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Remembering Dolly Parton, Karen Carney, restriction zones for violent offenders, poet Georgie Jones

Woman's Hour by BBC

Aug 26, 202656:44News & Politics

Singer-songwriter, actress and philanthropist Dolly Parton has died aged 80. She was a feminist icon, although she denied the former. Known as The Queen of Country, she paved the way for many women in music. To remember...

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