Christina Lamb on Benazir Bhutto
Journalist Christina Lamb chooses the former prime minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto. With Matthew Parris. From 2018.
Benazir Bhutto made history when, aged 35, she became the first democratically elected female Prime Minister of a Muslim majority country.
Her family are one of world’s most famous political dynasties, but also one blighted by tragedy – murder, feud and assassinations.
Bhutto has been nominated by Christina Lamb, author and chief foreign correspondent with The Sunday Times. Bhutto was her friend and a huge influence on her life. She also expelled Christina Lamb from Pakistan.
Christina has a picture of Benazir Bhutto on her desk attending the rally in Pakistan before she was killed by a suicide bomber on the 27th December 2007. Christina was on a bus with her during a previous assassination attempt, and she recounts the horror of that day.
Her expert witness is Huma Yusuf, a journalist and columnist with Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper and a Global Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson Centre.
Presented by Matthew Parris
Producer: Perminder Khatkar
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Matthew Parris |
| Interviewed Guest | Christina Lamb |
| Producer | Perminder Khatkar |
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