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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鈥檚 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: 大象传媒 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; 大象传媒 Radio 4, Today Programme - Kay Mellor tribute 18/05/2022; 大象传媒 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

Born 21 May 1944; died 12 May 2022 aged 77.

Last Word spoke to her daughter Molly Newton and to Civil Society expert Janet Veitch OBE.

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Born 7 September 1948; died 13 May 2022 aged 73.

Last Word spoke to 大象传媒 News Middle East Business Correspondent Sameer Hashmi.

Kay Mellor

Born 11 May 1951; died 15 May 2022 aged 71.

Last Word spoke to friend and drama critic Paul Allen.聽

Vangelis

Born 29 March 1943; died 17 May 2022 aged 79.

In his own words.

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  • Fri 27 May 2022 16:00
  • Sun 29 May 2022 20:30

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