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Musician David Gray is best known for his folk inspired songs which have netted him multiple Ivor Novello awards and Brit nominations. He鈥檚 also played the Royal Albert Hall and toured around the world. He celebrates nearly 30 years in the charts with his new album 鈥楽kellig鈥�.

Louise Allen was adopted as a baby and suffered abuse throughout her childhood but found solace in art and writing. The artist now fosters her own children and has written the best-selling Thrown Away Children series based on her experiences on both sides of the care system.

Burley Smith was Junior Third Mate on the 鈥淪hip of Miracles鈥� 鈥� a US ship that rescued 14,000 North Korean refugees at the beginning of the Korean War in 1950. It was referred to as 鈥渢he greatest rescue operation ever by a single ship鈥� by the US Maritime Administration. He joins us discuss his role in this extraordinary rescue.

And we hear the Inheritance Tracks of Priyanka Chopra Jonas.

Producer: Laura Northedge
Editor: Eleanor Garland