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Ruby Wax, Social History, Memoirs & Music, plus the Inheritance Tracks of Lorraine Kelly

The comedian and writer Ruby Wax, the social historian Professor Carl Chinn, the journalist Sathnam Sanghera, plus the Inheritance Tracks of the broadcaster Lorraine Kelly.

Joining Adrian Chiles on this week's programme is Professor of social history, a writer with a first class degree from Cambridge and a TV legend with a masters from Oxford.

Ruby Wax is as well known now for her work in mental health, but she鈥檚 been looking back at some of her biggest interviews to see what she can learn about herself as well as her subjects.

Professor Carl Chinn is a social historian, proud son of Birmingham and great grandson of a Peaky Blinder.

Sathnam Sanghera鈥檚 written novels, an acclaimed memoir, acclaimed histories of the British Empire. Now he鈥檚 exploring the meaning of one of his heroes - George Michael.

Plus the Inheritance Tracks of the broadcaster Lorraine Kelly.

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies
Assistant Producers: Catherine Powell and Imy Harper
Researcher: Jesse Edwards
Editor: Andrea Kennedy

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