Tom Fletcher, Russell Kane, Poetry in Nature, and the Inheritance Tracks of Katie Razzall

About this episode

Adrian Chiles hosts a discussion with pop star Tom Fletcher, comedian Russell Kane, and writer Bethany Handley, exploring their diverse careers and personal stories.

Adrian Chiles with a pop star, a comedian and a writer, but there’s a lot more to each of them than that. Tom Fletcher was starring on the West End stage at the age of 10. 30 years later he’s been back there writing the music for Paddington - The Musical. In between he’s squeezed in popstardom with the hugely successful band McFly. Bethany Handley grew up loving life in the great outdoors of Monmouthshire and she has written a memoir, My Body is a Meadow: Finding Freedom in the Outdoors. And with Russell Kane there’s an awful lot going on. Terrifyingly clever, award-winning comedian, writer, children's book author and now Shakespearean actor. Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies Assistant Producers: Ribika Moktan and Sofia Popova Production co-ordinator: Josie Hardy Editor: Andrea Kennedy

People in this episode

Host: Adrian Chiles

Guests: Tom Fletcher, Russell Kane

Topics covered

• music
• comedy
• memoir
• nature
• theater
• personal stories

Keywords

• Adrian Chiles
• Tom Fletcher
• Russell Kane
• Bethany Handley
• memoir
• comedy
• music
• nature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McFly

Books & works: My Body is a Meadow: Finding Freedom in the Outdoors, Paddington - The Musical

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