Fern Britton speaks to recording artist and actress Barbara Dickson. Barbara describes how, a folk singer by heart, she was restyled as a popstar, but has always been cautious about the shallowness of fame. She reveals that at the height of her success she came close to breaking point, after suffering from exhaustion and anxiety. Barbara also talks about how her conversion to Catholicism helped her overcome many obstacles and how faith is a key part of her life.
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Series 4: 5. Dionne Warwick
Fern Britton meets Dionne Warwick, who released her first solo single in 1962 and is still performing today, a music legend who can count Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and The Be ...
03-08-2024
BBC 1
Series 2: 1. June Brown
Fern Britton returns with a new four part series for Advent, meeting people whose faith has played a special part in their lives. \n\nFern's first guest is June Brown who rose t ...
11-12-2022
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Series 9: 3. Barbara Dickson
Fern Britton speaks to recording artist and actress Barbara Dickson. Barbara describes how, a folk singer by heart, she was restyled as a popstar, but has always been cautious a ...
30-01-2022
BBC 1
Series 4: 3. Frank Bruno
Frank Bruno talks to Fern Britton about his rise from schoolboy tough guy to world heavyweight boxing champion - and one of Britain's best-loved sportsmen. But his biggest fight ...
22-08-2021
BBC 1
Series 9: 1. Gregory Porter
Fern Britton meets American jazz singer-songwriter Gregory Porter, who has won two Grammy Awards and has a huge following. One of eight children raised in a single-parent family ...
01-12-2019
BBC 1
Series 9: 4. Rev Rose Hudson-wilkin
Fern meets the Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, a chaplain to the Queen and chaplain to the speaker of the House of Commons and so responsible for the spiritual welfare of MPs. Rose reve ...
24-01-2018
BBC 1
Series 9: 2. Stef Reid
Fern Britton speaks to Paralympic athlete Stef Reid. Stef has won two silver medals at the Paralympics and a gold in the World Championships, and she also became a model on the ...
10-01-2018
BBC 1
Series 9: 4. Rev Rose Hudson-wilkin
Fern meets the Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, a chaplain to the Queen and chaplain to the speaker of the House of Commons and so responsible for the spiritual welfare of MPs. Rose reve ...
24-01-2018
BBC 1
Series 7: 3. Lord Ashdown
Paddy Ashdown talks to Fern Britton about a career which has taken him from war zones to campaign trails, and about how growing up in Northern Ireland and his experiences of war ...
13-12-2015
BBC 1
Series 7: 1. Shane Lynch
Boyzone's Shane Lynch talks to Fern Britton about the highs and lows of life as a member of one of the most successful boy bands in history - the euphoria of performing on stage ...
29-11-2015
BBC 1
Series 9: 2. Stef Reid
Fern Britton speaks to Paralympic athlete Stef Reid. Stef has won two silver medals at the Paralympics and a gold in the World Championships, and she also became a model on the ...
10-01-2018
BBC 1
Series 4: 5. Dionne Warwick
Fern Britton meets Dionne Warwick, who released her first solo single in 1962 and is still performing today, a music legend who can count Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and The Be ...
03-08-2024
BBC 1