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Shirley Bassey at the BBC

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Dame Shirley Bassey, one of Britain's all-time great voices, began her rise to fame as a 16-year-old singer in 1953. Over 60 years on, she is still going as strong as ever. Join us as we celebrate Dame Shirley's remarkable career, taking a trip down memory lane to uncover some of her finest performances from the vaults of the BBC.

From early BBC appearances on Show of the Week, The Shirley Bassey Show, via the Royal Albert Hall, Glastonbury 2007 and right up to her jaw-dropping show at the Electric Proms, this is a compilation of some of Dame Shirley's classic performances, taking in iconic songs such as The Performance of My Life, Goldfinger, Big Spender and Diamonds Are Forever. Show less

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Producer:
Sam Bridger

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