Episode 4: Against All Odds
Bruised by the tabloids, Phil Collins begins his gradual retreat from show business. But retirement is easier said than done for the hardest-working man in pop.
In the 1990s, Phil Collins’ status as rock and roll’s resident nice guy is thrown into question after the collapse of his second marriage, the leak of a certain fax, and a subsequent tabloid frenzy. Bruised by the experience, Phil begins a gradual retreat from the industry – moving to Switzerland, then quitting Genesis, and ultimately announcing his own ‘Final Farewell Tour’ in 2004.
But retirement is easier said than done. Zoe Ball follows Phil Collins through an epic and emotional final act, as struggles with ill health leave him unable to play the drums. But all the while that he’s away, Phil’s music is finding its way to a new generation, and soon the cries for one final farewell get too loud to ignore…
A Cup and Nuzzle Production for BBC Sounds
Series Producer: Frank Palmer
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- Sun 25 Jan 202601:30BBC Radio 2
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