The Death of Rock Hudson
A Hollywood star dies of Aids, plus Buena Vista Social Club, Danish cartoons and Karaoke.
The History Hour · BBC World Service
October 3, 201550m 33s
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Show Notes
Angie Dickinson remembers her friend, the Hollywood superstar who became the most high profile celebrity to acknowledge he was suffering from Aids; plus one of the founding members of Cuba's Buena Vista Social Club, the Danish cartoon controversy, remembering Kabul's musicians' quarter and the birth of Karaoke.
Photo: Rock Hudson at the BBC.