Private Leon Spicer
Jeremy Vine meets the mother of Private Leon Spicer, who was killed in Al Amarah, southern Iraq, by a roadside bomb.
As part of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music Day, Jeremy Vine talks to the mothers of four soldiers who died in conflict and asks them to share their memories through the music their sons loved to listen to.
Private Leon Spicer overcame a serious leg injury that could have ruined his career, before heading out to Al Amarah in Iraq, serving with 1st Battalion The Staffordshire Regiment. He was killed, alongside two colleagues, when the Land Rover they were travelling in was hit by a roadside bomb.
His mother Bridie remembers a boy who was an enthusiastic altar server at his local church, and how he went on to earn the nickname 'the Birdman of Tamworth'. She fondly remembers the times they spent talking in the early hours, when Leon would return from a night out and insist she have cup of tea with him.
The programme features a version of 'Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔs of Donegal' by Daniel O'Donnell, which was especially recorded for Bridie. It also includes music from the Scissor Sisters, Elvis, and the Stone Roses.
Produced by Eleanor Kifvel.
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Elvis Presley
Love Me Tender
- Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
- RCA.
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Daniel O’Donnell
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔs of Donegal
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Scissor Sisters
Take Your Mama
- Polydor.
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The Stone Roses
I Wanna Be Adored
- Silvertone.
Broadcast
- Thu 15 Jun 2017 13:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
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