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Adam's guest is John Leader, who plays The BFG in Roald Dahl's legendary story on stage.

Roald Dahl’s beloved story The BFG is currently coming to life at Chichester Festival Theatre. Adam's guest today is the BFG himself, stage actor John Leader.

We go behind the scenes of the upcoming Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival, which will feature a host of big names including Davina McCall and national treasure Gyles Brandreth. Sam Davey, the producer, tells Adam what’s in store.

And our theatre correspondent John Martin brings us his round up of the shows on tour and coming to our theatres in the next week.

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Music Played

  • Peter Gabriel

    Solsbury Hill

    • R-Kive.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 05.

  • Cyndi Lauper

    Girls Just Want To Have Fun

    • Time After Time - The Best Of Cyndi Lauper.
    • Columbia.
    • 01.

  • The Equals

    Baby Come Back

    • Hit Songs Of The Sixties.
    • Red Cab Records.
    • 03.

  • Olivia Dean

    So Easy (To Fall In Love)

    • The Art of Loving.
    • PLG - Capitol.
    • 5.

  • Soft Cell

    Tainted Love

    • New Romantic Classics.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 05.

  • Alannah Myles

    Black Velvet

    • 100 Greatest Love Songs (2012 Remaster).
    • Rhino.
    • 01.

  • Alex Warren

    FEVER DREAM

    • ATLANTIC RECORDS.

  • Thin Lizzy

    The Boys Are Back In Town

    • The Boys Are Back In Town.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 01.

  • Elton John & Dua Lipa

    Cold Heart

    • Virgin/EMI.

  • The Pointer Sisters

    I'm So Excited

    • Jump, Best Of The Pointer Sisters.
    • RCA.
    • 11.

  • Pulp

    Common People

    • Common People EP.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 03.

  • Ella Langley

    Choosin' Texas

    • SAWGOD/Columbia.

  • Corinne Bailey Rae

    Put Your Records On

    • Put Your Records On (single).
    • EMI.
    • 01.

  • The Four Seasons

    December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)

    • Working My Way Back To You - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.
    • Rhino.
    • 01.

  • Duran Duran

    The Reflex

    • Seven & The Ragged Tiger (2010 Remaster) Deluxe Edition.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 02.

  • SIENNA SPIRO

    Die On This Hill

    • Die On This Hill.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 1.

  • Queen

    A Kind Of Magic

    • Queen: Greatest Hits 2 (Remastered 2011).
    • EMI.
    • 12.

  • Scissor Sisters

    I Don't Feel Like Dancin'

    • I Don't Feel Like Dancin' (single).
    • POLYDOR.
    • 01.

  • The Human League

    Don't You Want Me

    • Human League, Greatest Hits.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 05.

  • Arthur Conley

    Sweet Soul Music

    • Black Magic: Soundtrack (Remastered).
    • Rhino.
    • 01.

  • Taylor Swift

    Opalite

    • TS/Republic.

  • The Boo Radleys

    Wake Up Boo!

    • Now That's What I Call 40 Years.
    • Now! Music.
    • 10.

  • Commodores

    Three Times A Lady

    • Now That's What I Call Unforgettable.
    • Now! Music.
    • 05.

  • Melanie C

    What Could Possibly Go Wrong

    • Red Girl Media Ltd.

  • King

    Love & Pride

    • Now That's What I Call The 80s.
    • Now! Music.
    • 08.

  • Amy Winehouse

    Back To Black

    • Amy Winehouse- back To Black (single).
    • ISLAND.
    • 01.

  • Eurythmics

    Here Comes The Rain Again

    • Eurythmics: Ultimate Collection.
    • RCA Records Label.
    • 05.

  • Bill Withers

    Lovely Day

    • Pure...Legends.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.
    • 01.

  • Madonna

    Express Yourself

    • Express Yourself (7" Remix).
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 16.

  • The Beach Boys

    Good Vibrations

    • The Very Best Of The Beach Boys (2021 Stereo Mix).
    • Capitol Catalog MKT (C92).
    • 01.

  • Holly Humberstone

    To Love Somebody

    • Polydor.

  • Fat Larry’s Band

    Zoom

    • Now Yearbook 1982.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

Broadcast

  • Mon 9 Mar 202614:00
    BBC Radio Kent