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Star of Holby City and Strictly Joe McFadden on the stage adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption; National Year of Reading.

AfternoonsThe Arts Mix

2017 Strictly winner Joe McFadden, talks about playing Andy Dufresne in the stage adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption, and we mark the National Year of Reading with a discussion

Star of Holby City and 2017 Strictly winner Joe McFadden tells Len Pennie about taking on the role of Andy Dufresne in the stage adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption and why he thinks the themes of wrongful conviction and police confirmation bias are still relevant today.

The CEO of the Scottish Book Trust Marc Lambert, award-winning writer and poet Nadine Aisha Jassat and Craigmillar Librarian Hannah McCooke talk about the role of reading in 2026, the challenges and worries about AI regarding reading, and the joy of reading books, to mark the National Year of Reading 2026.

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Wed 14 Jan 202615:30
BBC Radio Scotland

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