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Tina Turner: Simply the Best

Tina Turner gives an exclusive, in-depth interview to Will Gompertz, discussing her extraordinary career and bringing her well-documented life story up to date.

Tina Turner gives an exclusive, in-depth interview to BBC Arts editor Will Gompertz, discussing the highs and lows of her extraordinary career and bringing her well-documented life story up to date. In a wide-ranging conversation, Tina talks about the tragedy of her eldest son's recent suicide, how an unexpected stroke affected the early days of her second marriage, and how her life was saved when her husband became her kidney donor. She also discusses the musical collaborations that saw her become one of the icons of the 1980s, and the abusive relationship with former husband Ike Turner that first set her on the road to stardom but also nearly destroyed her.

44 minutes

Last on

Sat 25 May 202400:10

Music Played

  • Tina Turner

    Till The Right Man Comes Along

  • Tina Turner

    Am I A Fool In Love

  • Tina Turner

    Better Be Good To Me

  • Tina Turner

    I Don't Wanna Fight

  • Tina Turner & Tom Jones

    Hot Legs

  • Tina Turner

    Let's Stay Together

  • Tina Turner

    What's Love Got To Do With It

  • Tina Turner

    Private Dancer

  • Tina Turner

    Goldeneye

  • Tina Turner

    Goldeneye

  • Tina Turner

    Steamy Windows

  • Tina Turner

    Steamy Windows

  • Tina Turner

    Two People

  • Tina Turner

    I Can't Stand the Rain

  • Tina Turner

    Addicted To Love (live)

Credits

RoleContributor
InterviewerWill Gompertz
Interviewed GuestTina Turner
ProducerRoxanne Panthaki
Executive ProducerVara Szajkowski

Broadcasts

  • Mon 26 Nov 201822:45
  • Mon 26 Nov 201823:10
  • Mon 26 Nov 201823:45
  • Sat 22 Dec 201822:20
  • Sat 5 Jun 202121:45
  • Sat 27 May 202322:55
  • Sat 25 May 202400:10

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