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Philippa Gregory chooses her final Tracks of My Years

Historian and Writer Philippa Gregory chooses her final two Tracks of My Years with Ken. Plus there's PopMaster, Record and Album of the Week and your love song dedications.

Historical novelist Philippa Gregory chooses her final Tracks of My Years with Ken.

Philippa is the number one bestselling author of Tidelands and Dark Tides. She wrote her first ever novel, Wideacre, when she was completing her PhD in eighteenth-century literature. It sold worldwide and Philippa went on to write many bestselling novels, including The Other Boleyn Girl and The White Queen.

She graduated from the University of Sussex and received a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, where she is a Regent and was made Alumna of the Year in 2009 as well as honorary degrees from Teesside University and the University of Sussex.

Philippa is also a fellow of the Universities of Sussex and Cardiff and an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck University of London. In 2020 she was made a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for her services to literature and charity.

In 2016 Philippa was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Historical Fiction Award by the Historical Writers’ Association. In 2018, she was awarded an Honorary Platinum Award by Nielsen for achieving significant lifetime sales across her entire book output.

Her latest book, Dawnlands is the third in the epic Fairmile series.

Besides writing, her other great interest is the charity Gardens for the Gambia, which she founded nearly twenty years ago, that amongst other things has funded 200 wells in Primary Schools.

Philippa’s final two choices come from Black Box and Scissor Sisters.

Plus, Ken's got another round of PopMaster and your dedications with today's love song. There's also record and album of the week. If you want to contact the show, just email - ken.bruce@bbc.co.uk

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Fri 18 Nov 2022 09:30
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Music Played

  • ABBA

    Dancing Queen

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 001.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Spinning Around

    • Now 46 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • ²Ήβ€h²Ή

    Take On Me

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

    (I've Had) The Time Of My Life

    • The Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
    • CBS.

  • Michael Sembello

    Maniac

    • Flashdance O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • VIRGIN.

  • One Direction

    Story Of My Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.

  • Katrina and the Waves

    Walking On Sunshine

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Black Eyed Peas

    I Gotta Feeling

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.
    • 4.

  • George Ezra

    Green Green Grass

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • George Harrison

    Got My Mind Set on You

    • George Harrison - Cloud Nine.
    • Dark Horse.
    • 1.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Photograph

    • X.
    • Atlantic.
    • 6.

  • The Proclaimers

    I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

    • Now 13, Part 2 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Wanted

    Walks Like Rihanna

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • Bon Jovi

    It's My Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Bruno Mars

    Finesse (Remix) (feat. Cardi B)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Blondie

    Heart Of Glass

    • Billboard Top Hits: 1979 (Various).
    • Rhino.
    • 13.

  • Rihanna

    Diamonds

    • (CD Single).
    • Def Jam.

  • Eagles

    Hotel California

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.

  • Amii Stewart

    Friends

    • Love Bites & School Nites (Various).
    • Telstar.

  • Johnny Nash

    I Can See Clearly Now

  • David Bowie

    Let's Dance

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Tracks Of My Years

    • Black Box

      Ride On Time

      • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
      • Sony Tv/Columbia.

    • Scissor Sisters

      I Don't Feel Like Dancin'

      • (CD Single).
      • Polydor.

  • King

    Love & Pride

    • The Ultimate Eighties (Various).
    • Hit Records.

  • Don McLean

    American Pie

    • 20 Number 2's Of The 70's (Various).
    • MFP.

Broadcast

  • Fri 18 Nov 2022 09:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2