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Lucy Ash presents the obituaries programme, looking back at the lives of the famous and infamous, the significant and the unsung. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.
Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.
Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.
Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.
20060409Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of people who have recently died - the great and the good, the extraordinary and the unsung. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm]

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20060416John Wilson presents the obituaries programme in which he celebrates the life stories of people who have recently died. Repeated from Friday

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm]

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20060423'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm]'
20060430'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary programme, that celebrates the lives of people who have recently died. Repeated from Friday'

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm]'

20060716'Obituary programme, with Jane Little. Repeated from Friday'

Jane Little presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.

20060723Repeated from Friday

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.

20060730Repeated from Friday

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.

20060806Repeated from Friday

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.

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20060813Repeated from Friday

Lucy Ash presents the obituaries programme, looking back at the lives of the famous and infamous, the significant and the unsung. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.

20060820Repeated from Friday

Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of significant people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.

20060827Jane Little celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. Repeated from Friday

Jane Little tells the life stories of significant people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.

20060903With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Fri

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.'

20060910With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Fri

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.'

20060917With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Fri

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.'

20060924With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday

'MATTHEW BANNISTER presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.'

20061001With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.'

20061008With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.'

20061015With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.'

20061022Presented by Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm]

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm]'

20061029With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday
20061105With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday

Then News.

20061112The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday
20061119Repeated from Friday

Then News.

20061126Obituary programme with Matthew Bannister. RptdfromFri
20061203Repeated from Friday
20061210Repeated from Friday
20061217The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday
20070107The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday
20070114Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of famous and less well-known people who have died recently. Rptd from Friday
20070121Obituary series. Repeated from Friday
20070128The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday
20070204Obituary series. Repeated from Friday
20070211Obituary series. Repeated from Friday
20070218Obituary series. Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20070225Obituary series. Repeated from Friday
20070304Obituary series. Repeated from Friday
20070311Obituary series. Repeated from Friday
20070318Obituary series. Repeated from Friday
20070325Obituary series. Repeated from Friday
20070401Obituary series. Rptd from Friday
20070408Obituary series. Repeated from Friday

Russell Davies presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

20070415Obituary series. Repeated from Friday

Russell Davies presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

20070422Obituary series. Repeated from Friday
20070429Obituary series. Repeated from Friday
20070506Obituary programme. Repeated from Friday

John Wilson presents the obituary series.

20070513Obituary series. Repeated from Friday

John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

20070520Obituary programme. Repeated from Friday

John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

20070527Obituary series. Repeated from Friday

John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

20070617Obituary series. Repeated from Friday
20070624Obituary series. Rptd from Friday
20070701Obituary series. Rptd from Friday
20070708Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme. Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20070715Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme. Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20070722Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme. Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20070729Presented by Jonathan Freedland. Rptd from Friday

Jonathan Freedland presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Followed by News.

20070805'Obituary series, presented by Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday'

Followed by News.

20070812Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of people who have died recently. Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20070819Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of people who have died recently. Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20070826John Wilson reflects on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Rptd from Friday

John Wilson and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died.

Followed by News.

20070902Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of people who have died recently. Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20070909Presented by Matthew Bannister. Rptd from Friday

Followed by News.

20070916Presented by Matthew Bannister. Rptd from Friday

Followed by News.

20070923Presented by Matthew Bannister. Rptd from Friday

Followed by News.

20071007Presented by Matthew Bannister. Rptd from Friday

Followed by News.

20071014Presented by Matthew Bannister. Rptd from Friday

Followed by News.

20071021Presented by Matthew Bannister. Rptd from Friday
20071028Presented by Matthew Bannister. Rptd from Friday

Followed by News.

20071104Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20071111With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Followed by News.

20071118With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20071125With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20071202Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20071209Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20071216With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20071223Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20071230Repeated from Friday 28 December at 4pm

Followed by News.

20080106Presented by Jane Little. Repeated from Friday
20080113With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20080120With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday
20080127With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20080203Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20080210Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died. Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20080217Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20080224Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20080302Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20080309Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20080316Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20080323Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20080330Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of people who have recently died. Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20080406Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died. Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20080413Matthew Bannister presents the obituary programmme. Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20080420Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20080427Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20080504Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20080511Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20080518Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20080525Repeated from Friday

Followed by News.

20080601Repeated from Friday

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

20080608Repeated from Friday

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20080615Repeated from Friday

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20080622Repeated from Friday
20080629Repeated from Friday

'John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20080706'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, celebrating the lives of notable people who have died recently. Repeated from Friday'

'John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20080713Repeated from Friday

'John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20080720Repeated from Friday

'John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20080727Repeated from Friday

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20080803Repeated from Friday

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20080810Repeated from Friday

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20080817Repeated from Friday

'Jane Little presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20080824With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20080831Repeated from Friday

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20080907Obituary series with Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20080914Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme. Repeated from Friday
20080921Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme. Repeated from Friday

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20080928With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20081005Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme. Repeated from Friday

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20081012Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme. Repeated from Friday

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20081019Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme. Repeated from Friday

'John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20081026Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme. Repeated from Friday

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20081102Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme. Repeated from Friday

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20081109Repeated from Friday

'John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20081116John Wilson celebrates the lives of notable people who have died recently. Rptd from Friday

'John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

20081130Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme. Repeated from Friday
20081207Repeated from Friday
20110508Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.
01-01-201020100103John Wilson presents the obituary series.
01-04-201120110403Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.
01-05-200920090503Repeated from Friday
01-07-201120110703Radio 4's obituary programme.
01-10-201020101003Radio 4's obituary programme.
02-01-200920090104John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson celebrates the lives of notable people who have died recently. Rptd from Fri

02-03-201220120304'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'
02-03-201820180304'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'
02-04-201020100404Obituary programme presented by John Wilson. The lives of those who have recently died are assessed with contributions from those who were either close to the subject or who have particular knowledge of their life and work.
02-07-201020100704On Last Word this week:

Novelist Beryl Bainbridge.

Two Conservative politicians who were on opposite wings of the party: the one nation Tory Lord Walker who survived in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet despite disagreeing with her on many policies and Dame Angela Rumbold, the strong Eurosceptic who tried to advance the cause of women in the party.

Professor Sir Hugh Ford: the engineer who made major break-throughs in plastics and metals which fuelled the growth of British manufacturing after the war.

Paolo Urbani: the Italian who made a successful business out of truffle hunting.

And Robert Byrd: the longest serving American senator.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

02-09-201120110904With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.

02-10-200920091004Repeated from Friday
02-12-201120111204Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's weekly obituaries programme.
03-02-201220120205'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'
03-04-200920090405Repeated from Friday
03-07-200920090705Matthew Bannister talks to writer Carla Lane, to Trevor Bannister who played the young salesman Mr Lucas and to the creator of Are You Being Served? and writer and actor Jeremy Lloyd about the actress Mollie Sugden; to the wine writer Jancis Robinson about the wine maker Jean (Johnny) Hugel; to regulars at the Sun Inn pub Gary Seymour and Mark Haslam, local representative of the Campaign for Real Ale, and to Jeremy Paxman who remembers visiting the pub owned by landlady Florence (Flossie) Lane; to the doctor of the England Football team Ian Beesley and to the current director of Sports Science at the University Tim Cable about sports scientist Prof Tom Reilly; and to Attila the Stockbroker, who pays tribute to his friend and fellow ranting poet Steven Wells.

Matthew Bannister reflects on the lives of Mollie Sugden, Jean Hugel and Prof Tom Reilly.

With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday

03-09-201020100905Radio 4's obituary programme.
03-12-201020101205Radio 4's obituary programme.
04-02-201120110206Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.
04-03-201120110306Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.
04-06-201020100606On Last Word this week:

Dennis Hopper - the Hollywood actor and director who captured the spirit of the sixties in Easy Rider, battled drink and drug addiction and made a triumphant return to form in Blue Velvet. Last Word has a tribute from director David Lynch.

Also the influential French-American sculptor Louise Bourgeois - Antony Gormley discusses her life and work.

Chris Haney, who became a multi millionaire after co-inventing the game Trivial Pursuit

Peter Orlovsky, partner and muse of the beat poet Allen Ginsberg

And John Gooders - who made a successful business from his passion for birdwatching.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

04-09-200920090906Repeated from Friday
04-11-201120111106Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's weekly obituaries programme.
04-12-200920091206Repeated from Friday
05-02-201020100207John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

John Wilson presents the obituary series.

05-03-201020100307
05-06-200920090607Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Repeated from Friday
05-08-201120110807Jane Little presents Radio 4's weekly obituaries programme.
05-11-201020101107Radio 4's obituary programme.
05-12-2008John Wilson presents the obituary series.
06-01-201220120108'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'
06-02-200920090208Repeated from Friday
06-03-200920090308With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday
06-04-201220120408JANE LITTLE tells the life stories of people who have recently died.
06-08-201020100808On Last Word this week:

Financier turned royal courtier Sir John Riddell, who as private secretary to both the Prince and Princess of Wales remained on good terms with both. Lolita Lebron who led a gun attack on the US House of Representatives to make the case for Puerto Rican independence. Screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz who revived the fortunes of James Bond and saved Superman. Donald Shiley, whose artificial heart valve was credited with saving thousands of lives. And Eric Tindill who until his death held the distinction of being the oldest surviving Test cricketer in the world and an All Blacks Rugby player.

Producer: Neil George.

Jane Little on Riddell, Lolita Lebron, Tom Mankiewicz, Donald Shiley and Eric Tindill.

06-11-200920091108Repeated from Friday
07-05-201020100509On Last Word this week:

The campaigner for gay rights Antony Grey. He was a leading figure in the lobbying that produced the legalisation of homosexuality for adults over the age of twenty one in 1967.

Also: Jean-Louis Dumas who turned the French luxury brand Hermes into a multi billion dollar global company.

The actress Lynn Redgrave who had a gift for comedy and battled her personal demons in public.

Guenter Wendt who was in charge of the final pre-flight checks before pioneering American astronauts launched into space.

And Avigdor Arikha, the Israeli artist whose first drawings depicted the horrors of the concentration camp where he was taken as a child.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

07-08-200920090809Jane Little presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Jane Little presents the obituary series.

Repeated from Friday

07-10-201120111009Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.
08-01-201020100110
08-04-201120110410Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.
08-05-200920090510Matthew Bannister talks to Nicky Weller and Steve White about the life of music manager John Weller; Adrian Jackson on Brazilian theatre director Augusto Boal; Arif Waqar on Ghazal singer Iqbal Bano; Anne Cole and Adrian Midgely on English toponymist Dr Margaret Gelling; Marianne Faithfull and Nicky Haslam on model and muse Maxime de la Falaise.

Repeated from Friday

08-07-201120110710Radio 4's obituary programme with John Wilson.
08-10-201020101010Radio 4's obituary programme.
09-01-200920090111Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme. Repeated from Friday
09-03-201220120311'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'
09-03-201820180311'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Photo: Sir Roger Bannister

Matthew Bannister on

Trevor Baylis, the eccentric inventor who came up with the wind up radio.

Lerone Bennett, the American academic who wrote many influential books on black history including 'Before the Mayflower'.

Penny Vincenzi the best selling novelist who told stories of glamorous heroines, romance and business intrigue.

Ian Aitken one of the UK's most influential political columnists. Jim Naughtie pays tribute.

Sir Roger Bannister, the neurologist who was the first person to run the mile in under four minutes. We'll find out what happened when he tried to help me do the same.

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: MATTHEW BANNISTER, Radio 5 Live 5.5.2004; TOMORROW'S WORLD, BBC TV 24.9.1997 and 15.4.1994; GO4IT, BBC TV 11.5.2008; ABRAHAM LINCOLN:SAINT OR SINNER, BBC TV 3.2.2011; RADIO 2 ARTS PROGRAMME 13.10.2000; KALEIDOSCOPE, RADIO 4 14.11.1995.

09-04-201020100411John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

John Wilson presents the obituary series.

09-07-201020100711On Last Word this week:

The Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussain Fadlallah: known as the spiritual force behind Hezbollah in Lebanon during the the1980s. The USA branded him a terrorist - he held strongly anti-Israeli views - but he was revered as a liberal Shia cleric by thousands of followers.

The explorer and composer David Fanshawe who collected music from around the world to include in works like African Sanctus.

Also, the man known as Dr. Iron - Clement Finch whose research into the role of iron in the body led to advances in treating anaemia.

And the racehorse trainer Rosemary Lomax, the first woman officially to train a winner at Royal Ascot.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

09-09-201120110911Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.
09-10-200920091011Repeated from Friday
10-02-201220120212'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'
10-04-200920090412John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

John Wilson presents the obituary series.

Repeated from Good Friday

10-06-201120110612MATTHEW BANNISTER presents Radio 4's obituary programme.
10-07-200920090712John Wilson presents the obituaries programme.

John Wilson presents the obituary series.

Repeated from Friday

10-12-201020101212Radio 4's obituary programme.
11-02-201120110213'

On Last Word with John Wilson this week:

Test Match star Trevor Bailey is remembered, both at the crease and in the commentary box, by his friend Henry Blofeld.

Dr Ernest McCulloch pioneered stem-cell research which led to the first bone-marrow transplants.

John Paul Getty III lost his ear to kidnappers, was snubbed by his billionaire grandfather and suffered a crippling stroke. We hear the story of massive wealth and family tragedy.

And rock star Greg Lake tells us how, when he was putting together a new band, blues guitarist Gary Moore passed the audition simply by 'tuning up'.

John Wilson on Trevor Bailey, Ernest McCulloch, John Paul Getty III and Gary Moore.

11-03-201120110313Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.
11-06-201020100613Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

11-09-200920090913Repeated from Friday
11-12-200920091213Repeated from Friday
12-02-201020100214John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

John Wilson presents the obituary series.

12-03-201020100314
12-06-200920090614Featuring the life of the controversial trade union leader Eric Hammond, who did a secret deal to help Rupert Murdoch move his newspapers to Wapping.

One of the founders of Google, Sergey Brin, pays tribute to the computer scientist Professor Rajeev Motwani, who helped them develop their search engine.

Matthew Bannister also discusses the Scottish poet Maurice Lindsay, a passionate advocate for Scottish literature, art and architecture, the 'ton up vicar' of the 1960s, Father Bill Shergold, who encouraged hundreds of bikers to join his church youth club in the East End of London, and the record producer Ron Richards, who worked with the Hollies, Gerry and the Pacemakers as well as on some of the Beatles' first recording sessions.

Repeated from Friday

12-08-201120110814Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.
12-11-201020101114Radio 4's obituary programme.
12-12-200820081214John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme. Repeated from Friday

13-01-201220120115'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'
13-02-200920090215Repeated from Friday
13-03-200920090315With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday
13-04-201220120415'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'
13-05-201120110515Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.
13-08-201020100815On Last Word this week:

Professor Tony Judt the leading historian and political thinker who wrote eloquently about his struggle with motor neurone disease

The Hollywood actress Patricia Neal who suffered a series of strokes and was nursed back to health by her husband Roald Dahl

The Glasgow union leader Jimmy Reid who led a 'work in' to save the Clyde shipyards from closure

And the jazz and swing drummer Jack Parnell, a star of the Ted Heath Band and conductor of the music for the Muppets.

Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on Patricia Neal, Jack Parnell, Jimmy Reid and Professor Tony Judt.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

13-11-200920091115Repeated from Friday
14-01-201120110116Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.
14-05-201020100516Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

14-08-200920090816Jane Little presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Jane Little presents the obituary series.

Repeated from Friday

14-10-201120111016Radio 4's obituary programme. With MATTHEW BANNISTER.
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15-05-200920090517Repeated from Friday
15-07-201120110717Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.
15-10-201020101017Radio 4's obituary programme.
16-01-200920090118Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the life stories of people who have recently died. Repeated from Friday
16-03-201220120318Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

16-03-201820180318 (R4)Photo: Professor Stephen Hawking

Matthew Bannister on

Professor Stephen Hawking, one of the world's best known scientists who carried out pioneering research into black holes. The Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin Rees pays tribute.

Hubert de Givenchy, the French fashion designer who dressed Audrey Hepburn.

Michele Hanson who wrote a popular newspaper column about her struggles to bring up her teenage daughter. That daughter - Amy - pays tribute.

Sir John Sulston, the biologist who led the project to sequence the human genome.

And the comedian Sir Ken Dodd, whose shows could last into the early hours of the morning.

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16-04-201020100418On Last Word this week a leading Polish historian reflects on the death in a plane crash of the country's President and members of the political elite. Also, one of Scotland's finest singers - Kenneth McKellar's White Heather Club co-star Moira Anderson pays tribute. Anatoly Dobrynin - who as Soviet ambassador in Washington played a key role in preventing nuclear war during the Cuban missile crisis;

Ed Roberts, known as the founder of the personal computing industry. He sold his company and went off to practice as a small town doctor while his employee Bill Gates made billions at Microsoft

And George Nissen - the acrobat who invented the trampoline and devoted his life to promoting its virtues.

Matthew Bannister presents the weekly obituaries programme.

16-07-201020100718On Last Word this week:

The eminent conductor Sir Charles Mackerras. We have tributes from Dame Janet Baker, Julian Lloyd Webber and Sir Mark Elder.

Sir Marrack Goulding, the outspoken diplomat who led the development of United Nations peacekeeping - Lord Hattersley pays tribute.

Lord Laing of Dunphail who led the success of United Biscuits and was a friend of Margaret Thatcher.

Jim Bohlen - the Canadian campaigner who was part of the anti nuclear testing sea voyage that led to the foundation of Greenpeace.

And the poet Pete Morgan who often wrote about his beloved Yorkshire countryside.

Matthew Bannister on Charles Mackerras, Marrack Goulding, Hector Laing, and Jim Bohlen.

16-10-200920091018John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

John Wilson presents the obituary series.

Repeated from Friday

16-12-201120111218John Wilson on:

Christopher Hitchens, a giant of modern political journalism, who targeted tyranny, corruption and religion in print.

Microbiologist Lynn Margulis, whose theories about evolution brought about new understanding of cellular development.

George Whitman, owner of the world famous Shakespeare and co. bookshop in Paris.

And Jerry Robinson, the comic strip artist who created the character of Batman's faithful sidekick Robin and his arch villain The Joker.

John Wilson on Christopher Hitchens, Lynn Margulis, George Whitman and Jerry Robinson.

17-02-201220120219'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'
17-04-200920090419Repeated from Friday
17-06-201120110619Jane Little presents Radio 4's obituary programme.
17-07-200920090719Repeated from Friday
17-09-201020100919'

John Wilson presents Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died. This week: Lord Bingham, who rose to become the most senior and most respected judge in Britain. A former Master of the Rolls and Lord Chief Justice, Lord Bingham was a proud defender of individual liberty and human rights. Lord David Owen is among those paying tribute. We also hear about the heroism and bravery of wartime secret agent Eileen Nearne; the free-wheeling life of traveller and counter-cultural leader Sid Rawle; French new wave auteur Claude Chabrol and how Vladimir Raitz invented the package holiday 60 years ago.

John Wilson on Lord Bingham, Eileen Nearne, Vladimir Raitz, Claude Chabrol and Sid Rawle.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

John Wilson presents This week: Lord Bingham, who rose to become the most senior and most respected judge in Britain. A former Master of the Rolls and Lord Chief Justice, Lord Bingham was a proud defender of individual liberty and human rights. Lord David Owen is among those paying tribute. We also hear about the heroism and bravery of wartime secret agent Eileen Nearne; the free-wheeling life of traveller and counter-cultural leader Sid Rawle; French new wave auteur Claude Chabrol and how Vladimir Raitz invented the package holiday 60 years ago.

17-12-201020101219Radio 4's obituary programme.
18-02-201120110220'

John Wilson presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

We retrace Sir George Shearing's jazz journey from Battersea to Birdland - pianist Julian Joseph demonstrates the secret of Shearing's keyboard technique.

The Right Reverend Derek Rawcliffe was known as Britain's first gay Bishop after he outed himself on Newsnight.

How former Liverpudlian milkman and docker Brian Jacques became one of the biggest selling children's authors in the world.

Sociologist Daniel Bell's big ideas included a prediction of the internet - three decades before it was invented.

And how actor TP McKenna became a familiar face on stage on screen.

John Wilson on George Shearing, Derek Rawcliffe, Brian Jacques, Daniel Bell and TP McKenna

18-03-201120110320Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.
18-06-201020100620On Last Word this week Matthew Bannister marks the lives of:

Egon Ronay - the Hungarian born gourmet who led a transformation of British food.

Sir Harold Haywood. He was the Director of the National Association of Youth Clubs who stepped in to stop the mods and rockers fighting on Brighton beach.

The German artist Sigmar Polke who satirised American pop art and experimented with unusual materials - AS Byatt pays tribute.

The neurologist Dr Fred Plum who coined the terms 'persistent vegetative state' and 'locked in syndrome' to describe different types of coma.

And the BBC commentator Robert Hudson, who first suggested the idea of ball by ball cricket coverage on radio.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

18-09-200920090920Repeated from Friday
18-11-201120111120Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.
18-12-200920091220Obituaries. Rptd from Friday
19-02-201020100221John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

John Wilson presents the obituary series.

19-03-201020100321
19-06-200920090621Repeated from Friday
19-08-201120110821Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's weekly obituaries programme.
19-11-201020101121Radio 4's obituary programme.
19-12-200820081221John Wilson presents the obituary series.

Repeated from Friday

20-01-201220120122'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'
20-02-200920090222Presented by Matthew Bannister. Rptd from Fri
20-03-200920090322Repeated from Friday
20-04-201220120422'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'
20-05-201120110522Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.
20-08-201020100822Radio 4's obituary programme.
20-11-200920091122Repeated from Friday
21-01-201120110123Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.
21-05-201020100523On Last Word this week

Major General Khattiya Sawasdipol - otherwise known as 'Sae Daeng' or Red Commander. The flamboyant security chief of the red shirted anti-government protesters was shot dead in Bangkok last week.

Also Professor Richard Gregory, the eminent psychologist who increased our understanding of human perception

Hank Jones - the revered jazz pianist who played with most of the top names of the twentieth century

The political columnist Alan Watkins - one of the last greats of Fleet Street

And: never knowingly overdressed: the nude pin up of the fifties and sixties, Pamela Green.

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary programme.

Major General Khattiya Sawasdipol - otherwise known as Sae Daeng or Red Commander. The flamboyant security chief of the red shirted anti-government protesters was shot dead in Bangkok last week.

21-08-200920090823Repeated from Friday
21-10-201120111023Jane Little presents Radio 4's weekly obituaries programme.
21-11-200820081123John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Repeated from Friday

22-01-201020100124Marking the lives of Bill McLaren, Kate McGarrigle, Andrew Booth and Erich Segal.
22-04-201120110424Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.
22-05-200920090524Repeated from Friday
22-07-201120110724Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.
22-10-201020101024Radio 4's obituary programme.
23-01-200920090125Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the life stories of people who have recently died. Repeated from Friday
23-03-201220120325Matthew Bannister on:

His holiness Pope Shenouda the third, leader of the Coptic church who had to defend his flock in Egypt from violence and persecution.

His Majesty King George Tupou the fifth - the colourful king of Tonga who trained at Sandhurst and introduced democracy to his island people.

Maurice Andre, the virtuoso French trumpeter.

Iran's first successful female novelist Simin Daneshvar

And Chaleo Yoovidhya - the Thai entrepreneur who made billions from the Red Bull energy drink.

Matthew Bannister on Pope Shenouda III, King George Tupou, Maurice Andre, Simin Daneshvar.

23-04-201020100425On Last Word this week:

Juan Antonio Samaranch - President of the International Olympic Committee who was credited with transforming the fortunes of the modern Olympics, but dogged by allegations of corruption and the use of drugs in sport.

The actor, director and writer Tom Fleming who was also the voice of major royal occasions on the BBC. His professionalism guided us through events like the Queens's Coronation, the wedding and funeral of Princess Diana and the Edinburgh Tattoo.

Ronald Gregory who was the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire police at the time of the much criticised investigation into the Yorkshire Ripper murders.

And Bishop Abel Muzorewa who tried to negotiate a peaceful transition to black majority rule in Rhodesia before being trounced at the polls by Robert Mugabe.

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary programme.

23-07-201020100725On Last Word this week:

Eduardo Sanchez Junco - who developed the Spanish gossip magazine Hola into a worldwide brand. We have tributes from his former international editor the Marquesa de Valera and his competitor Richard Desmond.

Also top Russian spy Sergei Tretyakov who defected to the Americans in 2000.

The influential climate change scientist Professor Stephen Schneider who advised eight American presidents, but received death threats from sceptics

And 'probably the daftest broadcaster in the world' - as his jingle had it. BBC Radio Norfolk's veteran entertainer, country music fan and the voice of Carrow Road - Roy Waller.

Matthew Bannister on Eduardo Sanchez Junco, Sergei Tretyakov and Stephen Schneider.

And probably the daftest broadcaster in the world - as his jingle had it. BBC Radio Norfolk's veteran entertainer, country music fan and the voice of Carrow Road - Roy Waller.

23-09-201120110925Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.
23-10-200920091025Repeated from Friday
24-02-201220120226'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'
24-04-200920090426Repeated from Friday
24-07-200920090726Repeated from Friday
24-09-201020100926'

On Last Word this week:

Barbel Bohley, the East german artist who was one of the leaders of the protests that brought down the Berlin Wall.

The composer Geoffrey Burgon who wrote the memorable TV theme for Brideshead Revisited and the score for the Monty Python film 'Life of Brian'. Terry Jones pays tribute.

The lesbian feminist campaigner Jill Johnston who took part in the notorious discussion of women's rights at the Manhattan Town Hall in the 1970s.

The MI6 Agent John McGlashan who was involved in a plot to assassinate Egypt's President Nasser with a box of poisoned chocolates.

And the publisher Tom Guinzberg who launched the careers of many influential writers - and fell out with his friend Jackie Kennedy Onassis over a Jeffrey Archer novel.

Matthew Bannister on Barbel Bohley, Geoffrey Burgon, Jill Johnston, John McGlashan.

The composer Geoffrey Burgon who wrote the memorable TV theme for Brideshead Revisited and the score for the Monty Python film Life of Brian. Terry Jones pays tribute.

25-03-201120110327Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.
25-06-201020100627'

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

25-09-200920090927Repeated from Friday
25-11-201120111127Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.
26-02-201020100228
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26-06-200920090628Repeated from Friday
26-08-201120110828Matthew Bannister on

Jerry Lieber who with his partner Mike Stoller wrote scores of classic songs - from Hound Dog for Elvis Presley to Stand By Me for Ben E King and Pearl's a Singer for Elkie Brooks.

Diana Lamplugh who reacted to the disappearance of her daughter by launching a campaign to change atitudes to personal safety

John Howard Davies - as a child actor he played Oliver in David Lean's film - as an adult he produced and directed many classic TV comedies including Monty Python, the Goodies and Fawlty Towers.

Ctirad Masin - Czech resistance fighter whose violent and daring escape still causes controversy today

And Geroge Devol who invented the first industrial robot - the Unimate.

Matthew Bannister on Jerry Lieber, Diana Lamplugh, John Howard Davies and George Devol.

26-11-201020101128Radio 4's obituary programme.
27-01-201220120129'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'
27-02-200920090301With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday
27-03-200920090329Repeated from Friday
27-04-201220120429
27-05-201120110529Matthew Bannister on

The Indian born writer and activist Mala Sen, who campaigned for the rights of ethnic minority workers in the UK.

The nobel prize winning scientist Dr Willard Boyle, who invented the tiny charge couple device that is behind all digital imaging

Lloyd Knibb - the Jamaican drummer who came up with the ska beat.

The actor Edward Hardwicke best known for playing Dr Watson to Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes in the 1980s TV series

And the seventh Earl of Onslow, a political maverick and true British eccentric.

