The Radio Scotland cafes from 5 April 2010
The Café team are gearing up for the freshly launched versions of our lunchtime shows. Along with regular helpings of books and movies, we're adding culture and comedy to the menu - all with lashings of salt 'n sauce or even salt 'n vinegar depending on which side of the East/West divide you live! Or if you'd prefer the healthy option you can leaf through some literary highlights or settle down with some fat-free popcorn while you relish the latest film and DVD releases complete with a side dish of celebrities and directors.
OK so enough food references, but as this is a Café, our job is to entice you to try out some of the fabulous courses on offer. Luscious Clare English will be on the air each Monday serving up The Book Café talking about best sellers, new authors and different ways to read. On The Culture Café she'll be offering news about TV and radio shows, what's on in theatres, new exhibitions and sniffing the zeitgeist to discover new trends.
Piquant Janice Forsyth is Maitre D' for The Movie Café each Thursday with a chance to hear from the key players in the film world and suggestions on the latest DVDs.
She's back again each Friday with the new Comedy Café menu. Here's a sneak preview of what's coming up on the first edition - Greg McHugh tells Janice about being much in demand since the recent success of Gary: Tank Commander - so good even the Russians want him on their TV schedules! But he's making time especially for the first Comedy Cafe and we'll find out what he's been up to since his 'tour of duty'. Together with critic, , they'll explore the value of piloting comedy and how humour is regarded by audiences beyond these borders - including those Greg-loving Russians. Religious worlds collide in 's new film starring . And tackles a coming-of-age tale in his touching film, . All that and recommendations for comedy DVDs to complete your home library. Plus our brand new Joke of the Week feature.
So do join us at 1.15 each weekday, or listen again on the iPlayer. You can even follow us on !
Carolyn Becket is the Senior Producer of The Book Cafe, The Culture Cafe, The Movie Cafe and The Comedy Cafe.
Comment number 1.
At 1st Apr 2010, Scotch Get wrote:Re: The Comedy Café
My favourite contemporary comedians are Sarah Millican and Rich Hall. I'm not sure if either of them are even in the U.K. at the moment, but please consider them for future shows.
I thank you.
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Comment number 2.
At 2nd Apr 2010, norriemaclean wrote:I thought there was going to be a music cafe as well? What happened to that?
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Comment number 3.
At 2nd Apr 2010, Scotch Get wrote:#2
Jeff gave the slot to Brian Taylor.
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Comment number 4.
At 2nd Apr 2010, Alan Braidwood wrote:Hello Norrie,
you're quite right. The Music Cafe starts next Wednesday, is presented by Bruce MacGregor and will be live from Inverness. Here's a link to a post with a video of Bruce from a few days back explaining more about the programme.
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