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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Horst Faas, Carlos Fuentes, Lord Glenamara and Donna Summer

Matthew Bannister on German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, photographer Horst Faas, Mexican author Carlos Fuentes, former Labour MP Lord Glenamara and disco queen Donna Summer.

Matthew Bannister on

The most-recorded singer of the 20th century, German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.

Horst Faas, who won a Pulitzer prize for his combat photography during the Vietnam War.

Lord Glenamara who as the Labour MP Ted Short was the Chief Whip who kept Harold Wilson in power.

The Mexican author Carlos Fuentes, a leading light in the flowering of Latin American literature in the 60s and 70s

And Donna Summer - the disco queen of the 70s who later became a born again Christian.

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28 minutes

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  • Fri 18 May 2012 16:00
  • Sun 20 May 2012 20:30

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