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Public figures explore their roots, what they have left behind and will never forget.

Public figures explore their roots, what they have left behind and what they will never forget.

A Place Called Home: Series 1

A Place Called Home: Series 1: Mary Portas

25/07/2017

Mary Portas

Series 1

BBC Radio 4 - A Place Called Home, Series 1, Mary Portas

Watford or Harvey Nichols - where is home for the 'Queen of Shops'?

Well-known people explore where they grew up, how it shaped them and what they will never forget. Mary Portas takes Alice Thomson and Rachel Sylvester to Watford.

Watford or Harvey Nichols - where is home for the 'Queen of Shops'?

Award winning interviewers and journalists Rachel Sylvester and Alice Thomson meet well known people to explore the geography of their childhood. In this episode, Mary Portas takes Alice and Rachel back to her home town of Watford where she grew up. 

Mary shows them the department store, the theatre and the streets she knew so well, and shows them how they shaped her - and her politics and entrepreneurial outlook. And she says she only really found home when she made it to Knightsbridge and the glamour of the Harvey Nichols' shop windows.

Producer: Chris Ledgard.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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