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Portrait of Piaf

on BBC Radio 2

3: The Years of Pain Written by Charles Thompson.

The last of a three-part series, narrated by Elisabeth Welch, on the great French cabaret singer, Edith Piaf. In this episode people from her world describe the last dramatic years of the 'Little Sparrow' when she was suffering illness and pain but continued singing until the end.

Contributors

Narrator:
Elisabeth Welch
Singer:
Edith Piaf
Writer:
Charles Thompson
Producer:
Laurence Stapley

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