Lynne Parker on Meridian Radio

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Funny Women founder Lynne Parker talks to Vivienne Lee on Meridian Radio 26th May 2012.

While chatting to Lynne, Vivienne played six of her all time favourite songs:

(1) Tom Petty – Free Falling 
(2) Louis Armstrong – What a Wonderful World 
(3) Smokey Robinson – Tears of a Clown 
(4) Take That – Patience 
(5) Police – Every Little Thing She does is Magic 
(6) Aretha Franklin – Respect

[Please note: For copyright reasons these are not included in the cloudcast below]

If you would like to be a guest on Vivienne's show based in Greenwich, London or would like further information, then please contact her via website: www.vlee.co.uk.

 

 

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