Charles Spencer

Published: Sept. 12, 2020, 12:26 p.m.

b"Richard Coles and Shaun Keaveny are joined by Charles Spencer. Charles has a few hats \\u2013 as Earl Spencer he is the custodian of Althorp house in Northamptonshire; he is the brother of Diana, Princess of Wales; he is the Queen\\u2019s godson; but also he is a respected author of history books \\u2013 his latest tells the events of almost 900 years ago involving a dramatic shipwreck which changed the course of history \\u2013 the story is, as he describes it, a mash up of Titanic and Game of Thrones with a bit of Sliding Doors thrown in.\\n\\nWe also have Sophie Carrigill who is co-captain of Britain\\u2019s women\\u2019s wheelchair basketball team. A decade ago at the age of 16, Sophie Carrigill was caught in a life-threatening car accident which paralysed her from the waist down, now she has just re-started group training for the 2021 Paralympics. \\n\\nLouis Bird\\u2019s dad was record breaking pacific rower Peter Bird, who was attempting another crossing when he disappeared in the middle of the pacific ocean when Louis was 4 years old. Now 28, Louis has looked into his Dad's story, completed a mammoth row himself and made a documentary about coming to terms with his father's death. \\n\\nAs a Museum curator Rachel Morris advised museums on how to design exhibitions and make the most of their artefacts. But it was only when she decided to look at the hoard of family letters and random possessions that had been stashed under her own bed that she put together a museum of her own family life story and confronted some painful memories.\\n\\nWe have your thank you, and the inheritance tracks of soul superstar Ruby Turner who chooses chooses Aretha Franklin, Don't play that song for me and Gladys Knight, A licence to kill.\\n\\nProducer: Corinna Jones"