Jack Savoretti - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

Jack Savoretti joins Nikki Bedi and Richard Coles to talk about his heritage, how his mum inspired him to get into music, and why for his seventh studio album, Europiana, Jack has reached back into his memories of childhood holidays spent on the beaches of north west Italy.

Listener and musician Elaine Bryant contacted us to tell us about a very lucky escape she had back in 1984.  She was 17, a harpist from Dublin, on a tour of North America and Canada, when they got caught in a snowstorm in the wilds of North Dakota.On active duty during the first Gulf War in 1991, John Nichol's Tornado bomber was shot down. He was held as a prisoner-of-war and under threat of execution appeared on TV around the world reciting Iraqi propaganda. John explains how a reunion 25 years after the conflict inspired him to tell the stories of the people involved.

Journalist and author Caitlin Moran shares her Inheritance Tracks: Sister Suffragette from Mary Poppins and Something Good by Utah Saints.Fifth generation circus performer Emily England was a semi-finalist with her roller-skating brother on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’. The duo became Las Vegas headliners but Emily suffered a terrible knee injury that threatened her career. Emily talks about her life as a performer and making her West End solo debut as a magician.

Producer: Claire BartleetEditor: Eleanor Garland

Jack Savoretti's album Europiana is out now, he is performing over the summer and has a 12 date UK tour next spring.Tornado: In the Eye of the Storm by John Nichol is out now.
More Than A Woman by Caitlin Moran is out now in paperback. Photo Credit: Alex Lake.Emily England is a guest star Wonderville: Magic&Illusion at the Palace Theatre in London from 28th July - 2nd August.

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