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Best-selling author and legendary journalist Tony Parsons has spent 50 years in the trenches of celebrity, journalism and pop culture…and he’s got the stories to prove it.

He joins Jamie to go right back to the beginning from answering an advert looking for “young gunslingers” at the NME to interviewing the Sex Pistols, Bowie, Fleetwood Mac and countless other icons during the most chaotic years of rock ’n’ roll.

Tony tells us about his friendship with George Michael including the surprisingly generous deal the star insisted on giving him and reflects on what made George such a special person.

He also talks about the phenomenal success of ‘Man & Boy’, the highs and lows of a career that has seen him become a multimillion-selling author and why even huge success doesn’t always mean you’re set for life.

Tony lets us into what his new novel ‘Man & Dog’ has in store for us and why a dog could just change your life for the better.

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Hosts: Jamie East, Alice Brie

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