Matthew Bannister on Mala Sen, Willard Boyle, Lloyd Knibb, and the 7th Earl of Onslow.

27-08-201020100829Radio 4's obituary programme.
27-11-200920091129Repeated from Friday
28-05-201020100530Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

28-08-200920090830Repeated from Friday
28-10-201120111030Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.
28-11-2008John Wilson presents the obituary series.
29-01-201020100131
29-04-201120110501Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.
29-05-200920090531Matthew Bannister talks to Dr Harold Brown and Rachel York about the life of physicist Herbert York; Bill Smith about diver Carl Spencer; Ken Livingstone, Tony Benn and Nick Jones about trade union leader Ken Gill and Professor David Bradbury and Pamela Howard about the life of French theatre director Roger Planchon.

Matthew Bannister talks about the lives of physicist Herbert York and diver Carl Spencer.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Repeated from Friday

29-07-201120110731Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.
29-10-201020101031Radio 4's obituary programme.
30-01-200920090201With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday
30-03-201220120401MATTHEW BANNISTER on:

The Tory politician Lord Newton - a respected Minister of Health and Secretary of State for social security. EDWINA CURRIE tells us why she confided in him about her affair with JOHN MAJOR.

The darts player Jocky Wilson - a Scottish hero to the poet IAN MACMILLAN who pays tribute.

Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, the warlord who became President of Somalia but couldn't stop the country's tribal and religious violence

Jennifer Longford, daughter of LLOYD GEORGE's mistress - but was LLOYD GEORGE her father?

And banjo player extraordinaire Earl Scruggs - Whispering BOB HARRIS pays tribute to the bluegrass pioneer..

MATTHEW BANNISTER on Lord Newton, Jocky Wilson, Jennifer Longford, Earl Scruggs.

30-04-201020100502The subjects of today's programme include Dorothy Height, described by Barack Obama as 'the godmother of civil rights' in the United States. A campaigner from the 1930s, according to the US President she was 'at every march and milestone along the way'.

Also the prolific writer Alan Sillitoe, who first came to prominence with his novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. We hear from his son David.

Professor Fred Halliday, renowned scholar of international relations and expert on the Middle East. His fluency in ten languages helped him to gain a deeper understanding of Arabic culture and politics

And the poet Peter Porter. Russell Davies recalls the long Soho lunches they shared with Clive James, Kingsley and Martin Amis, Ian McEwan and other luminaries.

Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

The subjects of today's programme include Dorothy Height, described by Barack Obama as the godmother of civil rights in the United States. A campaigner from the 1930s, according to the US President she was at every march and milestone along the way.

30-07-201020100801Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

30-09-201120111002Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.
30-10-200920091101Obituaries with Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday
31-07-200920090802

Repeated from Friday

31-12-201020110102Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.
Albertina Sisulu, Mf Husain, Patrick Leigh Fermor And John Mackenzie2011061720110619 (R4)Jane Little on:

Albertina Sisulu, whose contribution to the end of apartheid in South Africa led to her being called The Mother of the Nation.

Adventurer, travel writer, and war hero Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor.

TV and film director John MacKenzie, best known for The Long Good Friday.

Carl Gardner, singer and founder of the 1950s hitmakers, The Coasters.

And the 'Picasso of India', prolific artist MF Husein.

Jane Little on Albertina Sisulu, MF Husain, Patrick Leigh Fermor and John Mackenzie.

Jane Little presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Jane Little presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

Baroness Heyhoe Flint, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Una Kroll, William Peter Blatty, Sir James Mancham20170122Matthew Bannister on

Baroness Rachael Heyhoe Flint who captained the England women's cricket team to victory in the World Cup.

Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, one of the key players in the country's revolution.

Dr. Una Kroll, a tireless campaigner for the ordination of women.

William Peter Blatty who wrote the book and the film 'The Exorcist

And Sir James Mancham, the first President of the Seychelles

Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on a cricketer, two presidents, a campaigner, a writer.

William Peter Blatty who wrote the book and the film The Exorcist

Brian Haw, Mike Waterson, Yelena Bonner And Mietek Pemper2011062420110626 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Brian Haw - the anti war protester who camped in Parliament Square for ten years;

Mike Waterson who made singing traditional British music a family affair;

Yelena Bonner - wife of the Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov - and campaigner in her own right

Mietek Pemper - the Jewish secretary who helped to type Schindler's List and saved thousands from the gas chamber

And Gunnar Fischer - the cinematographer who gave the films of Ingmar Bergman their distinctive look.

Matthew Bannister on Brian Haw, Mike Waterson, Yelena Bonner and Mietek Pemper.

With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme with Matthew Bannister.

Brian Haw, Mike Waterson, Yelena Bonner And Mietek Pemper20110626Matthew Bannister on

Brian Haw - the anti war protester who camped in Parliament Square for ten years;

Mike Waterson who made singing traditional British music a family affair;

Yelena Bonner - wife of the Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov - and campaigner in her own right

Mietek Pemper - the Jewish secretary who helped to type Schindler's List and saved thousands from the gas chamber

And Gunnar Fischer - the cinematographer who gave the films of Ingmar Bergman their distinctive look.

Matthew Bannister on Brian Haw, Mike Waterson, Yelena Bonner and Mietek Pemper.

Dame Barbara Mills, Gil Scott-heron, Leonora Carrington, Flick Colby20110605Matthew Bannister on:

Dame Barbara Mills QC, the successful barrister who became the first woman Director of Public Prosecutions.

The poet and singer Gil Scott-Heron who gave voice to the black American experience.

The surrealist artist Leonora Carrington who scandalised her father by running away with Max Ernst and became a national treasure in Mexico.

And Flick Colby who choreographed Pans People's weekly routines on Top of the Pops. We have a tribute from Babs.

Matthew Bannister on Dame Barbara Mills, Gil Scott-Heron, Leonora Carrington, Flick Colby.

Dev Anand, Christopher Logue, Só, Crates, Helen Forrester, Wilfred Lambert20111211John Wilson on:

Christopher Logue, the performance poet who translated Homer, wrote for Private Eye, and acted alongside Jonathan Pryce in Hamlet.

Socrates - doctor of medicine, political activist and Brazilian World Cup captain.

We hear about Professor Wilfred Lambert , a scholar whose unrivalled knowledge of ancient Babylonian languages helped unlock historical mysteries.

Dev Anand - the matinee idol of Hindi cinema.

And Helen Forrester who wrote about childhood poverty in Liverpool in the 1930s.

John Wilson on Dev Anand, Christopher Logue, Socrates, Helen Forrester and Wilfred Lambert

Dev Anand, Christopher Logue, Sócrates, Helen Forrester, Wilfred Lambert20111211'

John Wilson on:

Christopher Logue, the performance poet who translated Homer, wrote for Private Eye, and acted alongside Jonathan Pryce in Hamlet.

Socrates - doctor of medicine, political activist and Brazilian World Cup captain.

We hear about Professor Wilfred Lambert , a scholar whose unrivalled knowledge of ancient Babylonian languages helped unlock historical mysteries.

Dev Anand - the matinee idol of Hindi cinema.

And Helen Forrester who wrote about childhood poverty in Liverpool in the 1930s.

John Wilson on Dev Anand, Christopher Logue, Socrates, Helen Forrester and Wilfred Lambert

Dev Anand, Christopher Logue, S\u00f3crates, Helen Forrester, Wilfred Lambert2011120920111211 (R4)John Wilson on:

Christopher Logue, the performance poet who translated Homer, wrote for Private Eye, and acted alongside Jonathan Pryce in Hamlet.

Socrates - doctor of medicine, political activist and Brazilian World Cup captain.

We hear about Professor Wilfred Lambert , a scholar whose unrivalled knowledge of ancient Babylonian languages helped unlock historical mysteries.

Dev Anand - the matinee idol of Hindi cinema.

And Helen Forrester who wrote about childhood poverty in Liverpool in the 1930s.

John Wilson on Dev Anand, Christopher Logue, Socrates, Helen Forrester and Wilfred Lambert

John Wilson presents the obituary programme that analyses and celebrates the life stories of people who have recently died.

John Wilson presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

Eve Arnold, Ronald Searle, Sir Michael Dummett And Bob Anderson2012010620120108 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The photographer Eve Arnold - who produced revealing images of all her subjects - from film stars like Marilyn Monroe to some of the world's poorest people.

The cartoonist Ronald Searle, so much more than the creator of St Trinians and Nigel Molesworth. Martin Rowson, Mike Leigh and Russell Davies pay tribute.

The philosopher Sir Michael Dummett, who had radical ideas about meaning and language and also campaigned against racism

And the Hollywood fight director Bob Anderson, who wielded Darth Vader's light sabre and accidentally stabbed Errol Flynn.

Matthew Bannister on Eve Arnold, Ronald Searle, Sir Michael Dummett and Bob Anderson.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Khalil Dale, Leila Berg, Tomas Borge, Terry Spinks, Rev Ray Davey20120506'Matthew Bannister on Khalil Dale, Leila Berg, Tomas Borge, Terry Spinks, Rev Ray Davey.'
Norman St John-stevas, Lynn D Compton, Leonard Rosoman, Robert Sherman2012030920120311 (R4)John Wilson on:

Politician, academic and dandy Norman St John Stevas, remembered by Michael Heseltine and Andrew Neil.

D-Day hero Buck Compton - member of the Band Of Brothers company who later led the prosecution of Bobby Kennedy's killer Sirhan Sirhan.

Leonard Rosoman, the war artist who documented the London blitz and taught David Hockney at art school.

And Disney film songwriter Robert Sherman, who helped create the soundtrack to childhood.

John Wilson on Norman St John Stevas, Buck Compton, Leonard Rosoman and Robert Sherman.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by John Wilson.

Raymond Burton, Maria Altmann, Ronald Hickman, David Tench, Nicholas Courtney20110227John Wilson presents Radio 4's obituary programme

Raymond Burton, who expanded the Burton's suit empire started by his father, and went onto launch Topshop.

Maria Altmann, who - in her late 80s - won ownership of $330m worth of Gustav Klimt paintings that her family had lost in Nazi-occupied Austria.

Ronald Hickman, inventor of the popular piece of DIY kit - the Workmate.

Esther Rantzen pays tribute to That's Life's in-house lawyer David Tench.

And actor Nicholas Courtney, best known for playing Dr Who's ally on earth, the Brigadier.

John Wilson on Raymond Burton, Maria Altmann, Ronald Hickman and David Tench.

Richard Hamilton, Michael Hart, Gabriel Valdes And Wardell Quezergue20110918Matthew Bannister on

Richard Hamilton - the father of pop art who was inspired by technology and modern life.

Michael Hart, who founded Project Gutenberg to digitise great works of literature and make them freely available to all.

Gabriel Valdes, the Chilean politician who played a leading role in ousting Pinochet's military junta

Wardell Quezergue, the arranger credited with developing the New Orleans sound. He worked with Paul Simon, The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney

And the poet Herbert Lomas, whose work on the death of his wife inspired Ted Hughes to write his Birthday Letters.

Matthew Bannister on Richard Hamilton, Michael Hart, Gabriel Valdes and Wardell Quezergue.

Sherwood Rowland, Lawrence Anthony, James Q Wilson, Jack Chippendale, Joe Thompson And Philip Madoc2012031620120318 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sherwood Rowland who won the Nobel prize for showing that chemicals used in aerosols were damaging the ozone layer,

Lawrence Anthony, the conservationist known as the 'elephant whisperer' who saved the animals in the Baghdad Zoo after the American invasion of Iraq,

James Q Wilson, the neo con social scientist who put forward the 'broken windows' theory of crime - suggesting that focussing on low level disorder could combat more serious offences,

Joe Thompson - the fiddle player who kept alive the musical traditions of the black string bands of the American south,

and Jack Chippendale, the respected wooden boat builder.

Matthew Bannister on Sherwood Rowland, Lawrence Anthony, James Q Wilson and Joe Thompson.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.

Sidney Lumet, Baruch Blumberg, Roger Nichols, Edith Helm And Ishbel Macaskill20110417Matthew Bannister on

The prolific film director Sidney Lumet - whose movies included Twelve Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon and Network. We have tributes from Omar Sharif and Jenny Agutter.

The nobel prize winning scientist Baruch Blumberg, who saved millions of lives by isolating the Hepatitis B virus and developing a vaccine

Roger Nichols - the innovative studio engineer who gave Steely Dan their distinctive sound.

Edith Helm - the first woman ever to be given a kidney transplant - we speak to the donor - her twin sister.

And the honey voiced Gaelic singer Ishbel MacAskill.

Matthew Bannister on Sidney Lumet, Baruch Blumberg, Roger Nichols and Ishbel MacAskill.

And the 'honey voiced' Gaelic singer Ishbel MacAskill.

Vaclav Havel, Kim Jong-il, Chris Athey, Cesaria Evora And Russell Hoban20111225Matthew Bannister on

The mysterious life of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. We hear from the former British Charge D'Affaires in Pyongyang and the film actress who says she was kidnapped by The Dear Leader.

Also Chris Athey - the educational psychologist who championed the Teletubbies

Russell Hoban, author of both children's and adult fiction, including his vision of a post apocalyptic world Riddley Walker

Cesaria Evora - the singer from Cape Verde known as the Barefoot Diva

and the Czech playwright and President Vaclav Havel remembered by his friend Ivan Klima and Sir John Tusa.

Matthew Bannister on Kim Jong-il, Chris Athey, Russell Hoban, Cesaria Evora, Vaclav Havel.

The mysterious life of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. We hear from the former British Charge D'Affaires in Pyongyang and the film actress who says she was kidnapped by 'The Dear Leader'.

Russell Hoban, author of both children's and adult fiction, including his vision of a post apocalyptic world 'Riddley Walker

Vidal Sassoon, Angelica Garnett, Maurice Sendak And Lloyd Brevett2012051120120513 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Vidal Sassoon - who revolutionised the world of hairdressing during the swinging sixties. We'll hear his own memories of fighting the blackshirts in London's East End and Mary Quant recalls their trend setting collaboration..

Also the artist Angelica Garnett, only daughter of the Bloomsbury Group painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant and niece of Virginia Woolf

Maurice Sendak, the children's writer best known for 'Where The Wild Things Are'. Michael Rosen pays a literary tribute.

And Lloyd Brevett, the bass player behind the ska rhythm that gave birth to reggae.

Matthew Bannister on Vidal Sassoon, Angelica Garnett, Maurice Sendak and Lloyd Brevett.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.'

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The Battle of Britain pilot Wallace Cunnigham, who took part in the celebrated 'Wooden Horse' escape from a German prisoner of war camp.

Lord Gould - the political strategist behind New Labour. Lord Mandelson and Alastair Campbell pay tribute.

Alfonso Cano - communist leader of the FARC militants in Columbia

And heavyweight boxer Joe Frazier - we recall the Thriller in Manila and have a tribute from the philosopher AC Grayling.

Matthew Bannister on Wallace Cunningham, Lord Gould, Alfonso Cano and Joe Frazier.

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New Series. Matthew Bannister launches Radio 4's weekly obituaries series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Freddie Laker

Betty Friedan

Romano Mussolini

Ron Greenwood

Coretta Scott-King.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.Freddie Laker

New series Matthew Bannister launches this obituaries series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have died recently. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some of them famous and some less well-known. Producer Robyn Read

Matthew Bannister 's dying words: page 113

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0220060217'Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some of them famous and some less well-known. Producer Robyn Read'
0320060224'Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Producer Robyn Read'
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0720060324Matthew Bannister looks back at the lives of some of those who have recently died - famous and unsung, significant and extraordinary.

'Matthew Bannister looks back at the lives of some of those who have recently died - famous and unsung, significant and extraordinary.'

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Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of people who have recently died - the great and the good, the extraordinary and the unsung. [Rptd Sun 11.00pm]

Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of people who have recently died - the great and the good, the extraordinary and the unsung. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm]

'Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of people who have recently died, both the great and the good, the extraordinary and the unsung. Producer Robyn Read'

1020060414John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 11.00pm]

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm]

'John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

John Wilson presents the weekly obituaries programme. Producer Robyn Read

1120060421Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 11.00pm]

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm]

Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme in which he celebrates the life stories of people who have recently died, both the great and the good, the extraordinary and the unsung.

Producer Julian May Repeated on Sunday at 11pm

1220060428Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 11.00pm]

Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of people who have recently died, from the rich and famous to the unsung but significant.

Producer Robyn Read Repeated on Sunday at 11pm

1320060505Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of the recently deceased. Repeated from Friday

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm]'

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 11.00pm]

'Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of the recently deceased, from the rich and famous to the unsung but significant. Producer Robyn Read Repeated on Sunday at 11pm'

1420060512Matthew Bannister celebrates the life stories of the recently deceased. Repeated from Friday

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm]'

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 11.00pm]

'Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of the recently deceased, from the rich and famous to the unsung but Significant. Producer Robyn Read Repeated on Sunday at 11pm'

1520060519Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 11.00pm]

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, from the rich and famous to the unsung but significant. Producer Robyn Read'

1620060526Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 11.00pm]

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 11.00pm]'

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, from the rich and famous to the unsung and extraordinary. Producer Robyn Read'

1720060602Matthew Bannister looks back at the lives of the great and the good, the unsung and the extraordinary, in Radio 4's obituaries programme.

'Matthew Bannister looks back at the lives of the great and the good, the unsung and the extraordinary, in Radio 4's obituaries programme.'

'The obituary programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, from the rich and famous to the unsung and extraordinary. With Matthew Bannister. Producer Robyn Read'

1820060609'The obituary programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, from the rich and famous to the unsung and extraordinary. With Matthew Bannister. Producer Robyn Read'
1920060616'The obituary programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, from the rich and famous to the unsung and extraordinary. With Matthew Bannister. Producer Robyn Read'
2020060623'The obituary programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, presented by Matthew Bannister. Producer Robyn Read'
2120060630'The obituary programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, from the rich and famous to the unsung and extraordinary. With Matthew Bannister. Producer Robyn Read'
2220060707The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Matthew Bannister. Producer Robyn Read
2320060714Jane Little presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 8.30pm]

'Jane Little presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Jane Little. Producer Robyn Read Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

2420060721Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 8.30pm]

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm]

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm]'

The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Matthew Bannister.

Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

2520060728Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 8.30pm]

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 8.30pm]'

'Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, both famous and infamous, unsung and extraordinary. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated Sunday 8.30pm'

2620060804Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 8.30pm]

'Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, both famous and infamous, the unsung and the extraordinary. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated Sunday 8.30pm'

2720060811Lucy Ash presents the obituaries programme, looking back at the lives of the famous and infamous, the significant and the unsung. [Rptd Sun 8.30pm]

Lucy Ash presents the obituaries programme, looking back at the lives of the famous and infamous, the significant and the unsung. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.

'Lucy Ash presents the obituaries programme, looking back at the lives of the famous and infamous, the significant and the unsung.'

'Lucy Ash celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, both the famous and the infamous, the unsung and the extraordinary. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated Sunday 8.30pm'

2820060818Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of significant people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 8.30pm]

Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of significant people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm] Then News.

'Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, both famous and infamous, the unsung and the extraordinary. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated Sunday 8.30pm'

2920060825Jane Little presents the obituaries programme. [Rptd Sun 8.30pm]

Jane Little tells the life stories of significant people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm]

'Jane Little celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, both famous and infamous, the unsung and the extraordinary. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated Sunday 8.30pm'

3020060901Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 8.30pm]

'Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, both famous and infamous, the unsung and the extraordinary. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated Sunday 8.30pm'

3120060908Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 8.30pm]

'Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, both famous and infamous, the unsung and the extraordinary. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated Sunday 8.30pm'

3220060915Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 8.30pm]

'Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, both famous and infamous, the unsung and the extraordinary. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated Sunday 8.30pm'

3320060922Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 8.30pm]

'Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, both famous and infamous, the unsung and the extraordinary. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated Sunday 8.30pm'

3420060929Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 8.30pm]

'Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, both famous and infamous, the unsung and the extraordinary. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated Sunday 8.30pm'

3520061006Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 8.30pm]

'Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, both famous and infamous, the unsung and the extraordinary. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated Sunday 8.30pm'

3620061013Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rptd Sun 8.30pm]

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm]

'Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, both famous and infamous, the unsung and the extraordinary. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated Sunday 8.30pm'

3720061020Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. [Rpt of Fri 4.00pm]

'Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, both famous and infamous, the unsung and the extraordinary. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated Sunday 8.30pm'

3820061027Reflections on the lives of people who have died recently. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated Sunday 8.30pm
3920061103Then News.

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary programme. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated Sunday 8.30pm

4020061110The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Matthew Bannister.

Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

4120061117Then News.

The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Matthew Bannister.

Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

4220061124The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Matthew Bannister.

Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

4320061201Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
4420061208The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Matthew Bannister.

Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

4520061215The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Matthew Bannister.

Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

4620061222The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Matthew Bannister.

Producer Sally Spurring

4720061229'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of some of the people who died this year. Producer Sally Spurring

4820070105Celebrating the lives of people who have recently died. Producer James Cook Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
4920070112Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of famous and less well-known people who have died recently. Producer Julian May Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
5020070119Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of famous and less well-known people who have died recently. Producer Julian May Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
5120070126The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. Presented by Matthew Bannister. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
522007020220070204 (R4)The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Matthew Bannister.

Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

532007020920070211 (R4)The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Matthew Bannister. producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
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Followed by News.

The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Matthew Bannister.

Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

5520070223The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Matthew Bannister.

Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

562007030220070304 (R4)The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Matthew Bannister. Producer Sally Spurring
572007030920070311 (R4)The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Matthew Bannister.

Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

582007031620070318 (R4)Reflections on the life stories of people who have recently died. With Matthew Bannister. Producer Sally Spurring
592007032320070325 (R4)Obituary programme. Producer Sally Spurring Rptd Sun 8.30pm
602007033020070401 (R4)The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. Presented by Matthew Bannister. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
612007040620070408 (R4)Russell Davies presents the obituary series.

Russell Davies presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. Producer James Cook Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

622007041320070415 (R4)Russell Davies presents the obituary series.

Russell Davies presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Russell Davies and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

632007042020070422 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
6420070427Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme, reflecting on the lives of the famous and the infamous, the unsung and the extraordinary.

Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

6520070504John Wilson presents the obituary series.

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme, which celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm'

6620070511John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

John Wilson presents the programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased.

Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

6720070518John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

'John Wilson presents the obituaries programme, reflecting on the lives of significant people who have died recently. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm'

6820070525John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

'John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Obituary series with John Wilson. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

6920070601Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series on people who have recently died.

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme. Producer Sally Spurring Rptd Sun 8.30pm

6920070603Obituary series. Repeated from Friday
7020070610'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Obituary series. Rptd from Friday

712007061520070617 (R4)'Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme, reflecting on the lives of the famous and the infamous, the unsung and the extraordinary. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm'
722007062220070624 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme, reflecting on the lives of the famous and the infamous, the unsung and the extraordinary.

Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

732007062920070701 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme, reflecting on the lives of the unsung and the extraordinary.

Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

742007070620070708 (R4)The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased.

Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

752007071320070715 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme that celebrates the lives of the recently departed, from the famous to the not-so well-known.

Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

762007072020070722 (R4)'Obituary programme, with Matthew Bannister. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm'
772007072720070729 (R4)Jonathan Freedland presents the obituary series.

Jonathan Freedland presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Followed by News.

'Jonathan Freedland presents the obituaries programme, celebrating the recently dead. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm'

782007080320070805 (R4)Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of famous and less well-known people who have recently died.

Producer Sarah Jane Hall Rptd on Sunday at 8.30pm

792007081020070812 (R4)'Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme, celebrating the lives of people who have died recently. Producer Sarah Jane Hall Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm'
802007081720070819 (R4)Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of famous and less well-known people who have recently died.

Producer Paula McGinley Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

812007082420070826 (R4)John Wilson and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died.

Followed by News.

John Wilson and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died. Producer Paula McGinley Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

822007083120070902 (R4)Obituary series with Matthew Bannister. producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
832007090720070909 (R4)'Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme, reflecting on the lives of the famous, the infamous, the unsung and the extraordinary. Producer Paula McGinley Rptd on Sunday at 8.30pm'
842007091420070916 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme, reflecting on the lives of the famous, the unsung and the extraordinary.

Producer Stephen Hughes Rptd on Sunday at 8.30pm

852007092120070923 (R4)Obituary programme with Matthew Bannister. Editor Rob Ketteridqe Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
8620070928Presented by Matthew Bannister.

Producer Jane Thurlow Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

872007100520071007 (R4)'The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Obituary programme with Matthew Bannister. Producer Jane Thurlow Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

882007101220071014 (R4)'Obituaries, presented by Matthew Bannister. Producer Jane Thurlow Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm'
892007101920071021 (R4)Obituary programme, with Matthew Bannister and guests.

Producer Jane Thurlow Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

902007102620071028 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme, reflecting on the lives of the famous and the infamous, the unsung and the extraordinary.

Producer Jane Thurlow Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

912007110220071104 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme.

Producer Jane Thurlow Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

922007110920071111 (R4)John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Followed by News.

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme, reflecting on the lives of the famous and the unsung. producer Jane Thurlow Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm'

932007111620071118 (R4)Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died. Producer Jane Thurlow Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
942007112320071125 (R4)'The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of famous and less well-known people who have died recently.

Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

952007113020071202 (R4)Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died. producer Jane Thurlow Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
962007120720071209 (R4)'The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of well-known and less well-known people who have died recently.

Producer Jane Thurlow Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

972007121420071216 (R4)Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died. producer Jane Thurlow Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
982007122120071223 (R4)Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died. Producer Jane Thurlow Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
992007122820071230 (R4)'The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme, looking back at the deaths of significant people in 2007. Producers Jane Thurlow and Erin Riley

Repeated on Sunday 30 December at 8.30pm

1002008010420080106 (R4)Jane Little presents the obituary series.

Jane Little presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Celebrating the lives of notable people who have recently died.

Producer Jane Thurlow Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1012008011120080113 (R4)The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Celebrating the lives of the recently deceased. Presented by Matthew Bannister. Producer Jane Thurlow Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1022008011820080120 (R4)Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of people who have died recently.

Producer Jane Thurlow Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1032008012520080127 (R4)Obituaries show with Matthew Bannister. producer Julian May Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
1042008020120080203 (R4)Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of people who have recently died.

Producer Jane Thurlow Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1052008020820080210 (R4)Obituaries show with Matthew Bannister. producer Jane Thurlow Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
1062008021520080217 (R4)Obituary programme with Matthew Bannister. Producer Jane Thurlow Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
1072008022220080224 (R4)Obituary programme with Matthew Bannister. producer Jane Thurlow Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
1082008022920080302 (R4)Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of people who have died recently.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1092008030720080309 (R4)Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of people who have died recently.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1102008031420080316 (R4)Obituary series, with Matthew Bannister.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1112008032120080323 (R4)'Obituary series, with John Wilson. producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 4pm'
1122008032820080330 (R4)Obituary series with Matthew Bannister. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8pm
1132008040420080406 (R4)Obituary series with Matthew Bannister. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 4pm
1142008041120080413 (R4)Matthew Bannister celebrate the lives of notable people who have recently died.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1152008041820080420 (R4)'John Wheeler, Paul Arden, Klaus Dinger, EA Markham, GWYNETH DUNWOODY'

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1162008042520080427 (R4)'Edward Lorenz, Hazel Court, Nikolai Baibakov, Aime Cesaire and Sam Toy.'

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1172008050220080504 (R4)Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
1182008050920080511 (R4)Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1192008051620080518 (R4)'The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Obituary programme with Matthew Bannister. producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1202008052320080525 (R4)'The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Obituary programme with Matthew Bannister. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1212008053020080601 (R4)John Wilson presents the obituary series.

