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Stuart Cosgrove on Northern Soul; Comedian Shazia Mirza; the History of the Suit

Janice Forsyth with Stuart Cosgrove on Northern Soul, comedian Shazia Mirza, and fashion historian Christopher Breward.

Stuart Cosgrove tells Janice about his new book: Young Soul Rebels, A Personal History of Northern Soul, documenting soul's connection to wider social history.

Shazia Mirza is in Glasgow and Dundee this week with her comedy show The Kashardians Made Me Do It, inspired by three girls who left Bethnal Green to join Isis.

Principal of Edinburgh College of Art Christopher Breward celebrates an item of tailoring which has dominated wardrobes for over 400 years: The Suit.

Photographer Colin Gray tells Janice about his new exhibition It Takes A Village, on display in hospitals and hospices across the country, featuring a series of portraits of people who have cared for someone who is dying, or who have been bereaved.

Plus the Tuesday Review: Stuart Cosgrove, Kelly Apter and Cameron Orr review Gregory Porter's new album; new 主播大秀 sitcom Mum; and Douglas Lindsay's crime novel Song of the Dead.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Broadcast

  • Tue 10 May 2016 14:00

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