Nish Kumar, Holly Jackson, Rachel Parris, Haircut 100, Liam Bailey

Nish Kumar, Holly Jackson, Rachel Parris, Haircut 100, Liam Bailey

From Loose Ends by BBC Radio 4

June 6, 2026 · 36 min

About this episode

Edith Bowman discusses new works and tours with guests including Holly Jackson, Nish Kumar, Rachel Parris, and Liam Bailey, along with music from Haircut 100.

Edith Bowman is joined by best-selling author Holly Jackson, whose Young Adult mystery crime series A Good Girl's Guide to Murder has been adapted into a TV series staring Emma Myers as the straight-laced amateur detective Pip. Comedian Nish Kumar is heading out on a new tour later this year 'Angry Humour from a Really Nice Guy', he joins Edith to tell her what makes him angry, (hopefully whilst being really nice about it). Rachel Parris is also going on tour soon, a musical comedy show called 'The Rachel Parris Songbook'. She talks about her greatest hits and also the new series of her podcast 'The Power of A Book'. And there's music from Haircut 100, back with a new album - their first in 44 years, and Liam Bailey from his new album Shadow Town Presenter: Edith Bowman Producer: Jessica Treen

People in this episode

Host: Edith Bowman

Guests: Holly Jackson, Nish Kumar, Rachel Parris, Liam Bailey

Topics covered

  • mystery
  • comedy
  • music
  • tour
  • young adult literature

Keywords

  • mystery crime
  • comedy tour
  • musical comedy
  • young adult
  • new album

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Haircut 100

Books & works: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, The Rachel Parris Songbook, Shadow Town

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