'The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Obituary series presented by John Wilson.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1222008060620080608 (R4)'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Obituary series with Matthew Bannister. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1232008061320080615 (R4)Obituary series with Matthew Bannister.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1242008062020080622 (R4)Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of famous and less well-known people who have died recently.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1252008062720080629 (R4)John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

1262008070420080706 (R4)John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Obituary series with Matthew Bannister. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1272008071120080713 (R4)John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

'In the obituaries programme, John Wilson celebrates the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm'

1282008071820080720 (R4)John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Obituary programme with Matthew Bannister. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1292008072520080727 (R4)'The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Obituary show with Matthew Bannister.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1302008080120080803 (R4)'The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Obituary show with Matthew Bannister. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1312008080820080810 (R4)'The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Matthew Bannister presents more obituaries. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1322008081520080817 (R4)Jane Little presents the obituary series.

Jane Little presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Sir Bill Cotton, Mahmoud Darwish, Harold Rosen and PC John Johnson.

Obituary series with Jane Little.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1332008082220080824 (R4)Jane Little presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Leo Abse, Jim Johnson, Jerry Wexler and Tony Vine.

Obituary series with Matthew Bannister. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1342008082920080831 (R4)'Ronnie Drew, Wolfgang Vogel, Levy Mwanawasa, Rodney Gordon and Margaret Sainsbury'

Obituary series with Matthew Bannister. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1352008090520080907 (R4)'Geoffrey Perkins, Yuri Nosenko, Ken Campbell and Phill Hill.'

Obituary series with Matthew Bannister.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1362008091220080914 (R4)'The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Obituary series with Matthew Bannister.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1372008091920080921 (R4)'The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Obituary series with Matthew Bannister.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1382008092620080928 (R4)'The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Obituary series with Matthew Bannister.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1392008100320081005 (R4)'The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Obituary series with Matthew Bannister.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1402008101020081012 (R4)'The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Obituary series with Matthew Bannister.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1412008101720081019 (R4)John Wilson presents the obituary series.

'The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Obituary series with Matthew Bannister.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1422008102420081026 (R4)'The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Obituary series with Matthew Bannister.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1432008103120081102 (R4)'The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme. producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1442008110720081109 (R4)John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

John Wilson celebrates the lives of famous and less well-known people who have died recently. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1452008111420081116 (R4)John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

John Wilson celebrates the lives of notable people who have died recently.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1462008112120081123 (R4)John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Obituary programme with Matthew Bannister. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1472008112820081130 (R4)John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Obituary series with Matthew Bannister.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1482008120520081207 (R4)John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of people who have died recently.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1492008121220081214 (R4)John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Obituary programme with Matthew Bannister. producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1502008121920081221 (R4)John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Obituary series with Matthew Bannister.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1512009010220090104 (R4)John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

John Wilson presents the obituary programme that celebrates the lives of notable people who have recently died. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated Sunday 8.30pm

1522009010920090111 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. Producer Julia Johnson Rptd Sunday 8.30pm
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Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the life stories of people who have recently died. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
1542009012320090125 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
1552009013020090201 (R4)Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the life stories of people who have recently died. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
1562009020620090208 (R4)Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the life stories of people who have recently died. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
1572009021320090215 (R4)Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of people who have recently died. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
1582009022020090222 (R4)Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. producer Julia Johnson

Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1592009022720090301 (R4)Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the life stories of people who have died recently. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
1602009030620090308 (R4)Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
1612009031320090315 (R4)Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Julia Johnson
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Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Sara Jane Hall Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

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Synopsis

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Neil George Rptd on Sunday at 8.30pm

1642009040320090405 (R4)Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
1652009041020090412 (R4)John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

John Wilson celebrates the lives of notable people who have died recently.

Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1662009041720090419 (R4)

Synopsis

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1672009042420090426 (R4)Matthew Bannister talks to Bea Ballard, David Cronenberg and Brian Aldiss about the life of writer JG Ballard

Mick and Jack Jones, Lord Morris and Rodney Bickerstaffe on the trade union leader Jack Jones

Actor Leslie Phillips on Carry On film producer Peter Rogers.

The Right Hon Ken Clarke and Howard Davies on the former governor of the Bank of England, Lord George

Plus the music of trumpet player Zeke Zarchey.

Featuring JG Ballard, Jack Jones, Peter Rogers, Lord George and Zeke Zarchey.

'JG Ballard, Jack Jones, Peter Rogers, Lord George and Zeke Zarchey.'

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1682009050120090503 (R4)Matthew Bannister talks to Elizabeth Sandie about the life of poet UA Fanthorpe; Lord Ashdown and Archie Tuta talk about Lieutenant-General Sir Martin Garrod; Nobby Clark, Eddie Tobin and Caroline Sullivan on the former manager of The Bay City Rollers, Tam Paton; Asjad Nazir on Bollywood actor and director Feroz Khan; Brian Miners and Ann Jenkin on the life of former Grand Bard of the Gorsedd of Cornwall, Hugh Miners.

Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of notable people who have died recently.

Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1692009050820090510 (R4)Matthew Bannister talks to Nicky Weller and Steve White about the life of music manager John Weller; Adrian Jackson on Brazilian theatre director Augusto Boal; Arif Waqar on Ghazal singer Iqbal Bano; Anne Cole and Adrian Midgely on English toponymist Dr Margaret Gelling; Marianne Faithfull and Nicky Haslam on model and muse Maxime de la Falaise.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1702009051520090517 (R4)Matthew Bannister talks to Professor John Q Barrett and Whitney Harris about the life of Nuremburg war crimes prosecutor Henry T King; Richard Adams and Jason Goodwin about the life of New Age writer John Michell; Rodric Braithwaite on Soviet General Valentin Varennikov; Tony Bailey and Roger Mansfield discuss the father of British surfing, Bill Bailey.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1712009052220090524 (R4)Matthew Bannister talks to Sir Max Hastings and Katherine Whitehorn about the life of journalist Anne Scott-James; Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Trevor Nunn and Sally Cavender on composer Nicholas Maw; Lord Owen and Thoby Young about the life of Lord Kennet; Michael Winner and Michael Hackney talk about writer Alan Hackney.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1722009052920090531 (R4)Matthew Bannister talks to Dr Harold Brown and Rachel York about the life of physicist Herbert York; Bill Smith about diver Carl Spencer; Ken Livingstone, Tony Benn and Nick Jones about trade union leader Ken Gill and Professor David Bradbury and Pamela Howard about the life of French theatre director Roger Planchon.

Matthew Bannister talks about the lives of physicist Herbert York and diver Carl Spencer.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1732009060520090607 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents the obituary programme. Rptd Sun 8.30pm
1742009061220090614 (R4)Featuring the life of the controversial trade union leader Eric Hammond, who did a secret deal to help Rupert Murdoch move his newspapers to Wapping.

One of the founders of Google, Sergey Brin, pays tribute to the computer scientist Professor Rajeev Motwani, who helped them develop their search engine.

Matthew Bannister also discusses the Scottish poet Maurice Lindsay, a passionate advocate for Scottish literature, art and architecture, the 'ton up vicar' of the 1960s, Father Bill Shergold, who encouraged hundreds of bikers to join his church youth club in the East End of London, and the record producer Ron Richards, who worked with the Hollies, Gerry and the Pacemakers as well as on some of the Beatles' first recording sessions.

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary programme. Producer Neil George Rptd Sun 8.30pm

1752009061920090621 (R4)Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently.

Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

176Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Douglas Bunn, Steve Race2009062620090628 (R4)Matthew Bannister talks to BBC radio DJ Trevor Nelson and Jonathan Morrish about the life of the self-styled King of Pop Michael Jackson.

He also talks about the founder of the All England Jumping Course at Hickstead Douglas Bunn, to his son Edward, show jumper Harvey Smith and BBC commentator Nick Brooks Ward.

The producer of 'My Music' Richard Edis and panellists Denis Norden and Ian Wallace reflect on musician and broadcaster Steve Race.

Finally journalist Stephen Armstrong chats about actress Farrah Fawcett.

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, including a look at Michael Jackson's life

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1772009070320090705 (R4)Matthew Bannister talks to writer Carla Lane, to Trevor Bannister who played the young salesman Mr Lucas and to the creator of Are You Being Served? and writer and actor Jeremy Lloyd about the actress Mollie Sugden; to the wine writer Jancis Robinson about the wine maker Jean (Johnny) Hugel; to regulars at the Sun Inn pub Gary Seymour and Mark Haslam, local representative of the Campaign for Real Ale, and to Jeremy Paxman who remembers visiting the pub owned by landlady Florence (Flossie) Lane; to the doctor of the England Football team Ian Beesley and to the current director of Sports Science at the University Tim Cable about sports scientist Prof Tom Reilly; and to Attila the Stockbroker, who pays tribute to his friend and fellow ranting poet Steven Wells.

Matthew Bannister reflects on the lives of Mollie Sugden, Jean Hugel and Prof Tom Reilly.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1782009071020090712 (R4)John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituaries programme.

John Wilson celebrates the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1792009071720090719 (R4)Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
1802009072420090726 (R4)Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of famous and less well-known people who have died recently. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
1812009073120090802 (R4)Obituary series with Matthew Bannister. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
1822009080720090809 (R4)Jane Little presents the obituary series.

Jane Little presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Obituary series with Jane Little. producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1832009081420090816 (R4)Jane Little presents the obituary series.

Jane Little presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1842009082120090823 (R4)Matthew Bannister talks to former Ambassador Warwick Morris and journalist Donald Kirk about Former President of South Korea, Kim Dae Jung.

He also talks to musician and friend of Mike Seeger, Ry Cooder, and hears from fellow folk musician Martin Carthy.

Former football managers Terry Venables and Tommy Docherty, and Chelsea Football Club historian, Rick Glanville discuss the former Chelsea chairman, Brian Mears.

~Last Word hears from miller and friend of Heritage architect Kenneth Major, Mildred Cookson.

Hildegard Behrens was a German soprano who was widely regarded as one of the greatest Wagnerians of her generation and who dominated the role of Brunnhilde throughout the 1980s and 90s.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1852009082820090830 (R4)Edward Kennedy; Campbell Bridges; Clive Parsons; Lawrence Lucie.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1862009090420090906 (R4)Focusing on the lives of environmentalist Edward Goldsmith; 60s radio and TV star Simon Dee; Scottish ballad singer and storyteller Stanley Robertson; and songwriter Ellie Greenwich.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1872009091120090913 (R4)Lord Hattersley, Sir Michael Parkinson and Bill Hagerty remember journalist and writer Keith Waterhouse; disability campaigner Baroness Chapman - her brother Dan and Baroness Finlay pay tribute; Hollywood film director Andrei Konchalovsky remembers his father, Soviet writer Sergei Mikhalkov; DJ Chris Goldfinger recalls reggae producer and musician Wycliffe 'Steely' Johnson; and memories of hang-gliding innovator Francis Rogallo.

Celebrating the lives of Keith Waterhouse, Baroness Chapman, Sergei Mikhalkov.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died. Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1882009091820090920 (R4)BBC Foreign Correspondent Brian Barron - correspondents Martin Bell and Michael Nicholson, and cameraman Eric Thirer pay tribute; Keith Floyd - Rick Stein and TV producer David Pritchard remember the TV chef; memories of agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug from his friend Dr Ed Runge; and Alan Alda and Stephen Armstrong remember comedy writer Larry Gelbart.

The obituary series includes tributes to Brian Barron and Keith Floyd.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1892009092520090927 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. Including:

Ultrasound pioneer John Wild - Dr John Reid and Professor Kit Hill pay tribute; scriptwriter Troy Kennedy Martin remembered by producers Ted Child and Michael Dealey and by writer Keith Dewhurst; a picture of French photographer Willy Ronis by his agent Kathleen Grosset and friend Paul Ryan; Patti Smith shares her memories of punk poet Jim Carroll; and radio producer Leonie Cohn - a tribute from her son Paul Finlay and colleague Judith Bumpus.

The lives of John Wild, Troy Kennedy Martin, Willy Ronis, Jim Carroll, Leonie Cohn.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1902009100220091004 (R4)Marking the lives of politician Piers Merchant, gardener Pamela Schwerdt, Ottoman dynasty leader Osman Ertugrul Osmanoglu, Lucy Vodden (the subject of The Beatles classic Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds) and Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha.

The lives of Piers Merchant, Pamela Schwerdt; Osman Ertugrul Osmanoglu and Lucy Vodden.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1912009100920091011 (R4)Marking the lives of Jewish resistance fighter Marek Edelman, film and TV producer Robert S Baker, child psychiatrist Dr Sula Wolff, and Argentinian folk singer and activist Mercedes Sosa.

The lives of Marek Edelman, Robert S Baker, Dr Sula Wolff and Mercedes Sosa.

Obituaries with Matthew Bannister.

Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1922009101620091018 (R4)John Wilson presents the obituary series.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1932009102320091025 (R4)Obituary series with Matthew Bannister.

Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1942009103020091101 (R4)Marking the lives of actor and scriptwriter Norman Painting, voice of Phil Archer in The Archers, manager of Northern Ireland bus company during the Troubles Werner Heubeck, pediatric orthopedist Dr Ignacio Ponseti, international cricket upmire David Shepherd, and British silversmith William Phipps.

Marking the lives of Norman Painting, Werner Heubeck, Dr Ignacio Ponseti, David Shepherd.

Obituary series with Matthew Bannister.

Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1952009110620091108 (R4)Obituary series with Matthew Bannister.

Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1962009111320091115 (R4)Marking the lives of epidemiologist, Professor Jeremy Morris; Chinese author and historian Nien Cheng; linguist and dialect expert Stanley Ellis; public campaigner Lady Tumim; and inventor, lawyer and 'Nessie' hunter, Robert Rines.

Marking the lives of Jeremy Morris; Nien Cheng; Stanley Ellis; Lady Tumim; Robert Rines.

Obituary series with Matthew Bannister. Producer Neil McCarthy Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1972009112020091122 (R4)Marking the lives Sir John Crofton, Edward Woodward, Jimmy Hoseason, Derek B, Ralph Bird.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Neil McCarthy Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1982009112720091129 (R4)Marking the lives Max Robertson; Elizabeth Soderstrom; Lino Lacedelli; John Craxton.

Obituary series with Matthew Bannister. Producer Neil McCarthy Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

1992009120420091206 (R4)Marking the lives of Richard Todd, Prof Humphrey Kay, Cecilia Vajda and William Miller.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Neil McCarthy Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

2002009121120091213 (R4)The lives of Liam Clancy, Jim Brown, Barbara Cawthorne and Geoffrey Moorhouse.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

2012009121820091220 (R4)Marking the lives of Paul Samuelson, Yegor Gaidar, Bobby Jaye, Sir John Quicke and Ken Wlaschin.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have died recently.

Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

2022010010120100103 (R4)John Wilson presents the obituary series.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

'John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

John Wilson celebrates the lives of notable people who have died recently.

Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

2032010010820100110 (R4)Sam Salt, Percy Sutton, Yves Rocher, Monsignor Graham Leonard and Craigie Aitchison.

'Matthew Bannister marks the lives of Rear Admiral Sam Salt, Percy Sutton, Yves Rocher, the Right Reverend Monsignor Graham Leonard and Craigie Aitchison.'

'Sam Salt, Percy Sutton, Yves Rocher, Monsignor Graham Leonard and Craigie Aitchison.'

2042010011520100117 (R4)'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'
2052010012220100124 (R4)Marking the lives of Bill McLaren, Kate McGarrigle, Andrew Booth and Erich Segal.

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.'

'Marking the lives of Bill McLaren, Kate McGarrigle, Andrew Booth and Erich Segal.'

2062010012920100131 (R4)Marking the lives of JD Salinger, Lord Richardson and Earl Wild.

'Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The lives of JD Salinger, Lord Richardson and Earl Wild.'

'Marking the lives of JD Salinger, Lord Richardson and Earl Wild.'

2072010020520100207 (R4)The lives of Sir Percy Cradock, Lucienne Day, Lt Col Lee Archer and Pernell Roberts.
2082010021220100214 (R4)The lives of Alexander McQueen, Sir John Dankworth, Charlie Wilson, Ian Carmichael.
2092010021920100221 (R4)Marking the lives of Lionel Jeffries, Dick Francis, Geoffrey Burbidge and Alfred Gregory.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

John Wilson presents the obituary series.

2102010022620100228 (R4)
2112010030520100307 (R4)Marking the lives of Michael Foot, Rose Gray, Bert Bushnell, and Winston Churchill.

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2122010031220100314 (R4)Marking the lives of Philip Langridge, Walter Plowright, Andree Peel and Sir Kenneth Dover
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2152010040220100404 (R4)Obituary programme presented by John Wilson.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

John Wilson presents the obituary series.

The lives of those who have recently died are assessed with contributions from those who were either close to the subject or who have particular knowledge of their life and work.

2162010040920100411 (R4)This week's programme includes obituaries for the performer and impresario Malcolm McLaren, the actor and political activist Corin Redgrave and the South African white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche.

Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols on band manager and punk rock pioneer Malcolm McLaren.

The South African white supremacist Eugene Terre'Blanche is remembered by documentary film maker Nick Broomfield.

We hear how Corin Redgrave emerged from the shadow cast by his famous actor father to become a powerful voice on both dramatic and political stages.

And Sir Alec Bedser, the England bowler who claimed 236 Test wickets.

John Wilson presents the obituary programme.

John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

John Wilson presents the obituary series.

2172010041620100418 (R4)On Last Word this week a leading Polish historian reflects on the death in a plane crash of the country's President and members of the political elite. Also, one of Scotland's finest singers - Kenneth McKellar's White Heather Club co-star Moira Anderson pays tribute. Anatoly Dobrynin - who as Soviet ambassador in Washington played a key role in preventing nuclear war during the Cuban missile crisis; Ed Roberts, known as the founder of the personal computing industry. He sold his company and went off to practice as a small town doctor while his employee Bill Gates made billions at Microsoft. And George Nissen - the acrobat who invented the trampoline and devoted his life to promoting its virtues.

Matthew Bannister presents the weekly obituaries programme.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Obituary series.

218Juan Antonio Samaranch-tom Fleming -ronald Gregory-bishop Abel Muzorewa2010042320100425 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Juan Antonio Samaranch - President of the International Olympic Committee who was credited with transforming the fortunes of the modern Olympics, but dogged by allegations of corruption and the use of drugs in sport.

The actor, director and writer Tom Fleming who was also the voice of major royal occasions on the BBC. His professionalism guided us through events like the Queens's Coronation, the wedding and funeral of Princess Diana and the Edinburgh Tattoo.

Ronald Gregory who was the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire police at the time of the much criticised investigation into the Yorkshire Ripper murders.

And Bishop Abel Muzorewa who tried to negotiate a peaceful transition to black majority rule in Rhodesia before being trounced at the polls by Robert Mugabe.

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary programme.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Obituary series.

2192010043020100502 (R4)The subjects of today's programme include Dorothy Height, described by Barack Obama as 'the godmother of civil rights' in the United States. A campaigner from the 1930s, according to the US President she was 'at every march and milestone along the way'.

Also the prolific writer Alan Sillitoe, who first came to prominence with his novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. We hear from his son David.

Professor Fred Halliday, renowned scholar of international relations and expert on the Middle East. His fluency in ten languages helped him to gain a deeper understanding of Arabic culture and politics

And the poet Peter Porter. Russell Davies recalls the long Soho lunches they shared with Clive James, Kingsley and Martin Amis, Ian McEwan and other luminaries.

Including US civil rights campaigner Dorothy Height and prolific writer Alan Sillitoe.

Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

The subjects of today's programme include Dorothy Height, described by Barack Obama as the godmother of civil rights in the United States. A campaigner from the 1930s, according to the US President she was at every march and milestone along the way.

The subjects of today's programme include Dorothy Height, described by Barack Obama as the godmother of civil rights' in the United States.

2202010050720100509 (R4)On Last Word this week:

The campaigner for gay rights Antony Grey. He was a leading figure in the lobbying that produced the legalisation of homosexuality for adults over the age of twenty one in 1967.

Also: Jean-Louis Dumas who turned the French luxury brand Hermes into a multi billion dollar global company.

The actress Lynn Redgrave who had a gift for comedy and battled her personal demons in public.

Guenter Wendt who was in charge of the final pre-flight checks before pioneering American astronauts launched into space.

And Avigdor Arikha, the Israeli artist whose first drawings depicted the horrors of the concentration camp where he was taken as a child.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

2212010051420100516 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Peter Heathfield. As General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers he stood four square behind Arthur Scargill - who pays tribute - during the strike of the 1980s.

Also the singer and actress Lena Horne who rose above racial discrimination to become an international star.

The ultra Orthodox Rabbi Moshe Hirsch, who was strongly opposed to Zionism and the state of Israel and became an advisor to Yasser Arafat.

Marguerite Garden the fourteen year old girl who carried secret messages for the French resistance and saved the lives of many British airmen.

And Peter O'Donnell who created the cartoon adventures of Modesty Blaise - the daring action woman with fans around the world.

Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

2222010052120100523 (R4)On Last Word this week

Major General Khattiya Sawasdipol - otherwise known as 'Sae Daeng' or Red Commander. The flamboyant security chief of the red shirted anti-government protesters was shot dead in Bangkok last week.

Also Professor Richard Gregory, the eminent psychologist who increased our understanding of human perception

Hank Jones - the revered jazz pianist who played with most of the top names of the twentieth century

The political columnist Alan Watkins - one of the last greats of Fleet Street

And: never knowingly overdressed: the nude pin up of the fifties and sixties, Pamela Green.

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary programme.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

Major General Khattiya Sawasdipol - otherwise known as Sae Daeng or Red Commander.

2232010052820100530 (R4)On Last Word this week:

The public service life of Sir Peter Baldwin - amongst many achievements, he cracked codes at Bletchley Park during the war, set up the Department of Transport, produced a comprehensive history of Britain's motorways and came up with the idea of 'hearing dogs' to help deaf people.

Also the ventriloquist Ray Alan, who appeared on stage and screen with his drunken aristocratic puppet Lord Charles,

Rosamind Julius who, with her husband, rand the furniture company credited with bringing modern design to our public and private buildings.

And Carlos Franqui, the Cuban writer and journalist, who was head of propaganda and a close friend of Fidel Castro but fell out with him after the revolution.

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary programme.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2242010060420100606 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Dennis Hopper - the Hollywood actor and director who captured the spirit of the sixties in Easy Rider, battled drink and drug addiction and made a triumphant return to form in Blue Velvet. Last Word has a tribute from director David Lynch.

Also the influential French-American sculptor Louise Bourgeois - Antony Gormley discusses her life and work.

Chris Haney, who became a multi millionaire after co-inventing the game Trivial Pursuit

Peter Orlovsky, partner and muse of the beat poet Allen Ginsberg

And John Gooders - who made a successful business from his passion for birdwatching.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Dennis Hopper - the Hollywood actor and director who captured the spirit of the sixties in Easy Rider, battled drink and drug addiction and made a triumphant return to form in Blue Velvet. - Last Word has a tribute from director David Lynch.

~Last Word has a tribute from director David Lynch.

2252010061120100613 (R4)On Last Word this week:

The forensic scientist Robin Keeley. He worked on the shooting of PC Yvonne Fletcher outside the Libyan embassy, the killing of Georgi Markov with a poisoned umbrella and had his evidence challenged in the Jill Dando murder case.

Also John Hedgecoe, the UK's first professor of photography who took the picture of the Queen which is still used on our stamps.

Keith Jessop, the diver who salvaged millions of pounds worth of gold ingots from the wreck of HMS Edinburgh.

Kazue Ohno, internationally acclaimed founder of the Japanese Butoh dance movement

And Joan Rhodes, known as the Strong Lady of Variety, she bent iron bars, tore phone books in half and played Scrabble with Quentin Crisp.

Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

2262010061820100620 (R4)On Last Word this week Matthew Bannister marks the lives of:

Egon Ronay - the Hungarian born gourmet who led a transformation of British food.

Sir Harold Haywood. He was the Director of the National Association of Youth Clubs who stepped in to stop the mods and rockers fighting on Brighton beach.

British cinematographer, film producer, screenwriter and director Ronald Neame best known perhaps for directing The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie which won Dame Maggie Smith an Oscar.

The neurologist Dr Fred Plum who coined the terms 'persistent vegetative state' and 'locked in syndrome' to describe different types of coma.

And the BBC commentator Robert Hudson, who first suggested the idea of ball by ball cricket coverage on radio.

Matthew Bannister on Egon Ronay, Harold Haywood, Fred Plum, Robert Hudson, Ronald Neame.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

The German artist Sigmar Polke who satirised American pop art and experimented with unusual materials - As Byatt pays tribute.

2272010062520100627 (R4)On Last Word this week Matthew Bannister marks the lives of:

The writer Alan Plater - who produced some of the most acclaimed television and radio dramas of the last fifty years.

The philosopher Lord Quinton who chaired Radio 4's Round Britain Quiz.

Professor Matthew Colton whose researches into the sexual abuse of children took him into prisons to interview paedophiles

The Mancunian comic Chris Sievey - better known as his comic alter ego Frank Sidebottom, complete with enlarged papier mache head

And the former England rugby international Andy Ripley - a true amateur of the game.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

2282010070220100704 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Novelist Beryl Bainbridge.

Two Conservative politicians who were on opposite wings of the party: the one nation Tory Lord Walker who survived in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet despite disagreeing with her on many policies and Dame Angela Rumbold, the strong Eurosceptic who tried to advance the cause of women in the party.

Professor Sir Hugh Ford: the engineer who made major break-throughs in plastics and metals which fuelled the growth of British manufacturing after the war.

And Robert Byrd: the longest serving American senator.

Repeat - first broadcast on Friday, 2, July, 2010.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Paolo Urbani: the Italian who made a successful business out of truffle hunting.

2292010070920100711 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died. Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussain Fadlallah was known as the spiritual force behind Hezbollah in Lebanon during the the1980s. He held strongly anti-Israeli views and the USA branded him a terrorist but he was revered as a liberal Shia cleric by thousands of his followers.

We also hear about the lives of the explorer and composer David Fanshawe, Dr Clement A Finch, whose research into the role of iron in the body led to advances in treating anaemia, the artist Sigmar Polke, racehorse trainer Rosemary Lomax and the singer Ilene Woods.

On the lives of Grand Ayatollah Fadlallah, David Fanshawe, Clement Finch, Rosemary Lomax.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

On Last Word this week:

The Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussain Fadlallah: known as the spiritual force behind Hezbollah in Lebanon during the the1980s.

The USA branded him a terrorist - he held strongly anti-Israeli views - but he was revered as a liberal Shia cleric by thousands of followers.

The explorer and composer David Fanshawe who collected music from around the world to include in works like African Sanctus.

Also, the man known as Dr.

Iron - Clement Finch whose research into the role of iron in the body led to advances in treating anaemia.

And the racehorse trainer Rosemary Lomax, the first woman officially to train a winner at Royal Ascot.

2302010071620100718 (R4)On Last Word this week:

The eminent conductor Sir Charles Mackerras. We have tributes from Dame Janet Baker, Julian Lloyd Webber and Sir Mark Elder.

Sir Marrack Goulding, the outspoken diplomat who led the development of United Nations peacekeeping - Lord Hattersley pays tribute.

Lord Laing of Dunphail who led the success of United Biscuits and was a friend of Margaret Thatcher.

Jim Bohlen - the Canadian campaigner who was part of the anti nuclear testing sea voyage that led to the foundation of Greenpeace.

And the poet Pete Morgan who often wrote about his beloved Yorkshire countryside.

Matthew Bannister on Charles Mackerras, Marrack Goulding, Hector Laing, and Jim Bohlen.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2312010072320100725 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Eduardo Sanchez Junco - who developed the Spanish gossip magazine Hola into a worldwide brand. We have tributes from his former international editor the Marquesa de Valera and his competitor Richard Desmond.

