Her story originated in Belgium but she was living in Millis, Massachusetts, twenty miles away from the radio station. Storyville: Misha and the Wolves, DJ, BBC 2022
When she was only seven years old she walked alone for years, through Nazi occupied countries across thousands of miles in search of her deported parents. Misha is now a grown up Jewish woman living in the Boston area. She is a Holocaust survivor. ibid.
The Jury found unanimously for Misha on all counts. ibid.
This doesn’t add up. Clearly, she knows a lot more about who she is than she told me. ibid. woman
The fact that she changed the name in France and Belgium … suggests to me that she is trying to hide something. ibid. woman #2
It’s all a big scam. ibid. television news
Arrested more than 70 times for assault, larceny, bombing and murder, he personally tortured some of his victims, and is thought responsible for 200 killings. Reputations: Sam Giancana: The Gangster Who Dreamed, BBC 1996
Sam Giancana was boss of the Chicago Mafia. And without doubt the most powerful gangster in America. But what made Giancana different was not his violence but his dreams.
Giancana vanished into exile in Mexico, taking with him some of the deepest secrets of government. ibid.
Bootlegging had made him rich. ibid.
Sam Giancana was making a fortune in Havana. ibid.
Neither his caretaker nor police officers watching his house heard the six shots that killed Sam Giancana at midnight on June 19th 1975. ibid.
‘When you look back at his life you see nothing but contradiction.’ Reputations: John Wayne: The Unquiet American, Oliver Stone, BBC 1998
It was Ford who rescued Wayne from the B-Movie treadmill. ibid.
‘He drank like a fish.’ ibid. Harry Jackson, friend
Wayne would always be deeply insecure about his failure to serve. ibid.
‘He loved women.’ ibid. Harry Jackson
Wayne threw him and his film [The Alamo] into the Republican cause. ibid.
Wayne’s right-wing opinions were becoming increasingly extreme. He defended the taking of Indian land and attacked the civil rights movement. ibid.
From iconic shots to private moments these are Tupac Shakur’s defining moments, revealed by those who were there and those who know his story best. Tupac Shakur s1e1: A Life in Ten Pictures, BBC 2021
Tupac Shakur was born on 16th June 1971 in New York City. He was raised by his mother Afeni. When this photo was taken, Afeni had recently been acquitted in a legal case. She was one of a group of Black Panthers charged with conspiracy to bomb public places. Held for a year, when the case came to court, she defended herself, and was released. Afeni raised Tupac and his younger sister in the New York outer boroughs. ibid.
Throughout his childhood, Tupac was tutored by his mother in Black history and the Civil Rights movement. ibid.
When Tupac arrived on the [rap] scene, he bought street poetry with a social conscience. ibid.
Launched in 1994, Thug Life was not just an album, it was a manifesto for a whole way of life. It rooted Tupac and his work in the gang culture of Los Angeles. ibid.
Tupac maintained the case was a set-up. He was cleared of six of the charges but found guilty of three counts of sexual abuse. ibid.
Tupac’s first album for Death Row went five times platinum. Its success made front page news. ibid.
There are many theories about who shot Tupac and why. To this day no-one has been convicted. ibid.
Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932 to American parents: Sarah, an actress, and Francis, an art dealer. They lived in Hampstead along with Elizabeth’s brother Howard and spent summers at a holiday cottage at Crambrook, Kent. Elizabeth’s early years were privileged and secure. A Life in Ten Pictures s1e2: Elizabeth Taylor
By the age of 18, Elizabeth Taylor was was one of Hollywood’s sought-after leading ladies. And her private life was box office too. ibid.
Elizabeth Taylor’s fire job as an independent actor was the defining role of her entire career – Cleopatra was an epic in every sense. ibid.
That picture there [Life magazine cover] that’s his defiance. I am not just a boxer, I’m bigger than boxing. I represent you, you, you and you. Muhammad Ali: A Life in Ten Pictures s1e3, Johnny Nelson, BBC 2021
The boy who would become Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1942. He was christened Cassius Marcellus Clay junior. ibid.
Cassius Clay took up boxing at the age of 12. Clay was a gifted fighter and climbed through the amateur ranks during his teens, winning a series of regional and national titles. ibid.
But Ali was a different king of champion, more than just a sporting hero … He was in living-rooms all over the world. ibid.
John Windsor Lennon was born in Liverpool, a city traumatised by the devastating impact of the Second World War … He never excelled in the classroom; his real passion was music, an obsession he discovered as a teenager, and shared with a circle of friends included George Harrison and Paul McCartney. They practiced in each other’s houses and played in public whenever they could. A Life in Ten Pictures s1e4: John Lennon
A protracted legal battle: John Lennon vs US Government, for his right to remain in America. ibid.
Amy was born in North London in 1983, her Dad Mitch a taxi driver and mum Janice a pharmacist. A Life in Ten Pictures s1e5: Amy Winehouse
When this photo was taken, 14-year-old Amy had left mainstream education and was now attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School. ibid.
Now a global superstar, Amy spent most of 2007 touring and performing to sell-out audiences across the world. ibid.
‘Five Grammys, wow. What a night. ibid. dad
After Amy’s death her family and friends set up the Amy Whitehouse foundation. Much of its focus is helping young women overcome addiction. ibid.
In the weeks after Amy’s death Back to Black became the UK’s best-selling album of the 21st century. ibid.
‘There was an aura around that man that made him huge.’ A Life in Ten Pictures s1e6: Freddie Mercury, personal assistant
As an adult, Freddie Mercury rarely talked about his childhood even to close friends. But is first known photo offers some clues about his early years … Born in 1946 on the island of Zanzibar, a British protectorate off the east coast of Africa … Farroukh became known as Fred. ibid.
In 1964 the ruling Arab monarchy that had controlled Zanzibar for over a century was overthrown by a coalition of African parties. For many non-Africans, Zanzibar was no longer safe. Tens of thousands were forced to leave their homes. ibid.
Four years after arriving in Britain, at the age of 22 Freddie Bulsara enrolled at Ealing College of Art. ibid.
I worry about what people think and then I do what I want to do anyway. A Life in Ten Pictures s2e1: Carrie Fisher, BBC 2024
Greenway Drive, Beverly Hills: Where but Hollywood would Carrie have been born? ibid. Ruta Lee, family friend
Carrie Frances Fisher was born in 1956 to Hollywood royalty. ibid.
After only a year at drama school Carrie landed the role of Star Wars female lead, rebel leader, Princess Leia. ibid.
Bruce Lee’s image is famous around the world. But this handful of photos tells a different story. A Life in Ten Pictures s2e2: Bruce Lee
‘Bruce Lee’s weakness was not knowing when the stop.’ ibid.
Bruce Lee was born in San Francisco in 1940. ibid.
Long Beach: Bruce’s performance that day sent shockwaves through the martial arts community. ibid.
Robin Williams’ image is famous around the world. But this handful of photos tells a different story. A Life in Ten Pictures s2e3: Robin Williams
Robin Williams was born in Chicago in 1951. ibid.
Robin had joined improvised comedy groups but soon decided to step out on his own. ibid.
On September 14th 1978 the first episode of Mork and Mindy aired on ABC. ibid.