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Saddam Hussein's family 'were the worst'

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One of Iraq's most highly regarded artists, Dr Ala Bashir, is staging a show in the UK. Dr Bashir worked as Saddam Hussein's personal doctor for 20 years and left following the overthrow of the Iraqi regime in 2003.

Reporter Nicola Stanbridge spoke to Dr Bahir about how his time in the Hussein household.

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