Also top Russian spy Sergei Tretyakov who defected to the Americans in 2000.

The influential climate change scientist Professor Stephen Schneider who advised eight American presidents, but received death threats from sceptics

And 'probably the daftest broadcaster in the world' - as his jingle had it. BBC Radio Norfolk's veteran entertainer, country music fan and the voice of Carrow Road - Roy Waller.

Matthew Bannister on Eduardo Sanchez Junco, Sergei Tretyakov and Stephen Schneider.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

And probably the daftest broadcaster in the world - as his jingle had it.

2322010073020100801 (R4)On Last Word this week:

The internationally renowned tenor Anthony Rolfe Johnson, who gave up farming to take up music lessons at the age of 29.

George Steinbrenner, the colourful owner of the New York Yankees baseball team, who fired one manager five times.

Luis Corvalan, the leader of the Chilean Communist Party for thirty years who was imprisoned under Pinochet and then lived in exile in Moscow.

Lady Healey, wife of the former Chancellor Denis Healey and a respected biographer.

And tales of late night drinking and poker with the snooker legend Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins from his former driver and friend.

Matthew Bannister on Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Alex Higgins, Edna Healey, George Steinbrenner

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2332010080620100808 (R4)Jane Little presents Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

On Last Word this week:

Financier turned royal courtier Sir John Riddell, who as private secretary to both the Prince and Princess of Wales remained on good terms with both. Lolita Lebron who led a gun attack on the US House of Representatives to make the case for Puerto Rican independence. Screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz who revived the fortunes of James Bond and saved Superman. Donald Shiley, whose artificial heart valve was credited with prolonging thousands of lives. And Eric Tindill who until his death held the distinction of being the oldest surviving Test cricketer in the world and an All Blacks Rugby player.

Producer: Neil George.

Jane Little on Riddell, Lolita Lebron, Tom Mankiewicz, Donald Shiley and Eric Tindill.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

Donald Shiley, whose artificial heart valve was credited with saving thousands of lives.

23420100813On Last Word this week:

Professor Tony Judt the leading historian and political thinker who wrote eloquently about his struggle with motor neurone disease

The Hollywood actress Patricia Neal who suffered a series of strokes and was nursed back to health by her husband Roald Dahl

The Glasgow union leader Jimmy Reid who led a 'work in' to save the Clyde shipyards from closure

And the jazz and swing drummer Jack Parnell, a star of the Ted Heath Band and conductor of the music for the Muppets.

Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on Patricia Neal, Jack Parnell, Jimmy Reid and Professor Tony Judt.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2352010082020100822 (R4)On Last Word this week:

A legendary lifeboatman from the Isles of Scilly. Matt Lethbridge showed exceptional courage in more than one hundred and fifty rescues at sea. Sir Frank Kermode the leading scholar and literary critic. Dr Thomas Peebles, who isolated the measles virus, leading to the development of a vaccine. Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith - the TV presenter turned Tory backbencher. And Beryl Marriott, the folk music pianist who influenced Fairport Convention. We have a tribute from the band's former fiddler Dave Swarbrick.

Matthew Bannister on Dr Thomas Peebles, Beryl Marriott, Frank Kermode and Matt Lethbridge.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2362010082720100829 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Scotland's national poet - Edwin Morgan.

Two people who played important roles in advancing our understanding of autism: Dr Ivar Lovaas who developed a controversial treatment based on encouraging desired behaviour and punishing unwanted behaviour and Clara Claiborne Park who wrote an influential book about the pressures facing the parents of autistic children.

Bill Millin - the soldier who played the bagpipes as the bullets rattled around him during the Normandy landings.

And Bob Boyle, legendary Hollywood art director who worked with Alfred Hitchcock on many of his key films.

Remembering Edwin Morgan, Dr Ivar Lovaas, Clara Claiborne Park and Bill Millin.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2372010090320100905 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Lord Glenconner - who, as Colin Tennant, created the island resort of Mustique where rock stars and royalty had their holiday homes.

Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannidis, the shadowy head of the secret police in Greece who is blamed for provoking the Turkish invasion of Cyprus

The prison reform campaigner Lady Anne Tree, who set up a charity to allow inmates to make money from needlework.

Michel Montignac who created a weight loss diet which allowed you to eat foie gras and chocolate and drink champagne.

Remembering Lord Glenconner, Dimitrios Ioannidis, Lady Anne Tree, Michel Montignac.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2382010091020100912 (R4)John Wilson presents Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died. On this week's programme the solitary Hope Bourne, who lived in a caravan, shot animals for supper, and was known as the Lady of Exmoor.

We hear how Corinne Day's portraits of Kate Moss changed the face of fashion.

Former ELO drummer Bev Bevan remembers his bandmate Mike Edwards. And the wildly varied life of Micky Burn. He saluted Hitler as a youth, but later embraced Marxism. He led a daring commando raid in the war and ended up in Colditz. He was a gay man who was married to a woman for 27 years.

John Wilson on Michael Burn, Corinne Day, Bill Richmond, Mike Edwards and Hope Bourne.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2392010091720100919 (R4)John Wilson presents Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died. This week: Lord Bingham, who rose to become the most senior and most respected judge in Britain. A former Master of the Rolls and Lord Chief Justice, Lord Bingham was a proud defender of individual liberty and human rights. Lord David Owen is among those paying tribute. We also hear about the heroism and bravery of wartime secret agent Eileen Nearne; the free-wheeling life of traveller and counter-cultural leader Sid Rawle; French new wave auteur Claude Chabrol and how Vladimir Raitz invented the package holiday 60 years ago.

John Wilson on Lord Bingham, Eileen Nearne, Vladimir Raitz, Claude Chabrol and Sid Rawle.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2402010092420100926 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Barbel Bohley, the East german artist who was one of the leaders of the protests that brought down the Berlin Wall.

The composer Geoffrey Burgon who wrote the memorable TV theme for Brideshead Revisited and the score for the Monty Python film 'Life of Brian'. Terry Jones pays tribute.

The lesbian feminist campaigner Jill Johnston who took part in the notorious discussion of women's rights at the Manhattan Town Hall in the 1970s.

The MI6 Agent John McGlashan who was involved in a plot to assassinate Egypt's President Nasser with a box of poisoned chocolates.

And the publisher Tom Guinzberg who launched the careers of many influential writers - and fell out with his friend Jackie Kennedy Onassis over a Jeffrey Archer novel.

Matthew Bannister on Barbel Bohley, Geoffrey Burgon, Jill Johnston, John McGlashan.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

The composer Geoffrey Burgon who wrote the memorable TV theme for Brideshead Revisited and the score for the Monty Python film Life of Brian.

2412010100120101003 (R4)On Last Word this week:

He starred in some of Hollywood's greatest movies, but he never won an Oscar. We reflect on the life and loves of Hollywood legend Tony Curtis.

We hear the story of the abortive coup against Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev as we remember Gennady Yanayev, the vice president who tried to topple his boss.

Also Catherine Walker, the discreet fashion designer who created spectacular dresses for Diana Princess of Wales.

Jimi Heselden, the self made businessman from Yorkshire who gave millions to charity and died whilst out riding his Segway scooter

And the self styled King of the Buskers Don Partridge who had a hit in the late sixties with the single 'Rosie'.

Matthew Bannister on Tony Curtis, Gennady Yanayev, Catherine Walker, Jimi Heselden.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2422010100820101010 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Robert Mark who cleaned up widespread corruption among the forces detectives

Sir Norman Wisdom - whose performances as a lovable underdog stemmed from rejection and poverty in his childhood

The influential moral philosopher Philippa Foot who put her principles into action by working for Oxfam

Mahinder Singh Pujji - who was thought to be the last remaining Sikh and Indian fighter pilot from the second world war

And Gloria Stuart, the Hollywood actress who was nominated for an Oscar for playing a one hundred year old survivor in 'Titanic'.

Matthew Bannister on Norman Wisdom, Sir Robert Mark, Philippa Foot, Mahinder Singh Pujji.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2432010101520101017 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Agony aunt Claire Rayner. We hear how her terrible childhood left her determined to solve the personal problems of others.

Also: the acclaimed operatic soprano Dame Joan Sutherland

We have a moving tribute from her husband and musical mentor Richard Bonynge.

We also celebrate the great English pudding as we remember the traditional cook and writer Mary Norwak

And hear how the psychologist Gerald S. Lesser made the TV show 'Sesame Street' both enjoyable and instructive.

Matthew Bannister on Malcolm Allison, Claire Rayner, Dame Joan Sutherland and Mary Nowak.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2442010102220101024 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Benoit Mandelbrot, the unconventional mathematician who developed fractals - a way of bringing order to descriptions of everything from the universe to a cauliflower.

Also the Hungarian voice teacher Vera Rozsa who worked with many of the world's greatest opera singers.

Bob Guccione the flamboyant publisher of Penthouse magazine, who made and lost a fortune in the pornography industry.

And Samuel Burke, one of the few Indians to rise to the top of the Indian Civil Service under British rule, who went on to be an ambassador for Pakistan and a respected historian.

Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on Benoit Mandelbrot, Vera Rozsa, Bob Guccione and Samuel Burke.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2452010102920101031 (R4)On Last Word this week:

The British aid worker Linda Norgrove - killed during an American military operation to rescue her from her captors. In an emotional interview her parents talk about her childhood, her determination to help those less fortunate than herself and the tragic violence of her death.

Also children's'writer Eva Ibbotson, who imagined a mystery platform at King's Cross station long before JK Rowling.

Reggae singer Gregory Isaacs - famous for his romantic ballads - he fought a battle with cocaine addiction.

And Mary Malcolm - BBC announcer in the early days of television. We hear from her on screen colleague Sylvia Peters.

Matthew Bannister on Linda Norgrove, Eva Ibbotson, Gregory Isaacs and Mary Malcolm.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2462010110520101107 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.' The man who put those words in John F Kennedy's mouth - his speechwriter Ted Sorensen.

Also the principal trumpeter of the London Symphony Orchestra Maurice Murphy, whose talents were showcased in movie soundtracks like Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Braveheart

Sheik Saqr bin Mohammed al Qasimi - the world's longest serving ruler - who led the emirate of Ras al Khaimah for 62 years.

The astronomer Professor John Huchra who developed a revolutionary map of the universe

And the Blackburn Rovers and England footballer Ronnie Clayton - who was a hero to the fans and earned £20 a week.

Matthew Bannister on Ted Sorenson, Maurice Murphy, John Huchra and Ronnie Clayton.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2472010111220101114 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Joseph Gavin who led the team that designed and built the lunar module that carried the first men to land on the moon. One of them - Buzz Aldrin - pays tribute.

Also the Argentine Admiral Emilio Massera who presided over the systematic torture and killing of thousands of people and began the invasion of the Falkland Islands..

The African American soprano Shirley Verrett who overcame racial prejudice to become a celebrated operatic performer..

Professor Ehud Netzer the archaeologist who discovered the tomb of King Herod

And Geoffrey Crawley the scientific journalist who exposed the world's longest running photographic hoax - the Cottingley fairies.

Matthew Bannister on Joseph Gavin, Emilio Massera, Shirley Verrett, Ehud Netzer.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2482010111920101121 (R4)On Last Word this week:

The prolific film producer Dino De Laurentiis. We have tributes from the actor Brian Blessed and the directors Michael Winner and David Lynch;

Professor John Waterlow who saved millions of lives through his work on malnutrition;

The Polish composer Henryk Gorecki who was surprised when his third symphony became an international favourite;

The former Nazi concentration camp guard Michael Seifert, tracked down in Canada and sentenced to life imprisonment in his eighties;

and the BBC producer Simon Roberts who made some of Radio 4's best loved natural history programmes.

Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on Dino de Laurentiis, Professor John Waterlow and Henryk Gorecki.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2492010112620101128 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Ingrid Pitt - best known as a voluptuous vampire in Hammer Horror films.

Foreign correspondent John Bulloch - an expert on the Middle East who worked in war zones around the world.

The furniture designer Robin Day who produced the polyprop stacking chair which sold in millions around the world.

Professor Dudley Williams whose work on antibiotics helped to tackle the superbug MRSA.

And Bernard Matthews, the Norfolk Turkey farmer whose catch phrase 'It's Bootiful' made him a household name.

Matthew Bannister on Ingrid Pitt, John Bulloch, Robin Day and Bernard Matthews.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2502010120320101205 (R4)On Last Word this week:

The Very Reverend Colin Slee, Dean of Southwark and outspoken supporter of women bishops and gay clergy.

We have a tribute from his friend the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Also Leslie Nielson, deadpan comic star of Airplane and The Naked Gun,

Sir Maurice Wilkes, who built one of the world's first working computers,

Peter Christopherson who designed album covers for bands like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin and was a member of the performance art group Throbbing Gristle

And feminist art critic Rozsika Parker who also trained as a psychotherapist.

Matthew Bannister on Leslie Nielsen, Colin Slee, Maurice Wilkes and Rozsika Parker.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2512010121020101212 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Sir Peter Wakefield, British diplomat in Cairo during the Suez crisis and in Libya during the coup which brought Colonel Gaddafi to power.

Bill White, who studied human skeletons to reveal our history, and kept hundreds of bones in his garage

TV comedy producer and director Douglas Argent who brought us classics like 'The Liver Birds' and 'Till Death Us Do Part'. Warren Mitchell pays tribute.

Samuel Cohen who invented the neutron bomb, which he described as a 'sane and moral weapon'.

And Peter Hofmann, the German tenor who made his name as a sexy Siegmund in Wagner's Ring, but made his money by covering easy listening standards.

Matthew Bannister on Sir Peter Wakefield, Bill White, Douglas Argent and Peter Hofmann.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2522010121720101219 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Richard Holbrooke - the bulldozer of US diplomacy who negotiated an end to the war in Bosnia.

The film director Blake Edwards who brought us Peter Sellers in 'The Pink Panther', Audrey Hepburn in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and Dudley Moore in '10'.

The Russian poet Bella Akhmadulina, a superstar whose fans flocked to football stadia to hear her read

And the doyen of New York restaurateurs - Elaine Kaufman - whose eponymous eatery played host to the rich and famous.

Matthew Bannister on Richard Holbrooke, Blake Edwards, Bella Akhmadulina, Elaine Kaufman.

Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

2532010123120110102 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Elisabeth Beresford, the prolific children's author who created the Wombles. We have tributes from Bernard Cribbins and Mike Batt.

The influential political commentator Anthony Howard - we hear from his friend Lord Hattersley.

The BBC news reporter Brian Hanrahan, who covered the Falklands War and the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Judge James Pickles, who often made the headlines for his outspoken comments and, after retirement, wrote a column for the Daily Sport.

And a personal homage to cult musician Captain Beefheart from the poet Ian Macmillan.

Matthew Bannister on Elisabeth Beresford, Judge James Pickles and Captain Beefheart.

Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

25420110107On Last Word this week:

Jayaben Desai, the diminutive leader of the 'strikers in saris' during the controversial Grunwick dispute of the 1970s.

Gerry Rafferty, the singer-songwriter who partnered Billy Connolly, enjoyed success with Stealers' Wheel and made his fortune with 'Baker Street'.

Prunella Stack, glamorous leader of the Women's League of Health and Beauty.

Chief Anthony Enahoro - campaigner for Nigerian independence and democracy.

And why actor Pete Postlethwaite became an adoptive Shropshire lad.

Matthew Bannister on Jayaben Desai, Gerry Rafferty, Prunella Stack and Pete Postlethwaite.

Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

2552011011420110116 (R4)On Last Word this week:

The multi-millionaire property developer David Hart who played an influential role in Tory politics in the 80s and 90s. We have a tribute from his friend Michael Portillo.

Major Dick Winters, the American soldier whose courage during the D-Day landings was featured in the TV mini series Band of Brothers.

The children's writer Dick King Smith, who created the sheep-pig Babe.

The Czech dissident Jiri Dienstbier who went on to become the country's Foreign minister.

And the film director Peter Yates who brought us Steve McQueen's hair-raising car chase in Bullitt.

Matthew Bannister on David Hart, Dick Winters, Dick King Smith and Jiri Dienstbier.

Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

2562011012120110123 (R4)On Last Word this week:

General Vang Pao, leader of the Hmong people of Laos who was funded by the CIA to fight against a communist takeover.

The footballer Nat Lofthouse who spent his career at Bolton Wanderers and was capped 33 times for England.

The literary critic and editor John Gross who had a wide-ranging knowledge and a taste for high class gossip.

The versatile actress Susannah York who starred in films and plays from Superman to Shakespeare.

And Stu Smith, the stock car racing world champion from Rochdale - known as 'The Maestro'.

Matthew Bannister on Vang Pao, Nat Lofthouse, John Gross, Susannah York and Stu Smith.

Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

2572011012820110130 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Sargent Shriver - who married into the Kennedy family and founded the Peace Corps.

Reg Ward, who led the controversial regeneration of the London Docklands.

Penny Tweedie, the photographer who took a principled decision not to cover an execution in Bangladesh - John Pilger pays tribute.

The legendary Indian classical singer Bhimsen Joshi.

And America's fitness king - Jack Lalanne, who personally towed seventy boats one and a half miles through the water on his seventieth birthday.

Matthew Bannister on Sargent Shriver, Reg Ward, Bhimsen Joshi and Jack Lalanne.

Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

2582011020420110206 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Penny Feiwel who volunteered as a nurse in the Spanish Civil war and was badly wounded.

The Welsh operatic soprano Dame Margaret Price, known for her interpretations of Mozart, Verdi and German Lieder.

The Ugandan gay rights campaigner David Kato who was murdered in his own home.

Malcolm Lyell, who sold British shotguns to kings, princes and maharajahs as well as rich Americans.

And film composer John Barry - best known for Bond music - but who won five Oscars for his scores for other movies.

Matthew Bannister on Penny Feiwel, Dame Margaret Price, David Kato, and Malcolm Lyell.

Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

259Trevor Bailey, Ernest Mcculloch, John Paul Getty Iii, Gary Moore2011021120110213 (R4)On Last Word with John Wilson this week:

Test Match star Trevor Bailey is remembered, both at the crease and in the commentary box, by his friend Henry Blofeld.

Dr Ernest McCulloch pioneered stem-cell research which led to the first bone-marrow transplants.

John Paul Getty III lost his ear to kidnappers, was snubbed by his billionaire grandfather and suffered a crippling stroke.

We hear the story of massive wealth and family tragedy.

And rock star Greg Lake tells us how, when he was putting together a new band, blues guitarist Gary Moore passed the audition simply by 'tuning up'.

John Wilson on Trevor Bailey, Ernest McCulloch, John Paul Getty III and Gary Moore.

Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

John Paul Getty III lost his ear to kidnappers, was snubbed by his billionaire grandfather and suffered a crippling stroke. We hear the story of massive wealth and family tragedy.

260George Shearing, Derek Rawcliffe, Brian Jacques, Daniel Bell, Tp Mckenna2011021820110220 (R4)John Wilson presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

We retrace Sir George Shearing's jazz journey from Battersea to Birdland - pianist Julian Joseph demonstrates the secret of Shearing's keyboard technique.

The Right Reverend Derek Rawcliffe was known as Britain's first gay Bishop after he outed himself on Newsnight.

How former Liverpudlian milkman and docker Brian Jacques became one of the biggest selling children's authors in the world.

Sociologist Daniel Bell's big ideas included a prediction of the internet - three decades before it was invented.

And how actor TP McKenna became a familiar face on stage on screen.

John Wilson on George Shearing, Derek Rawcliffe, Brian Jacques, Daniel Bell and TP McKenna

Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

261Raymond Burton, Maria Altmann, Ronald Hickman, David Tench, Nicholas Courtney2011022520110227 (R4)John Wilson presents Radio 4's obituary programme

Raymond Burton, who expanded the Burton's suit empire started by his father, and went onto launch Topshop.

Maria Altmann, who - in her late 80s - won ownership of $330m worth of Gustav Klimt paintings that her family had lost in Nazi-occupied Austria.

Ronald Hickman, inventor of the popular piece of DIY kit - the Workmate.

Esther Rantzen pays tribute to That's Life's in-house lawyer David Tench.

And actor Nicholas Courtney, best known for playing Dr Who's ally on earth, the Brigadier.

John Wilson on Raymond Burton, Maria Altmann, Ronald Hickman and David Tench.

Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

262Suze Rotolo, Susan Crosland, Jane Russell And Major Peter Parkes2011030420110306 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

Matthew Bannister on:

The artist Suze Rotolo - who inspired some of Bob Dylan's best known songs and appeared on the cover of his album 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'.

Susan Crosland the glamorous journalist and wife of the Labour Cabinet minister Tony Crosland.

Hollywood actress Jane Russell - best known for a bra she never wore.

Dr Christian J Lambertsen who coined the term 'Scuba' when he invented his self contained underwater breathing apparatus.

And the distinguished brass band conductor Major Peter Parkes who led the Black Dyke Mills band to international success.

Matthew Bannister on Suze Rotolo, Susan Crosland, Jane Russell and Major Peter Parkes.

263Cyril Stein, Alberto Granado, Rachel Cameron And Anthony Brooke2011031120110313 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

Matthew Bannister remembers:

Cyril Stein, who built up Ladbrokes from one betting shop to a multi-billion pound business.

Alberto Granado who travelled with Che Guevara on his famous motorcycle journey across South America.

Rachel Cameron - doyen of ballet teachers - who passed on the ideas of Diaghilev.

Necmettin Erbakan, Turkey's first Islamist prime minister.

And the last white Rajah of Sarawak - Anthony Brooke.

Matthew Bannister on Cyril Stein, Alberto Granado, Rachel Cameron and Anthony Brooke.

264Donny George, Owsley Stanley, Harold Massingham And Bob Greaves2011031820110320 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

On Last Word this week:

Donny George - the archaeologist who tried to stop looters ransacking the Iraqi national museum after the invasion of 2003..

Owsley Stanley who supplied more than one million tablets of LSD to San Francisco hippies and designed the Grateful Dead's sound system.

Yorkshire poet Harold Massingham - Ian Macmillan pays tribute.

Local TV news presenter Bob Greaves who was immortalised when an elephant got a little too intimate with him on screen

And Hugh Martin, composer of classic songs, including 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'.

Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on Donny George, Owsley Stanley, Harold Massingham and Bob Greaves.

265Elizabeth Taylor, Warren Christopher, Fred Titmus And Jet Harris2011032520110327 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

Matthew Bannister remembers:

Elizabeth Taylor - we assess her as movie actress, sex symbol and celebrity icon. We have memories from Richard Burton's nephew and the playwright David Wood who appeared alongside Burton and Taylor in an Oxford student production of Dr Faustus.

Also Warren Christopher, the American Secretary of State under Bill Clinton - Lord Hurd pays tribute.

Middlesex and England bowler Fred Titmus, who lost some of his toes in a boating accident, but was playing again within weeks.

And Jet Harris of the Shadows - said to be the first person in the UK to play an electric bass guitar.

Producer: Paul Kobrak.

Matthew Bannister on Elizabeth Taylor, Warren Christopher, Fred Titmus and Jet Harris.

266Edward Stobart, Geraldine Ferraro, Diana Wynne Jones And Robert Tear2011040120110403 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Edward Stobart who built up the family trucking firm to become a business success and a cult brand.

Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman to stand as vice president of the USA.

Childrens' fantasy writer Diana Wynne Jones who drew on her own troubled relationship with her parents in her books.

Paul Baran, the American electrical engineer who developed some of the key building blocks of the internet.

And the flamboyant tenor Robert Tear - we have a tribute from Sir Thomas Allen.

Matthew Bannister on Edward Stobart, Geraldine Ferraro, Diana Wynne Jones and Robert Tear.

267Juliano Mer Khamis, Leslie Collier, Pinetop Perkins And Andrew Tait2011040820110410 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

Matthew Bannister on

The Israeli/Palestinian actor and director Juliano Mer Khamis. He set up the Freedom Theatre in the refugee camp at Jenin - and was shot dead earlier this week.

Also: the virologist Professor Leslie Collier. His work on smallpox vaccines led to the eradication of the illness. He also made a big impact on the treatment of the eye disease trachoma.

The veteran blues pianist Pinetop Perkins - he won a Grammy at the age of 97.

And Andrew Tait - the Director General of the National House Building Council who's been credited with ending the practice of 'jerry building' in Britain.

Matthew Bannister on Juliano Mer Khamis, Leslie Collier, Pinetop Perkins and Andrew Tait.

268Sidney Lumet, Baruch Blumberg, Roger Nichols, Edith Helm And Ishbel Macaskill2011041520110417 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

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The prolific film director Sidney Lumet - whose movies included Twelve Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon and Network.

We have tributes from Omar Sharif and Jenny Agutter.

The nobel prize winning scientist Baruch Blumberg, who saved millions of lives by isolating the Hepatitis B virus and developing a vaccine

Roger Nichols - the innovative studio engineer who gave Steely Dan their distinctive sound.

Edith Helm - the first woman ever to be given a kidney transplant - we speak to the donor - her twin sister.

And the honey voiced Gaelic singer Ishbel MacAskill.

Matthew Bannister on Sidney Lumet, Baruch Blumberg, Roger Nichols and Ishbel MacAskill.

The prolific film director Sidney Lumet - whose movies included Twelve Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon and Network. We have tributes from Omar Sharif and Jenny Agutter.

And the 'honey voiced' Gaelic singer Ishbel MacAskill.

268Sidney Lumet, Baruch Blumberg, Roger Nichols, Edith Helm, Ishbel Macaskill20110415Matthew Bannister on

The prolific film director Sidney Lumet - whose movies included Twelve Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon and Network. We have tributes from Omar Sharif and Jenny Agutter.

The nobel prize winning scientist Baruch Blumberg, who saved millions of lives by isolating the Hepatitis B virus and developing a vaccine

Roger Nichols - the innovative studio engineer who gave Steely Dan their distinctive sound.

Edith Helm - the first woman ever to be given a kidney transplant - we speak to the donor - her twin sister.

And the 'honey voiced' Gaelic singer Ishbel MacAskill.

Matthew Bannister on Sidney Lumet, Baruch Blumberg, Roger Nichols and Ishbel MacAskill.

Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

269Tim Hetherington, Barbara Harmer, Tp Flanagan, Prof David Bowen, Elisabeth Sladen2011042220110424 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

On this week's Last Word Jane Little discusses the lives of the award-winning photographer and filmmaker, Tim Hetherington, who was killed this week in Libya.

Barbara Harmer, the only woman pilot to fly Concorde.

Seamus Heaney pays tribute to his friend, Irish landscape painter, TP Flanagan.

Professor David Bowen, forensic pathologist, who worked on some of the most notorious crimes in recent British history.

And actress Elisabeth Sladen, whose role as Sarah Jane Smith endeared her to generations of Dr Who fans.

Jane Little on Tim Hetherington, TP Flanagan, David Bowen and Elisabeth Sladen.

270John Sullivan, Sai Baba, Poly Styrene, Mike Campbell, Max Mathews2011042920110501 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

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The TV comedy writer John Sullivan who brought us Only Fools and Horses and Citizen Smith. Robert Lindsay pays tribute.

The Indian guru Sathya Sai Baba, head of a multi billion pound foundation with millions of followers around the world.

Punk icon Poly Styrene - lead singer of X-Ray Spexs - noted for her outrageous dress sense.

The white Zimbabwean farmer Mike Campbell who won a court victory against Robert Mugabe's land reforms but was badly beaten by militia.

And Max Mathews, pioneer of computer synthesised music.

Matthew Bannister on John Sullivan, Sathya Sai Baba, Poly Styrene and Max Mathews.

271Osama Bin Laden, Sir Henry Leach, Sir Henry Cooper, Hubert Schlafly And Arthur Laurents2011050620110508 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

On Last Word this week:

Face to face with Osama Bin Laden. We talk to three men who met the leader of Al Qaeda.

