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Radio 2,13 Oct 2025,35 mins

Series Queen

3. Heavy Is The Crown

Eras

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This episode of Eras: Queen, Bill Bailey explores the emotional and creative toll of fame on the band. After a breakneck pace in the previous decade, Queen quietly disappear from the spotlight in the early 80s, each member pursuing solo projects. They return sharper with renewed clarity for their next album, The Works, culminating in their iconic Live Aid performance in 1985. A year later, Queen continue their role as global icons, performing behind the Iron Curtain in Budapest. Now fully back in the spotlight, Queen face the quiet shadow of Freddie’s illness. Through new interviews and gems from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ archive, we hear from Queen in their own words as they navigated the weight of being global superstars.

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