Barbara Charone

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Barbara Charone joins Nikki Bedi and Rev. Richard Coles. Barbara has been called the UK’s most powerful music PR and has launched the careers of artists including Madonna. She talks about growing up in Chicago, her role in the music industry and also finding time for football. Listener and writer Isabel Wolff got in touch to talk about the day her family saved Harold Wilson from drowning. Labi Siffre shares his Inheritance Tracks: Sail Away by Randy Newman and Il Canto sung by Luciano Pavarotti. Pope Lonergan is a stand-up comedian who spent ten years looking after the elderly. He talks about his experiences as a care worker and why he decided to bring his tour to care homes. Access All Areas by Barbara Charone is out now. Photo credit: Richard Young. I’ll Die After Bingo by Pope Lonergan is out now. Producer: Claire Bartleet Editor: Richard Hooper