Admiral Sir Henry Leach, the First Sea Lord who persuaded Margaret Thatcher to send a task force to re-take the Falkland Islands.

Sir Henry Cooper, who had a successful track record as a heavyweight boxer but is best remembered for a fight against Cassius Clay (otherwise known as Muhammad Ali) that he lost.

Hubert Schlafly - the television pioneer who came up with the teleprompter machine.

And Arthur Laurents, playwright and screenwriter whose best known works were the musicals West Side Story and Gypsy.

Matthew Bannister on Osama bin Laden, Sir Henry Leach, Sir Henry Cooper, Hubert Schlafly.

272Seve Ballesteros, Richard Holmes, Dana Wynter, Enid Seeney And John Walker2011051320110515 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

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Seve Ballesteros - hailed as Europe's finest golfer - we speak to his former caddy and hear about his overwhelming compulsion to win.

Professor Richard Holmes - the military historian and territorial army brigadier who brought to life great battles on TV. We have a tribute from General Sir Mike Jackson.

Dana Wynter the actress best known for her role in Invasion of the Bodysnatchers

And Enid Seeney, the designer who brought us the iconic 1950s Homemaker pottery.

Matthew Bannister on Seve Ballesteros, Richard Holmes, Dana Wynter and Enid Seeney.

273Garret Fitzgerald, Pam Gems, Elisabeth Svendsen, Ernesto Sabato, Bernard Greenhouse2011052020110522 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

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The former Irish Prime Minister Garret FitzGerald. He helped persuade Margaret Thatcher to sign the Anglo Irish agreement which paved the way for power sharing in Northern Ireland.

Also the playwright Pam Gems - whose best known works are Piaf and Stanley. Sir Antony Sher pays tribute.

Elisabeth Svendsen who founded the Donkey Sanctuary charity after being left 204 donkeys in someone's will.

Ernesto Sabato the Argentinian writer who led the country's investigation into the thousands who disappeared under military dictatorship.

And Bernard Greenhouse, cellist and co founder of the world famous Beaux Arts Trio.

Matthew Bannister on Garret FitzGerald, Pam Gems, Elisabeth Svendsen and Ernesto Sabato.

274Mala Sen, Willard Boyle, Lloyd Knibb, And The 7th Earl Of Onslow2011052720110529 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

Matthew Bannister on

The Indian born writer and activist Mala Sen, who campaigned for the rights of ethnic minority workers in the UK.

The nobel prize winning scientist Dr Willard Boyle, who invented the tiny charge couple device that is behind all digital imaging

Lloyd Knibb - the Jamaican drummer who came up with the ska beat.

The actor Edward Hardwicke best known for playing Dr Watson to Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes in the 1980s TV series

And the seventh Earl of Onslow, a political maverick and true British eccentric.

Matthew Bannister on Mala Sen, Willard Boyle, Lloyd Knibb, and the 7th Earl of Onslow.

275Dame Barbara Mills, Gil Scott-heron, Leonora Carrington, Flick Colby2011060320110605 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

Matthew Bannister on:

Dame Barbara Mills QC, the successful barrister who became the first woman Director of Public Prosecutions.

The poet and singer Gil Scott-Heron who gave voice to the black American experience.

The surrealist artist Leonora Carrington who scandalised her father by running away with Max Ernst and became a national treasure in Mexico.

And Flick Colby who choreographed Pans People's weekly routines on Top of the Pops. We have a tribute from Babs.

Matthew Bannister on Dame Barbara Mills, Gil Scott-Heron, Leonora Carrington, Flick Colby.

276Lawrence Eagleburger, Josephine Hart, Miriam Karlin, Jack Kevorkian And Roy Skelton2011061020110612 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

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The American diplomat Lawrence Eagleburger who played important roles in the first Gulf war and the Balkans crisis. His former boss Henry Kissinger pays tribute;

The author and poetry enthusiast Josephine Hart, best known for her novel 'Damage'. We have memories from Dame Eileen Atkins, Jeremy Irons and Melvyn Bragg;

Roy Skelton, the man who provided the voices for the Daleks and the children's TV characters George and Zippy. Elvis McGonagall pays homage in verse..

America's Dr Death, Jack Kevorkian. We hear from his helper in more than one hundred and thirty assisted suicides

And the actress Miriam Karlin - shop steward in the Rag Trade on TV - and political activist in real life.

Matthew Bannister on Lawrence Eagleburger, Josephine Hart, Miriam Karlin, Jack Kevorkian.

277Albertina Sisulu, Mf Husain, Patrick Leigh Fermor, John Mackenzie20110617Albertina Sisulu, MF Husain, Patrick Leigh Fermor and John Mackenzie.

Jane Little presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Jane Little presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

'Albertina Sisulu, MF Husain, Patrick Leigh Fermor and John Mackenzie.'

278Brian Haw, Mike Waterson, Yelena Bonner, Mietek Pemper20110624Matthew Bannister on

Brian Haw - the anti war protester who camped in Parliament Square for ten years;

Mike Waterson who made singing traditional British music a family affair;

Yelena Bonner - wife of the Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov - and campaigner in her own right

Mietek Pemper - the Jewish secretary who helped to type Schindler's List and saved thousands from the gas chamber

And Gunnar Fischer - the cinematographer who gave the films of Ingmar Bergman their distinctive look.

Matthew Bannister on Brian Haw, Mike Waterson, Yelena Bonner and Mietek Pemper.

With Matthew Bannister.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme with Matthew Bannister.

With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

279Arthur Goldreich, Peter Falk, Terry Marsland And Mario Cassandro2011070120110703 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

John Wilson on:

Arthur Goldreich, who sheltered and taught the young Nelson Mandela and led the armed wing of the ANC in the fight against South African apartheid.

Crime writer Mark Billingham pays tribute to actor Peter Falk who created shambolic television detective Columbo.

We hear about union activist - and feminist campaigner - Terry Marsland.

And restaurateur Mario Cassandro - who helped introduce Italian cuisine to 1950s Britain - is remembered by chef Antonio Carluccio.

John Wilson on Arthur Goldreich, Peter Falk, Terry Marsland and Mario Cassandro.

280Otto Von Habsburg, Cy Twombly, Anna Massey, Robin Nash And Robert Widmer2011070820110710 (R4)With John Wilson. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme with John Wilson.

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The great American abstract expressionist painter Cy Twombly.

Otto von Habsburg, the last heir to Austro-Hungarian empire who was exiled as a child and later became a campaigning MEP.

Anna Massey, star of stage, screen - and Radio 4's This Sceptred Isle.

Robert Widmer - inventor of the supersonic bomber.

And Robin Nash, who directed some of BBC television's biggest hits - including Top of the Pops - is remembered by Tony Blackburn.

John Wilson on Otto van Habsburg, Cy Twombly, Anna Massey, Robin Nash and Robert Widmer.

281Betty Ford, The Earl Of Harewood, Betty Callaway And Josef Suk2011071520110717 (R4)With Matthew Bannister.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

Matthew Bannister on:

The former American First Lady Betty Ford, noted for her outspoken views and for her battles with drug and drink addictions

The Earl of Harewood, cousin to the Queen, opera buff, free-speech-campaigner-turned-film-censor and lifelong Leeds United fan

Christiane Desroches Noblecourt the French Egyptologist who led the challenging project to move vast Nubian temples, stone by stone, to avoid the waters of the Aswan Dam

Betty Callaway - the ice dance coach who helped Torvill and Dean to a series of World Championships and Olympic Gold. Christopher Dean and Michael Crawford pay tribute

Itamar Franco, the Brazilian President who brought his country's rampant inflation under control and was photographed alongside a scantily clad model

And Josef Suk - the leading violin soloist who was Dvorak's great grandson.

Matthew Bannister on Betty Ford, the Earl of Harewood, Betty Callaway and Josef Suk.

With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.

282Lucian Freud, Ahmed Wali Karzai, Hanna Segal, Roland Petit, Manuel Galban2011072220110724 (R4)With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.

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The painter Lucian Freud - we evaluate his life and work and talk to three people who saw him paint.

Also Ahmed Wali Karzai, half brother of the Afghan president and a noted powerbroker in the country.

The French choreographer Roland Petit who created renowned works for his glamorous wife Zizi Jeanmaire.

And Hanna Segal, the leading psychoanalyst who studied patients who suffered from psychosis and also worked to understand the artistic impulse.

Matthew Bannister on Lucian Freud, Ahmed Wali Karzai, Roland Petit and Hanna Segal.

283Cec Thompson, Dekha Ibrahim Abdi, Robert Ettinger And Googie Withers2011072920110731 (R4)With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.

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Cec Thompson - the first black man to play rugby league for Great Britain, he overcame a troubled childhood to become an inspirational teacher and successful businessman.

Also Dekha Ibrahim Abdi who won international awards for her work in bringing peace and reconciliation to her native Kenya

Robert Ettinger who pioneered cryonics and has now been frozen along with his two wives and his mother.

Germany's answer to Rupert Murdoch - media tycoon Leo Kirch

And the stage and screen actress Googie Withers.

Matthew Bannister on Cec Thompson, Dekha Ibrahim Abdi, Robert Ettinger, Googie Withers.

284John Stott, Stan Barstow, Derek Bryce-smith, David Dunseith And Fran Landesman2011080520110807 (R4)With Jane Little. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Jane Little presents Radio 4's weekly obituaries programme.

On Last Word this week:

The Reverend John Stott, whose influential books and sermons earned him the unofficial moniker of 'the Protestant's Pope.

Fran Landesman, jazz lyricist, poet, bohemian whose wild life made her at least as famous as did her art.

Author, Stan Barlow, one of the so-called Angry Young Men who brought the working class north to literary life in A Kind of Loving.

Professor Derek Bryce-Smith, whose work played a key role in the introduction of unleaded petrol.

And David Dunseith, police officer turned broadcaster who described his phone-in programme on Radio Ulster as a 'people's parliament' during the troubles.

Jane Little on John Stott, Stan Barstow, Derek Bryce-Smith and Fran Landesman.

285Michael Bukht, Hugh Carey, John Hoyland, Nancy Wake And Joe Arroyo2011081220110814 (R4)With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.

Matthew Bannister on:

The founding programme controller of Classic FM Michael Bukht, who had another career as TV's crafty cook Michael Barry.

The Governor of New York, Hugh Carey, credited with saving the state and city from bankruptcy in the 1970s.

The abstract painter John Hoyland. We visit his studio and hear a tribute from his friend the sculptor Sir Anthony Caro.

Nancy Wake - who risked her life during the war working behind enemy lines as a member of the Special Operations Executive.

And the Colombian singer Joe Arroyo, who achieved international success despite his addiction to drugs.

Matthew Bannister on Michael Bukht, Hugh Carey, John Hoyland, Nancy Wake and Joe Arroyo.

286Robert Robinson, Mother Thelka, Shammi Kapoor, Paul Wilkinson2011081920110821 (R4)With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's weekly obituaries programme.

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Robert Robinson - erudite host of radio's Stop the Week and Brain of Britain and TV's Call My Bluff and Ask the Family

Mother Thelka the Greek Orthodox nun who became a muse for the composer Sir John Taverner. He pays tribute.

Bollywood's answer to Elvis - Shammi Kapoor

Professor Paul Wilkinson who made the study of terrorism a respected academic subject

And Marshall Grant who was so much more than a bass player to Johnny Cash.

Matthew Bannister on Robert Robinson, Mother Thelka, Shammi Kapoor, Paul Wilkinson.

287Jerry Lieber, Diana Lamplugh, John Howard Davies, Ctirad Masin And George Devol2011082620110828 (R4)With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.

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Jerry Lieber who with his partner Mike Stoller wrote scores of classic songs - from Hound Dog for Elvis Presley to Stand By Me for Ben E King and Pearl's a Singer for Elkie Brooks.

Diana Lamplugh who reacted to the disappearance of her daughter by launching a campaign to change atitudes to personal safety

John Howard Davies - as a child actor he played Oliver in David Lean's film - as an adult he produced and directed many classic TV comedies including Monty Python, the Goodies and Fawlty Towers.

Ctirad Masin - Czech resistance fighter whose violent and daring escape still causes controversy today

And Geroge Devol who invented the first industrial robot - the Unimate.

Matthew Bannister on Jerry Lieber, Diana Lamplugh, John Howard Davies and George Devol.

288John Mcaleese, Nf Simpson, Stetson Kennedy And David Honeyboy Edwards2011090220110904 (R4)With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.

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SAS soldier John McAleese who led one of the teams that stormed the Iranian Embassy in 1980.

The surreal playwright NF Simpson who influenced a generation of British comedy talent.

Stetson Kennedy, who went undercover to expose the activities of the Ku Klux Klan.

George Band, one of two pioneering climbers who first conquered the world's third highest mountain, Kanchenjunga.

And David Honeyboy Edwards, last surviving link to the original blues players of the Mississippi Delta.

Matthew Bannister on John McAleese, NF Simpson, Stetson Kennedy and David Honeyboy Edwards

289Vann Nath, Eugene Nida, Betty Skelton, Len Ganley, Ray Fisher2011090920110911 (R4)With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

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Cambodian painter Vann Nath. He chronicled the brutality of the Khmer Rouge regime that sent him to a notorious prison.

Also American stunt flier Betty Skelton who set both speed and altitude records in small planes

Traditional Scots singer Ray Fisher, part of a famous musical family

The Reverend Eugene Nida who organised the translation of the Bible into hundreds of languages

And the snooker referee Len Ganley - immortalised in a beer advert and a song by Half Man Half Biscuit.

Matthew Bannister on Vann Nath, Betty Skelton, Ray Fisher, Eugene Nida and Len Ganley.

290Richard Hamilton, Michael Hart, Gabriel Valdes And Wardell Quezergue2011091620110918 (R4)MATTHEW BANNISTER on

RICHARD HAMILTON - the father of pop art who was inspired by technology and modern life.

Michael Hart, who founded Project Gutenberg to digitise great works of literature and make them freely available to all.

Gabriel Valdes, the Chilean politician who played a leading role in ousting Pinochet's military junta

Wardell Quezergue, the arranger credited with developing the New Orleans sound.

He worked with Paul Simon, The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney

And the poet Herbert Lomas, whose work on the death of his wife inspired Ted Hughes to write his Birthday Letters.

MATTHEW BANNISTER on RICHARD HAMILTON, Michael Hart, Gabriel Valdes and Wardell Quezergue.

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Wardell Quezergue, the arranger credited with developing the New Orleans sound. He worked with Paul Simon, The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney

With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.

291Burhanuddin Rabbani, Kurt Sanderling, Arthur Evans And Walter Bonatti2011092320110925 (R4)With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

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The former Afghan president Burhannudin Rabbani, assassinated as he was leading attempts to start peace talks with the Taliban.

The conductor Kurt Sanderling, who fled from the Nazis to the Soviet Union and was renowned for his interpretations of Shostakovitch. We hear from his son, Thomas, also a well known conductor.

The gay rights activist Arthur Evans who led non violent protests against discrimination in 1970s New York.

The Italian mountaineer Walter Bonatti, who was falsely accused of trying to sabotage the first successful ascent of the world's second highest mountain, K2

And the banjo player Wade Mainer who was 104 when he died - a last surviving link to the heyday of hillbilly music on 1930s American radio.

Matthew Bannister on Burhanuddin Rabbani, Kurt Sanderling, Arthur Evans and Walter Bonatti

292Wangari Maathai, David Croft, Gusty Spence, Carl Wood2011093020111002 (R4)With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

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The Kenyan human rights and environmental campaigner Wangari Maathai who became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace prize in 2004

The writer and producer David Croft, who brought us some of TV's best loved comedies, including Dad's Army, Are You Being Served and Hi De Hi.

The former leader of the Ulster Volunteer Force, Gusty Spence, who turned his back on violence while serving an eighteen year prison sentence for murder

And the Australian pioneer of in vitro fertilisation, Professor Carl Wood.

Matthew Bannister on Wangari Maathai, David Croft, Gusty Spence and Carl Wood.

293Steve Jobs, Bert Jansch, Ralph Steinman And Robert Whitaker2011100720111009 (R4)With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

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What made Steve Jobs tick? We review a life that changed our world with his friend and advisor of forty years.

Also Bert Jansch - the guitarists' guitarist whose style ranged from jazz and blues to traditional folk. His collaborator Beth Orton pays tribute.

Professor Ralph Steinman, who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on the immune system..

And Robert Whitaker, official photographer to the Beatles who was wounded in Vietnam.

Matthew Bannister on Steve Jobs, Bert Jansch, Ralph Steinman and Robert Whitaker.

294George Baker, Ramiz Alia, Madeleine Simms And George Hinchcliffe2011101420111016 (R4)With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

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The actor George Baker, best known for his TV portrayal of Inspector Wexford. The character's creator Baroness Ruth Rendell pays tribute;

The former Albanian President Ramiz Alia who oversaw the country's transition from isolated Stalinism to democracy;

Madeleine Simms who campaigned for the reform of abortion law in the 1960s;

George Hinchcliffe the railway enthusiast who toured America with the Flying Scotsman;

And the 'Ghazal King' - Indian singer and composer Jagjit Singh.

Matthew Bannister on George Baker, Ramiz Alia, Madeleine Simms and George Hinchcliffe.

295Muammar Gaddafi, Dennis Ritchie, Sylvia Robinson, And Betty Driver2011102120111023 (R4)With Jane Little. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

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Muammar Gaddafi - Libyan authors reflect on growing up under the dictator and coming to terms with the news that he's gone.

Tributes from Tim Berners Lee and others to Dennis Ritchie, computer scientist whose work played a key role in shaping modern technology, from laptops to smart phones.

Sylvia Robinson, singer, songwriter and entrepreneur who launched Hip Hop and rap into the mainstream.

And the nation's longest-serving barmaid, Betty Driver, whose popular role on Coronation Street formed the second act in a career that spanned eight decades on stage and screen.

Jane Little on Muammar Gaddafi, Dennis Ritchie, Sylvia Robinson, and Betty Driver.

296Elouise Cobell, Edmundo Ros, Gil Hayward, Sue Mengers, Norman Corwin2011102820111030 (R4)With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

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Elouise Cobell, who fought a long legal battle against the US government to recover billions of dollars owing to Native Americans.

Edmundo Ros, who brought Latin American music to the UK and taught the Queen how to dance the rumba

Gil Hayward, who helped to design the Tunny 2 codebreaking machine - which deciphered thousands of messages from German High Command during the second world war.

Powerful Hollywood agent Sue Mengers - one of her clients, Sir Michael Caine, pays tribute.

And Norman Corwin, who wrote, produced and directed acclaimed dramas during the golden age of American radio.

Matthew Bannister on Elouise Cobell, Edmundo Ros, Gil Hayward, Sue Mengers, Norman Corwin.

297Jimmy Savile, Nusrat Bhutto, George Daniels, Axel Axgil, Norrie Woodhall2011110420111106 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's weekly obituaries programme.

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Begum Nusrat Bhutto, matriarch of Pakistan's political dynasty.

Sir Jimmy Savile, broadcaster, philanthropist and eccentric. We hear from his TV and radio producers.

George Daniels, one of the world's greatest watchmakers whose creations can sell for up to one million pounds.

Axel Axgil, the Danish gay rights campaigner who took part in the world's first same sex civil partnership.

And Norrie Woodhall. At the age of 105, she was the last surviving person to have known Thomas Hardy.

Matthew Bannister on Nusrat Bhutto, Sir Jimmy Savile, George Daniels and Norrie Woodhall.

298Wallace Cunningham, Lord Gould, Alfonso Cano And Joe Frazier2011111120111113 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The Battle of Britain pilot Wallace Cunnigham, who took part in the celebrated 'Wooden Horse' escape from a German prisoner of war camp.

Lord Gould - the political strategist behind New Labour.

Lord Mandelson and Alastair Campbell pay tribute.

Alfonso Cano - communist leader of the FARC militants in Columbia

And heavyweight boxer Joe Frazier - we recall the Thriller in Manila and have a tribute from the philosopher AC Grayling.

Matthew Bannister on Wallace Cunningham, Lord Gould, Alfonso Cano and Joe Frazier.

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Radio 4's obituary programme.

Lord Gould - the political strategist behind New Labour. Lord Mandelson and Alastair Campbell pay tribute.

With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.

The Battle of Britain pilot Wallace Cunnigham, who took part in the celebrated Wooden Horse escape from a German prisoner of war camp.

299Jackie Leven, Evelyn Lauder, Dulcie Gray, Richard Scott, Jane Packer2011111820111120 (R4)With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

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The Scottish singer and songwriter Jackie Leven - front man of the band Doll By Doll, he became addicted to heroin after a mugging which damaged his windpipe. Ian Rankin pays tribute.

Evelyn Lauder, who married into the Estee Lauder cosmetics business and co-founded the pink ribbon breast cancer awareness campaign

The film and tv actress Dulcie Gray

Richard Scott, the chairman credited with saving the Guardian newspaper from merger with the Times in the 1960s

And the florist Jane Packer. Sarah, Duchess of York pays tribute to Jane, who designed the flowers for her wedding to Prince Andrew.

Matthew Bannister on Jackie Leven, Evelyn Lauder, Dulcie Gray, Richard Scott, Jane Packer.

300Basil D'oliveira, Shelagh Delaney, Sir Robin Mountfield, Sir David Jack And Peter Reading2011112520111127 (R4)With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

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The South African cricketer Basil D'Oliveira. His selection to play for England on a tour of his homeland was seen as a turning point in the anti apartheid campaign.

The playwright Shelagh Delaney. Her ground-breaking play 'A Taste of Honey' was written when she was a teenager. Jeanette Winterson pays tribute.

The civil servant Sir Robin Mountfield. Under New Labour, he reviewed the government information service, paving the way for the controversial influx of special advisers.

Sir David Jack was the scientific mind behind the success of the pharmaceutical company Glaxo. The drugs he developed transformed the lives of asthma sufferers and people with stomach ulcers.

And the poet Peter Reading - we have a tribute from his admirer and fellow poet Ian Macmillan.

Matthew Bannister on Basil D'Oliveira, Shelagh Delaney, Sir David Jack, Peter Reading.

301Ken Russell, Gary Speed, Lana Peters And Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-ojukwu2011120220111204 (R4)Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's weekly obituaries programme.

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The film director Ken Russell, once called the wild man of British cinema.

Gary Speed, the Premiership and intetrnational footballer who managed the Welsh national side.

The Nigerian soldier and politician Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, who led the breakaway republic of Biafra with tragic results

Stalin's daughter Svetlana, who defected to the West and had an ambivalent attitude to her father.

And the operatic soprano Sena Jurinac.

Matthew Bannister on Ken Russell, Gary Speed, Lana Peters and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu.

302Dev Anand, Christopher Logue, Só, Crates, Helen Forrester, Wilfred Lambert20111209John Wilson on:

Christopher Logue, the performance poet who translated Homer, wrote for Private Eye, and acted alongside Jonathan Pryce in Hamlet.

Socrates - doctor of medicine, political activist and Brazilian World Cup captain.

We hear about Professor Wilfred Lambert , a scholar whose unrivalled knowledge of ancient Babylonian languages helped unlock historical mysteries.

Dev Anand - the matinee idol of Hindi cinema.

And Helen Forrester who wrote about childhood poverty in Liverpool in the 1930s.

John Wilson on Dev Anand, Christopher Logue, Socrates, Helen Forrester and Wilfred Lambert

John Wilson presents the obituary programme that analyses and celebrates the life stories of people who have recently died.

John Wilson presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

302Dev Anand, Christopher Logue, Sócrates, Helen Forrester, Wilfred Lambert20111209John Wilson on:

Christopher Logue, the performance poet who translated Homer, wrote for Private Eye, and acted alongside Jonathan Pryce in Hamlet.

Socrates - doctor of medicine, political activist and Brazilian World Cup captain.

We hear about Professor Wilfred Lambert , a scholar whose unrivalled knowledge of ancient Babylonian languages helped unlock historical mysteries.

Dev Anand - the matinee idol of Hindi cinema.

And Helen Forrester who wrote about childhood poverty in Liverpool in the 1930s.

John Wilson on Dev Anand, Christopher Logue, Socrates, Helen Forrester and Wilfred Lambert

John Wilson presents the obituary programme that analyses and celebrates the life stories of people who have recently died.

John Wilson presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

303Christopher Hitchens, Lynn Margulis, George Whitman And Jerry Robinson2011121620111218 (R4)With John Wilson. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

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John Wilson on:

Christopher Hitchens, a giant of modern political journalism, who targeted tyranny, corruption and religion in print.

Microbiologist Lynn Margulis, whose theories about evolution brought about new understanding of cellular development.

George Whitman, owner of the world famous Shakespeare and co. bookshop in Paris.

And Jerry Robinson, the comic strip artist who created the character of Batman's faithful sidekick Robin and his arch villain The Joker.

John Wilson on Christopher Hitchens, Lynn Margulis, George Whitman and Jerry Robinson.

304Vaclav Havel, Kim Jong-il, Chris Athey, Cesaria Evora And Russell Hoban2011122320111225 (R4)MATTHEW BANNISTER on

The mysterious life of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. We hear from the former British Charge D'Affaires in Pyongyang and the film actress who says she was kidnapped by 'The Dear Leader'.

Also Chris Athey - the educational psychologist who championed the Teletubbies

Russell Hoban, author of both children's and adult fiction, including his vision of a post apocalyptic world 'Riddley Walker

Cesaria Evora - the singer from Cape Verde known as the Barefoot Diva

and the Czech playwright and President Vaclav Havel remembered by his friend Ivan Klima and Sir John Tusa.

MATTHEW BANNISTER on Kim Jong-il, Chris Athey, Russell Hoban, Cesaria Evora, Vaclav Havel.

Presented by Matthew Bannister.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme.

With Matthew Bannister.

Presented by Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Radio 4's obituary programme. With Matthew Bannister.

The mysterious life of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. We hear from the former British Charge D'Affaires in Pyongyang and the film actress who says she was kidnapped by The Dear Leader.

Russell Hoban, author of both children's and adult fiction, including his vision of a post apocalyptic world Riddley Walker

305Eve Arnold, Ronald Searle, Sir Michael Dummett, Bob Anderson20120106Eve Arnold, Ronald Searle, Sir Michael Dummett and Bob Anderson

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Eve Arnold, Ronald Searle, Sir Michael Dummett and Bob Anderson'

306Sir Robert Horton, Clive Robbins, Alexis Weissenberg, Sir Roger Jowell And Harry Fowler2012011320120115 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

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The former BP chairman and chief executive Sir Robert Horton who was ousted in a boardroom coup and went on to run Railtrack

Clive Robbins, who teamed up with Paul Nordoff to create a powerful type of music therapy

Sir Roger Jowell - the statistician who measured changing attitudes in British society

The cockney actor Harry Fowler, who appeared in The Army Game and many Ealing comedies

And the Bulgarian born pianist Alexis Weissenberg - whose musical talent saved his life in a Nazi concentration camp.

Matthew Bannister on Sir Robert Horton, Clive Robbins, Sir Roger Jowell and Harry Fowler.

307Lady Runcie, Wylie Vale, Israel Baker, Barry Reckord And Reginald Hill2012012020120122 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

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The unconventional wife of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lady Runcie

The endocrinologist Wylie Vale who discovered the hormone that governs our response to stress,

The violinist Israel Baker who played the searing music for the shower scene in Psycho

The pioneering black playwright Barry Reckord

And the crime novelist Reginald Hill, best known for creating Dalziel and Pascoe.

Matthew Bannister on Lady Runcie, Wylie Vale, Israel Baker, Barry Reckord, Reginald Hill.

