Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has recalled watching Sir Andy Murray win Wimbledon from solitary confinement in an Iranian prison, during an emotional meeting with the British tennis star. The 44-year-old British-Iranian dual national said Sir Andy offered a "connection" to her life outside prison and an "escape" from her six-year detention.
Sir Andy's voice cracked with emotion and he paused to gather himself when they met at the Lawn Tennis Association in Roehampton for her stint as guest editor of BBC Radio 4's Today programme. Sir Andy described Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe's story about watching him win his second Wimbledon title in 2016 from her prison cell as "by far the strangest, most incredible story I've been told" about someone viewing him play tennis.
Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was freed in March, used the programme to raise the plight of others suffering at the hands of the Iranian regime, amid widespread protests in the country. She also spent time cooking with Yotam Ottolenghi and spoke to Stella Assange, wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, about the impact on children of visiting family members in prison.
