Loose Ends Podcast
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy
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Nigel Harman, Daliso Chaponda, Nikki Smith, Liana Flores, Ibibio Sound Machine
Yesterday
Nigel Harman, Daliso Chaponda, Nikki Smith, Ibibio Sound Machine, Liana Flores.
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Adrian Lester, Kathy Lette, Alexandra Burke, Sir Grayson Perry, Katie Norris
Last Saturday
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Harry Shearer, Bella Hull, Joanna Cannon, Gabriella Cilmi, Gina Birch
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Daniel Sloss, Horse McDonald, Helen Watson, Stuart Maconie, Dan Richards, Darren Brownlie
Sat 20 Jun 2026
Stuart Maconie and guests at Borders Book Festival.
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Robert Thorogood, Emma Doran, Tim Foley, Alexis Taylor, Creepy Crawly
Sat 13 Jun 2026
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Nish Kumar, Holly Jackson, Rachel Parris, Haircut 100, Liam Bailey
Sat 6 Jun 2026
Edith Bowman with comedians Nish Kumar and Rachel Parris and music from Haircut 100.
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Ben Elton, Sarah Jane Morris & band, Suzi Ruffell, Keith Brymer Jones, Barns Courtney
Sat 30 May 2026
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Hay Festival, Athena Kugblenu, James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Keith Cameron, Robin Morgan, Georgina Hayden, Cerys Hafna
Sat 23 May 2026
Clive Anderson and guests, recorded at the Hay Festival.
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Conn Iggulden, Bank of Dave musical, Cally Beaton, Guvna B, Emma Kenny
Sat 16 May 2026
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Ardal O'Hanlon, Ella Risbridger, Kathy Maniura, Jasmine Jethwa, Jim Moray
Sat 9 May 2026
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Tracy Borman, Phil Wang, Anna Haugh, Pulman and Stilgoe, Finn Forster
Sat 2 May 2026
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Cammy Barnes, Chris Forbes, Edith Bowman, Danielle Jam, Alys Williams, Ant Thomaz
Sat 25 Apr 2026
Edith Bowman and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Alfie Boe, Paul Black, Hannah Lavery, Clive Anderson, Amanda Dwyer, Alice Faye
Sat 18 Apr 2026
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Ralf Little, Nina Gilligan, Sam Riley, Janet Devlin, Will Brown, Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Kiri Pritchard-McLean and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Jen Brister, Angelique Kidjo, Giles Terera, Jojo Moyes, Tessa Rose Jackson
Sat 4 Apr 2026
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Derren Brown, Maria Shehata, Alison Larkin, Peter's Field, Dilettante
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Sam Lake, One Day: The Musical, Alana Jackson, Candice Chung, Stuart Maconie, Vitamin String Quartet
Sat 21 Mar 2026
Stuart Maconie soaks up Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
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Chris McCausland, Flo and Joan, The Orielles, Dallas Campbell, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Dorothy Koomson
Sat 14 Mar 2026
Kiri Pritchard-McLean and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Mischa Barton, Squeeze, Emmanual Sonubi, Ava Glass, Samantha Crain
Sat 7 Mar 2026
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Joanna Scanlan, Adèle Anderson, Faye Tozer, Elles Bailey, ERNIE
Sat 28 Feb 2026
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Lucy Beaumont, Gizzi Erskine, Alasdair Beckett-King, Jonny Balchandani, Jesca Hoop & Lail Arad with The Songs of Joni Mitchell
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Tim Firth, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Operation Mincemeat, Lois, Stuart Maconie, Tom Hodgkinson
Sat 14 Feb 2026
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Beverley Knight, Keala Settle, Michaela Strachan, Ross Noble, Melvyn Hayes
Sat 7 Feb 2026
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Marcus Brigstocke, Ashley Storrie, Louise Welsh, Stuart Maconie, Rum Ragged, Hen Hoose Collective
Sat 31 Jan 2026
Stuart Maconie is in Glasgow for folk and world music festival Celtic Connections.
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Nigel Havers, Rosalie Minnitt, Mike Wozniak, Dan Gillespie Sells, Stealing Sheep
Sat 24 Jan 2026
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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The Charlatans, Stuart Maconie, Jill Halfpenny, Ian Smith, Jess Robinson
Sat 17 Jan 2026
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Alice Roberts, Amir El-Masry, Rob Auton, Esther Manito, Cast
Sat 10 Jan 2026
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Sally Magnusson, Ray Bradshaw, Grado, Clive Anderson, Nathan Evans x SAINT PHNX, Mairi Campbell
Sat 3 Jan 2026
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Maisie Adam; Elizabeth Alker; Jing Lusi; Stuart Maconie; Thea Gilmore; Singing In the Rain
Sat 27 Dec 2025
Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Gyles Brandreth, Carrie Grant, Simon Evans, Lisa Faulkner, The Unthanks
Sat 20 Dec 2025
Stuart Maconie presents a special Christmas edition from the BBC Philharmonic studio.
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