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Radio Scotland,20 Oct 2025,30 mins
Series The Arts Mix
Joey Batey from The Witcher on his debut novel It's Not a Cult, and Sovirez with new single Holiday Blues.
AfternoonsAvailable for 11 days
Joey Batey, who plays Jaskier the Bard in The Witcher, discusses his debut novel It's Not a Cult, and how the narrative was inspired by his fears over the effects of mobile phone addiction and fandom on young people. Louise Pearson, curator at the National Portrait Gallery of Scotland, tells Len about the Alfred Buckham exhibition, which celebrates the work of the pioneering aerial photographer. Bassist Neil McKenzie from Sovirez introduces the band's new single Holiday Blues, and talks about the fun that the band had writing it at his house, creating the video and producing the record.
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