Radio 4 Extra

Tina Brown's fascinating and intimate chronicle of her time as editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair magazine from 1983 to 1992. Barely out of her 30s, she moved to New York to take over Conde Nast's ailing magazine. The culture shock was huge, but she triumphantly reinvents it. Highlights include a 1985 cover shot of President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy which wowed readers. How did she manage it? The failing marriage of Charles and Di story provides plenty of material - while pregnant and naked Demi Moore front cover shot by Annie Leibovitz caused a storm. Discover the story behind this famous image. And all the while there's office intrigue in the higher echelons of Conde Nast. How did Tina survive these challenges and then exploit them? Omnibus of five parts abridged by Katrin Williams Read by Tina Brown Producer: Duncan Minshull. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.