Baroness Haleh Afshar, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Kay Mellor, Vangelis (Pictured)
Matthew Bannister on activist Baroness Haleh Afshar, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, writer Kay Mellor and composer Vangelis.
Matthew Bannister on
Baroness Haleh Afshar, the Iranian-born academic and activist who made her home in the UK and campaigned for women’s rights.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Emir of Abu Dhabi and President of the United Arab Emirates who led the transformation of his country and was a key ally of the West.
Kay Mellor, the TV writer best known for series like 'Band of Gold', 'Fat Friends' and 'The Syndicate'.
Vangelis, the prolific composer who won an Oscar for the soundtrack to the film 'Chariots of Fire'.
Producer: Neil George
Interviewed guest: Molly Newton
Interviewed guest: Janet Veitch OBE.
Interviewed guest: Sameer Hashmi.
Interviewed guest: Paul Allen.
Archive clips used: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Baroness Haleh Afshar 28/12/2008; FOX 5 New York, The first minutes of the reporting of the 9/11 attacks from WNYW 11/09/2001; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, Today Programme - Kay Mellor tribute 18/05/2022; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Kay Mellor OBE 29/10/2017; Granada TV, Band of Gold (1995); Rollem Productions/ Tiger Aspect Productions/ Yorkshire Television, Fat Friends 2000; Isolde Films, Vangelis and the Journey to Ithaka - Documentary (2013); Al Jazeera English, Vangelis: A Message of Hope 22/01/2012.
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Baroness Haleh Afshar OBE
Last Word spoke to her daughter Molly Newton and to Civil Society expert Janet Veitch OBE.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Last Word spoke to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News Middle East Business Correspondent Sameer Hashmi.
Kay Mellor
Last Word spoke to friend and drama critic Paul Allen.Β
Vangelis
In his own words.
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