Businesswoman and TV personality Hilary Devey joins Matthew Parris to champion the life and career of Rochdale-born comedian and singer Gracie Fields. While Gracie initially found rapturous acclaim in the years preceding the Second World War, when she married an Italian, the tide of public opinion turned against her, and she fled to America disowned and branded a deserter. Here, Hilary is joined in discussion by Sebastian Lassandro, president of the Dame Gracie Fields Appreciation Society. Originally broadcast in 2016
