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Ade Edmondson on singer Sandy Denny

Ade Edmondson - star of The Young Ones and much more - chooses the singer Sandy Denny.

Ade Edmondson - star of The Young Ones, The Comic Strip Presents, Bottom and much more besides - chooses the singer Sandy Denny.
"I think a large part of my Englishness comes from Sandy Denny," he says of the singer perhaps best known for her work with Fairport Convention.
The programme includes archive of Richard Thompson, Mick Houghton and Sandy herself, plus help from Patrick Humphries, who interviewed Sandy Denny shortly before her early death aged just 31.

The producer for 麻豆社 Studios is Miles Warde

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28 minutes

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Mon 18 May 2026 15:00

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  • Mon 18 May 2026 15:00
  • Tue 19 May 2026 21:30

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