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Born Joan Molinsky in 1933, Joan Rivers shot to fame on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, who she later infuriated by hosting a late night chat show of her own. Comedian and writer Helen Lederer, author of Not That I Am Bitter, picks Joan for her fearless ability to take on th ...  Show more

Johnny Green was a hippy, a driver, a writer, a father and the road manager of The Clash. He wrote about this experience in a memorable book, A Riot of Our Own. Then he found a new passion, cycling, and so he wrote Push Yourself a Little Bit More: Backstage at the Tour de France. ...  Show more

Ian Wright is a former professional footballer and now a football pundit on TV and radio. He began his career at Crystal Palace before moving to Arsenal where he became their highest goal scorer of all time, a record only surpassed eight years later by Thierry Henry.Born to a Jam ...  Show more

With the ability to beat defenders at ease and so often a focal point of Liverpool teams during the ‘90s, Steve McManaman dazzled in the red shirt and was one of the outstanding talents of his generation.In our latest episode, ‘Macca’ is once again alongside his former teammate a ...  Show more

A club icon and in his prime one of the finest players in the country. John Barnes is our guest for episode two of the We Are Liverpool podcast, explaining how early life lessons helped him meet the demands of playing at the top level and coping with the changes he needed to make ...  Show more

Arsène Wenger was the manager of Arsenal FC for 22 years, becoming the longest-serving and most successful manager in the club’s history. He was born in Strasbourg in 1949 and grew up as the youngest of three children in the nearby village of Duttlenheim, where his parents ran a ...  Show more