308Nicol Williamson, Gustav Leonhardt, Manuel Fraga And Hugh Carless2012012720120129 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.

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The actor Nicol Williamson, praised for his passionate performances in Shakespeare and Osborne, notorious for his erratic and sometimes violent behaviour

The harpsichordist and conductor Gustav Leonhardt, a leading figure in the early music movement.

The Spanish politician Manuel Fraga, who founded the current centre right governing party and once shot Franco's daughter in the bottom during a hunting trip.

And Hugh Carless, the diplomat who went with the travel writer Eric Newby on his celebrated 'Short Walk In the Hindu Kush'.

Matthew Bannister on Nicol Williamson, Gustav Leonhardt, Manuel Fraga and Hugh Carless.

309Angelo Dundee, Isi Metzstein, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Theo Angelopoulos2012020320120205 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.

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Angelo Dundee, the boxing trainer behind Muhammed Ali and fourteen other world champions.

Isi Metzstein, the Glasgow based architect who designed some of Britain's most striking churches.

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, the Italian president who had a twenty year political battle with Silvio Berlusconi

And Theo Angelopoulos the influential Greek director whose films reflected the modern history of his country.

Matthew Bannister on Angelo Dundee, Isi Metzstein, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Theo Angelopoulos

310Angela Culme-seymour, Kazimierz Smolen, Nigel Doughty, Don Cornelius, Antoni Tapies2012021020120212 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.

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The socialite Angela Culme-Seymour who married a series of aristocrats and had a string of affairs in artistic and literary circles..

Kazimierz Smolen, the former Auschwitz inmate who became director of the camp museum and lived there for thirty-five years..

Nigel Doughty the wealthy private equity investor who ploughed millions into Nottingham Forest Football Club. Justice Secretary Ken Clarke pays tribute.

Spanish artist Antoni Tapies who was one of the pioneers of European abstract art

And Don Cornelius whose American TV show 'Soul Train' brought black music and culture into the mainstream. We hear from producer and musician Nile Rodgers.

Matthew Bannister on Angela Culme-Seymour, Kazimierz Smolen, Nigel Doughty, Don Cornelius.

311Patricia Stephens Due, James Whitaker, Josh Gifford, Jim Riordan, Whitney Houston2012021720120219 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.

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the American civil rights activist Patricia Stephens Due who went to prison after entering a 'whites only' lunch counter in Florida.

The tabloid royal correspondent James Whitaker, who broke the news of Princess Diana's eating disorder

The racehorse trainer Josh Gifford who stood by jockey Bob Champion when he contracted cancer and gave him his fairy tale Grand National win on Aldaniti

The Communist party member and writer Jim Riordan who was once called up to play football for Spartak Moscow

And Whitney Houston in her own words and music.

Matthew Bannister on Patricia Stephens Due, James Whitaker, Josh Gifford, Whitney Houston.

3122012022420120226 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

the war correspondent Marie Colvin who was killed covering the bombardment of Homs in Syria. We hear about her dangerous career - and her love of sailing.

the adventurer John Fairfax - he was the first man to row solo across the Atlantic and then rowed across the Pacific with Sylvia Cook. She tells me how they braved huge storms and a shark attack.

the military historian MRD Foot, who drew on his own experiences in the SAS to become the official historian of the Special Operations Executive

And the comedian Frank Carson, who unified Northern Ireland through laughter.

Matthew Bannister on Marie Colvin, John Fairfax, MRD Foot and Frank Carson.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.

3132012030220120304 (R4)John Wilson on

Davy Jones - the child actor from Manchester who became a Monkee in California. Last Word hears from his bandmate Peter Tork.

Jean Pateman who led the campaign to save Highgate Cemetery from closure in the 70s, remained the guardian of the place for 30 years and became the basis of a character in a bestselling novel by Audrey Niffenegger

Steve Kordek, the man who, in the 1940s, revolutionised the game of pinball by adding the electric flippers.

And childbirth guru Betty Parsons whose clients included the Queen and Princess Diana.

John Wilson on Davy Jones, Jean Pateman, Steve Kordek and Betty Parsons.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by John Wilson.

314Norman St John Stevas, Buck Compton, Leonard Rosoman, Robert Sherman20120309JOHN WILSON on the politician Norman St John Stevas, D-Day hero Buck Compton, war artist Leonard Rosoman and Disney film songwriter Robert Sherman.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by John Wilson.

'JOHN WILSON on the politician Norman St John Stevas, D-Day hero Buck Compton, war artist Leonard Rosoman and Disney film songwriter Robert Sherman.'

315Sherwood Rowland, Lawrence Anthony, James Q Wilson, Jack Chippendale, Joe Thompson, Philip Madoc20120316Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.
3162012032320120325 (R4)Matthew Bannister on:

His holiness Pope Shenouda the third, leader of the Coptic church who had to defend his flock in Egypt from violence and persecution.

His Majesty King George Tupou the fifth - the colourful king of Tonga who trained at Sandhurst and introduced democracy to his island people.

Maurice Andre, the virtuoso French trumpeter.

Iran's first successful female novelist Simin Daneshvar

And Chaleo Yoovidhya - the Thai entrepreneur who made billions from the Red Bull energy drink.

Matthew Bannister on Pope Shenouda III, King George Tupou, Maurice Andre, Simin Daneshvar.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.

317Lord Newton, Jocky Wilson, Jennifer Longford, Earl Scruggs And Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed2012033020120401 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.

Matthew Bannister on:

The Tory politician Lord Newton - a respected Minister of Health and Secretary of State for social security. Edwina Currie tells us why she confided in him about her affair with John Major.

The darts player Jocky Wilson - a Scottish hero to the poet Ian Macmillan who pays tribute.

Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, the warlord who became President of Somalia but couldn't stop the country's tribal and religious violence

Jennifer Longford, daughter of Lloyd George's mistress - but was Lloyd George her father?

And banjo player extraordinaire Earl Scruggs - Whispering Bob Harris pays tribute to the bluegrass pioneer..

Matthew Bannister on Lord Newton, Jocky Wilson, Jennifer Longford, Earl Scruggs.

The Tory politician Lord Newton - a respected Minister of Health and Secretary of State for social security.EDWINA CURRIE tells us why she confided in him about her affair with JOHN MAJOR.

318Bill Wedderburn, Adrienne Rich, Tom Lodge, Howard Anderson, Cecil Sharpley2012040620120408 (R4)Jane Little tells the life stories of people who have recently died, from the rich and famous to the unsung but significant.

Jane Little tells the life stories of people who have recently died.

Jane Little on:

Bill Wedderburn, brilliant scholar, public lawyer, and trade union hero.

Adrienne Rich, one of the most respected, widely-read, and radical American poets of the last half century.

Tom Lodge, whose multiple careers ranged from cowboy to pirate radio DJ to Zen Buddhist Master.

Howard Anderson, television producer who helped pioneer the filming of Parliament.

And drummer, Cedric Sharpley, the human influence in Gary Numan's futuristic pop music.

Jane Little on Bill Wedderburn, Adrienne Rich, Tom Lodge, Howard Anderson, Cecil Sharpley.

319Fang Lizhi, Ferdinand Porsche, Miss Read, Bingu Wa Mutharika, Derick Thomson2012041320120415 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

On Last Word this week:

Leading Chinese dissident, Fang Lizhi, who inspired the student protests that ended in Tiananmen Square.

The last of the dynasty - Ferdinand Porsche - designer of the iconic 911 sports car.

English author, Dora Saint - better known to her many fans as Miss Read.

President Bingu wa Mutharika, reformer turned autocrat whose death has been little mourned in Malawi.

And Derick Thomson, poet, publisher and champion of the Gaelic language.

Jane Little on Fang Lizhi, Ferdinand Porsche, Miss Read, Bingu Mutharika, Derick Thomson.

320Bert Weedon, Mike Wallace, Judy Egerton, Jack Tramiel And Ahmed Ben Bella2012042020120422 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.

Matthew Bannister on

The man who taught the world to play guitar - Bert Weedon

The American TV correspondent Mike Wallace who founded 60 Minutes and interviewed the famous and influential.

The art historian Judy Egerton who wrote the definitive work on George Stubbs and enjoyed a gossip with her friend Alan Bennett. He pays tribute.

The Algerian freedom fighter and then President Ahmed Ben Bella.

And the businessman Jack Tramiel, a holocaust survivor who developed the pioneering Commodore computer.

Matthew Bannister on Bert Weedon, Mike Wallace, Judy Egerton and Ahmed Ben Bella.

321Lord Ashley, Levon Helm, Wendy Grant, Charles Colson, Val May2012042720120429 (R4)MATTHEW BANNISTER on former Labour MP Lord Ashley, drummer Levon Helm, neuropathologist Wendy Grant, RICHARD NIXON's special counsel Charles Colson, and theatre director Val May.

MATTHEW BANNISTER tells the life stories of people who have recently died, from the rich and famous to unsung but significant.

'MATTHEW BANNISTER on former Labour MP Lord Ashley, drummer Levon Helm, neuropathologist Wendy Grant, RICHARD NIXON's special counsel Charles Colson, and theatre director Val May.'

Lord Ashley, who as the Labour MP Jack Ashley, overcame deafness to become a champion of disabled people's rights

Also, Levon Helm, the drummer and singer of The Band - who backed Bob Dylan and recorded acclaimed albums of their own.

Wendy Grant - the neuropathologist who came out of retirement to warn that Mad Cow Disease could affect humans

Charles Colson - special counsel to Richard Nixon - who carried out dirty tricks against the President's opponents, but later found God.

And Val May, the theatre director who established the reputation of the Bristol Old Vic.

Matthew Bannister on Lord Ashley, Levon Helm, Wendy Grant, Charles Colson and Val May.

322Khalil Dale, Leila Berg, Tomas Borge, Terry Spinks, Rev Ray Davey2012050420120506 (R4)Matthew Bannister on Khalil Dale, Leila Berg, Tomas Borge, Terry Spinks, Rev Ray Davey.

Matthew Bannister on the Red Cross worker Khalil Dale who was kidnapped and killed in Pakistan;

The writer and educationalist Leila Berg whose controversial 'Nippers' series taught children to read with stories from working class life;

The Nicaraguan revolutionary Tomas Borge who co-founded the Sandinista Front and cracked down on opponents as Interior Minister;

The flyweight Terry Spinks who became the youngest boxer to win a gold medal at the Olympics;

and the Reverend Ray Davey whose Corrymeela Community brought together Protestants and Catholics during Northern Ireland's troubles.

The writer and educationalist Leila Berg whose controversial Nippers series taught children to read with stories from working class life;

'Matthew Bannister on Khalil Dale, Leila Berg, Tomas Borge, Terry Spinks, Rev Ray Davey.'

32311-05-201220120511'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.

323Vidal Sassoon, Angelica Garnett, Maurice Sendak, Lloyd Brevett20120511Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.
324Dietrich Fischer-dieskau, Horst Faas, Carlos Fuentes, Lord Glenamara And Donna Summer2012051820120520 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.'

Matthew Bannister on

The most-recorded singer of the 20th century, German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.

Horst Faas, who won a Pulitzer prize for his combat photography during the Vietnam War.

Lord Glenamara who as the Labour MP Ted Short was the Chief Whip who kept Harold Wilson in power.

The Mexican author Carlos Fuentes, a leading light in the flowering of Latin American literature in the 60s and 70s

And Donna Summer - the disco queen of the 70s who later became a born again Christian.

Matthew Bannister on Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Horst Faas, Carlos Fuentes and Donna Summer

325Robin Gibb, Eric James, Alan Oakley, David Ellis And Eugene Polley2012052520120527 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees who, with his brothers Barry and Maurice, created scores of hit records. We hear about his rivalry with Barry for the lead vocal spot and his obsession with the Titanic.

Also: the left wing Anglican Canon Eric James, a regular on Radio 4's Thought For The Day,

Alan Oakley who invented the Chopper bicycle, much coveted by schoolboys of the seventies,

David Ellis - the dancer and doctor who married into the Ballet Rambert and played a leading role in the company's development.

And Eugene Polley who launched a million couch potatoes by pioneering the TV remote control. Elvis McGonagall pays tribute in verse from his sofa.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.'

Matthew Bannister on Robin Gibb, Eric James, Alan Oakley, David Ellis and Eugene Polley.

325Robin Gibb, Eric James, Alan Oakley, David Ellis, Eugene Polley20120525Matthew Bannister on

Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees who, with his brothers Barry and Maurice, created scores of hit records. We hear about his rivalry with Barry for the lead vocal spot and his obsession with the Titanic.

Also: the left wing Anglican Canon Eric James, a regular on Radio 4's Thought For The Day,

Alan Oakley who invented the Chopper bicycle, much coveted by schoolboys of the seventies,

David Ellis - the dancer and doctor who married into the Ballet Rambert and played a leading role in the company's development.

And Eugene Polley who launched a million couch potatoes by pioneering the TV remote control. Elvis McGonagall pays tribute in verse from his sofa.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.

326Leopold De Rothschild, Donald Dunn, Elisabeth Tomalin, Colin Mcintyre2012060120120603 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Leopold De Rothschild the banker who raised millions for musical charities and ran a railway in his garden

Donald 'Duck' Dunn - the bass player behind scores of soul hits from the sixties

Elisabeth Tomalin the designer who used art therapy to help the children of Nazis come to terms with their guilt.

Colin McIntyre - the founding editor of the BBC's Ceefax service.

and the clarinettist Alan Hacker who played a key role in the performance of new music.

Matthew Bannister on Leopold De Rothschild, Donald Dunn, Elisabeth Tomalin, Colin McIntyre

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.'

Donald Duck Dunn - the bass player behind scores of soul hits from the sixties

'Matthew Bannister on Leopold De Rothschild, Donald Dunn, Elisabeth Tomalin, Colin McIntyre'

327Ray Bradbury, Bob Edwards, Astrid Aghajanian And Herb Reed2012060820120610 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Ray Bradbury - the author of Fahrenheit 451 and countless short stories - who said libraries were his university.

Fleet Street Editor Bob Edwards, who tangled with Lord Beaverbrook at the Express and Robert Maxwell at the Mirror

Astrid Aghajanian - who survived the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire only to be sold into slavery by a bedouin

And Herb Reed - the bass singer who co-founded the 1950s vocal group The Platters.

Matthew Bannister on Ray Bradbury, Bob Edwards, Astrid Aghajanian and Herb Reed.

'Matthew Bannister on Ray Bradbury, Bob Edwards, Astrid Aghajanian and Herb Reed.'

327Ray Bradbury, Bob Edwards, Astrid Aghajanian, Herb Reed2012060820120610 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Ray Bradbury - the author of Fahrenheit 451 and countless short stories - who said libraries were his university.

Fleet Street Editor Bob Edwards, who tangled with Lord Beaverbrook at the Express and Robert Maxwell at the Mirror

Astrid Aghajanian - who survived the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire only to be sold into slavery by a bedouin

And Herb Reed - the bass singer who co-founded the 1950s vocal group The Platters

Matthew Bannister on Ray Bradbury, Bob Edwards, Astrid Aghajanian and Herb Reed.

And Herb Reed - the bass singer who co-founded the 1950s vocal group The Platters.

328Jean Mcfarlane, Phillip Tobias, Warda Al Jazairia, Barry Unsworth And Lee Rich2012061520120617 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

Lady Jean McFarlane who transformed the way nurses are trained in the UK;

Philip Tobias, the South African paleoanthropologist who carried out pioneering research into the evolution of human beings - and fought apartheid;

The North African diva Warda Al-Jazairia

The Booker prize winning historical novelist Barry Unsworth

And the influential American TV producer Lee Rich. His Lorimar Company brought us the Waltons and Dallas.

Matthew Bannister on Jean McFarlane, Phillip Tobias, Warda Al Jazairia and Barry Unsworth.

329Rodney King, Teofilo Stevenson, Gitta Sereny And Victor Spinetti2012062220120624 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on:

Rodney King whose beating by police sparked the LA riots. In an interview recorded three weeks ago he talks about his troubled childhood and battles with alcoholism.

Also the Cuban boxer Teofilo Stevenson who won three Olympic Gold Medals and turned down millions of dollars to fight Muhammed Ali because he preferred the adulation of the Cuban people.

Gitta Sereny who wrote controversial but acclaimed books about evil.

And Victor Spinetti, raconteur and actor who appeared in all three films made by the Beatles. His friend Barbara Windsor pays tribute.

Matthew Bannister on Rodney King, Teofilo Stevenson, Gitta Sereny and Victor Spinetti.

330Nora Ephron, Gunnar Sonsteby, Ron Onions, Dr John Horder And Doc Watson2012062920120701 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The screenwriter, director and essayist Nora Ephron - best known for her romantic comedies When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle.

Gunnar Sonsteby - the Norwegian resistance fighter who was a master of disguise and forgery

Ron Onions - who pioneered new styles of news reporting on the UK's first commercial radio stations, LBC and Capital

Dr John Horder - who raised the status of GPs in Britain and was a talented musician and painter

And Doc Watson - the veteran American folk/blues guitarist.

Matthew Bannister on Nora Ephron, Gunnar Sonsteby, Ron Onions, John Horder and Doc Watson.

331Eric Sykes, Sir Michael Palliser, Gillian Hush And Yitzhak Shamir2012070620120708 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by John Wilson.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

John Wilson explores Eric Sykes' comic talents on screen, stage and golf course and Eric is remembered by friends and fellow entertainers Bruce Forsyth, Jimmy Tarbuck and Ken Dodd along with TV producer Beryl Vertue. John also examines the life of Yitzhak Shamir, long-serving Israeli prime minister who took a hardline stance against Palestinian nationhood. Diplomat Sir Michael Palliser who, as permanent under-secretary at the Foreign Office, helped negotiate Britain's entry to the EEC and radio producer Gillian Hush, who was awarded an MBE for over 30 years work bringing documentaries and stories to the airwaves.

John Wilson explores the lives of Eric Sykes, Yitzhak Shamir and Sir Michael Palliser.

332Ernest Borgnine, Elinor Ostrom, Jeff Keen, Andy Hamilton And Lol Coxhill2012071320120715 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.'

Matthew Bannister on

Craggy film and tv character actor Ernest Borgnine - best known for playing baddies in a host of war and western movies..

The Nobel prize winning political scientist Elinor Ostrom, whose theories influenced policy on the management of common resources

The avant garde film maker and artist Jeff Keen

And the jazz saxophonist Andy Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who worked to improve community relations in the West Midlands.

Matthew Bannister on Ernest Borgnine, Elinor Ostrom, Jeff Keen, Andy Hamilton.

333Sir Alastair Burnet, Jon Lord, Yaakov Meidad And Mike Westmacott2012072020120722 (R4)Matthew Bannister on the ITN newsreader and journalist Sir Alastair Burnet, who presented News At Ten over nearly twenty five years

Jon Lord - keyboard player with Deep Purple. We have tributes from the band's guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and from Rick Wakeman

Yaakov Meidad - a Mossad agent involved in the kidnapping of the Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann and the murder of the so called Butcher of Riga, Herberts Cukurs.

And Mike Westmacott the mountaineer who played a crucial role in the first ascent of Everest in 1953.

Matthew Bannister on Sir Alastair Burnet, Jon Lord, Yaakov Meidad and Mike Westmacott.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

'Matthew Bannister on Sir Alastair Burnet, Jon Lord, Yaakov Meidad and Mike Westmacott.'

333Sir Alastair Burnet, Jon Lord, Yaakov Meidad, Mike Westmacott20120720Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.

Matthew Bannister on the ITN newsreader and journalist Sir Alastair Burnet, who presented News At Ten over nearly twenty five years

Jon Lord - keyboard player with Deep Purple. We have tributes from the band's guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and from Rick Wakeman

Yaakov Meidad - a Mossad agent involved in the kidnapping of the Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann and the murder of the so called Butcher of Riga, Herberts Cukurs.

And Mike Westmacott the mountaineer who played a crucial role in the first ascent of Everest in 1953.

Matthew Bannister on Sir Alastair Burnet, Jon Lord, Yaakov Meidad and Mike Westmacott.

334Sally Ride, Omar Suleiman, Rajesh Khanna, Jane Leighton And Jim Drake2012072720120729 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

Sally Ride - who overcame sexism to become America's first woman astronaut.

Omar Suleiman - head of Egypt's General Intelligence Service and right hand man to President Mubarak

Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna, in his prime beloved by millions of swooning female fans

Jane Leighton, the TV journalist who campaigned for the underdog

And Jim Drake, the engineer who designed the modern windsurfer.

Producer Neil McCarthy.

Matthew Bannister on Sally Ride, Omar Suleiman, Rajesh Khanna, Jane Leighton and Jim Drake

'Matthew Bannister on Sally Ride, Omar Suleiman, Rajesh Khanna, Jane Leighton and Jim Drake'

334Sally Ride, Omar Suleiman, Rajesh Khanna, Jane Leighton, Jim Drake20120727Matthew Bannister on Sally Ride, Omar Suleiman, Rajesh Khanna, Jane Leighton and Jim Drake

Sally Ride - who overcame sexism to become America's first woman astronaut.

Omar Suleiman - head of Egypt's General Intelligence Service and right hand man to President Mubarak

Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna, in his prime beloved by millions of swooning female fans

Jane Leighton, the TV journalist who campaigned for the underdog

And Jim Drake, the engineer who designed the modern windsurfer.

Producer Neil McCarthy.

335Maeve Binchy, Gore Vidal, Ann Atkinson And Geoffrey Hughes2012080320120805 (R4)Matthew Bannister on Maeve Binchy, Gore Vidal, Ann Atkinson and Geoffrey Hughes.

Matthew Bannister on the Irish novelist Maeve Binchy, who sold forty million books around the world and didn't include sex scenes because she said she didn't have enough first hand experience

The wit, commentator and writer Gore Vidal, admired for his elegant prose and poise, but involved in many a public feud

The poet laureate of the Peak District Ann Atkinson - Barnsley's own Ian McMillan will be here with a tribute

And the actor Geoffrey Hughes, best known for playing lovable rogues like Eddie Yeats in Coronation Street, Twiggy in the Royle Family and Onslow in Keeping Up Appearances. Patricia Routledge - Hyacinth Bucket herself - shares her memories.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.'

'Matthew Bannister on Maeve Binchy, Gore Vidal, Ann Atkinson and Geoffrey Hughes.'

336Robert Hughes, Sir Bernard Lovell, Lakshmi Sehgal, Sir John Keegan And Franz West2012081020120812 (R4)Matthew Bannister on Robert Hughes, Sir Bernard Lovell, Lakshmi Sehgal and Sir John Keegan

the pugnacious Australian art critic Robert Hughes, who presented the acclaimed TV series Shock of The New.

The astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell who led the building of the enormous radio telescope at Jodrell Bank

Doctor Lakshmi Sehgal, the Indian independence campaigner who raised a regiment of women to fight against the British during the second world war

The military historian and Reith Lecturer Sir John Keegan

And the controversial Austrian artist Franz West who built giant colourful sculptures and invited the public to climb on them.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.'

'Matthew Bannister on Robert Hughes, Sir Bernard Lovell, Lakshmi Sehgal and Sir John Keegan'

337Sid Waddell, Helen Gurley Brown, Lord Morris Of Manchester, Dr Aubrey Leatham And Carlo Rambaldi2012081720120819 (R4)Matthew Bannister on Sid Waddell, Helen Gurley Brown and Lord Morris of Manchester.

The Geordie darts commentator Sid Waddell who drew on his classical education when describing the pub sport

Helen Gurley Brown the editor of Cosmopolitan magazine who encouraged women to enjoy sex and celebrate their achievements in the workplace

Lord Morris of Manchester, who as the Labour MP Alf Morris campaigned tirelessly for the rights of disabled people.

Carlo Rambaldi the movie special effects artist who gave life to ET and the monster in Alien.

And Dr Aubrey Leatham, the eccentric cardiologist who introduced heart pacemakers to the UK and once did his ward round on roller skates.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.'

'Matthew Bannister on Sid Waddell, Helen Gurley Brown and Lord Morris of Manchester.'

337Sid Waddell, Helen Gurley Brown, Lord Morris Of Manchester, Dr Aubrey Leatham, Carlo Rambaldi20120817Matthew Bannister on

The Geordie darts commentator Sid Waddell who drew on his classical education when describing the pub sport

Helen Gurley Brown the editor of Cosmopolitan magazine who encouraged women to enjoy sex and celebrate their achievements in the workplace

Lord Morris of Manchester, who as the Labour MP Alf Morris campaigned tirelessly for the rights of disabled people.

Carlo Rambaldi the movie special effects artist who gave life to ET and the monster in Alien.

And Dr Aubrey Leatham, the eccentric cardiologist who introduced heart pacemakers to the UK and once did his ward round on roller skates.

Matthew Bannister on Sid Waddell, Helen Gurley Brown and Lord Morris of Manchester.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.

338Nina Bawden, Tony Scott, Eileen Beasley And Scott Mckenzie2012082420120826 (R4)Matthew Bannister on Nina Bawden, director Tony Scott, Eileen Beasley and Scott McKenzie.

The writer Nina Bawden, author of Carrie's War, The Peppermint Pig and many other acclaimed books for children and adults. Michael Morpurgo pays tribute.

The movie director Tony Scott, best known for action thrillers like Top Gun, Crimson Tide and Man on Fire.

The campaigner Eileen Beasley who refused to pay her rates until the bill was printed in the Welsh language. She was taken to court fourteen times and had her furniture confiscated.

And the singer Scott McKenzie who, in the sixties, urged us all to go to San Francisco with flowers in our hair.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.'

'Matthew Bannister on Nina Bawden, director Tony Scott, Eileen Beasley and Scott McKenzie.'

339Neil Armstrong, Meles Zenawi, Carlo Curley And Phyllis Diller2012083120120902 (R4)Matthew Bannister remembers Neil Armstrong, Carlo Curley, Meles Zenawi and Phyllis Diller.

Matthew Bannister on

The first man to set foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong. We hear the story of that historic voyage plus his classmates at school, his fellow Korean war pilot and the Professor who taught alongside him after he left NASA.

Also: the flamboyant Carlo Curley who made it his mission to bring organ music to the widest possible audience.

Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, once a darling of the West, he lost international support after his violent crackdown on the opposition

And Phyllis Diller, said to be America's first female stand up comedian.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.'

'Matthew Bannister remembers Neil Armstrong, Carlo Curley, Meles Zenawi and Phyllis Diller.'

340Rev Moon, Max Bygraves, Rhodes Boyson, Daire Brehan, Hal David2012090720120909 (R4)Matthew Bannister on Rev Sun Myung Moon, Max Bygraves, Sir Rhodes Boyson and Hal David.

The controversial founder of the Unification Church. The Reverend Sun Myung Moon was a self proclaimed Messiah who faced allegations of brainwashing and embezzlement and was imprisoned for tax evasion.

The singer and comedian Max Bygraves. His son recalls his rise from poverty to stardom.

The Conservative MP Sir Rhodes Boyson - a former head teacher who was outspoken on education policy.

Daire Brehan - the radio presenter best known for her work on Radio 4's Afternoon Shift

And the lyricist Hal David who penned many a classic with Burt Bacharach.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

'Matthew Bannister on Rev Sun Myung Moon, Max Bygraves, Sir Rhodes Boyson and Hal David.'

341Derek Jameson, Griselda Blanco, Allan Horsfall, Terry Nutkins And Joe South2012091420120916 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The rags to riches story of the tabloid editor and broadcaster Derek Jameson.

The killing career of the Colombian drug baron Griselda Blanco - known as the Cocaine Godmother and The Black Widow

The gay rights pioneer Allan Horsfall, founder of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality

And the naturalist Terry Nutkins - who, as a teenager, went to live in a remote part of Scotland with Gavin Maxwell - and had two of his fingers bitten off by an otter.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on Derek Jameson, Griselda Blanco, Allan Horsfall, Terry Nutkins.

