Loose Ends - Mari Wilson, Fiona Allen, Olly Smith, Natalie Wildgoose, Tristan Gooley
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TV presenter and wine expert Olly Smith's written a novel - Death by Noir - a crisp murder mystery set among the vineyards of Sussex.
Smack the Pony star Fiona Allen's taking a solo show - White Lies - to the Edinburgh Fringe, all about the fibs people tell to get out of socialising...and their dire consequences.
Tristan Gooley, author of The Hidden Seasons, tells us about 'shooting star' season, what to learn from a single tree and how to navigate using grass as a compass.
Music from Mari Wilson who sang Just What I Always Wanted in the 1980s and has her first new music out for a decade. Plus a song from rising star of lo-fi folk Natalie Wildgoose.
Presenter: Stuart Maconie
Producer: Olive Clancy
Assistant Producer: Lizzie Foster
Technical Producers: John Cole and Kelly Young
Content Assistant: Sam Nixon
Published on Saturday, 1st August 2026.
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