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Radio 4,21 Feb 2026,42 mins

Lucy Beaumont, Gizzi Erskine, Alasdair Beckett-King, Jonny Balchandani, Jesca Hoop & Lail Arad with The Songs of Joni Mitchell

Loose Ends

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Joining Stuart for this week's Loose Ends are... Comedian and actress Lucy Beaumont on the play that, 40 years ago, inspired her mum to become a writer. It also features a chip-eating Alsatian. Chef and broadcaster Gizzi Erskine with tales of members of The Damned being left with Courtney Love's baby. Comedian Alasdair Beckett-King on the good old days of landline phones and pop tarts. Jonny Balchandani, known to his huge social media following as the Bearded Plantaholic, tells us how he covertly turned his wife's office into a living, breathing jungle. And there's music from Jesca Hoop and Lail Arad as they perform Morning Morgantown and Big Yellow Taxi from their show The Songs of Joni Mitchell. Presenter: Stuart Maconie Producer: Elizabeth Foster

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