Episode details
Radio Scotland,09 Oct 2025,30 mins
Series The Arts Mix
Bookshop Day, I Swear with Maxine Peake, Rob Aramayo and Kirk Jones, and A Play, a Pie and a Pint.
AfternoonsExpires on Saturday 3:00pm
Rebecca Wall of Night Owl Books in East Linton and Bre Martin of New Chapter Books in Wigtown discuss the joys and challenges of running independent bookshops ahead of Bookshop Day. Catrina Rose is in conversation with Kirk Jones, the writer, director and producer of I Swear, a new film about Tourette's syndrome activist John Davidson, Robert Aramayo, who plays John in the film, and Maxine Peake, who plays John's real-life friend Dottie Achenbach. Hannah Jarrett-Scott talks about her debut play, Maybe Tomorrow, and Brian O'Sullivan talks about writing the music and lyrics for the A Play, a Pie and a Pint production.
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