A peak performance

1:00pm Monday 6th October 2008

Simon Yates is best known as the man who cut the rope holding his climbing partner on a Peruvian mountain in 1985, a story captured in the film Touching the Void. Miriam Craig talks to the mountaineer ahead of his visit to Potters Bar.

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A story of style

6:03pm Thursday 2nd October 2008

Tango! Tango! fuses music, dance and drama to tell the life story of fiery composer Ástor Piazzolla. MIRIAM CRAIG talks to the show’s author ahead of a performance in Radlett

Laughter is the key to success

12:53pm Tuesday 30th September 2008

After years of trying to make it as a serious songwriter, Tim Minchin put all his comedy songs together and started drawing the crowds. MIRIAM CRAIG talks to the Australian about his route to success

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Candle-lit evening with guitar duo

9:36am Thursday 25th September 2008

Join the Albach Guitar Duo for music by Franz Schubert and Steve Goss, as well as traditional Scottish folk songs, at All Saints' Church Centre, in Whetstone.

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Circus goes retro with vaudeville show

12:01pm Wednesday 24th September 2008

Find out more about The Hot Dots, a new show set in the Thirties, from two young circus performers aiming to tell touching stories through acrobatics.

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Comic journey into the TARDIS

1:25pm Tuesday 23rd September 2008

In comedy show Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf, Toby Hadoke takes the audience on a journey through his life, using his memories of watching the popular TV series.

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Acting from the same hymn sheet

9:18am Tuesday 23rd September 2008

A rock musical will be the latest show put on by a group aiming to promote the creative arts in Elstree and Borehamwood’s churches. MIRIAM CRAIG talks to those involved

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Theatre producer masters new shows

9:10am Saturday 20th September 2008

Theatre impresario Guy Masterson brings his latest two shows to the Millfield Arts Centre.

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Groups get together for Africa film

12:04pm Friday 19th September 2008

Haringey Independent Cinema celebrates Black History Month with three films looking variously at village life in Africa, and the Civil Rights Movement in America.

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New season begins for music society

9:23am Friday 19th September 2008

Opening the Hendon Music Society’s 50th season will be London-based Australian pianist Piers Lane.

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Let Gurkhas settle in UK: Lumley

Updated 2:38pm Monday 13th October 2008

Actress Joanna Lumley will join Gurkha soldiers in Parliament to fight for their right to settle in the UK.

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