Hello everyone, it's Tom here with news of a Rest is History special.

I am interviewing none other than The Great, the one and only Paul McCartney.

He has a new album out, The Boys of Dungeon Lane.

Lots of the songs on that album are about his early years growing up in Liverpool.

So I'm talking to him about that, about the context,

the history that gave rise to the Beatles. And we have a world exclusive here because one of the

songs from that album, Salesman Saint, will be featuring in the interview. So incredibly exciting.

Enjoy the song. Enjoy the interview.

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