Kris Kristofferson, Camilla Carr, Hassan Nasrallah, Maria Benitez
John Wilson on musician and actor Kris Kristofferson, aid worker Camilla Carr, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and flamenco dancer Maria Benitez.
John Wilson on
Kris Kristofferson, the singer, songwriter and actor who appeared with Barbra Streisand in ‘A Star is Born’
Camilla Carr, the aid worker who along with her partner was kidnapped and held hostage for 14 months in Chechnya.
Hassan Nasrallah, for over 30 years he was the leader of Lebanon’s militant Shia Islamist movement, Hezbollah. The group was designated as a terror organisation by Israel, the US, UK and other countries.
MarÃa BenÃtez, a dancer, choreographer, and director. She was celebrated for her significant contributions to Spanish dance and flamenco.
Producer: Ed Prendeville
Archive:
Maria Benitez: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow, YouTube upload, Institute for Spanish Arts, 16/04/2012; ARTISODE 1.11, Maria Benitez, New Mexico PBS, YouTube upload, 07/12/2009; Radio 1 interview with Kris Kristofferson. 29/05/1978; ´óÏó´«Ã½ Hard Talk interview 11/01/00; A Star is Born, Warner Brothers, dir by Frank Pierson, 1967; Bob Dylan, The 30th Anniversary concert celebration, Columbia, 16/10/1992; The Late Late Show, Kris Kristofferson interview, 05/02/1993;
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