Radio Review: The Queen of Soul: the Legend of Aretha

It had its cheesy moments but this profile of the soul legend was worth persevering withPaul Sexton, presenting The Queen of Soul: the Legend of Aretha (Radio 2), had a bouncy introduction that bordered on the Partridgean. Over two nights, he explained, the programmes would explore Franklin's move "from the church to the charts". They would, he added, "say RESPECT to a true original".But it was well worth persevering beyond that cheesy moment. Last night's programme covered the early years of ...

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