Sandie has always been behind women’s rights and saw the 60s as doing the “prep work for the 70s and Germaine Greer”.

And Miss Shaw, who is now 60, has revealed she has just undergone a complex set of operations which will leave her bedridden until October.

Phil Coulter co-wrote Puppet On a String for Sandie Shaw in 1967 (Credits: Mirrorpix via Getty Images) Phil continued: ‘I made a point of listening to the song.

She was the glossy-haired ‘Barefoot Pop Princess’ who conquered the globe with a song she detested – though Sandie Shaw was savvy enough, even at 17, to know that Puppet on A String would ...

The Sandie Shaw approach In the ’60s, Puppet on a String singer Shaw was famous for performing barefoot, but the spotlight should have been on her baby-doll dresses.

Sue MacGregor reunites five women who ruled 60s pop. With Petula Clark, Sandie Shaw, Helen Shapiro and Jackie Trent. From 2012. Show more In this edition of The Reunion, Sue MacGregor reunites ...

Tony Blackburn brings you two hours of jam-packed hits from the 1960s, including Sandie Shaw, Jethro Tull, The Brook Brothers. Featuring the top three singles from 1969. Show more Tony Blackburn ...

Sandie Shaw is to receive an honorary degree, it has been announced. Shaw, who had a string of top ten hits in the 1960s, will be awarded the honorary doctorate from South Essex College in October ...

Sensational 60s singer Sandie Shaw is to be awarded an honorary degree at South Essex College's Graduation ceremony later this year in October.

She was the barefooted sixties singer who secured Britain’s first ever Eurovision title, so it would be fair to expect her to take centre stage at the contest’s 60th anniversary celebrations.

After the whirlwind of the 60s, the public gradually lost interest in the artist. Sandre Shaw then tried new experiences by illustrating children's books and writing a musical comedy.

As she joins pal Sir Michael Caine in My Generation, a film about the 60s, Sandie reminisces on the decade ...