1/2. Mark Radcliffe presents the first of two programmes exploring the personal life of Karen Carpenter , who died in 1983, aged 32, and whose cheery, controlled and immaculately polished singing voice (as one half of 70s pop duo the Carpenters) masked a deeply troubled spirit. With input from Phil Ramone , Herb Alpert , Nicky Chinn , press agent Brian Southall , personal friends and, in archive interviews, Karen and Richard Carpenter. This 2004 documentary was recently cited as a favourite among Radio 2 listeners.