Evanna Lynch

Published: Nov. 13, 2021, 12:32 p.m.

b'Richard Coles and Nikki Bedi are joined by Evanna Lynch who was a Harry Potter superfan who developed anorexia aged 11. Whilst having treatment, her beloved Harry Potter books provided an escape, particularly the dreamy, independent character of Luna Lovegood in the fifth book. When the film came around amazingly she won the role, and Evanna played Luna for the remaining four films. She joins us. \\n\\nA few years ago, Hamza Yassin went on holiday to a remote Scottish peninsula. He never left. He is now an acclaimed wildlife cameraman who loves to spread his enthusiasm for the natural world with a series on CBeebies and a new series on More4. \\n\\nAsma Elbadawi led a four-year campaign to overturn a ban on hijabs in women\\u2019s basketball. Now a performance poet, she joins us.\\n\\nIn 2016, vet Rob Pope decided to to copy Forrest Gump and run across America. During his journey Pope became the living embodiment of the Tom Hanks character: long scraggly beard, Bubba Gump\\u2019s baseball hat and all. By the time he finished, 422 days later, he\\u2019d crossed the United States more than four times, covering a distance in excess of 25,000km \\u2013 the equivalent of 600 marathons \\u2013 and become the first person to trace the whole Gump route.\\n\\nLady Anne Glenconner chooses her Inheritance Tracks: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, The Platters and Nimrod, Edward Elgar, and we have your Thank you.\\n\\nProducer: Corinna Jones'