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Radio 4,11 Apr 2024,45 mins

OJ Simpson dies aged 76 after cancer battle

The World Tonight

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San Francisco-born Orenthal James Simpson’s diagnosis of prostate cancer was made public about two months ago. His televised trial for the deaths of his former wife, Nicole Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in 1995 was a spectacle that has influenced trial coverage to this day. We reflect on OJ Simpson’s complicated cultural legacy with actor and comedian Ruby Wax. Also on the programme: Russian missile strikes on Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv intensify – we hear from a resident. And Royal Mail is being urged to investigate claims of Chinese-made fake stamps…

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