ireland recently and he popped into the studio to chat to Alan.
Simpson's Slideshow
Check out those classic summer postcards. Click here to have a look Open the gallery
Guests: Shane Lynch
Shane Lynch dropped by the Alan Simpson show to talk about his biography, Boyzone and his body fat percentage.
Guests: Gloria Estefan
Miami Sound Machine legend Gloris Estefan chats to Alan ahead of her upcoming Belfast gig...
Guests: Shirley Clarkson
Mark Patterson chats to Jeremy Clarkson's mother Shirley, the woman behind the infamous Paddington Bear toys...
Guests: KT Tunstall
KT Tunstall popped into the studio to chat with Alan and play a track from her most recent album...
Guests: Paul Kelly
Singer-songwriter Paul Kelly is a household name down-under. On his first Northern Irish trip, he called into the studios to play live for Alan Simpson.
Guests: Karine Polwart
Karine Polwart visited the studio recently to have a chat with Alan and play a few of her recent tracks.
Guests: Nils Lofgren
Alan gets American Music legend Nils Lofgren out of bed to chat to him about his album of Neil Young covers...
Guests: Devon Sproule
Talented singer-songwriter, Devon Sproule, called into the studio recently to have a chat with Alan and play a few tracks from her new album "Keep Your Silver Shined".
