Excitement Builds for Radio 5 Live's Octoberfest
BBC Radio 5 Live’s Octoberfest, the station’s FREE three-day festival, is coming to Sheffield Theatres from Thursday 11 – Saturday 13 October. Audiences have the opportunity to hear from stars including Jarvis Cocker and enjoy performances from artists including CBeebies’ Mr Bloom.
In partnership with BBC Radio Sheffield, 5 Live will present an eclectic mix of programming including Your Call With Nicky Campbell, Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode’s Film Review with Shane Meadows (This is England), 606 with Mark Chapman and Robbie Savage and 7 Day Sunday with Al Murray. They will be joined by a host of well-known guests including Sheffield’s Jarvis Cocker who will be Richard Bacon’s special guest on Thursday afternoon.
Sheffield Theatres also welcomes CBeebies’ Mr Bloom to the Lyceum on Saturday 13 October ahead of his appearance as Dandini in this year’s family pantomime, Cinderella. Families will have the opportunity to watch a free live performance given by Mr Bloom and his Veggies as well as take part in a host of fun activities for children.
Other festival highlights include:
• South Yorkshire poet, journalist, playwright and broadcaster, Ian McMillan, presents Radio 3’s The Verb on the Studio stage. Guests include Charlie Higson (The Fast Show), writer Blake Morrison (And When Did You Last See Your Father?, Things My Mother Never Told Me) and poets Luke Wright and Helen Mort (Thursday, 11.30am).
• Pulp front man and BBC 6music presenter, Jarvis Cocker, will join Richard Bacon for his Thursday afternoon programme at the Crucible Theatre to discuss his home city of Sheffield and the influences on his career (2.00pm).
• Steve Lamacq welcomes Richard Bacon and other special guests as part of a panel chatting about the latest new releases in Round Table live at the Studio Theatre (Thursday, 4.00pm).
• Mayo and Kermode take to the Crucible stage on Friday to review this week’s movies, alongside special guest, Shane Meadows (Friday, 2.00pm).
• Robbie Savage rounds off the festival on Saturday with a special Octoberfest edition of 5 Live’s original and best football phone-in, 606, at the Crucible Theatre from 6.00pm.
Tickets for BBC Radio 5 Live’s Octoberfest are FREE and can be purchased from sheffieldtheatres.co.uk.
Listings
Your Call with Nicky Campbell
Studio Theatre
Thu 11 Oct
9.00am
BBC Radio 3 The Verb with Ian McMillan
Studio Theatre
Thu 11 Oct
11.30am
Richard Bacon with Special Guest Jarvis Cocker
Crucible Theatre
Thu 11 Oct
2.00pm
Steve Lamacq’s Round Table
Studio Theatre
Thu 11 Oct
4.00pm
BBC Radio 5 Live Sport
Crucible Theatre
Thu 11 Oct
7.00pm
Shelagh Fogarty with Nick Clegg (not available for sale)
Studio Theatre
Fri 12 Oct
12.00pm
Mayo and Kermode
Crucible Theatre
Fri 12 Oct
2.00pm
Fighting Talk
Crucible Theatre
Sat 13 Oct
11.00am
Mr Bloom’s Nursery
Lyceum Theatre
Sat 13 Oct
11.00am, 12.00pm, 2.00pm and 3.00pm
606 with Robbie Savage and Mark Chapman, joined by Darren Fletcher and Jason Roberts
Crucible Theatre
Sat 13 Oct
6.00pm