Saturday Live

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The actress and Radio 2 DJ, Liza Tarbuck, joins Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles to discuss annuals, puzzles and why she's distracted by everything.

Michael Smith became the first person to fly solo around the world in an amphibious plane, retracing the 1938 Qantas, Imperial Flying Boat Routes between Sydney, Southampton and New York. He explains why he visited 70 cinemas along the way.

JP Devlin meets Saturday Live listener Jill Conibere, who got in touch to tell us about her invention: It was very simple, it was very practical and... it was very personal.

Animal handler Henrietta Fiddian-Green describes the challenges of looking after sheep, a lamb, horses and Chester the Donkey for the Wintershall Nativity Play, Meanwhile, Graeme "The Dogfather" Hall explains how to deal with dogs behaving badly, and why he likes to Tango in his spare time.

And the singer Seal shares his Inheritance Tracks. He chooses - Smile by Nat King Cole and God Give Me Strength, by Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach.

Liza Tarbuck's book I An Distracted By Everything - An Annual for Grown-ups, is out now.

Voyage of the Southern Sun, An Amazing Solo Journey Around the World is by Michael Smith.
The Wintershall Nativity Play runs from 13-17 December.
Seal's new album Standards, featuring his own version of the song Smile, is out now.

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