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Radio 4 Extra,15 Apr 2020,60 mins

Available for 29 days

Had singer Jim Morrison of The Doors not died in mysterious circumstances at the tender age of 27 in 1971 - he would have turned 75 in 2018. In the last of three programmes, Paul Gambaccini mixes the music and poetry of the man with the influences that moulded the self-proclaimed ‘The Lizard King’. In addition to sharing memories and observations, Paul delves into the BBC archive: * ‘THE CEMETERY CONFESSIONS’ A star-studded cast interprets the final confessions of some of the many notable occupants of the Cimetiere du Pere-Lachaise, Paris. [BBC Radio 4 06/05/2004] Producer: Mik Wilkojc Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in 2018.

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