Chapter Nine - Patrick and Jonathan

Chapter Nine - Patrick and Jonathan

Jan receives a call from Miss World and upsets Sacha Distel. A strange phone call puts plans on hold for a return to Australia and Jan gets married to Patrick Lunt. Then her popularity on BBC News forces her to make a serious career decision. "I was offered a year's contract to read news... If I accepted the year's contract then I had to give up my 'staff contract' status with radio. It was all heady stuff and there really was no choice. I went for the 'big time', accepting the insecurity of a contract." She recounts, with affection, her years reading BBC News and her memories of Eurovision 1982 which she presented live to over 300 million television viewers around the world. Royal Variety performances, I've Got a Secret and singing live on the Russell Harty Show.

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Episoder(17)

My Search for Rene Mouchotte

My Search for Rene Mouchotte

When Jan Leeming received an invitation to the annual Battle of Britain Memorial Day in July 2007 she had no idea of the journey it would set her upon. After sponsoring a name on the Memorial she set...

1 Nov 202240min

Chapter Fourteen - Kent and Chris

Chapter Fourteen - Kent and Chris

Jan Leeming concludes the reading of her autobiography 'Addicted to Love' - taking us back to 2002. Romance beckons again and leads to a move to Kent.  She talks of her friendship with Jill Dando "I w...

12 Jul 20221h 20min

Chapter Thirteen - The Darkest Days

Chapter Thirteen - The Darkest Days

Reeling from her separation Jan plans a trip to South Africa but the press soon get word of her woes and pursue her for a story.  She accepts a job on The Big Breakfast "It was pure adrenalin that kep...

5 Jul 202238min

Chapter Twelve - The Luckiest Woman on Earth?

Chapter Twelve - The Luckiest Woman on Earth?

Jan causes controversy when Labour's communications director Peter Mandelson writes to the BBC to complain about her recording a Party Political Broadcast for the Conservatives.  Plans progress for he...

28 Jun 202259min

Chapter Eleven - Leaving the BBC

Chapter Eleven - Leaving the BBC

Jan becomes a firm favourite of TV viewers with viewing figures for the Sunday evening News being watched by over 14 million people. Following the breakdown of her marriage she begins to see Eric Ste...

21 Jun 20221h 12min

Chapter Ten - Eric

Chapter Ten - Eric

Jan Leeming continues reading her 2003 autobiography 'Addicted to Love'.  Her professional life on a high, Jan publishes her beauty book 'Simply Looking Good', but separation from her husband leads to...

14 Jun 202256min

Chapter Eight - BBC Radio 2

Chapter Eight - BBC Radio 2

An unexpected phone call from BBC Radio 2 takes Jan Leeming to London. "I passed the audition with flying colours and was offered a one-year contract in London. I didn't mind working on radio rather...

31 Mai 202232min

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