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Rare interviews with music icons featuring Bob Marley, David Bowie and Adele.

In an illuminating interview from 1998, singer, songwriter and actress Courtney Love talks to Jo Whiley about her love of Abba, dealing with the British press and email exchanges with Madonna. Recorded in a London hotel room, just prior to the release of Celebrity Skin, the Hole front woman shares her advice for the upcoming millennium and deliberates on conspiracies around birth control. Presenter: David Hyde Producers: David Hyde and Joe Haddow Executive Producers: Helen Toland and Peter Rippon A BBC Rewind Production for BBC Sounds

In a rare and in-depth interview from 1980, Bob Marley talks to Phil Sutcliffe about his music, his politics and his ever-strong Rastafari beliefs. Marley discusses his recent concert in Zimbabwe where he and the Wailers were the center-piece of celebrations to mark independence and the end of British colonial rule. He muses on being an icon, recognised worldwide. And he has answers for those who criticise him, for his political and religious ideologies.Presenter: David Hyde Producers: David Hyde and Joe Haddow Executive Producers: Helen Toland and Peter Rippon A BBC Rewind Production for BBC Sounds

Just ahead of the release of Bedtime Stories, Madonna charms Simon Mayo with musings on Princess Diana, Chilean poetry and Winnie the Pooh. In an enlightening interview recorded in Paris in 1994, a post-Erotica Madonna swaps her Sex book for some classic children’s literature and tells Mayo: ‘Je ne regret rien!’Presenter: David Hyde Producers: David Hyde and Joe Haddow Executive Producers: Helen Toland and Peter Rippon A BBC Rewind Production for BBC Sounds

In a reflective interview from 1976, Iggy Pop talks to Stuart Grundy about rage, running and Raw Power. He discusses the perils of touring, being compared to Keith Moon and collaborating with his friend and mentor David Bowie.Presenter: David Hyde Producers: David Hyde and Joe Haddow Executive Producers: Helen Toland and Peter Rippon A BBC Rewind Production for BBC Sounds

In two separate but spirited interviews from 1996 and 1998, the Spice Girls talk to Simon Mayo and Zoe Ball. Their excitement at the beginning of their career contrasts with a more worldly girl group halfway through an epic world tour. In the first interview, they crash into Simon Mayo’s Radio 1 studio, animated about their number 1 single Wannabe. In the second, before headlining the Birmingham NEC, they chat to Zoe Ball about backlashes and boyfriends, unaware that Geri would leave the group just two weeks later. Presenter: David Hyde Producers: David Hyde and Joe Haddow Executive Producers: Helen Toland and Peter Rippon A BBC Rewind Production for BBC Sounds

In an energetic interview from 1990, Chuck D and Flavor Flav from Public Enemy talk to Jeff Young ahead of the release of the album Fear of a Black Planet. The conversation veers from views on bad language and black power to stories about bumping Ice T’s Ferrari, taking in the politics and social attitudes they encountered in the US at the time.Presenter: David Hyde Producers: David Hyde and Joe Haddow Executive Producers: Helen Toland and Peter Rippon A BBC Rewind Production for BBC Sounds

David Bowie talks candidly to Kid Jensen, in a wide-ranging and jovial interview from 1983. Sitting down at the time of the release of his single Let’s Dance, Bowie breezes through topics from Ziggy to acting, from record label tribulations to unsuccessful cover versions. Presenter: David Hyde Producers: David Hyde and Joe Haddow Executive Producers: Helen Toland and Peter Rippon A BBC Rewind Production for BBC Sounds

A pre-superstardom Adele shares her dreams and aspirations, ahead of a charity show in London in 2007. Just two months before the release of her debut album 19, backstage at Islington’s Union Chapel, she talks to Lucy O'Doherty about her pop star ambitions, her nervousness regarding her new single and she reveals why her pocket money was docked because of one of her co-stars on that evening’s gig.Presenter: David Hyde Producers: David Hyde and Joe Haddow Executive Producers: Helen Toland and Peter Rippon A BBC Rewind Production for BBC Sounds

Simon Bates visits Whitney at her house in New Jersey in this insightful and, at times, difficult interview. She discusses her upbringing, the problems she faced and her delight at being back home. This is uncut audio from the BBC Archive. Presenter & Producer: David Hyde Assistant Producer: Matthew Woodcock Executive Producer: Helen Toland A BBC Archive production for BBC Sounds

