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Derren Brown, film reviews and the afterlife of pop stars

Derren Brown tells Grant about his Showman tour, and music journalist Nick Duerden discusses his book Exit Stage Left, about what happens to pop stars when the spotlight moves on.

Music journalist Nick Duerden talks about his new book Exit Stage Left, about the lives of pop stars when they are no longer at the height of fame.

Grant hears about The Bookies, a new dark comedy at Dundee Rep, set in an Edinburgh betting shop.

Master of illusion Derren Brown tells Grant about his Showman tour.

And up for discussion in the week's film reviews are Downton Abbey: A New Era, Moroccan hip hop film Casablanca Beats, and Netflix documentary The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes.

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Van Halen

    Jump

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.
  • David Bowie

    Fame

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
  • Natalie Merchant

    Wonder

    • Tigerlily.
    • Elektra.
    • 02.
  • Paloma Faith

    Make Your Own Kind Of Music

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Corinne Bailey Rae

    Put Your Records On

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
  • Dylan John Thomas

    Fever

  • Rufus & Chaka Khan

    Ain't Nobody

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.
  • Ali & The Parade

    Heart In Place

  • R.E.M.

    Orange Crush

    • R.E.M. - Green.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Ella Henderson

    Ghost

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.
    • 001.
  • Wilson Phillips

    Hold On

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • The Cure

    Close To Me

    • The Cure - Staring At The Sea.
    • Fiction.
  • Caro Emerald

    Tangled Up

    • (CD Single).
    • Grandmono.
    • 1.
  • Dr. Hook

    Cover Of The Rolling Stone

    • Completely Hooked.
    • Capitol.

Broadcast

  • Thu 28 Apr 2022 13:30