They were two of the 20th Century’s biggest stars of stage and screen, and when it came to the World Health Organization’s campaign to tackle two of the biggest killers of the post-war era, they answered the call.
As the World Health Organization (WHO) turns 70 this weekend (7 April), we’re turning back the clock 60 years when the “fight against time” to end epidemics, killer diseases and chronic illness was in its infancy.
For this edition of our Podcast Classics series, we’ve reached into the archives of UN Radio to bring you “Ten Steps Forward”, a podcast before the genre had a name, narrated by British stage and screen actor Michael Redgrave, looking at WHO’s first 10 years.
