In Conversation with Gerry Foley

Did you know that former Labour MP turned award-winning author ALAN JOHNSON wanted to be a rock star? Today he charts his remarkable story from growing up in a condemned area of West London to the corridors of power - but with a musical soundtrack. He recalls a vanished world of dance halls, jukeboxes and flower power. His delightful but unsentimental take on post-war Britain is played back to the soundtrack of Dylan, Springsteen and his beloved Beatles.Alan may not have made the pop charts but we guarantee a morning of nostalgia and laughter to keep the audience hooked…