Politics of Sound

Politics of Sound #29 Edwina Currie, Former Health Minister, Author and Media Personality

In the July edition of the Politics of Sound, Iain Carnegie welcomes the former Conservative MP and Health Minister, Author and Media Personality Edwina Currie to the Politics of Sound virtual Record Shop.  In an often personal and revealing interview, she discusses her upbringing within an Orthodox Jewish household in Liverpool and subsequent estrangement from her father, her political awakening, the struggles of being a woman MP in the 1980s and 90s, her political triumphs, the salmonella in eggs scandal and its legacy, her affair with John Major and the joyful musical experiences of her youth as an audience member at the Cavern Club in Liverpool in the 1960s.Edwina  emerges from the Politics of Sound Record Shop with an eclectic selection of three albums by The Beatles, Dolly Parton and Queen and the Politics of Sound House Band are on hand to provide their own reworking of tracks from her chosen albums. Follow us on Twitter: @politics_sound for all the latest news and don&amp;apost forget to hit the Subscribe button! All PoS episodes available now on Global Player.

Politics of Sound is the podcast in which political figures pay an imaginary visit to the virtual PoS Record Shop, emerging with their life-long favourite albums. Multi-instrumentalist Iain Carnegie hosts the discussion as guests speak about (and sometimes perform!) the music which has shaped, inspired, amazed and amused them over the years.