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Radio 4,12 Jul 2013,28 mins

An Afghan police officer, a prisoner of war, a TV presenter, an Egyptian princess and an American jazz pianist

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Matthew Bannister on Globetrotting television presenter Alan Whicker. Lieutenant Islam Bibi - the woman Afghan police officer who was shot dead in Helmand province. Lord Campbell of Alloway the leading barrister who first made his name defending prisoners of war in Colditz. Paul Smith, the jazz pianist and arranger who worked with stars like Sammy Davis Junior, Ella Fitzgerald and Doris Day. And Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt whose arranged marriage with the Shah of Iran ended in divorce after six years.

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