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Jimmy Webb (B-side)

Jimmy Webb answers audience questions about his songs 'Wichita Lineman' and 'Up, Up And Away'. With John Wilson. From 2017.

Following on from the A-side of this two-part programme, the audience ask Jimmy Webb questions about his songs like 'MacArthur Park', 'Wichita Lineman' and 'Up, Up And Away'.

Series in which leading performers and songwriters talk about the album that made them or changed them.

With John Wilson at the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú's iconic Maida Vale Studios in London.

Producer: Paul Kobrak

First broadcast on Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 4 in December 2017.

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30 minutes

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Tue 28 Nov 2023 21:00

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