Podcast
Images of Diana
Hosted by BBC Radio 5 Live · EN
Natasha Kaplinsky and guests examine unforgettable pictures of the Princess of Wales, discussing their memories of each image, and their meaning and impact on Diana's life
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The Day I Met Diana
Aug 29, 201700:58:24Tap to summarizeTo mark the 20th anniversary of her untimely death, people from across the UK recall meeting Diana, Princess of Wales. Diana married Prince Charles in 1981 and was a fixture of British life for nearly two decades. And in this special programme, people who got to know her well, as well as those who only met her very briefly, reflect on their connection with the PrincessAmong those recalling their meetings with Diana - Charles Stonehill a friend of one of Diana's flatmates in the days before she was a member of the Royal family, former HIV nurse John O'Reilly who met her when she kissed hands with an Aids patient in 1987 and land mines survivor Jerry White who was with Diana just weeks before she died. Clothes designers Jacques Azagury and Paul Costello recall their first meetings with Diana while comedy actor Cleo Rocos talks about meeting Diana with Queen frontman Freddie Mercury and comedian and DJ Kenny Everett. There are anecdotes from astrologer Russell Grant, original EastEnders' star Anita Dobson and Falklands War veteran Simon Weston. Others recalling their meetings with Diana include Nick Hardy from Gloucestershire who recounts a kiss he's never forgotten and Annette Horner from East Yorkshire who met the Princess after giving birth to her first child.The Day I Met Diana is from an idea by Ian McCormick and is produced by Ashley Byrne and Iain Mackness. It is Made in Manchester Production for BBC Radio 5Live.
Transcribe →Episode 8: Diana's Legacy
Aug 20, 201700:25:00Tap to summarizeNatasha Kaplinsky considers how Diana, Princess of Wales still influences the Royal Family and the nation. The programme includes part of Earl Spencer's eulogy for his sister.
Transcribe →Episode 7: Grief
Aug 20, 201700:25:02Tap to summarizeNatasha Kaplinsky remembers the emotional week that followed the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Her guests include historian Sarah Gristwood and photographer Arthur Edwards.
Transcribe →Episode 6: The Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
Aug 14, 201700:24:51Tap to summarizeNatasha Kaplinsky finds out what happened on the night Diana, Princess of Wales died. She speaks to driver Colin Tebbutt, who stayed with her body, and news anchor Dermot Murnaghan.
Transcribe →Episode 5: Landmines
Aug 13, 201700:25:12Tap to summarizeNatasha Kaplinsky recalls Diana's walk through a minefield in Angola with Christina Lamb, a journalist who was with her and says it transformed her view of the princess.
Transcribe →Episode 4: Diana's Boys
Aug 5, 201700:25:13Tap to summarizeNatasha Kaplinsky looks at how Diana, Princess of Wales tried to give her sons an ordinary childhood. She looks back at a trip Diana took with the young princes to Thorpe Park.
Transcribe →Episode 3: Taj Mahal
Aug 5, 201700:24:33Tap to summarizeNatasha Kaplinsky finds out what really happened when Diana, Princess of Wales was photographed alone at the Taj Mahal. She speaks to photographer Jayne Fincher, who was there.
Transcribe →Episode 2: Dancing With Travolta
Jul 29, 201700:25:08Tap to summarizeNatasha Kaplinsky explores how Diana, Princess of Wales became more famous than Prince Charles and the tensions that caused. Her guests include royal photographer Kent Gavin.
Transcribe →Episode 1: Lady Di
Jul 29, 201700:24:36Tap to summarizeNatasha Kaplinsky and guests examine unforgettable pictures of the Princess of Wales and discuss their memories around each image, as well as what each moment meant for Diana's life and her legacy, twenty years after her death.In this first episode, Natasha remembers how Lady Diana Spencer transformed from an unknown teenager into a princess. Her guests include Diana's wedding dress designer, Elizabeth Emanuel.
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