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The Stars of Sgt. Pepper

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A day of programmes to mark the 50th anniversary of 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'

A special day of programmes to mark the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'

The Stars of Sgt. Pepper: Track 20 - Marlene Dietrich

The Stars of Sgt Pepper

03/06/2017

Track 20 - Marlene Dietrich

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Stars of Sgt. Pepper, Track 20 - Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich stars in The Child, a play by Shirley Jenkins from 1965.

Made for 4 Extra. Marlene Dietrich stars in The Child, a play by Shirley Jenkins from 1965.

For Track 20 we meet Marlene Dietrich.

The film star met The Beatles at the 1963 Royal Command Performance, in which they both performed.

Two years later and Dietrich was to star in 'The Child', a startling play by Shirley Jenkins from 1965 about a mother the day before the birth of her child.

We then hear from Jann Haworth and Matthew Sweet about the women who appear on the album cover.

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