342Prof Sid Watkins, Bill Moggridge, Stanley Long, George Hurst And Ken Mcmanus2012092120120923 (R4)Matthew Bannister on:

Professor Sid Watkins, the neurosurgeon who transformed safety in Formua One Motor Racing. We hear from Bernie Ecclestone, Sir Jackie Stewart and Murray Walker.

Bill Moggridge who designed the first lap top computer

Stanley Long - the British film director whose low budget X certificate film Adventures of a Taxi Driver made more money in the UK in 1976 than Scorsese's Taxi Driver.

George Hurst, the conductor who transformed the fortunes of the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra and inspired generations of British conductors, including Sir Simon Rattle who pays tribute.

And Ken McManus, leader of the Mohawks - one of Britian's last great circus horse riding acts.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Stanley Long - the British film director whose low budget X certificate film 'Adventures of a Taxi Driver' made more money in the UK in 1976 than Scorsese's 'Taxi Driver'.

Matthew Bannister on Professor Sid Watkins, Bill Moggridge, Stanley Long and George Hurst.

343Andy Williams, Charlie Richardson, Gertrude Hughes, Herbert Lom And Eva Figes2012092820120930 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Andy Williams - the crooner who sold millions of records. His friend Sir Michael Parkinson pays tribute.

East End gangster Charlie Richardson who was convicted in the so-called torture trial and ended up on the same prison landing as his great rivals the Kray twins.

Gertrude Hughes, the Methodist missionary who set up a polio hospital in China and an orphanage in India,

The actor Herbert Lom, best known as Inspector Clouseau's increasingly lunatic boss in the Pink Panther films

And the feminist writer and novelist Eva Figes.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by Matthew Bannister.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

East End gangster Charlie Richardson who was convicted in the so-called 'torture trial' and ended up on the same prison landing as his great rivals the Kray twins.

Matthew Bannister on Andy Williams, Charlie Richardson, Gertrude Hughes and Herbert Lom.

344Eric Hobsbawm, Michael Hurll, Jerome Horwitz, Harry Chambers, Eddie Bert2012100520121007 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm. We have tributes from Lord Kinnock and Eric's daughter Julia.

The TV producer Michael Hurll who was responsible for a string of light entertainment hits - Cilla Black and Ronnie Corbett recall working with him.

Dr Jerome Horwitz who developed the drug AZT as a treatment for cancer only to find 20 years later that it worked against HIV.

Harry Chambers who founded the respected publishing house: Peterloo Poets. Rosie Bailey pays tribute in verse.

And music from the jazz trombonist Eddie Bert who played alongside greats from Benny Goodman to Charles Mingus.

Matthew Bannister on Eric Hobsbawm, Michael Hurll, Jerome Horwitz and Harry Chambers.

345Verghese Kurien, Helen Nicoll, Bobby Hogg, Tereska Torres, Big Jim Sullivan20121012Matthew Bannister on

Dr Verghese Kurien. Known as India's Milkman, he transformed milk production in India by setting up co-operatives of small farmers.

Helen Nicoll - the children's author best known for her Meg and Mog stories. Her illustrator Jan Pienkowski pays tribute.

Bobby Hogg - the last surviving speaker of the Cromarty dialect which was used in parts of the Black Isle near Inverness.

The French writer Tereska Torres whose novel about wartime romances caused controversy with its depiction of lesbian affairs

And session guitarist Big Jim Sullivan who played on an amazing 55 number one songs.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Dr Verghese Kurien. Known as 'India's Milkman', he transformed milk production in India by setting up co-operatives of small farmers.

And session guitarist 'Big Jim' Sullivan who played on an amazing 55 number one songs.

345Verghese Kurien, Helen Nicoll, Bobby Hogg, Tereska Torres, 'big Jim' Sullivan2012101220121014 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Dr Verghese Kurien. Known as India's Milkman, he transformed milk production in India by setting up co-operatives of small farmers.

Helen Nicoll - the children's author best known for her Meg and Mog stories. Her illustrator Jan Pienkowski pays tribute.

Bobby Hogg - the last surviving speaker of the Cromarty dialect which was used in parts of the Black Isle near Inverness.

The French writer Tereska Torres whose novel about wartime romances caused controversy with its depiction of lesbian affairs

And session guitarist Big Jim Sullivan who played on an amazing 55 number one songs.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Dr Verghese Kurien. Known as 'India's Milkman', he transformed milk production in India by setting up co-operatives of small farmers.

And session guitarist 'Big Jim' Sullivan who played on an amazing 55 number one songs.

Matthew Bannister on India's milkman, a lost dialect, and two contrasting women writers.

346Keith Campbell, King Sihanouk, Wendy Greengross, Danny Sims, Sylvia Kristel2012101920121021 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

John Wilson on

Professor Keith Campbell, the geneticist whose cloning experiments helped create Dolly the Sheep.

King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia, who led his country to independence, was forced into exile after a coup and later returned as part of a deal with the Khmer Rouge.

Wendy Greengross - a pioneering GP who became a tabloid agony aunt and sex counsellor.

Danny Sims, the music manager who discovered Bob Marley.

And actress Sylvia Kristel who starred in the Emmanuelle series of erotic films.

They're all coming up after the news at 4pm.

John Wilson on Keith Campbell, King Sihanouk, Wendy Greengross and Danny Sims.

347George Mcgovern, Fiorenzo Magni, Paul Kurtz, Mike Morris, Roy Bates2012102620121028 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

John Wilson on George McGovern, Fiorenzo Magni, Paul Kurtz, Mike Morris and Roy Bates.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

On Last Word this week:

Senator George McGovern, who lost to Richard Nixon in the 1972 Presidential election, is remembered by Gary Hart and Henry Kissinger.

Italian cycling champion - and three times winner of the Giro d'Italia race - Fiorenzo Magni.

Paul Kurtz, founder of the 'skeptic' and humanist movements.

TVAM presenter Mike Morris is remembered by her fellow presenter Anne Diamond.

And Major Roy Bates, the self-styled prince of a disused sea fort which he dubbed the free state of Sealand.

'John Wilson on George McGovern, Fiorenzo Magni, Paul Kurtz, Mike Morris and Roy Bates.'

348Hans Werner Henze, Emanuel Steward, Jacques Barzun, Yash Chopra, Terry Callier2012110220121104 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by John Wilson.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

On Last Word this week:

Hans Werner Henze, one of the great post-war German composers, remembered by fellow composer Mark Antony Turnage.

Boxing trainer Emanuel Steward, who coached Lennox Lewis and others to world titles.

Eminent cultural historian and philosopher Jacques Barzun, author of more than 40 books.

Indian director Yash Chopra, who made some of the best-loved Bollywood films.

And tributes to jazz and soul singer Terry Callier from DJ Gilles Peterson and Paul Weller.

John Wilson on Hans Werner Henze, Emanuel Steward, Jacques Barzun and Yash Chopra.

349Clive Dunn, Elliott Carter, Lord Lofthouse, Han Suyin, Brian Cobby2012110920121111 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The actor Clive Dunn - best known as Corporal Jones in Dad's Army. We have tributes from fellow cast members and the show's writer Jimmy Perry.

Also the American composer Elliott Carter - Sir John Tavener tells us he was one of the greats of the twentieth century.

Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract - the former miner who became a Labour MP and then deputy speaker of the House of Commons.

Han Suyin, the Chinese-born author best known for her romantic novel 'A Many Splendoured Thing

And the voice of the speaking clock, Brian Cobby.

Matthew Bannister on Clive Dunn, Elliott Carter, Lord Lofthouse, Han Suyin, Brian Cobby.

350Sir Rex Hunt, Valerie Eliot, Duke Vin, Susan Jeffers, Joe Melia2012111620121118 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sir Rex Hunt who was the Governor of the Falkland Islands when the Argentinians invaded. We have eyewitness accounts from Major Mike Norman who commanded the marines and Patrick Watts of the island's radio station.

Also Valerie Eliot who married the poet TS Eliot when he was 68 and she was 30. After his death, she became the gatekeeper of his literary legacy.

Duke Vin who introduced the first Jamaican style sound system to the UK after stowing away on the Empire Windrush.

The psychologist Susan Jeffers, who wrote the best selling book 'Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway

And the actor Joe Melia - playwright Peter Nichols pays tribute.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

The psychologist Susan Jeffers, who wrote the best selling book Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on Sir Rex Hunt, Valerie Eliot, Duke Vin, Susan Jeffers, Joe Melia.

351William Turnbull, Albano Harguindeguy, Martin Fay, Kenneth Cragg, Sir Philip Ledger2012112320121125 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on:

The sculptor and painter William Turnbull. He was friends with Giacometti, Paolozzi and Rothko but always went his own way.

The Argentine General Albano Harguindeguy. As Interior Minister in the country's military regime, he was known as the brains behind the government's 'dirty war'.

Martin Fay, who was the original fiddle player with the Irish traditional band the Chieftains,

Bishop Kenneth Cragg, who devoted his life to the study of relations between Islam and Christianity

And Derek Hutchinson - the first and only man to kayak across the North Sea.

The Argentine General Albano Harguindeguy. As Interior Minister in the country's military regime, he was known as the brains behind the government's dirty war.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on William Turnbull, Albano Harguindeguy, Martin Fay and Kenneth Cragg.

352Brazil's Most Famous Architect, An Eminent Jazz Musician, An Outrageous Boxer And A Radical Indian Politician2012120720121209 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. The lover of curves designed most of the important buildings in his country's capital city. Lord Foster pays tribute.

Also: Dave Brubeck - the jazz composer and pianist, known for writing in unusual time signatures. Julian Joseph pays tribute at the piano.

The Indian politician Bal Thackeray, a former cartoonist who cited Walt Disney and Adolf Hitler as his key influences and led the extremist Hindu party which dominated Mumbai.

And the flamboyant Puerto Rican boxer Hector Camacho. Notorious for his party lifestyle, he died in a drive-by shooting.

Matthew Bannister on Oscar Niemeyer, Dave Brubeck, Bal Thackeray, Hector Camacho.

353An Astronomer, A Sitar Player, A Surgeon, An Engineer, A Singer And A Newsreader2012121420121216 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The sitar player and composer Ravi Shankar who found fame in the West after collaborations with George Harrison and Yehudi Menuhin.

Joseph Murray - the American surgeon who carried out the world's first successful human organ transplant

The astronomer Sir Patrick Moore - Murray Lachlan Young pays tribute in verse.

The bicycle designer Alex Moulton

And the influential folk singer Ian Campbell - he's recalled by Dave Pegg of Fairport Convention and Mike Harding.

Matthew Bannister on Ravi Shankar, Joseph Murray, Sir Patrick Moore and Alex Moulton.

354A Russian Opera Diva, A Famous British Housebuilder, A Reluctant Union Leader And A '60s Trendsetter Called 'mr Freedom'2012122120121223 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

Sir Lawrie Barratt who built hundreds of thousands of Barratt homes during the 1970s and 80s

The soprano Galina Vishnevskaya - a great interpreter of Russian music who - with her husband the cellist Rostropovich - was forced into exile by the Soviet Union.

Jack Hart who led the fight to regain trade union recognition at the government's listening station GCHQ

And the design pioneer Tommy Roberts who sold flamboyant clothes in a series of London shops. Dame Vivienne Westwood and Sir Paul Smith pay tribute to his influence.

Matthew Bannister on Sir Lawrie Barratt, Galina Vishnevskaya, Jack Hart and Tommy Roberts.

355An American General, A Legendary Radio Producer, A Former Times Editor, A British Composer, A Cricket Commentator2013010420130106 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

Norman Schwarzkopf, the American General nicknamed 'Stormin' Norman' who led the international force which re-took Kuwait from Saddam Hussein's invading Iraqi army. We speak to his British counterpart Sir Peter de la Billiere

Charles Chilton, the legendary BBC Radio producer who gave us the serial 'Journey Into Space'. His friend David Jacobs pays tribute.

Lord Rees Mogg the former editor of the Times and newspaper columnist. We hear from his successor Sir Harold Evans and his son Jacob.

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, the composer who wrote film, jazz and classical scores

And Christopher Martin Jenkins, much loved cricket commentator and writer who had a difficult relationship with technology.

Matthew Bannister on General Norman Schwarzkopf, Charles Chilton, Lord Rees Mogg and more.

Norman Schwarzkopf, the American General nicknamed Stormin' Norman who led the international force which re-took Kuwait from Saddam Hussein's invading Iraqi army. We speak to his British counterpart Sir Peter de la Billiere

Charles Chilton, the legendary BBC Radio producer who gave us the serial Journey Into Space. His friend David Jacobs pays tribute.

'Matthew Bannister on General Norman Schwarzkopf, Charles Chilton, Lord Rees Mogg and more.'

356A Nobel-winning Scientist, A French Mountaineer, A Sociologist, A Former Bbc Dg And The Voice Of Listen With Mother2013011120130113 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on:

The former BBC Director General Alasdair Milne. A talented programme maker, he was involved in a series of rows with the Thatcher government and forced to resign by the Board of Governors.

The Italian neuro embryologist Rita Levi-Montalcini. She won the Nobel Prize for her work on cell growth.

The French mountaineer Maurice Herzog who was the first man to climb Annapurna, losing all his fingers and toes in the process.

The sociologist Stanley Cohen, who coined the term 'moral panic' and devoted his life to human rights. His collaborator Professor Laurie Taylor pays tribute.

And the actress Daphne Oxenford, loved by a generation of children for reading stories on Listen with Mother.

Matthew Bannister on Alasdair Milne, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Maurice Herzog, Stanley Cohen.

The sociologist Stanley Cohen, who coined the term moral panic and devoted his life to human rights. His collaborator Professor Laurie Taylor pays tribute.

'Matthew Bannister on Alasdair Milne, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Maurice Herzog, Stanley Cohen.'

357A Broadcaster, Montreux Jazz Festival Founder, Medical Missionary, Nobel-winning Economist And Nun-turned-sex-columnist2013011820130120 (R4)Matthew Bannister on:

The TV journalist Robert Kee who presented Panorama and This Week and was one of the Famous Five who launched TV AM. Anna Ford and Sir Jeremy Isaacs pay tribute.

Claude Nobs, the director of the Montreux Jazz Festival who was immortalised as Funky Claude in the Deep Purple song Smoke on The Water. The band's lead singer Ian Gillan will explain why.

George Patterson, the missionary who fell in love with Tibet and reported on the Chinese invasion of the country.

Professor James Buchanan, the economist who won the Nobel prize for his work on the public choice theory which suggests that politicians are motivated by self interest rather than the public good.

And Midge Turk Richardson the former nun who became editor of Seventeen Magazine - and wrote its sex advice column.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Claude Nobs, the director of the Montreux Jazz Festival who was immortalised as 'Funky Claude' in the Deep Purple song 'Smoke on The Water'. The band's lead singer Ian Gillan will explain why.

Matthew Bannister on Robert Kee, Claude Nobs, George Patterson and James Buchanan.

'Matthew Bannister on Robert Kee, Claude Nobs, George Patterson and James Buchanan.'

358A Human Rights Activist, A Film Director, An Agony Aunt, A Laser Pioneer And A Culinary Star2013012520130127 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The Irish trade unionist and women's rights campaigner Inez McCormick

The film director and restaurant critic MICHAEL WINNER,

The agony aunt Pauline Phillips - who under the pen name Dear Abby offered advice to millions of Americans

Dr Tingye Li - the electrical engineer who helped to develop the laser - paving the way for modern fibre-optic communication

And the cookery writer Katie Stewart whose column in the Times inspired a generation.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

The agony aunt Pauline Phillips - who under the pen name 'Dear Abby' offered advice to millions of Americans

Matthew Bannister on Inez McCormack, Michael Winner, Pauline Phillips and Katie Stewart.

'Matthew Bannister on Inez McCormack, Michael Winner, Pauline Phillips and Katie Stewart.'

359An Architect, A Fox Hunter, A Publisher, A Star Of Musicals, A Pioneering Sociologist And The Last Surviving Andrews Sister2013020120130203 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The landscape architect John Hopkins - who led the development of the Olympic Park in East London.

Lizbeth Webb, the West End and radio star of the 1940s, who gave up showbusiness to raise her family.

Peter Carson, the editor in chief who turned round the fortunes of Penguin Books

We have a tribute from one of his authors: Professor Mary Beard.

Mary McIntosh, the pioneering sociologist, feminist and campaigner for gay and lesbian rights

And Migs Greenall, fearless horsewoman who married into the Greenall Whitley brewing family and rode out with the leading hunts in Leicestershire.

On John Hopkins, Lizbeth Webb, Peter Carson, Mary McIntosh and Migs Greenall.

'On John Hopkins, Lizbeth Webb, Peter Carson, Mary McIntosh and Migs Greenall.'

360A New York Mayor, A Navy Seal, An Anti-apartheid Activist, A Toymaker, A Rock Musician And An English King2013020820130210 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

Amina Cachalia who campaigned for women's rights and against apartheid in her native South Africa.

Reg Presley, guitarist and singer with the Troggs, who was fascinated by UFOs, alien abductions and crop circles.

Chris Kyle - the US military sniper credited with more kills than any other soldier, mostly during the second Iraq war. He was shot dead at a shooting range in Texas.

Andre Cassagnes who invented the Etch A Sketch

Ed Koch, the abrasive former Mayor of New York, credited with restoring the fortunes of the Big Apple.

And - better late than never - Richard III - a tribute in verse from the UA Fanthorpe archive.

Matthew Bannister on Amina Cachalia, Reg Presley, Chris Kyle, Andre Cassagnes, Richard III

'Matthew Bannister on Amina Cachalia, Reg Presley, Chris Kyle, Andre Cassagnes, Richard III'

361A Table Tennis Champion, A Zoo Vet, A Make-up Artist, A Radio Presenter And A Trombonist2013021520130217 (R4)Matthew Bannister on the table tennis champion Zhouang Zedong - who played a key role in the ping pong diplomacy between China and the USA.

Also the zoo vet David Taylor who treated killer whales, elephants and other wild animals and inspired the TV series One By One.

The make up artist Stuart Freeborn who brought us the apes at the start of 2001 A Space Odyssey and modelled Yoda's face in Star Wars on his own.

Patricia Hughes - the radio presenter with a warm voice and perfect diction who became associated with Radio 3.

And Paul Tanner - trombonist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra - who played the electro theremin on the Beach Boys' Good Vibrations.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Remembering Zhuang Zedong, David Taylor, Stuart Freeborn, Patricia Hughes and Paul Tanner.

'Remembering Zhuang Zedong, David Taylor, Stuart Freeborn, Patricia Hughes and Paul Tanner.'

362A Sitcom Favourite, A Philosopher Of Law, A Founder Of Scottish Skiing And A Singer-songwriter2013022220130224 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The actor Richard Briers. We have tributes from the writer of The Good Life Bob Larbey and Richard's fellow actors Penelope Keith, Peter Egan and John Sessions.

Professor of Jurisprudence Ronald Dworkin who argued that judges should take account of morality when applying the law.

Eileen Fuchs who, with her husband Karl, pioneered skiing in Scotland

And Kevin Ayers, the critically acclaimed singer and songwriter who dropped out to live a bohemian life in the South of France. Mike Oldfield and Paul Morley pay tribute.

Matthew Bannister remembers Richard Briers, Ronald Dworkin, Eileen Fuchs and Kevin Ayers.

'Matthew Bannister remembers Richard Briers, Ronald Dworkin, Eileen Fuchs and Kevin Ayers.'

363A Train Robber, An Actress, An Animator, A Tv Executive And A Human Rights Activist2013030120130303 (R4)On Last Word this week:

Bruce Reynolds, the man who masterminded the Great Train Robbery.

Lady Elspet Gray, who partnered her husband Brian Rix both in stage and screen farces, and running the Mencap charity.

Oscar winning animator Bob Godfrey, best known for Roobarb and Custard, is remembered by Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park and cartoonist Steve Bell.

Sir Denis Forman, chairman of Granada Television, who oversaw World in Action, Coronation Street and The Jewel in the Crown.

And St?phane Hessel, the former French Resistance fighter whose 2010 manifesto Time for Outrage inspired social protesters.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

And St退phane Hessel, the former French Resistance fighter whose 2010 manifesto Time for Outrage inspired social protesters.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

John Wilson on Bruce Reynolds, Elspet Gray, Bob Godfrey, Denis Forman, Stephane Hessel.

364A President, A Jazz Trumpeter, An Economist, A Socialite And Codebreaker And A Conductor2013030820130310 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

On Last Word this week:

Jazzman Kenny Ball, remembered by bandmate John Bennet.

Government minister Oliver Letwin tells us about the work of his American-born father, the economist William Letwin.

Sarah Baring, who combined a debutante high-life with code-breaking at Bletchley Park during the war.

German conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch.

And as President Hugo Chavez lies is state, we hear from Venezuela about the life of the charismatic and controversial politician.

John Wilson on Hugo Chavez, Kenny Ball, William Letwin, Sarah Baring, Wolfgang Sawallisch.

365A Swedish Princess, A Khmer Rouge Leader, A Sports Commentator, An Hiv-aids Counsellor, And A Blues-rock Guitarist2013031520130317 (R4)Matthew Bannister on:

Ieng Sary - number three in Cambodia's notorious Khmer Rouge regime, he died while on trial for crimes against humanity

Princess Lilian of Sweden - she was the daughter of a Swansea miner who fell in love with Prince Bertil of Sweden, but wasn't allowed to marry him for more than thirty years because she was a commoner.

The versatile sports commentator Tony Gubba - who found new fans later in life with his work on Dancing on Ice.

John Shine who co-founded the London Lighthouse as a safe haven for people dying of AIDS in the 1980s.

And Alvin Lee - lead guitarist and singer of Ten Years After who gave a legendary performance at Woodstock.

Matthew Bannister on Ieng Sary, Princess Lilian of Sweden, Tony Gubba and John Shine.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

366A Famous African Author, A Plotter Against Hitler, A Horror Writer, An Actor And An Illustrator2013032220130324 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on:

Nigerian author Chinua Achebe.

Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist, thought to be the last surviving member of the 20th July plot against Adolf Hitler.

The actor Frank Thornton - who had a varied stage career but was best known as Captain Peacock in the TV sitcom Are You Being Served.

James Herbert, the best selling author of horror stories like The Rats and The Fog.

And the children's book illustrator Barbara Firth, who enchanted both parents and children with her work on 'Can't You Sleep Little Bear'.

Matthew Bannister remembers Chinua Achebe, James Herbert, Frank Thornton and Barbara Firth

367An Actor, A Russian Tycoon, A Bbc Producer, A Bangladeshi President And A Motown Producer2013032920130331 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. Presented by John Wilson.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

On Last Word this week:

Actor Richard Griffiths is remembered by theatre directors Nicholas Hytner and Thea Sharrock.

We also hear about the life of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky;

Radio One founding producer Angela Bond, who brought Kenny Everett to the airwaves;

Bangladeshi President Mohammed Zillur Rahman;

And Motown producer Deke Richards who worked with The Jackson 5.

John Wilson remembers Richard Griffiths, Boris Berezovsky, Zillur Rahman and Angela Bond.

368A Screenwriter, A Champagne Maker, A Learning Disabilities Campaigner, A President, A Welsh Poet And A Music Producer2013040520130407 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on:

The novelist and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who won the Booker prize for Heat and Dust - and Oscars for two of her Merchant Ivory scripts. James Ivory pays tribute.

Henri Krug who led the blending process that made his family's acclaimed champagne.

Mabel Cooper - who spent the first thirty years of her life in institutions, but later became a campaigner for the rights of people with learning disabilities.

The Liberian politician Moses Blah - vice President under Charles Taylor - and briefly President himself in the handover to a transitional government.

And Anthony Conran the Welsh poet who was born with cerebral palsy.

Matthew Bannister remembers Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Henri Krug, Mabel Cooper and Moses Blah.

368Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Henri Krug, Mabel Cooper, Moses Blah -20130405'
A screenwriter, a champagne maker, a learning disabilities campaigner, a president, a Welsh poet and a music producer.
Matthew Bannister on novelist and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, champagne maker Henri Krug, learning disabilities campaigner Mabel Cooper, and Liberian president Moses Blah.'

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

368Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Henri Krug, Mabel Cooper, Moses Blah.20130405'
A screenwriter, a champagne maker, a learning disabilities campaigner, a president, a Welsh poet and a music producer.
Matthew Bannister on novelist and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, champagne maker Henri Krug, learning disabilities campaigner Mabel Cooper, and Liberian president Moses Blah.'
369A Former Prime Minister, An Ivf Pioneer, A Corgi Toy Designer And A Muppets Co-creator2013041220130414 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Following a week of tributes to Baroness Thatcher, Matthew Bannister gives the Last Word to the other Dennis - the man who was her driver for fourteen years. And we hear how her father's Methodist sermons shaped her philosophy.

Also the Nobel prize winning pioneer of IVF Sir Robert Edwards, Lord Winston pays tribute.

Marcel Van Cleemput who designed all the Corgi toys so popular with children in the sixties and seventies including the James Bond Aston Martin DB5, the Batmobile and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

And Jane Henson who worked with her husband Jim to create the Muppets.

Matthew Bannister on Baroness Thatcher, Sir Robert Edwards and Marcel Van Cleemput.

370A Conductor, A Hillsborough Campaigner, An Album Cover Designer, An Immunologist And An Ethnomusicologist2013041920130421 (R4)MATTHEW BANNISTER on

The conductor Sir COLIN DAVIS - acclaimed interpreter of Mozart and Berlioz

Anne Williams - whose 15 year old son Kevin died in the Hillsborough tragedy. She was a prominent campaigner on behalf of victims.

The album cover designer Storm Thorgerson, best known for his work with Pink Floyd.

The immunologist Brigitte Askonas whose work led to the development of many new vaccines

And Olive Lewin the musicologist who devoted her life to re-vitalising the folk music traditions of Jamaica.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on Sir Colin Davis, Anne Williams, Storm Thorgerson and Brigitte Askonas

371An Interior Designer, A Theatre Director, A Cricketer, A Prima Ballerina And A Musician2013042620130428 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The designer Jocasta Innes who wrote 'The Pauper's Cookbook' and 'Paint Magic', introducing a generation to stippling and rag rolling. Her daughter Daisy Goodwin shares her memories.

The theatre director and poet Patrick Garland: his friend Alan Bennett pays tribute.

The cricketer Mike Denness, an elegant batsman who captained Kent and England and started an international row as a match referee.

Maria Tallchief - the native American ballet dancer who was a muse to her husband George Ballanchine.

And the singer and songwriter Richie Havens who opened the Woodstock festival when other acts were stuck in traffic. Tom Findlay of Groove Armada recalls working with him recently.

Matthew Bannister on Jocasta Innes, Patrick Garland, Mike Denness and Maria Tallchief.

372A Country Singer, A Labour Party General Secretary, A Film Star, A Cellist And A Co-housing Campaigner2013050320130505 (R4)Matthew Bannister on George Jones, Jim Mortimer, Deanna Durbin, Janos Starker.

The country singer George Jones whose turbulent life of divorce and drunkenness matched the subject matter of many of his songs. Hank Wangford pays tribute.

Jim Mortimer who was General Secretary of the Labour Party during the troubled 1980s and the first chair of the conciliation service ACAS during the industrial strife of the 70s.

Deanna Durbin, the film star known as America's perfect daughter who retired from the public eye when she grew out of the role.

Sarah Berger who was a leading campaigner for the British co-housing movement.

And the Hungarian cellist Janos Starker - Steven Isserlis shares his memories.

