Finding Love on Death Row
Shujaa Graham and Phyllis Prentice fell in love after they met when he was on death row for a crime he didn't commit. Since his release he campaigns against capital punishment.
When American Shujaa Graham was sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit, he ended up on death row. It was there he met his future wife, Phyllis Prentice, who worked as a nurse in the prison. Shujaa was finally released from prison in 1981 after being exonerated. He now campaigns against the death penalty.
The famous Ritz Hotel in London has had a resident pianist for the past twenty-two years. His name is Ian Gomes and he's known for being able to play anything from Taylor Swift to Tchaikovsky. During his career - spanning an incredible fifty years - he's also got to play for some rather famous people, including his idol Frank Sinatra. Emily Webb went along to meet Ian at his favourite spot - in front of the piano in the hotel's Palm Court.
Image and photo credit: Shujaa Graham and Phyllis Prentice
Last on
More episodes
Broadcasts
- Mon 1 May 2017 11:06GMT±«Óãtv World Service except News Internet
- Mon 1 May 2017 15:06GMT±«Óãtv World Service Australasia
- Mon 1 May 2017 17:06GMT±«Óãtv World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
- Tue 2 May 2017 03:06GMT±«Óãtv World Service Online, Australasia & UK DAB/Freeview only
- Tue 2 May 2017 04:06GMT±«Óãtv World Service East Asia & South Asia only
- Tue 2 May 2017 05:06GMT±«Óãtv World Service Americas and the Caribbean
Contact Outlook
Info on how we might use your contribution on air
Podcast: Lives Less Ordinary
Step into someone else’s life and expect the unexpected