Midweek - 09/12/2009

Libby Purves is joined by Simon Callow, Cedric Robinson, Chanee Brule and Jacqui Dankworth. Simon Callow Renowned actor Simon Callow is appearing at the Riverside Theatre in London in two plays by Charles Dickens - Dr Marigold and Mr Chops can be seen from 9 December 2009 until 31 January 2010. Cedric Robinson Cedric is the holder of the historic title of Queen's Guide to the Sands, which was introduced in 1936. In this job, he has led hundreds of thousands of walkers across the treacherous sands of Morecambe Bay. His autobiography Sandman has been published by Great Northern Books. Chanee Brule Chanee has studied gibbons since he was a young boy in France and is now a world expert at match-making for gibbons - the only apes to match faithfully for life and which can't survive in the wild without a partner. He also runs and DJs at the music radio station Radio Gibbon in Borneo. Chanee's story is told in Natural World: Radio Gibbon on Thursday 10 December at 9.00pm on BBC2. Jacqui Dankworth Jacqui is a singer but her first love was acting where she performed with the RSC and the Royal National Theatre. The daughter of the jazz musician and composer Sir John Dankworth and the singer Dame Cleo Laine, she released her first album in 2003. Her latest album Back to You is now out and she is currently touring the UK. Track 1 The Secret of Life by James Taylor is played on the programme.