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Gracie Fields was one of Lancashire's best-loved exports.

Yet the press accused her of treachery when she and her Italian husband moved to America during the Second World War, despite the huge sums she raised abroad for the British war effort.

Mark Radcliffe presents a tribute to the film and music hall star once described as "the British nation's favourite big sister".

Featuring:

Sandy Powell
Jean Chadwick
Michael Stansfield
Gracie Orbell
Tommy Connor
Tommy Fields
Tommy Keen
Annette Pointon
Dennis Pitt
James Stroud

Series exploring some of the North of England's best loved and most influential comedians.

Producer Libby Cross

First broadcast on 麻豆约拍 Radio 4 in November 2001.