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Hello, welcome. Today's street violence in North London, a crime of passion in 1920s, Illinois, and a theatrical hotel with a difference.

With me to introduce their choice of a good read

are the actress and comedian, Jocelyn G. Essian,

the first ever black woman to write and star in her own TV sketch show,

the BBC's Little Miss Jocelyn.

She's also starred in, among other programmes,

three non-blondes,

and just this summer of the sitcom Big School.

With Jocelyn is Arlene Phillips CBE, creator in the 1970s of the game-changing dance group, Hot Gossip,

a stage and screen choreographer who's worked on everything from the Sound of Music to Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

and a TV talent show judge, including most famously on Strictly Come Dancing.

Welcome to you both and Arlene, let's hear your choice of a good read.

My good read is Heartbreak Hotel by Deborah Moggwick and I'm going to start with a confession. I know where the

place this book is written about Nocton really is. This is in Wales. And this is in Wales. And I wanted

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