Spencer Leigh - 80@80'

Beatles Books by Joe Wisbey

May 29, 202633:44Arts

For this episode I'm joined by Spencer Leigh to discuss his memoir '80 @ 80'. Spencer was a first generation Beatles fan from Liverpool who began making programmes for BBC Radio Merseyside in the mid 70's. He amassed a h...

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