Loose Ends - 02/10/2010

Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Clive Anderson is joined by father and son actors Timothy and Samuel West, who perform together as father and clones in the play A Number at The Menier Chocolate Factory. Private Eye writer and satirist Craig Brown talks about his new book, The Lost Diaries, spoof entries from from Harold Pinter, Barack Obama and Germaine Greer, to Victoria Beckham, Jeremy Clarkson and Sarah Ferguson. One half of the Marks and Gran comedy partnership that created Birds of a Feather, Shine on Harvey Moon, The New Statesman and Goodnight Sweetheart, Maurice Gran talks about their latest show for stage, Von Ribbentrop's Watch. 6Music's Gideon Coe talks to the comedian and Grumpy Old Woman Jenny Eclair as she embarks on a mission to cheer up Britain, both with her new book and her Old Dog, New Tricks tour of the UK. Stand out stand-up comedy from Andi Osho who explores her culture clash - living in London's East End with Nigerian roots - in her show Afroblighty. There's live music from Irish folk songstress Heidi Talbot who performs from her hotly anticipated new album The Last Star. And from Los Angeles - The Airborne Toxic Event - return to Loose Ends as their concert film All I Ever Wanted premieres at the Raindance Film Festival in London. Producer: Cathie Mahoney.