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3. Rufus Wainwright to David Gray

John Wilson takes a three hour songwriting masterclass with the likes of Sir Paul McCartney, Tom Jones, Emeli Sandé, and Robbie Williams.

Mastertapes is a BBC Radio 4 series in which John Wilson talks to leading performers and songwriters about the album that made them or changed them.

John concludes his behind-the-scenes tour of the iconic BBC studios at Maida Vale in London where over 40 episodes of Mastertapes were recorded.

In the last of this three-part series, John recalls shows featuring:

Rufus Wainwright
Tom Jones
Ethan Jones
Laura Marling
Elvis Costello
Steve Naive
David Gray

Producer: Sarah Shebbeare.

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in December 2018.

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