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Songs about them by artists like Chris Difford and Thea Gilmore feature in BBC Radio 2's 21st Century Folk project. All five people who feature in the new songs are from the north-east of England.

Real life stories of our listeners in the North East of England, using original folk music to create a lasting legacy of their experiences. Show more Real life stories of our listeners in the ...

The results were collected to create the 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century Countdown, which begins airing today, Dec. 5.

Folk artists Lady Nade and Boo Hewerdine wrote the song as part of BBC Radio 2's 21st Century Folk initiative. The song, titled Anna, retells many of Ms Heslop's experiences with the RNLI.

BBC Radio 2 is looking for five people to be the subjects of brand new songs written by some of the UK's finest songwriters. The songs will create a musical time capsule of life in the North East ...