
Neil Sedaka, Drusilla Beyfus, Professor Dame Carole Jordan, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Published: March 6, 2026
Duration: 27:46
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Neil Sedaka the prolific songwriter who had Sixties hits with Oh Carol and Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen and made a Seventies comeback with Solitaire and Love Will Keep Us Together. Graham Gouldman pays tribute.
Drusilla Beyfus, the journalist best known for her books on etiquette. Her daughter Alexandra Shulman shares her memories.
Professor Dame Carole Jordan, the leading astronomer who was an authority on the coronae of the sun and cool stars.
And Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran for over thirty years who was killed...