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Nov 2020
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When Decca met... Tracey Emin

THE TIMES
About this episode

Artist Tracey Emin has always shared her most intimate pain through her work. But now she reveals to Decca Aitkenhead how her body has been ravaged by cancer surgery.


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Guest: Decca Aitkenhead Chief Interviewer, The Sunday Times.


Host: Manveen Rana.

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