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Catherine Spencer has written a book about her life and most importantly when she was the captain of the England women’s rugby team for three years. She scored eighteen tries for England, won six of the eight Six Nations competitions she took part in, and captained her team to three championship titles, a European cup,…

Donna was on Today which is on US network NBC talking about her incredible adoption story.

    BESS of HARDWICK the most powerful Tudor woman, after Elizabeth with Kate Hubbard Author and Josephine Pembroke It’s Tudormania at the moment with the much awaited Mary Queen Queen of Scots film out now. With impeccable timing the guest today on Radio Gorgeous is author, Kate Hubbard who works at the Royal Literary fund….

Safari guide ANNA MARTINSSON with CORINNA McSHANE, Gorgeous Lives on Radio Gorgeous So how did someone born in Sweden end up retraining as a professional safari guide in Kenya? Anna explains why after her first visit to Africa, life would never be the same. Safari means ‘going on a journey’. Anna talks to Corinna about…

Finding Myself in Puglia by Laine B Brown GORGEOUS LIVES with Josephine Pembroke On the heel of Italy lies Puglia, a land of olives, vineyards, wheat fields and joy. Ex nurse Laine B Brown wanted a complete change in her life, she was inspired to learn a new language and write a book, she discovered…

Singer RUMER on Animal Welfare & life juggling GORGEOUS LIVES with Corinna McShane Critically acclaimed Rumer is an award winning singer songwriter whose debut single ‘Slow’ became one of 2010’s most requested Radio 2 tracks. Rumer talks to Corinna about how adopting rescue dog Alfie, led to a passion for animal welfare. Candidly open, Rumer also…

Marilyn Monroe & the birth of an unlikely feminist with Michelle Morgan GORGEOUS LIVES with Josephine Pembroke Michelle adores 50’s siren Marilyn Monroe, in fact this is her sixth book about her. The book is called The Girl, The Seven Year Itch & The birth of an unlikely feminist. Hollywood expert Michelle explains how and why…

Patti Boulaye, The Faith of a Child GORGEOUS LIVES WITH JOSEPHINE PEMBROKE Effervescent Patti Boulaye was the winner of the last ever ‘New Faces’ show in 1978. Patti’s incredible life started when she was born in a taxi in Nigeria, she literally fell into show business on holiday in England. And she ended up in…

  Linda Nolan, From My Heart, Gorgeous Lives: with Donna Freed After all the drama: the Nolan Sisters break up, her sister and husband died, she was caught out as a benefits cheat, her own breast cancer and depression, Linda bears all and embraces life in the face of secondary breast cancer. Donna makes a…

Setsuko Ono, Artist with Donna Freed GORGEOUS LIVES on Radio Gorgeous  Setsuko Ono, younger sister of Yoko Ono, grew up and was educated in Japan, Europe and the USA. Following in her father’s footsteps, she worked for the World Bank while also studying art formally. She started exhibiting once she retired in 2003 and her first…

  Mother Anguish – A Memoir by Basia Briggs with Josephine Pembroke GORGEOUS LIVES  How does one survive abuse, alcoholism and a wild mother? Listen to this tantalising life story of courage and grit. Mother Anguish, A Memoir is published by Quartet. Buy it here #HighSociety #Royals #Abuse #RadioGorgeous Never miss a podcast sign up…

Tracy Tynan WEAR & TEAR: The Threads of My Life GORGEOUS LIVES with Josephine Pembroke Tracy Tynan HOLLYWOOD Costume Designer talks to Josephine about her bohemian, alcohol fuelled upbringing with her wild self obsessed parents Kenneth Tynan, theatre critic and Elaine Dundy, author her parents. Tracy finds solace through her love of clothes which leads to…

From Yellow Star to Pop Star Dorit Oliver Wolff GORGEOUS LIVES with Josephine Pembroke I went all the way to Eastbourne to meet a woman who has led the most extraordinary life imaginable and it is all true. She is Dorit Oliver Wolf, and the the name of her memoir is FROM YELLOW STAR to…

Xufei Yang Chinese Classical Guitar on GORGEOUS LIVES with Josephine Pembroke Fei talks to Josephine about being an original in every way. Nobody else played guitar growing up in China and now no one else fuses classical guitar with Brazilian music. Fei talks about her life as an international classical musician living in the UK. …

  A dancer a deb and a Socialite – Josephine Loewenstein WIND IN MY HAIR a Kaleidoscope of Memories Gorgeous Lives on Radio Gorgeous with Josephine Pembroke Josephine could have gone down the obvious route for a girl of her class born during the war; marriage at eighteen and a stultifying life in the country….

    Sophie Parkin QUEEN OF CLUBS Proprietor of VOUT O REENEES tells us her bohemian life story GORGEOUS LIVES with Josephine Pembroke Sophie was bound to be artistic her Mother is a notorious Bohemian in London, her father was Michael Parkin gallery owner and man around town. Sophie’s 18 birthday present from her parents was…

Virginie Taittinger PRINCESS OF CHAMPAGNE – Gorgeous Lives with Donna Freed on Radio Gorgeous Virginie Taittinger, once dubbed the princess of champagne, is now its reigning queen with her very own cuvee. CHAMPAGNE VIRGINIE T. is another family joint venture with her son, and together they have created an extraordinary champagne born of tradition but with…

New Play, Fabric, by playwright Abi Zakarian with Donna Freed on Radio Gorgeous  Playing all throughout August at Underbelly at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Abi Zakarian’s new play exposes the unravelling  of a young woman’s life after she is raped. She was commissioned to write the one-woman show for actor Nancy Sullivan and director Tom…

    Deborah Azzopardi THE DOYENNE of British POP Art showing at the Cynthia Corbett Gallery Josephine Pembroke merrily interviews the British pop artist Deborah Azzopardi who creates art in her own home day and night. Deborah explains that it is people who inspire her and her muses are often not aware of their sensuality….

      VV Rouleaux the Gorgeous haberdashers ANNABEL LEWIS on GORGEOUS LIVES with Josephine Pembroke Ex florist Annabel Lewis of cult haberdashers VV Rouleaux talks ribbons, gimp, feathers, use of colour and her favourite telly.    https://twitter.com/vvrouleaux FB https://www.facebook.com/vvrouleaux Never miss another podcast GORGEOUS MAIL: www.radiogorgeous.com