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Last broadcast on Sat, 14 Nov 2009, 18:15 on BBC Radio 4.
Synopsis
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
He is joined by American singer Jack Jones, comedian Alan Davies and our regular guest interviewer, Emma Freud.
Martha Wainwright sings Edith Piaf, there's blues from Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears.
JACK JONES
Clive Anderson is joined by Jack Jones, once described by Judy Garland as “the best jazz singer in the world” and by Frank Sinatra as “one of the major singers of our time”. Jack’s first album was released while he was holding down a job as a gas station attendant, but since then his illustrious career has spanned more than 50 years, and includes two Grammy awards for ‘Best Pop Male Vocal Performance’ for “Lollipops and Roses” and “Wives and Lovers” as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Jack has recorded more than 50 albums, including his latest – “I Have Never Had it So Good”, and will be performing some of these songs in his UK tour, starting at City Hall in Newcastle on 16th November.
ALAN DAVIES
Comedian and actor Alan Davies is not only a former member of Chicken’s Lib, but also featured notably in the cult BBC series ‘Jonathan Creek’ as well as joining Stephen Fry on QI. A man of many talents, he’s recently written his childhood memoir titled ‘My Favourite People and Me 1978-1988’ about growing up in the late 70s and 80s and is soon to be seen on ‘Horizon’ on Tuesday 17th November at 9pm on BBC 2 attempting to answer that old proverbial question: how long is a piece of string?
ROY HATTERSLEY
Roy Hattersley was an MP from 1964 until 1997; serving not only in Harold Wilson’s government and in Jim Callaghan’s Cabinet, but also becoming deputy leader of the Labour Party in 1983. Roy is also a columnist and author. His most recent book ‘In Search Of England’ is an unabashed celebration of England and is published by Michael Joseph.
JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH
Sheffield’s most versatile singer/organist John Shuttleworth will be discussing his new documentary ‘Southern Softies’ with regular guest interviewer Emma Freud in which he traverses the Channel Islands in an attempt to decipher whether the further South you go, the softer people become. ‘Southern Softies’ is in cinemas from Friday 20th November and is the eagerly-awaited sequel to the critically-acclaimed spoof documentary ‘It’s Nice Up North’.
MARTHA WAINWRIGHT
Music from Martha Wainwright who sings 'Soudain Une Valee' from her new album ‘Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, A Paris. Martha Wainwright’s Piaf record’ in which she breathes fresh life into the lesser known songs of Edith Piaf. She plays at The Pigalle Club in Piccadilly on Sunday 15th November.
BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS
And there’s funk-punk, brass-blasting music from Texan band Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, performing “Sugarfoot” from their debut album ‘Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is’. Their last UK date is at Thekla in Bristol on Sunday 15th November.
Tracklist
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Loose Ends Session
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Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears — Sugarfoot -
Martha Wainwright — Soudain Une Vallee -
John Shuttleworth — Shopkeepers In The North
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Broadcast
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Sat 14 Nov 200918:15
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