CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MARTHA GELLHORN, A TRUE JOURNALIST

CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MARTHA GELLHORN, A TRUE JOURNALIST

20 January 2019

In this BBC Radio 3 programme and podcast, the life and career of war correspondent and humanitarian Martha Gellhorn is celebrated, introduced by her friend John Pilger.

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