CLIVE CONWAY CELEBRITY PRODUCTIONS JULY 2010

CLIVE CONWAY CELEBRITY PRODUCTIONS JULY 2010
Clive Conway Celebrity Productions are proud to announce a brilliantly entertaining programme for July 2010 featuring celebrities including Ann Widdecombe, Barry Norman, Michael Portillo and Will Self.
An Audience with Jenni Murray - Jenni Murray OBE, presented Newsnight on BBC2 and Today on Radio 4 before inheriting the Woman's Hour chair from Sue MacGregor in 1987. The programme has never been afraid to tackle controversial issues and was the first to discuss the menopause, homosexuality and cohabitation and in those early days listeners were warned of any 'racy' content - hence the occasional banishment!
An Audience with Ann Widdecombe - The former Shadow Home Secretary, Ann Widdecombe MP, reveals what life is really like as an MP, a judge and a former contestant in ITV's Celebrity Fit Club. This unmissable evening has a definite 'something of the night' about it.
An Audience with Michael Portillo - The controversial former MP will present what promises to be an unmissable show. His memorable political career included a leadership contest and a dramatic election defeat in 1997. He has since made a number of television documentaries for the BBC.
An Audience with Richard Holmes - TV's popular historian presents a vivid account of the life of Wellington or in the Footsteps of Churchill and other great military heroes.
An Audience with General Sir Mike Jackson - The popular former Chief of the General Staff will be talking to audiences about his career, and what he thinks is wrong with the way our soldiers are treated.
Charles Collingwood – Playing Away – Charles Collingwood (Brian, The Archers) has led a colourful life and entertains his audience with personal anecdotes, excerpts from shows and some surprising impressions, rounding off the evening with a Q & A session, where he’s game for almost anything!
An Audience with Denis Norden - Brilliant raconteur, prolific writer and presenter of the ever popular It'll Be Alright on the Night TV show, which ran for over 29 years, Denis Norden, talks of his life and times. In conversation with Samantha Norman.
Robert Powell – Silver Screen - This is an affectionate and nostalgic romp through the first hundred or so years of cinema. Starting with the Lumiere Brothers in Paris in 1895 and ending with ‘BOND 22’ at Pinewood Studios in 2008, we meet on our way Charlie Chaplin, Mae West, Mickey Mouse, Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, Groucho Marx and more.
An Audience with Martin Bell - An engaging evening of anecdotes and real life stories with The Man in The White Suit - former BBC war correspondent, MP for Tatton and author of a new book about the MP’s expense scandal.
An Audience with Arthur Smith - Edinburgh Festival stalwart and regular on the TV series, 'Grumpy Old Men'. Arthur is also a radio presenter on such BBC Radio 4 programmes as 'Excess Baggage' and 'Loose Ends'. He took over as narrator of the TV series 'A Life of Grime' after the death of John Peel.
An Audience with Jonathon Porritt CBE - Environmentalist and Co-Founder of Forum for the Future, the eminent writer and broadcaster Jonathon Porritt talks about an influential career spent campaigning for sustainable development.
Christine Croshaw and Clive Conway- Music Recital - Music from the masters, plus a film flavour, which touches the heart and stirs the spirit with Clive Conway on flute and Christine Croshaw on piano.
An Audience with Will Self - Journalist, writer and broadcaster Will Self is one of this country's most respected contemporary authors. Join him for an evening of readings, stories and a wealth of anecdotes drawn from his colourful career.
An Audience with Barry Norman - Britain’s favourite film reviewer has interviewed most of the best loved stars of the silver screen. In this highly amusing evening, Barry reveals the secrets of the stars and their antics on and off screen as well as discussing and sharing clips from his favourite films.
For All Occasions with Hannah Gordon - Hannah Gordon presents this sparkling afternoon of readings with her own brand of charm from material as diverse as Willy Russell, Siegfried Sassoon, Noel Coward, John Betjeman and Joyce Grenfell interwoven with musical interludes provided by flautist Clive Conway and pianist Christine Croshaw.