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Last Word: Christine McVie, Jiang Zemin, Derek Granger

09/12/2022

Christine McVie, Jiang Zemin, Derek Granger

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Christine McVie, Jiang Zemin, Derek Granger

Matthew Bannister on a musician, a Chinese leader and a producer.

Matthew Bannister on musician Christine McVie, Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, producer Derek Granger.

Matthew Bannister on

Christine McVie who wrote some of Fleetwood Mac’s biggest hits and was a key player in the turbulent history of the band.

Jiang Zemin, who became Chinese President after the 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square and presided over the opening up of the country’s economy.

Derek Granger, the TV and film producer best known for the acclaimed adaptation of Brideshead Revisited.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Tim Sullivan
Interviewed guest: Isabel Hilton
Interviewed guest: Matt O’Casey
Interviewed guest: Anthony Andrews

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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