Mark Ellen presented a programme called Imelda Marcos - Dictator of Taste this morning on Radio 4. To quote the BBC's website:

"Mark Ellen explores the emergence of Imelda Marcos as an unlikely modern icon as David Byrne, Norman Cook and other artists and musicians inspired by her life consider why Imelda has mutated into a modern muse and whether she deserves such broadly sympathetic treatment."

As Mark acknowledges upfront the programme was the idea of the late Robert Sandall and he was asked to complete it. Well worth a listen, and it's still on the BBC's iPlayer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x9yd5