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Album of the Week and Philippa Gregory

Historian and author Philippa Gregory picks her Tracks of My Years. Plus, Ken's got another round of PopMaster, and your dedications with today's love song.

Historical novelist Philippa Gregory picks her Tracks of My Years this week with Ken.

Philippa is the number one bestselling author of Tidelands and Dark Tides. She wrote her first ever novel, Wideacre, when she was completing her PhD in eighteenth-century literature. It sold worldwide and Philippa went on to write many bestselling novels, including The Other Boleyn Girl and The White Queen.

She graduated from the University of Sussex and received a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, where she is a Regent and was made Alumna of the Year in 2009 as well as honorary degrees from Teesside University and the University of Sussex.

Philippa is also a fellow of the Universities of Sussex and Cardiff and an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck University of London. In 2020 she was made a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for her services to literature and charity.

In 2016 Philippa was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Historical Fiction Award by the Historical Writers鈥� Association. In 2018, she was awarded an Honorary Platinum Award by Nielsen for achieving significant lifetime sales across her entire book output.

Her latest book, Dawnlands is The third in the epic Fairmile series.

Besides writing, her other great interest is the charity Gardens for the Gambia, which she founded nearly twenty years ago, that amongst other things has funded 200 wells in Primary Schools.

Philippa鈥檚 next two choices come from Neil Diamond and Rod Stewart.

Plus, Ken's got another round of PopMaster and your dedications with today's love song. There's also record and album of the week. If you want to contact the show, just email - ken.bruce@bbc.co.uk

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Tue 15 Nov 2022 09:30
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Music Played

  • Madonna

    Like A Prayer

    • (CD Single).
    • Sire.
    • 9.

  • P!nk

    Never Gonna Not Dance Again

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Boz Scaggs

    What Can I Say

    • Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees.
    • CBS.

  • ABBA

    When All Is Said And Done

    • The Visitors.
    • Atlantic.
    • 3.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Shape Of You

    • 梅 Divide.
    • Atlantic.

  • Lady Blackbird

    Feel It Comin

    • Black Acid Soul (Deluxe Edition).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • F.R. David

    Words

    • One Hit Wonder (Various Artists).
    • Ganser & Hanke Media.

  • Elton John

    Part-Time Love

    • The Very Best Of Elton John.
    • Rocket.

  • Harry Styles

    Music For A Sushi Restaurant

    • Harry's House.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Enrique Iglesias

    Hero

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • Jim Croce

    I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song

    • The Gold Album (Various Artists).
    • The Hit Label Ltd.

  • Record of the Week

    • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

      Pretty Boy

  • Londonbeat

    I've Been Thinking About You

    • (CD Single).
    • Anxious Records.

  • Supertramp

    It's Raining Again

    • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Rihanna

    Lift Me Up

    • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever O.S.T..
    • Def Jam Recordings.

  • Wham!

    The Edge Of Heaven

    • Wham - The Best Of Wham!.
    • Epic.

  • Meghan Trainor

    Made You Look

    • Takin' It Back.
    • Epic.
    • 2.

  • Alphaville

    Forever Young

    • Forever Young.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Britney Spears

    Oops!... I Did It Again

    • Now That's What I Call No.1's (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Album of the Week

    • Bruce Springsteen

      The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

      • Columbia.

  • Cliff Richard

    Devil Woman

    • Cliff Richard - 40 Golden Greats.
    • EMI.

  • Thomas Rhett & Katy Perry

    Where We Started

    • (CD Single).
    • Big Machine Label Group.

  • Petula Clark

    Don't Sleep In The Subway

    • Million Sellers Vol.6 - The Sixties.
    • Disky.

  • Tracks Of My Years

    • Neil Diamond

      Forever In Blue Jeans

      • Neil Diamond - The Ultimate Collectio.
      • Columbia/Mca.

    • Rod Stewart

      You Wear It Well

      • The Best Of Rod Stewart.
      • Warner Bros.

  • Queen

    Face It Alone

    • The Miracle (Deluxe Edition).
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Norma Jean

    Saturday

    • Norma Jean.
    • Sequel.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Tue 15 Nov 2022 09:30
    成人快手 Radio 2