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10/08/2025

Particularly sad to discover Biddy Baxter has just died. She was quite simply Children’s television royalty, having edited the iconic Blue Peter programme for over 23 years . She was also, like Esther Rantzen, a former BBC Studio Manager.
Biddy was on my show in 2018, and came armed with copious amount of notes to make sure she didn’t miss anything out. Very generous with her time too.
Post the episode’s release, the current editor of Blue Peter, Ewan Vinnicombe, emailed me to say he had loved the programme & invited me up to Salford to do a follow up for BP’s 60th year, interviewing both Radzi Chinyanganya & Lindsey Russell (the current presenters), as well as Ewan. None of it would have happened without Biddy’s contribution, for which I shall be forever grateful.
RIP Biddy Baxter MBE 😢❤️

In celebration of 60 glorious years of what is officially the most popular children's programme of all time, BAFTA award winning Blue Peter Editor, Biddy Baxter MBE, joins Nick Randell in the studio t

02/08/2025

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Author/journalist, Chris Moore, discusses his collaboration with Eileen Parker for the book, Step aside For Royalty, and looks at how Netflix chose to distort facts to grab ratings, in The Crown.
LINK: https://on.soundcloud.com/mA2pdSWeTLI9fRdUGG

09/06/2025

Yet another past SNS guest has sadly died, the multi talented Frederick Forsyth, known mainly for his incredibly successful thriller writing career, although previous to that was a BBC correspondent, a member of MI6, a fighter pilot and even (I kid you not) a bullfighter. I met him after he wrote a lament for Remembrance Day which was set to music & sung by Royal Opera House soprano, Melissa Alder. A lovely afternoon was spent with them both at his home in Buckinghamshire in 2016, and we ended the chat by swapping gifts - me receiving a signed copy of his autobiography, and Forsyth a serviceable bottle of champas, which he seemed most chuffed with.
I was so glad he was around long enough to see the incredible reimagining of his seminal classic, Day of the Jackel, starring Eddie Redmayne, which is currently in production for a second season.
RIP Frederick Forsyth CBE 😢
SNS link: https://on.soundcloud.com/pdmMKLA7xABEd7cHW9

The former journalist and spy became one of Britain's most successful thriller writers.

25/05/2025

Recorded in 2016 & released for Alan’s 70th birthday the following year

Multi award winning BBC broadcaster and former television executive, Alan Yentob, talks in depth about his life and work, and why as yet he hasn't been tempted by a commercial rival. Fully illustrate

25/05/2025

We’re very sorry to read of the passing of Alan Yentob, BBC’s ultimate create guru. Alan was very generous with his time when we interviewed him in 2016. Our tribute is below.
RIP Alan Yentob CBE 😢 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8dp75gw8lo

26/03/2025

Limahl’s brand new single, an delicious, expansive take on the classic America track from 1971, Horse With No Name, has just been released.
Our exclusive chat with the man himself HERE: https://on.soundcloud.com/2T9oPCsWNHDgscoa9 🎵❤️

New single by Limahl - releasing 25th March 2025.Written by Dewey BunnellPublished by WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC LTD. All Rights Reserved.Music produced/arranged...

22/03/2025

Wow - two past SNS guests just appeared in succession on Comic Relief! TWO! 🥁🎵❤️

19/03/2025

All SNS Online available on YouTube! 🎈🎈🎈

A forthcoming audio channel on YouTube, featuring in-depth, one to one interviews with people from the arts/media. For further information, check out below link... https://soundcloud.com/scratchnsniff-rte-pulse

19/03/2025

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18/03/2025

Limahl joins us to talk about his Kajagoogoo heyday, boy band betrayal + solo career success - including working with Giorgio Moroder for Never Ending Story. His brand new single, a beautiful re-imagining of Horse With No Name, comes out on all platforms 25.03.25.
LINK: https://on.soundcloud.com/iTUhUWoWLgcnoidf6

14/03/2025

A special shout out to another (previous) SNS guest, Brad Wolfe, for his continued creativity & storytelling in music throughout the years. This is excellent stuff & a great example of his work - epic, expansive & melodic.
‘Intentions’ from the album ‘Life Is A Sound That Glows’
[Link to SNS interview we did a few years back: https://on.soundcloud.com/qcUXqTsuLFyoDAQGA]

INTENTIONS from the album LIFE IS A SOUND THAT GLOWS on all streaming platforms