Aung San Suu Kyi visits BBC Broadcasting House

Burmese politician and human rights advocate Aung San Suu Kyi visited BBC Broadcasting House in London on Tuesday 19 June 2012. During her visit she met former radio presenter Dave Lee-Travis who she had listened to on the BBC World Service when she was under house arrest. A slideshow of pictures taken during her visit is available on Flickr.

Dave Lee-Travis spoke to BBC Radio Ulster Talkback presenter Wendy Austin about his experience.

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Aung San Suu Kyi also spoke to composer Jonathan Dove during her visit. Some of their conversation was broadcast on BBC Radio 3's In Tune.