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This Week's Guest:
Josephine Cox
Sunday 8 May
Repeated
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Josephine's Choice |
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the novelist Josephine Cox.
Josephine Cox is one of Britain’s most popular authors. She became an overnight publishing sensation at the relatively late age of forty-three and has written thirty-four books which have sold 15 million copies worldwide. Now, her publishers print 'Best Seller' on the cover of each new work, they're so confident of its success.
But it was by no means a straightforward route to fame and fortune. She was born in Blackburn during World War Two and grew up in dire poverty. As a child, she used to charge her school friends a penny for her to tell them a story, she and her siblings slept six to a bed, and they used to drink water out of jam-jars. One of her teachers recognised her talents and prophesied her future success as a writer. But it was only decades later when, convalescing after an illness, she had the time to pick up a pen and write. Her first book was accepted immediately and she has been writing two books a year ever since.
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1. I have a Dream
Performer Abba
Composer B Andersson & B Ulvaeus
Publisher Polar music
CD Title Abba:Gold
Track 7
Label Polar
Rec No:9819297
2. Annie's Song
Performer John Denver
Composer John Denver
Publisher RCA
CD Title Back Home Again
Track 7
Label RCA
Rec No:ND85193
3. Imagine
Performer John Lennon
Composer John Lennon
Publisher BMG Music
CD Title Happy Xmas (War is Over)
Track 2
Label Parlophone
Rec No:CDR6627
4. Top of the World
Performer Carpenters
Composer R Carpenter/J Bettis
Publisher A&M
CD Title Love Songs
Track 8
Label A&M
Rec No:540 8382
5. Wind Beneath My Wings
Performer Bette Midler
Composer Larry Henley/Jeff Silver
Publisher In this Life
CD Title Atlantic
Track 2
Label Atlantic
Rec No:A7114CD
6. Nights in White Satin
Performer Peter Hoffman
Composer J Hayward
Publisher CBS
CD Title Nights in White Satin
Track 1
Label CBS
Rec No:A.3482.
7. The Best
Performer Tina Turner
Composer H Knight/M Chapman
Publisher Capitol records
CD Title The Best Millennium party Ever
Track 2
Label Virgin
Rec No:VTDCD278
8. We will Rock You
Performer Queen
Composer Brian May
Publisher Queen productions
CD Title Queen:Greatest Hits
Track Cd1 trk 16
Label Parlophone
Rec No:831264
Record: Imagine
Book: 'A book which is in my head about my brother''
Luxury: Photo album of my family.
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