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MusicalTalk Mini 66: David Baddiel and Erran Baron-Cohen talk INFIDEL Sep 11, 2014

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Nick Hutson and Prof. Robert Gordon, along with Mike Dixon, talk to David Baddiel and Erran Baron-Cohen: the creators of INFIDEL The Musical - opening at the Theatre Royal Stratford East on October 4th.

Episode 405: Let's Kiss and Make It Up Sep 09, 2014

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In this informative episode, Thos looks in depth at the ever-expanding world of improvised musicals as he talks to four very different groups with remarkably different approaches to this new form of musical theatre. He also pays homage to the fathers of the genre – The Showstoppers – and introduces himself to the enigmatic Harold and Martin! Who? Listen, find out and then belly dance with delight...

Episode 404: Edinburgh Fringe 2014 – 20th Century Knocks Sep 02, 2014

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In this lively and interesting episode, Thos surveys the musical representation of the first fifty or so years of that most tumultuous of times, the twentieth century. Hear about musicals full of horror, tragedy, murder, injustice, war, disappointment….and a man jumping like a kangaroo!

Episode 403: Edinburgh Fringe 2014 – Victorian Values Aug 26, 2014

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This week, Thos dons his Inverness cape and takes us back to the foggy days of the Victorian era to talk about five excellent-but-modern Edinburgh Fringe shows based on works from that evocative period. So sit down, quaff a laudanum and enjoy a muffin or two with Oscar Wilde and friends…

Episode 402: Edinburgh Fringe 2014: The A-Z of Fringe Musicals You Can Still See! Aug 19, 2014

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Join Thos to share in this fast paced lucky dip of bits and pieces all about the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe. Hear songs, extracts of interviews, question and answer sessions and round table discussions all about the musicals that you can still catch because they're still on. It's almost like being there...

MusicalTalk Mini 65: Alice in the Actors' Church Aug 16, 2014

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David takes a quick trip through the looking glass to speak to three of the performers of Iris Theatre's production of Alice Through The Looking Glass in Covent Garden.

Episode 401: Edinburgh Fringe 2014: Austen Power! Aug 12, 2014

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The Fringe is well and truly underway but it's not all rumbustiousness and late nights for the intrepid Thos! Oh no! Join him as he talks to director Matthew Gould and actor Toby Osmond about the genteel pleasures of Austen, the new Jane Austen musical from Rob Winlow. Universally acknowledged truths abound alongside songs from this fantastic new British musical.

Episode 400: Episode 400 Quiz Aug 05, 2014

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Thos is, once again, the quiz master for our four hundredth episode. Answering the questions are Davids Herzog and Kingsmill and Nick Hutson. No teams here, just a mark out of 100! How do we do?

Episode 399: Out of the Lens Jul 30, 2014

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Thos chats to David Kingsmill about his new show for Edinburgh, Out of the Fringe - an intriguing two man piece about putting the "muse" into "musical". Enjoy songs from the piece, learn about the curious parallel writing process used to create this story as well as pondering the difference between American and British rhyming!

Episode 398: Hat-Trick Thistle Jul 22, 2014

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It's songs galore in this episode as Thos talks to the talented Sue Casson about the three shows she's taking to Scotland this year for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Hear about the Happy Prince, Dreams of Peace and Freedom and the English Cabaret Hour – all this and a singing baker!

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