Jehan Sadat (pictured), Michael Horovitz, Richard Ernst, Dilip Kumar - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

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Jehan Sadat, the wife of president Anwar Sadat of Egypt, who campaigned for women’s rights, supported the disabled and disadvantaged people and forged an academic career.

Michael Horovitz, the anarchic poet who staged chaotic 'happenings' and supported new talent.

Richard Ernst, the Swiss chemist who won the Nobel prize for his work on nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Dilip Kumar, the Bollywood actor known as 'the king of tragedy'.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Noah Bakr
Interviewed guest: Shibley Telhami
Interviewed guest: Adam Horovitz
Interviewed guest: John Hegley
Interviewed guest: Matthias Ernst
Interviewed guest: Professor Kurt Wüthrich
Interviewed guest: Anil Sinanan

Archive clips used: ABC NEWS, 06/10/1980; SPINE TV, 21/12/2011;
Optic Nerve Ltd 2011-2021; Martin Packard, You Tube 2010; Devdas film, 1955; Kohinoor film, 1960; Mughal-E-Azam film, 1960.

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