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Ustinov at 80

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Sir Peter Ustinov approaches his 80th birthday with an astonishing range of accomplishments behind him - as an actor in film (two Oscars) and theatre, novelist, playwright and screenwriter. He is also a raconteur, graphic artist, photographer, stage director and designer, and the recipient of many humanitarian awards for his work with Unicef and Unesco. In this programme he talks to John Bird about his life, including his days in the army, spying, Hollywood, Hailie Selassie, David Niven , radio comedy, opera in Moscow, Nero and Pol Pot , the complicity of the very old and the very young, God and Andre Agassi. Producer Tony Staveacre

Contributors

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Sir Peter Ustinov
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John Bird
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David Niven
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Pol Pot
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Andre Agassi.
Producer:
Tony Staveacre
Source: Radio Times

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