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Podcast: Page One - The Writer's Podcast
Episode: Ep. 86 - Alan Johnson
Description: Alan Johnson was an MP for 20 years and served as Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Health for the Labour Governments of Blair and Brown. After leaving the Cabinet, he wrote his first memoir, This Boy, which was an instant success, and followed that up with two more volumes of memoirs, Please, Mister Postman and The Long and Winding Road. This year he has published his first novel, The Late Train to Gipsy Hill. Our fun chat with Alan covers why he always wanted to be a writer (and rock musician - blame The B...