this visit from british officials to iran, if those reports are true, would give some hopes to the likes of liquid richard ratcliffe that relatives may be one step closer towards freedom. a brazilian court has convicted four people for their role in a nightclub fire that left almost 250 people dead, nearly a decade ago. the 2013 fire at the nightclub in the southern town of santa maria started when members of a musical band playing that night lit flares that set fire to the ceiling. the convicted men were given sentences of up to 22 years. michael nesmith, singer and guitarist with 1960s pop group the monkees, has died at the age of 78. # hey hey we are the monkeys. the quartet rose to fame with a string of hit songs and starred in their own popular tv sitcom. in a statement to us media, michael nesmith s family said he passed away of natural causes. earlier i spoke to david browne who s a senior writer at rolling stone magazine. i asked how influential
it used to be there was only one seat at the table for a woman and women were often, you know, trying to make way for themselves to be that woman, and now we created more seats and it s not at the expense of anyone else but it really is just about opening up opportunity for other people to come join the table. honestly, the more the merrier. like, why not? michael nesmith, singer and guitarist with 1960s pop group the monkees, has died at the age of 78. the quartet rose to fame with a string of hit songs and starred in their own popular tv sitcom. in a statement to us media, michael nesmith s family said he passed away this morning in his home, surrounded by family, peacefully and of natural causes earlier i spoke to david browne who s a senior writer at rolling stone magazine. i asked how influential and significant he thought michael nesmith was
michael nesmith, singer and guitarist with 1960s pop group the monkees, has died at the age of 78. the quartet rose to fame with a string of hit songs and starred in their own popular tv sitcom. nesmith, who was from texas, penned songs like mary, mary; circle sky; listen to the band; and the girl i knew somewhere. in a statement to us media, his family said he passed away this morning in his home, surrounded by family, peacefully and of natural causes . our media and arts correspondent david sillito told me he was a big fan of the monkees growing up. mike nesmith, i grew up watching the monkees thinking it was the most fantastic tv programme i d ever seen, and it is hard to overestimate how popular they were in their peak, and there is a fantastic audition tape of him back in 1966, i think it is, 65, and there he is in the woolly hat, the deadpan drawl style
matchup and just one league in i he wants to do it. it will be a good | matchup and just one league in the premier about 15 minutes in the second half now it is what fred who the. that s all the support from me. michael nesmith, singer and guitarist with 1960s pop group the monkees, has died at the age of 78. the quartet rose to fame with a string of hit songs and starred in their own popular tv sitcom. nesmith, who was from texas, penned songs like mary, mary; circle sky; listen to the band; and the girl i knew somewhere. in a statement to us media, his family said he passed away this morning in his home, surrounded by family, peacefully and of natural causes . peter mills is a lecturer at leeds beckett university, and wrote the monkees, head, and the 60s a book about the group. hejoins me now on the line what did he mean to the world of popular music?
the musician and actor mike nesmith has died at the age of 78. he rose to fame in the 1960s as a member of the monkees a band originally put together to star in a tv sitcom. nesmith played guitar on hits including i m a believer and last train to clarksville . more from us in the papers at 10:30pm and 11:30pm. now on bbc news, it s time for newswatch. hello, and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. our details and recordings related to horrific crimes, such as the death of arthur labinjo hughes, suitable for the audience of an early evening news bulletin? and has the bbc s coverage of that downing street party been obsessive and irresponsible?