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Heavy metal's groundbreaking grandma
Welcome to the extraordinary world of Inge Ginsberg: Holocaust survivor, Hollywood composer and heavy metal grandma.
Inge Ginsberg has had many lives. After escaping the Holocaust, she ended up as a songwriter to the stars in Hollywood. Now, with perhaps her most unlikely incarnation yet, she performs heavy metal music to screaming fans. First broadcast on 06/10/2018.
Presenter: Emily Webb
Image: Inge performing with her band, whose faces are painted as skeletons
Credit: Lucía Caruso and Music Pedro da Silva
Last on
Mon 8 Jun 202000:32GMT
BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
Broadcasts
- Sat 6 Jun 202021:32GMTBBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean
- Sun 7 Jun 202008:32GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Sun 7 Jun 202009:32GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
- Mon 8 Jun 202000:32GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
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