Robert Thorogood, Emma Doran, Tim Foley, Alexis Taylor, Creepy Crawly
About this episode
This episode explores cosy crime, comedy, and the joy of space travel with various guests.
Cosy crime, Mams and other people's Mam's and the joy of space travel are all explored on this week's Loose Ends. Death in Paradise creator Robert Thorogood reveals his Aunty Jess, a woman who thought two vegetables of the same colour on a place was "common", inspired his Marlow mysteries ace-investigator Judith Potts. Dublin comedian Emma Doran is heading to Edinburgh Festival, but she's not convinced its anything other than a pyramid scheme. Her tour is called Emmaculate, after the ultimate compliment one Mam would give another Mam in her youth - "your house is immaculate". And award winning playwright Tim Foley talks about his latest play Life Out There, set aboard a drifting space ship full of jobsworth astronauts in the near future. Its going to be staged at Jodrell Bank Observatory - find out what the real scientists make of his ideas. With music from Hot Chip front man Alexis Taylor's new solo album Paris in the Spring and from folk pop act Creepy Crawly aka Rachel Cawley. Presenter: Clive Anderson Producer: Olive Clancy Assistant Producer: Lizzie Foster Technical Producers: John Benton and John Cole Production Co-ordinator: Pete Liggins
People in this episode
Host: Clive Anderson
Guests: Robert Thorogood, Emma Doran, Tim Foley
Topics covered
- cosy crime
- comedy
- space travel
- theatre
- cultural commentary
Keywords
- cosy crime
- Emma Doran
- Robert Thorogood
- Tim Foley
- space travel
- Edinburgh Festival
- theatre
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Death in Paradise, Life Out There
Places: Edinburgh Festival, Jodrell Bank Observatory, Marlow, Dublin, UK
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