Overview

• Producers played audio of Johnnie Walker’s farewell from his final BBC Radio 2 show, which left Tiggy visibly emotional on air.
• Naga Munchetty told viewers the clip had been previewed with Tiggy beforehand and apologized as the interview began.
• Tiggy praised the sign-off as a dignified goodbye that felt quintessentially Johnnie.
• She said her book, Johnnie Walker – Both Sides Now, traces their life together and her experience caregiving through his final year.
• Tiggy added that Walker, who retired in October 2024 and died that December at 79 after pulmonary fibrosis, recorded the audiobook in his last months.