Noel and Liam crash Steve Lamacq's BBC Radio 1 studio in this ebullient and legendary interview filled with fighting talk, ferocious argument and lots of effing and blinding.This is uncut audio from the BBC Archive. Presenter & Producer: David Hyde Assistant Producer: Matthew Woodcock Executive Producer: Helen Toland A BBC Archive production for BBC Sounds

It's December 2008 and, having released her third album, "I am... Sasha Fierce", Beyoncé is in BBC Maida Vale recording a live session for the BBC. She leaves Sasha Fierce at the door as she speaks to Sara Cox and MistaJam for Radio 1 and 1Xtra.This is uncut audio from the BBC Archive. Presenter & Producer: David Hyde Assistant Producer: Matthew Woodcock Executive Producer: Helen Toland A BBC Archive production for BBC Sounds

It’s 1994 and Robert De Niro is at London’s Savoy Hotel, promoting his directorial debut A Bronx Tale. Radio 1’s Steve Wright sits down with the Hollywood legend to talk about acting, directing, and why he doesn’t like difficult questions. This is uncut audio from the BBC Archive.Presenter & Producer: David HydeAssistant Producer: Matthew WoodcockExecutive Producer: Ciaran DalyA BBC Archive production for BBC Sounds

Today, Helen Mirren is one of our most beloved stars. In 1975, all that was still ahead of her. As she embarks on a run of The Seagull with the Lyric Theatre company in the West End, Helen Mirren talks to Radio 4’s Jack De Manio about performing in the theatre, her first pay packet and why dogs like to play to the audience.This is uncut audio from the BBC Archive.Presenter & Producer: David HydeAssistant Producer: Matthew WoodcockExecutive Producer: Ciaran DalyA BBC Archive production for BBC Sounds

Chadwick Boseman leapt to superstar status when he became Marvel superhero Black Panther. In this interview with Stig Abell from Radio 4’s Front Row in 2018, Boseman talks with passion and intelligence about his role and the responsibility he feels in bringing an African superhero to a mainstream audience. This is uncut audio from the BBC Archive.Presenter & Producer: David HydeAssistant Producer: Matthew WoodcockExecutive Producer: Ciaran DalyA BBC Archive production for BBC Sounds

Controversial as always, Joan Rivers doesn’t hold back with Jackie Brambles in 1991. From the Royal Family to plastic surgery, she discusses a multitude of topics in her usual acerbic style. This episode is not for the faint hearted.This is uncut audio from the BBC Archive. Presenter & Producer: David Hyde Assistant Producer: Matthew Woodcock Executive Producer: Ciaran Daly A BBC Archive production for BBC Sounds

It's 2003 and The Office Christmas special is set to debut on our screens in a matter of weeks. With that in mind, Ricky Gervais popped in to Radio 1 for a quick chat with Newsbeat’s Carrie Davis. What followed was peak Gervais madness, and we’re releasing the whole interview, for the first ever. A genuine treat for Gervais fans and a nightmare for the person who had to find a short clip for Newsbeat, all those years ago.This is uncut audio from the BBC Archive. Presenter & Producer: David Hyde Assistant Producer: Matthew Woodcock Executive Producer: Ciaran Daly A BBC Archive production for BBC Sounds

It’s 1985 and Billy Connolly is chatting with the late Janice Long about his many talents, as well as his limitations. Billy’s humour and enthusiasm are here in droves, as he reflects on how comedy is changing and his love of eating alone in restaurants. Sit back and warm yourself in the company of a true great of British comedy.This is uncut audio from the BBC Archive. Presenter & Producer: David Hyde Assistant Producer: Matthew Woodcock Executive Producer: Ciaran Daly A BBC Archive production for BBC Sounds

It's 2006: With her single Rehab just released and her second album, Back to Black, on the horizon Amy Winehouse pops into Craig Charles' 6 Music studio to talk about her musical influences, love and her increasing fame. This is uncut audio from the BBC Archive.Presenter & Producer: David HydeAssistant Producer: Matthew WoodcockExecutive Producer: Ciaran DalyA BBC Archive production for BBC Sounds

In the late 90s and early 2000s, Eminem rose to become one of the biggest rappers in the world. The Grammy winning Slim Shady LP had gone double platinum in the UK and the next few years would see him release more critically and commercially successful albums. Making his first visit to the UK in 1999, he drops in on Radio 1's Jo Whiley for some relaxed, off the cuff chat that takes in his meeting with Dr Dre, his influences and mushy peas.This is uncut audio from the BBC Archive.Presenter & Producer: David HydeAssistant Producer: Matthew WoodcockExecutive Producer: Ciaran DalyA BBC Archive production for BBC Sounds