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Goldie the Alchemist

Musician and artist Goldie describes his challenging story, from a broken home to commercial success and his subsequent struggle to face up to personal issues and a painful past.

Musician and artist Goldie passionately describes his challenging story, from the roots of a broken home to his commercial success and subsequent struggle to come to terms with personal issues and a painful past.

Featuring contributions from Pete Tong, DJ Fabio, Marc Mac, Nihal Arthanayake and Dr Anamik Saha, the programme explores the real character behind Goldie, who produced Timeless, one of the most iconic British albums of the nineties.

Produced by Paul Thomas
A Three Street Media production for Â鶹Éç Radio 4.

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30 minutes

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