Ardal O'Hanlon, Ella Risbridger, Kathy Maniura, Jasmine Jethwa, Jim Moray

About this episode

The episode features discussions on Ardal O'Hanlon's crime novel, celebrity culture, and a comedic take on midlife crises, along with music performances.

Ardal O'Hanlon's new book 'A Plot to Die For' is the first in a series of crime novels starring Finn O'Leary, the celebrity gardener who comes back to his small home town where it turns out things aren't quite so cosy. Ella Risbridger tells us why the maxim 'never met your heroes' absolutely does not apply to Nigella Lawson and comedian Kathy Maniura skewers a specific kind of male midlfe crisis in her show 'Cycling Man'. Music is from Jasmine Jethwa and Jim Moray. Presenter: Stuart Maconie Producer: Jessica Treen

People in this episode

Host: Stuart Maconie

Guests: Ardal O'Hanlon, Ella Risbridger, Kathy Maniura, Jasmine Jethwa, Jim Moray

Topics covered

• crime novels
• celebrity culture
• midlife crisis
• music
• gardening

Keywords

• Ardal O'Hanlon
• crime novels
• Nigella Lawson
• Kathy Maniura
• Cycling Man
• music
• gardening

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Radio 4

Books & works: A Plot to Die For, Cycling Man

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