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Richard Coles, Suzy Klein meet Neil Gaiman, plus Matilda Tristram's cancer comic, Tori Amos' Secret Life, Jazz Summers' army escape, a Yeti and Lana Pillay's Inheritance Tracks.

Richard Coles and Suzy Klein with writer Neil Gaiman, Matilda Tristram who discovered she had cancer when she was 17 weeks pregnant and decided to tell her story in a comic strip, Jazz Summers who spent 10 years trying to get out of the army, and John Levene who played the Yeti in the newly rediscovered episodes of Doctor Who. Musician Tori Amos reveals her Secret Life, The Comic Strip's Lana Pillay shares Inheritance Tracks, and John McCarthy goes to Cornwall to meet the Germans on the trail of Rosamund Pilcher.

Producer: Dixi Stewart.

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1 hour, 28 minutes

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Sat 12 Oct 2013 09:00

STUDIO GUEST :: NEIL GAIMAN

STUDIO GUEST :: NEIL GAIMAN

Neil Gaiman is the much-garlanded writer of children’s stories, novels, comic books, films and screenplays, including Doctor Who. He’s appeared twice as himself in The Simpsons. His new book, Fortunately The Milk…is out now.


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CANCER COMIC :: MATILDA TRISTRAM

CANCER COMIC :: MATILDA TRISTRAM

discovered she had cancer when she was 17 weeks pregnant and decided to tell her story in a comic strip.

Photograph by Jude Edgington.

ARMY ESCAPE :: JAZZ SUMMERS

ARMY ESCAPE :: JAZZ SUMMERS

Jazz Summers signed up to the Army at 15 and then spent 10 years trying to get out. When he did he became a pop impresario, managing acts including Wham!, The Verve and Scissor Sisters.

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Jazz’s book Big Life is out now.

THE YETI :: JOHN LEVENE

THE YETI :: JOHN LEVENE

played the Yeti in the newly rediscovered episodes of Doctor Who, .


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SECRET LIFE :: TORI AMOS

SECRET LIFE :: TORI AMOS

Musician Tori Amos hits the road with JP Devlin to reveal her Secret Life.Ìý


Tori’s musical is currently playing at The National Theatre.

TRAVEL :: GERMAN VISITORS TO CORNWALL

TRAVEL :: GERMAN VISITORS TO CORNWALL

John McCarthy goes to Cornwall to find out why it attracts so many visitors from Germany and what romantic novelist Rosamunde Pilcher has got to do with it. Amongst the places he visits in Padstow and l in Newquay which caters especially for German tourists and the .

INHERITANCE TRACKS :: LANA PILLAY

INHERITANCE TRACKS :: LANA PILLAY

, also known as Al Pillay, appeared in the Comic Strip and on French and Saunders, and alongside Fenella Fielding in John Jenkinson’s new movie ‘Pelicans’.Ìý


Lana chooses 'Both Sides Now' by Joni Mitchell and 'Believe In Yourself' by Lena Horne.Ìý

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John Levene with his Doctor Who Yeti prop

John Levene with his Doctor Who Yeti prop
John Levene played the Yeti in the of Doctor Who.Ìý
He was given a prop that the crew were going to throw away. It is one of three that were made, so it is now very much a collectors item!

Saturday Live guests 12th October 2013

Saturday Live guests 12th October 2013
Richard and Suzy with this weeks studio guests.
From left to right:ÌýRichard Coles, Suzy Klein,ÌýJazz Summers,ÌýMatilda Tristram,ÌýJohn Levene andÌý Neil Gaiman.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Richard Coles
Presenter Suzy Klein
Interviewed Guest Neil Gaiman
Interviewed Guest Matilda Tristram
Interviewed Guest Jazz Summers
Interviewed Guest John Levene
Interviewed Guest Tori Amos
Interviewed Guest Lana Pillay
Interviewed Guest John McCarthy
Producer Dixi Stewart

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  • Sat 12 Oct 2013 09:00

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