River of Words: Joni Mitchell at the BBC
A life in interviews
Will be published approx. on 3. September 2026
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-0354-3578-4 (ISBN)
Description
The life of an icon in her own words, across five decades.
Throughout her career, Joni Mitchell graced BBC radio and television with magical performances and open, in-depth, at times controversial interviews. An anonymous talent, a blossoming starlet, a white-hot star and a bona fide legend: the BBC had the inside scoop on it all.
This illuminating collection of transcripts, conversations and appearances is a tapestry of Joni's thoughts and inspirations, a memoir told in moments across five decades.
Individually, they are captivating accounts, snapshots of key moments in Joni's long career. But read together they offer a window into the mind of a truly original artist - told through her own words and the memories of those who were there with her.
Compiled and guided by BBC journalist and author Tom Hagler, River of Words: Joni Mitchell at the BBC is the story of an incredible life lived on the airwaves.
Throughout her career, Joni Mitchell graced BBC radio and television with magical performances and open, in-depth, at times controversial interviews. An anonymous talent, a blossoming starlet, a white-hot star and a bona fide legend: the BBC had the inside scoop on it all.
This illuminating collection of transcripts, conversations and appearances is a tapestry of Joni's thoughts and inspirations, a memoir told in moments across five decades.
Individually, they are captivating accounts, snapshots of key moments in Joni's long career. But read together they offer a window into the mind of a truly original artist - told through her own words and the memories of those who were there with her.
Compiled and guided by BBC journalist and author Tom Hagler, River of Words: Joni Mitchell at the BBC is the story of an incredible life lived on the airwaves.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0354-3578-4 (9781035435784)
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Persons
Tom Hagler (Author)
Tom Hagler is an author, a journalist and a presenter on the BBC World Service. He has interviewed icons across the fields of politics, current affairs, culture and more, from President Joe Biden to Grandmaster Flash. The author of We Could Be: Bowie and His Heroes and Bowie at the BBC, he lives in England.
Tom Hagler is an author, a journalist and a presenter on the BBC World Service. He has interviewed icons across the fields of politics, current affairs, culture and more, from President Joe Biden to Grandmaster Flash. The author of We Could Be: Bowie and His Heroes and Bowie at the BBC, he lives in England.