Shirley Ballas - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

Richard Coles and Suzy Klein are joined by multi-award-winning dancer and Strictly Head Judge Shirley Ballas. Liam Meredith is a former offender who has turned his life around to become a dairy conservationist, business owner and mentor to young prisoners. Lara Prior-Palmer talks about being the first woman and youngest competitor to win the Mongol Derby, known as the world's longest and hardest endurance horse race. Dave Stewart shares his Inheritance Tracks: Only a Pawn in Their game by Bob Dylan and Liberation by Stewart Lindsey. Shaun Williamson, best known as Barry from EastEnders, explains his love of quizzing and talks about growing up in suburban Kent, his stint in the Navy, and the discovery of a long?lost son.

Shirley Ballas: Behind the Sequins is out now.Lara Prior-Palmer's memoir Rough Magic is out now.
Amitié – the new album from Stewart Lindsey is out now.A Matter of Facts by Shaun Williamson is out now.

Producer: Claire BartleetEditor: Eleanor Garland

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