Jess Gillam

Published: Feb. 20, 2021, 12:42 p.m.

b"Nikki Bedi and Richard Coles are joined by Classic BRIT award winner Jess Gillam. At 22 Jess has released 2 albums, performed at the Last Night of the Proms and became the youngest ever presenter for BBC Radio 3. Jess talks about growing up in Ulverston in Cumbria, realising childhood ambitions and using music to spread joy.\\n\\nDrew Pritchard is the star of TV\\u2019s Salvage Hunters. He shares his passion for junk which has led to him discovering the casts that Lord Elgin made of his infamous marbles. He\\u2019s also made a million and lost it, and made it again. \\n\\nListener Hannah Mornement's mother was a volunteer nurse in Ethiopia in 1985. Hannah talks about retracing her footsteps and meeting the people her mother helped.\\n\\nWriter Stella Duffy chooses her Inheritance Tracks: Life on Mars by David Bowie and You Got To Run by Buffy Sainte-Marie & Tanya Tagaq.\\n\\n\\u202fAndi Osho\\u2019s CV includes film, TV, theatre, stand up and she\\u2019s just added fiction to the list. She talks about the inspiration for her debut novel, her late 20s life transformation and the importance of friendships.\\n\\nJess Gillam's performance of Michael Nyman\\u2019s \\u2018Where the Bee Dances\\u2019 with the Manchester Camerata will be broadcast as a digital stream at 8pm on Friday 26th February. Jess is part of the \\u2018Classical Vauxhall\\u2019 series \\u2013 which will be available to view on Sat 20th March. Jess has also recorded a concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra which will be available via the RPO\\u2019s website from Thursday 25th March (7:30pm) and then available on demand for two weeks. \\n\\nMan With A Van: My Story by Drew Pritchard is out now.\\n\\nLullaby Beach by Stella Duffy is out now.\\n\\nAsking for a Friend by Andi Osho is out now.\\n\\nProducer: Claire Bartleet\\nEditor: Eleanor Garland"