Im stephen sackur. Getting to the top in showbusiness is hard, but staying there is much, much harder; few stars can match the sustained success in music, film and theatre that clark has enjoyed. Petula clark went on to have a host of hits in the uk, france, the us and pretty much everywhere else. She has worked with legendary names from fred astaire to serge gainsbourg, and continues to sing and tour. So what makes her tick . Petula clark, welcomed the hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. I have to begin by talking about the voice because you do have one of those wonderfully distinctive, Clear Singing Voices and wonder when you reflect on your long career if you feel the voice is the same now as it ever was . Pretty much. Today i am a bit husky, i have a good old english cold. My i have a good old english cold. My voice is perhaps a little bit stronger than it used to be and probably a bit more base in it. Do you think voices mature with age and experience . Of course, they do. Eventually th