Jane Horrocks's Dream Dinner Party

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Actor Jane Horrocks hosts a dinner party with a twist - all her guests are from beyond the grave! But her heroes are brought back to life by the magic of the BBC radio archive. An all-star line-up is joining Jane for dinner: * Singer and entertainer Cilla Black * Poet and novelist Sylvia Plath * TV celebrity chef Fanny Craddock (and her sidekick, Jonny) * Singer-songwriter Ian Dury * Underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau. While the Lancashire hotpot bubbles in the oven, the dinner party conversation becomes loud and mischievous – from the thrill of breaking taboos on stage, to the wonder of the sea, from the loneliness of fame to the joy of English eccentricity - and plenty of singing/performance around the dinner table. Producer: Sarah Peters & Peregrine Andrews A Tuning Fork and Open Audio production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019.