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Carers Week: Caring into Old Age

Jeremy Vine talks to Valerie, in her seventies, who has given up everything to care for her husband whose bipolar disorder led to a spiral of depression and alcoholism.

Part of Carers Week on BBC Radio 2. To learn more about being a Carer, or find out about Carers Week, visit the Radio 2 website.

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Thu 11 Jun 201512:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Rolling Stones

    Miss You

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • Sam Smith

    I'm Not The Only One

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 5.

  • India Electric Co.

    My Friends Are Rich

    • The Girl I Left Behind Me.
    • Shoelay Music.

  • Bob Dylan

    Positively 4th Street

    • Bob Dylan - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Nell Bryden

    Waves (feat. Tom McRae)

    • (CD Single).
    • 157 Records.

  • Elvis Presley

    Jailhouse Rock

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Måns Zelmerlöw

    Heroes

    • (CD Single).
    • WEA.
    • 018.

  • Katrina and the Waves

    Walking On Sunshine

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Kacey Musgraves

    High Time

    • Pageant Material.
    • Decca.

  • Neil Diamond

    Beautiful Noise

    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Thu 11 Jun 201512:00
    BBC Radio 2