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Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 23h

ON THURSDAY'S SHOW: Trevor Dion Nicholas and Stephen Carlile, two of the cast of Disney's Hercules, now on in London's West End!

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Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 1d

ON WEDNESDAY'S SHOW: Saturday night TV royalty Tommy Cannon chats to me about his autobiography

And the first woman to pilot a Space Shuttle, former NASA astronaut Eileen Collins chats to me about the documentary movie about her career, "Spacewoman"

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Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 2d

ON TUESDAY'S SHOW: My guests include Broadway star Phillip Attmore from the cast of Top Hat: The Musical, heading to Canterbury on tour

Plus singer Laura Evans chats to me about her new album, and her upcoming appearance at Old Dairy Taproom in Tenterden

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Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 3d

ON MONDAY'S SHOW: The brilliant Kevin Rowland of Dexy's and Dexy's Midnight Runners chats to me about the release of his autobiography!

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Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 6d

FRIDAY'S SHOW: Star of Downton Abbey, Paddington and W1A Hugh Bonneville chats to me about his new children's book

And jazz singer and broadcaster Clare Teal chats to me about her upcoming performance at Chichester Festival Theatre!

🔈 LISTEN: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 7d

ON THURSDAY'S SHOW: Two genuine soap legends!

Natalie Cassidy aka Sonia from Eastenders chats to me about her autobiography and her time on the Square

Coronation Street superstar Amanda Barrie chats to me about why she's coming to Canterbury very soon

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Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 9d

ON TUESDAY'S SHOW: My guest is David Sturzaker, who plays Gareth Southgate in Dear England, at Canterbury's Marlowe Theatre all this week!

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Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 10d

ON MONDAY'S SHOW: Actor and former Strictly Come Dancing winner Tom Chambers chats to me about playing Inspector Morse on STAGE

And comedian Rob Newman (The Mary Whitehouse Experience) joins me in the studio to chat about his new show coming to Brighton Dome

🔈 LISTEN: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 13d

ON FRIDAY'S SHOW: Star of BBC One's 'Blue Lights', actor Nathan Braniff, joins me to chat about Series 3

And Matthew Woodyatt from the touring cast of the award-winning Fiddler On The Roof talk to me about the show coming our way!

🔈 LISTEN: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 14d

Always lovely to chat to Peter James, one of my favourite authors.

This conversation was particularly exciting!!!

BBC Radio Sussex - BBC Radio Sussex, Peter James: How The Queen inspired my latest thriller

Fictional detective Roy Grace is back this month in The Hawk Is Dead.

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Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 14d

ON THURSDAY'S SHOW: Presenter Michaela Strachan chats to me about her new theatre show taking us behind the scenes of TV wildlife shows

And Adam Gillen and Marina Prior (Les Thenadiers) chats to us about the 40th anniversary of Les Miserables!

🔈 LISTEN: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 15d

WEDNESDAY'S SHOW: Bestselling author Peter James chats to me about his new Roy Grace book "The Hawk Is Dead", which features Queen Camilla and saw him working with the Palace for research

Plus actor Alex Lowe chats to me about taking Clinton Baptiste on tour

🔈 LISTEN: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 16d

ON TUESDAY'S SHOW: Children's TV superstar Andy Day chats to me about his appearances for Bookshop Day very soon

And singer Judie Tzuke joins me to chat about her collaboration with Beth Nielsen Chapman, and their UK tour!

🔈 LISTEN: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 17d

MONDAY'S SHOW: Richard Hammond chats to me about the new series of "Richard Hammond's Workshop", returning on Discovery+ tonight

And Robin Smith, long time collaborator with Mike Oldfield, chats to me about his "The Best Of Tubular Bells I, II and III" tour

🔈 LISTEN: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 20d

So sad to hear of the passing of Dame Patricia Routledge.

It turns out that my chat with her in May was one of her final ever interviews.

What an actor, what a singer, and what a tireless campaigner for charities and theatres in the South East.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

BBC Radio Sussex - Adam Dowling on BBC Radio Sussex, Dame Patricia Routledge on her life and career

In one of her final interviews, Patricia discusses music, Mrs Bucket and Chichester.

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Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 20d

ON FRIDAY'S SHOW: Singer Nathan Sykes chats to me about his new single - he's live in the studio!

And Jochebel Ohene MacCarthy talks to me about playing Tina Turner in Tina The Musical, coming to The Marlowe Theatre very soon!

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Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 21d

ON THURSDAY'S SHOW: Singer Tanita Tikaram chats to me about her new album, her upcoming documentary and her live shows coming our way!

Plus, comedian and TV star Desiree Burch and I talk about becoming middle aged..!

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Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 22d

WEDNESDAY'S SHOW: The actual voice of Bluey's mum, Australian actor Melanie Zanetti! We talk about being in arguably the biggest TV show in the world

And we meet Riley Woodford and Sheyi Cole from the cast of Lord Of The Flies at Chichester Festival Theatre!

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Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 23d

My chat with Paul Merton and Suki Webster from yesterday's show! 👇

Merton & Webster: We love Kent life - BBC Sounds

Husband and wife couple Paul Merton and Suki Webster are heading out on tour.

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Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 23d

TUESDAY'S SHOW: One of this country's best loved actresses, Jodie Whittaker, chats to me about her new ITV drama series "Frauds"

And Surrey actor Max Bowden's back to talk about his latest touring theatre production, Murder At Midnight - set in Kent!

🔈 LISTEN: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 23d

Looking forward to it!

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 24d

I am scheduled to be live on the radio twice today, talking about #IntoTheGroove, my new book:
Just after 12 on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire with Chris Mann: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
And at around 4.30pm on BBC Radio Kent/Surrey/Sussex with @adamdowling.bsky.social!: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/sched...

Cover of
INTO THE GROOVE: THE 1980s:
THE ULTIMATE DECADE IN MUSIC HISTORY
by Justin Lewis

'An epic compendium of stories and trivia from the 80s music scene'

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Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 24d

ON MONDAY'S SHOW: Comedians Paul Merton and Suki Webster, who have a place in Kent, join me to chat about their upcoming tour coming our way!

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Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 27d

ON FRIDAY'S SHOW: Comedian Ray Bradshaw chats to me about his new stand-up show CODA - talking about being a child of deaf adults

Plus, 2 of the cast of a show that has to be seen to be believed, "The Lady From The Sea", currently at London's Bridge Theatre

🔈 LISTEN: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Adam Dowling @adamdowling.bsky.social · 28d

ON THURSDAY'S SHOW: Legendary singer Justin Hayward chats to me about his "Forever Autumn" tour, coming our way very soon!

🔈 LISTEN: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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