Deanna Durbin, the film star known as 'America's perfect daughter' who retired from the public eye when she grew out of the role.

'Matthew Bannister on George Jones, Jim Mortimer, Deanna Durbin, Janos Starker.'

373An Architect, The Founder Of Ms Magazine, An Olympic Sailor, An Italian Politician And A Film Director2013051020130512 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The Olympic sailing gold medallist Andrew Simpson who died when his racing catamaran capsized in San Francisco Bay.

Bryan Forbes, the British film director who made The Stepford Wives and Whistle Down the Wind among many other titles. Hayley Mills pays tribute.

The former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti who had close links to the Vatican and - it is said - the mafia.

Mary Thom - who as an editor at Ms Magazine helped to develop a generation of feminist writers

And Rick Mather, the architect who specialised in blending modern architecture with historic buildings including the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich and the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.

Remembering Andrew Simpson, Bryan Forbes, Giulio Andreotti, Mary Thom and Rick Mather.

374A Geophysicist, A Pro-life Campaigner, A Former Ford Uk Chief Executive, A Composer And An Actor2013051720130519 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

Joe Farman - the geophysicist who discovered a hole in the ozone layer.

The pro life campaigner Dr Margaret White

The former Chief Executive of Ford UK Sir Terence Beckett, who oversaw the development of the Cortina and the Transit van.

The versatile British composer Steve Martland

And Arnold Peters who played Jack Woolley in the Archers. June Spencer - who plays his wife Peggy -tells us that his Alzheimer's storyline was very poignant as life mirrored art.

Matthew Bannister on Joe Farman, Dr Margaret White, Sir Terence Beckett and Arnold Peters.

375A Comedy Writer, A Founding Member Of The Doors, An Argentine Dictator, A Pakistani Politician And An Escapologist2013052420130526 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

Ray Manzarek - the keyboard player who teamed up with Jim Morrison to found the Doors.

General Jorge Videla - the Argentinian dictator who presided over the disappearance of thirty thousand people - but never expressed remorse.

Hans Moretti, the magician and escapologist famous for his death-defying stunts on the Paul Daniels Magic Show. Paul pays tribute.

Zahra Shahid Hussain - a leading figure in Imran Khan's PTI political party in Pakistan - who was shot dead outside her home in Karachi.

And Eddie Braben - the comedy writer whose scripts made Morecambe and Wise a national institution. We have tributes from Ken Dodd and Barry Cryer.

Matthew Bannister on Ray Manzarek, Jorge Videla, Zahra Shahid Hussain and Eddie Braben.

376An Actor, A Child Behavioural Researcher, A French Singer-songwriter, A Chemist, A Lighthouse Keeper And A Bass Player2013053120130602 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on:

The actor Bill Pertwee, best known as the pugnacious air raid warden in Dad's Army.

Joyce Robertson, whose research into young children who were separated from their parents transformed public policy

Georges Moustaki, the Egyptian born French singer songwriter who had an affair with Edith Piaf

Professor George Gray, the world's leading authority on the properties of liquid crystals. His work lies behind the screens that now dominate our daily lives.

Angus Hutchison, Scotland's last principal light house keeper.

Matthew Bannister recalls Bill Pertwee, Joyce Robertson, Georges Moustaki and George Gray.

377A Novelist, A Botanist, A Tv Writer, A Missionary And A Composer2013060720130609 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Mark Coles on:

The writer Tom Sharpe, best known for his comic novels like Wilt and Porterhouse Blue.

The Kew Gardens botanist Nigel Hepper who foresaw the effects of global warming decades before anyone else.

Anne Valery, the co-writer of the hugely successful BBC World War 2 drama, Tenko.

The leading French classical composer, Henri Dutillieux. A man who believed in the magic of music.

And Molly Clutton-Brock, a British missionary who set up ground-breaking clinics to help disadvantaged children in former Rhodesia.

Mark Coles on Tom Sharpe, Nigel Hepper, Anne Valery, Henri Dutilleux, Molly Clutton-Brock.

378A Novelist, A Racehorse Trainer, A Swimmer And Film Star, A Key Figure In The Warsaw Pact And 'the Fastest Granny On Water'2013061420130616 (R4)Matthew Bannister on Iain Banks, Sir Henry Cecil, Esther Williams, the Countess of Arran.

The Scottish novelist Iain Banks - author of The Wasp Factory and The Crow Road - who also wrote science fiction

Sir Henry Cecil - one of the most successful flat racing trainers of recent times. Willie Carson pays tribute.

Hollywood's swimming superstar Esther Williams,

Marshall Viktor Kulikov - one of the last of the Soviet military commanders. He played a key role in the crisis that led to martial law being imposed in Poland.

And the Countess of Arran - a powerboat racer known as the fastest woman on water. She reached 103 miles per hour in a rocket-like boat on Lake Windermere in 1980.

'Matthew Bannister on Iain Banks, Sir Henry Cecil, Esther Williams, the Countess of Arran.'

379An Actor, A Youth Worker, A Ballet Dancer, A Poet And A Local Radio Presenter2013062120130623 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The American actor James Gandolfini - best known for playing the mafia boss Tony Soprano.

The youth worker Elizabeth Braund who transformed the lives of thousands of inner city children by inviting them to her working Dartmoor farm.

The former principal dancer at the Royal Ballet David Wall - Deborah Bull pays tribute.

The poet Oliver Bernard, last survivor of the Bohemian days of Soho.

And Mark Turnbull - the blind presenter on BBC Tees, loved by his listeners but not always by his local managers, he became the President of the National Union of Journalists.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on James Gandolfini, Elizabeth Braund, David Wall and Oliver Bernard.

380An Archaeologist, A Psychoanalyst, A Former Lord Advocate, A Writer And An Aboriginal Singer2013062820130630 (R4)Matthew Bannister on Mick Aston, Betty Joseph, Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, Michael Baigent.

Professor Mick Aston, the archaeologist best known for his work on the TV programme Time Team. His colleagues Sir TONY ROBINSON and Phil Harding pay tribute.

Betty Joseph, the psychoanalyst who analysed the process of psychoanalysis.

Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, the Scottish Conservative politician, who as Lord Advocate presided over the investigation of the Lockerbie bombings.

Michael Baigent, the co-writer of a book called Holy Blood Holy Grail which suggested that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene and had a child by her.

And the aboriginal singer Mr Yunupingu who brought indigenous music to a world wide audience.

'Matthew Bannister on Mick Aston, Betty Joseph, Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, Michael Baigent.'

381A Computer Pioneer, A Hungarian Politician, A Choral Director, An Animator And A Native American Tribal Executive2013070520130707 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Douglas Engelbart, pioneer of the Internet and inventor of the computer mouse.

John D Wilson, the animator behind the title sequence of the film 'Grease', whose other credits include The Lady and the Tramp.

The man credited with helping bring down the Iron Curtain, Hungarian politician Gyula Horn. He was the country's last Communist Foreign Minister.

Marjorie Anderson, American Chippewa tribal executive, and the first woman to lead the Mille Lacs tribal band in Minnesota. She was in charge when the band successfully sued to retain hunting and fishing rights that were promised in 19th century treaties.

Richard Marlow, Director of Music at Trinity College, Cambridge, for 40 years. He was a pioneer in bringing women's voices to the fore in cloistered choirs.

Bernie Nolan, lead singer with the Nolans, who went on to act in Brookside and found a new audience in the talent show 'Popstar to Operastar'.

Aasmah Mir remembers Douglas Engelbart, Gyula Horn, Richard Marlow and Marjorie Anderson.

382An Afghan Police Officer, A Prisoner Of War, A Tv Presenter, An Egyptian Princess And An American Jazz Pianist2013071220130714 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

Globetrotting television presenter Alan Whicker.

Lieutenant Islam Bibi - the woman Afghan police officer who was shot dead in Helmand province.

Lord Campbell of Alloway the leading barrister who first made his name defending prisoners of war in Colditz.

Paul Smith, the jazz pianist and arranger who worked with stars like Sammy Davis Junior, Ella Fitzgerald and Doris Day.

And Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt whose arranged marriage with the Shah of Iran ended in divorce after six years.

Matthew Bannister on Alan Whicker, Islam Bibi, Lord Campbell, Paul Smith, Princess Fawzia.

383A Footballer, A Scottish Nationalist, Painter, An Evolutionary Theorist, A Liberal Activist And A Tv Producer2013071920130721 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

Bert Trautmann, the former German prisoner of war who became a celebrated goalkeeper for Manchester City Football Club. He famously broke his neck in the 1956 FA Cup Final, but kept on playing. Bob Wilson pays tribute.

Kay Matheson. In 1950 with three others, she took part in a raid on Westminster Abbey to 'liberate' the Stone of Scone on which Scottish kings were crowned and take it North of the border. We hear from one of her accomplices.

Elaine Morgan whose book 'The Descent of Woman' became an important text for the feminist movement.

Lord Chitnis who was an effective backroom organiser for the Liberal Party. Lord Steel pays tribute.

And Ray Butt the TV comedy producer who made Only Fools and Horses and many other hit shows.

Matthew Bannister on Bert Trautmann, Kay Matheson, Elaine Morgan, Lord Chitnis, Ray Butt.

384A White House Journalist, A Comedian, An Artist, A Technology Guru, And A Blues Musician2013072620130728 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The tough talking White House correspondent Helen Thomas. She asked hard questions of Presidents from Kennedy to Bush. General Colin Powell pays tribute.

The Northern painter William Turner - who only achieved fame in his eighties.

The comedian and director Mel Smith: Stephen Poliakoff and Mary Kenny celebrate his acting talent.

Dr James Martin - the technologist and philanthropist who predicted the rise of the internet.

And the rackety life of bluesman T Model Ford - who fathered 26 children and served ten years in prison for a killing.

Matthew Bannister on Helen Thomas, William Turner, Mel Smith, Dr James Martin and more.

385A Sex Therapist, An Archeologist, A Modelling Agent, A Meditation Teacher And A Guitarist And Songwriter2013080220130804 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Jane Little on:

Virginia Masters, one half of the team that made sex the subject of everyday conversation - and mentionable on Radio 4.

The archaeologist Mike Morwood whose discovery of a tiny skeleton in a cave helped transform our understanding of human evolution.

John Casablancas, modelling agent and creator of the 'supermodel' - who later said he regretted it.

Sonia Moriceau, meditation teacher and champion table tennis player.

And JJ Cale, guitarist and songwriter whose laid-back style won much admiration and imitation from many fellow musicians.

Jane Little on Virginia Johnson, Mike Morwood, John Casablancas, Sonia Moriceau, JJ Cale.

386A Falklands War Admiral, A Writer And Rock Musician, An Engineer Who Developed Fracking, A French Actress, A Folk Singer2013080920130811 (R4)'Obituary series with Matthew Bannister, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on:

Admiral Sir Sandy Woodward who led the naval task force to recapture the Falkland Islands from the Argentinians

Mick Farren - the prolific writer, rock singer and revolutionary. We have tributes from Felix Dennis, Charles Shaar Murray and Julie Burchill

Bernadette Lafont - the 'wild child' star of French New Wave cinema

George Mitchell - the Texan engineer who pioneered the controversial technique of fracking

And Terry Conway - the road mender from Northumberland who wrote folk songs in the local dialect.

Matthew Bannister remembers Admiral Sir Sandy Woodward, Mick Farren and Bernadette Lafont.

387A Holocaust Activist, A Hollywood Actress, A Jazz Keyboardist, A Stuntman And A Tugboat Hero2013081620130818 (R4)Aasmah Mir recalls Betty Maxwell, Mark Sutton, Karen Black, Kenneth Dancy and George Duke.

Aasmah Mir on

Betty Maxwell, the widow of the late publisher Robert Maxwell

The stuntman who parachuted in to the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, Mark Sutton

Karen Black, star of Five Easy Pieces, Easy Rider and Airport 75

Kenneth Dancy, the tugboat hero who attempted to save the stricken freighter Flying Enterprise in 1952

And innovative and flamboyant jazz keyboardist George Duke.

'Aasmah Mir recalls Betty Maxwell, Mark Sutton, Karen Black, Kenneth Dancy and George Duke.'

388A Writer, A Lawyer, A Motor Racing Team Owner, An Actress And An Entrepreneur2013082320130825 (R4)Aasmah Mir on

Crime writer Elmore Leonard, whose pulp fiction inspired films like Get Shorty, Out of Sight and Jackie Brown.

Rosalia Mera, co-founder of the Zara clothing chain and the richest self-made woman in the world.

Controversial French lawyer Jacques Verg?s, who famously defended Carlos the Jackal and Klaus Barbie.

John Coombs - the last of the gentlemen racecar owners and the man who nurtured future champions like Sir Jackie Stewart.

And actor Margaret Pellegrini who played a Munchkin in Wizard Of Oz.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Aasmah Mir on Elmore Leonard, Rosalia Mera, Jacques Verges, John Coombs.

Controversial French lawyer Jacques Verg耀s, who famously defended Carlos the Jackal and Klaus Barbie.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Aasmah Mir on Elmore Leonard, Rosalia Mera, Jacques Verges and John Coombs.

'Aasmah Mir on Elmore Leonard, Rosalia Mera, Jacques Verges, John Coombs.'

389An Irish Poet, A Woman Stockbroker, A Roma King And A Welsh Rugby Player2013083020130901 (R4)Matthew Bannister on:

Seamus Heaney - the Nobel prize winning poet who combined critical acclaim with popularity

Muriel Siebert - the first woman to buy a seat on the New York stock exchange

Florin Cioaba - the Romanian who was self-proclaimed king of the Roma people

And Cliff Morgan - the Welsh rugby international turned commentator and broadcaster.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister remembers Seamus Heaney, Muriel Siebert, Florin Cioaba and Cliff Morgan.

390Two Broadcasters, A Folk Singer And A Science Journalist2013090620130908 (R4)Obituary series with MATTHEW BANNISTER, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on

Two much-loved broadcasters.

We review the influential career of Sir David Frost with two former Directors general of the BBC: Lord Birt and Greg Dyke.

And Pete Murray recalls his friendly on air rivalry with the TV and radio presenter David Jacobs.

We also remember the folk singer from Newcastle Lou Killen, who had a sex change operation late in life and became Louisa Jo Killen

And the journalist David Dickson who set up a website to bring scientific knowledge to the developing world.

'Obituary series with Matthew Bannister, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on Sir David Frost, David Dickson, Louisa Jo Killen and David Jacobs.

391An Inventor, An Autogyro Pilot, A Photographer, A Science Fiction Writer And A Circus Performer2013091320130915 (R4)MATTHEW BANNISTER on Ray Dolby, Wing Cdr Kenneth Wallis, Frederick Pohl and Lydia Gridneff

Ray Dolby - the American engineer who invented the Dolby noise reduction systems which revolutionised our listening experience at home and in the cinema.

Wing Commander Kenneth Wallis the RAF bomber pilot who built and flew the autogyro in the JAMES BOND film You Only Live Twice.

Frederick Pohl, the science fiction writer who also promoted the careers of many of his contemporaries.BRIAN ALDISS pays tribute.

And Lydia Gridneff who travelled the world as part of a circus family. Her son tells of touring Europe in a bus full of chimpanzees.

Frederick Pohl, the science fiction writer who also promoted the careers of many of his contemporaries. Brian Aldiss pays tribute.

'Matthew Bannister on Ray Dolby, Wing Cdr Kenneth Wallis, Frederick Pohl and Lydia Gridneff'

392An Raf Air Marshal, A Cancer Care Centre Founder, A Chocolate Maker, A Singer And A Broadcaster2013092020130922 (R4)Sir John Curtiss, Pat Pilkington, Brian Sollitt, Joan Regan, Tom Vernon, Franco de Gemini.

MATTHEW BANNISTER on

Air Marshal Sir John Curtiss who led the challenging RAF operation to re-take the Falkland Islands.

Pat Pilkington, co-founder of the Bristol Cancer Care Centre which offers complementary and holistic treatments

Brian Sollitt - the master chocolate maker who invented the After Eight Mint

Joan Regan - the Fifties singer who performed alongside Russ Conway, MAX BYGRAVES and CLIFF RICHARD - he pays tribute.

And the broadcaster Tom Vernon, best known for his programmes: Fat Man On A Bicycle.

And the broadcaster Tom Vernon, best known for his programmes: 'Fat Man On A Bicycle'.

'Sir John Curtiss, Pat Pilkington, Brian Sollitt, Joan Regan, Tom Vernon, Franco de Gemini.'

393A Ghanaian Poet, An Addiction Counsellor, A Beat Writers' Muse And A Special Branch Officer2013092720130929 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

Kofi Awoonor, the Ghanaian poet, diplomat and academic who was killed in the Nairobi shopping mall attack.

Peter Kay, the addiction counsellor who drew on his own struggle with drink and drugs to help leading footballers kick their habits. One of them - Clarke Carlisle - pays tribute.

Carolyn Cassady, the wife of the beat poet Neal Cassady who had an affair with Jack Kerouac and was portrayed as Camille in On The Road

And war hero turned Special Branch officer Ferguson Smith, who helped to catch the Portland spy ring and George Blake.

Matthew Bannister remembers Kofi Awoonor, Peter Kay, Carolyn Cassady and Ferguson Smith.

394A Thriller Writer, A Musician, The Kabbalah Centre Founder And A Hammer Horror Producer2013100420131006 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on Tom Clancy, Lindsay Cooper, Rabbi Philip Berg and Anthony Hinds.

Tom Clancy, whose best selling thrillers spawned many blockbuster movies. He was endorsed by President Ronald Reagan.

Lindsay Cooper, the avant garde woodwind player and composer. She was the bassoonist in the band Henry Cow.

Rabbi Philip Berg who founded the Kabbalah Centre which attracted celebrity followers like Madonna and Demi Moore, but was criticised for commercialising Jewish mysticism.

And Anthony Hinds the producer of Hammer Horror classics like The Quatermass Experiment and The Curse of the Werewolf.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

And Anthony Hinds the producer of Hammer Horror classics like 'The Quatermass Experiment' and 'The Curse of the Werewolf'.

'Matthew Bannister on Tom Clancy, Lindsay Cooper, Rabbi Philip Berg and Anthony Hinds.'

395Maria De Villota, General Vo Nguyen Giap, Dr Ruth Patrick, Kathleen Watkins, Phil Chevron2013101120131013 (R4)Matthew Bannister on Maria de Villota, General Vo Nguyen Giap, Dr Ruth Patrick.

Matthew Bannister on the Formula One test driver Maria de Villota. She suffered terrible head and facial injuries in a crash last year. She had been cleared to drive again but has now died aged 33.

Also: the Vietnamese General Vo Ngyen Giap. He was a national hero after leading the defeat of the French colonial power and playing a significant role in the war against the Americans.

Dr Ruth Patrick - the natural scientist who devoted her life to studying the health of the world's rivers. She was still working at the age of 100.

And Kathleen Watkins the formidable curator of the Penwith Gallery in St Ives, which was established by the town's modernist artists.

Matthew Bannister remembers Maria de Villota, General Vo Nguyen Giap and Dr Ruth Patrick.

'Matthew Bannister on Maria de Villota, General Vo Nguyen Giap, Dr Ruth Patrick.'

'Matthew Bannister remembers Maria de Villota, General Vo Nguyen Giap and Dr Ruth Patrick.'

396A Buddhist Leader, A Cookery Writer, A Motown Stylist, An Australian Criminal And A Whisky Distiller2013101820131020 (R4)Aasmah Mir on Choje Akong Rinpoche, Marcella Hazan, Maxine Powell and Mark 'Chopper' Read.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Aasmah Mir on Tibetan Buddhist Choje Akong Rinpoche who founded the first monastery in the West.

Also: cookery writer and teacher Marcella Hazan who introduced authentic Italian cooking to Americans in the 1970s and 1980s.

The woman who taught early Motown artists how to walk and what to wear - Maxine Powell

Mark 'Chopper' Read - the Australian criminal and author whose autobiography was turned in to a hit film in 2000

And the best-trained 'nose' in Britain - Charles Craig, successful distiller of Scotch whisky

Producer: Neil George.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Aasmah Mir on Choje Akong Rinpoche, Marcella Hazan, Maxine Powell and Mark 'Chopper' Read.'

397A Sculptor, A Comedian, A Social Worker And Yugoslavia's First Lady2013102520131027 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister recalls Sir Anthony Caro, Jovanka Broz, Felix Dexter and Olive Stevenson

Matthew Bannister on

The sculptor Sir Anthony Caro - best known for his large and colourful abstract works placed directly on the ground.

Also Jovanka Broz - the second world war partisan fighter who married the Yugoslavian dictator Marshall Tito - but was reduced to poverty after his death.

Felix Dexter - the black comedian who made his name on the TV show The Real McCoy - and often satirised racial stereotyopes.

And Professor Olive Stevenson - the leading social work academic who devoted herself to improving the safety of vulnerable chidren and adults.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

'Matthew Bannister recalls Sir Anthony Caro, Jovanka Broz, Felix Dexter and Olive Stevenson'

398A Film Director, A Property Developer, A Radio Operator, An Actor And A Rock Legend2013110120131103 (R4)Matthew Bannister on Antonia Bird, Paul Reichmann, Robert Ford, Nigel Davenport, Lou Reed.

The film director Antonia Bird. Her movies tackled controversial issues like homelessness, sexual abuse and the harsh realities of working class life. We have tributes from Maxine Peake and Linus Roache.

Also Paul Reichmann - the property developer who built Canary Wharf against all the odds.

Robert Ford, the British radio operator captured by the Chinese during their invasion of Tibet.

Nigel Davenport, the versatile actor who appeared in the films A Man For All Seasons and Chariots of Fire and the TV series Howard's Way.

And Lou Reed, whose songs about the darker side of American life influenced a generation of rock bands.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

'Matthew Bannister on Antonia Bird, Paul Reichmann, Robert Ford, Nigel Davenport, Lou Reed.'

399A Bbc Political Editor, A Naturalist, A Landscape Architect, A Sultan And A Union Leader2013110820131110 (R4)John Cole, John Cloudsley-Thompson, Georgina Livingston, Sultan Jamalul Kiram III and more

Matthew Bannister on the BBC Political Editor John Cole who covered the turbulent politics of the 1980s - and was satirised by Spitting Image.

Also Professor John Cloudsley-Thompson - once called the Titan of the Sahara - he was a leading expert on the wildlife of the world's deserts.

Georgina Livingston, the landscape architect who designed a competition-winning scheme for Stonehenge

Roy Grantham, the moderate trade union leader who struggled to resolve the bitter 1970s dispute at the Grunwick photo processing plant

And the Sultan of Sulu - who late in life launched an abortive bid to annexe part of North Borneo.

Producer: Neil George.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Also Professor John Cloudsley-Thompson - once called the 'Titan of the Sahara' - he was a leading expert on the wildlife of the world's deserts.

'John Cole, John Cloudsley-Thompson, Georgina Livingston, Sultan Jamalul Kiram III and more'

400A British Composer, A Northern Irish Mp, A Romanian Architect, A German Mayor And A British Supercentenarian2013111520131117 (R4)Matthew Bannister on the prolific composer Sir John Tavener, who wrote a seven hour epic called The Veil, and music performed at Princess Diana's funeral.

Eddie McGrady - the respected SDLP MP for South Down in Northern Ireland who worked tirelessly for peace and helped to negotiate the Good Friday agreement.

Anca Petrescu - the architect who built an enormous palace for the Romanian dictator Nicolai Ceaucescu - it's the world's second largest building.

And Manfred Rommel, son of the German General Erwin Rommel and Mayor of Stuttgart for many years. We have a tribute from Viscount Montgomery who became his friend.

Plus Grace Jones, who has died aged 113 years old.

Producer: Laura Northedge.

Sir John Tavener, Manfred Rommel, Anca Petrescu, Eddie McGrady and Grace Jones.

Matthew Bannister on the prolific composer Sir John Taverner, who wrote a seven hour epic called The Veil, and music performed at Princess Diana's funeral.

Anca Petrescu - the architect who built an enormous palace for the Romanian dictator Nicolai Ceaucescu - it's the world's second largets building.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

'Sir John Tavener, Manfred Rommel, Anca Petrescu, Eddie McGrady and Grace Jones.'

401Frederick Sanger, Doris Lessing, Ray Gosling, Jock Kane And Austin John Marshall20131122Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

MATTHEW BANNISTER on

Frederick Sanger, the only Briton - and one of only four people in the world - to win the Nobel Prize twice. His work underpinned the Human Genome Project.

Also another Nobel prize winner - the prolific novellist DORIS LESSING. We have tributes from BRIAN ALDISS and Faye Weldon.

The broadcaster and gay rights campaigner Ray Gosling who made quirky and distinctive programmes for BBC Radio.

Jock Kane, who blew the whistle on security breaches at GCHQ.

And the record producer Austin John Marshall, best known for his work with his wife, the folk singer Shirley Collins. She pays tribute.

Producer: Neil George.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

401Frederick Sanger, Doris Lessing, Ray Gosling, Jock Kane, Austin John Marshall2013112220131124 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Frederick Sanger, the only Briton - and one of only four people in the world - to win the Nobel Prize twice. His work underpinned the Human Genome Project.

Also another Nobel prize winner - the prolific novellist Doris Lessing. We have tributes from Brian Aldiss and Faye Weldon.

The broadcaster and gay rights campaigner Ray Gosling who made quirky and distinctive programmes for BBC Radio.

Jock Kane, who blew the whistle on security breaches at GCHQ.

And the record producer Austin John Marshall, best known for his work with his wife, the folk singer Shirley Collins. She pays tribute.

Producer: Neil George.

A biochemist, an author, a broadcaster, a whistleblower and a record producer.

402A Priest, Walt Disney's Daughter, A Centenarian Labour Campaigner, A Footballer, An Actor2013112920131201 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

Father Alec Reid, the Catholic priest who played a pivotal role in the Northern Ireland peace process.

Walt Disney's daughter Diane Disney Miller who inspired some of her father's best known creations.

Hetty Bower, a lifelong Labour Party campaigner who died aged 108.

Bill Foulkes, the Manchester United defender who survived the Munich air crash which killed many of his team mates

And Lewis Collins - who starred alongside Martin Shaw in the 70s TV series The Professionals.

Father Alec Reid, Diane Disney Miller, Hetty Bower, Bill Foulkes and Lewis Collins.

403Paul Ausseresses, Olivia Robertson, Noel Woodall, Hugh De Wardener, Junior Murvin2013120620131208 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The French General Paul Aussaresses who admitted to taking part in summary executions and torture during the Algerian War of Independence.

Olivia Robertson, the flamboyant Archpriestess of the Fellowship of Isis, who worked to bring feminine influence into religion in her castle in Ireland.

Noel Woodall, the car number plate expert whose passion became a billion pound industry.

Professor Hugh de Wardener, the pioneering kidney specialist who treated inmates in a Japanese prisoner of war camp.

And reggae singer Junior Murvin, best known for his song Police and Thieves.

Producer: Laura Northedge.

Matthew Bannister on a general, an archpriestess, an autonumerologist and a nephrologist.

404Stan Tracey, General Alfonso Armada, Mary Eyre, Bob George, Mary Riggans2013121320131215 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The jazz pianist and composer Stan Tracey. His son, Clark, reflects on playing drums with his father for thirty five years.

Also the Spanish General Alfonso Armada who was jailed for his part in the abortive coup of 1981.

Mary Eyre who played hockey for England - and tennis at Wimbledon.

Bob George, the biology teacher who became the UK's leading expert on fleas.

And the actress Mary Riggans, best known for her roles in 'Take The High Road' and 'Balamory'.

Producer: Neil George.

A jazz musician, a Spanish general, a hockey international, a flea expert and an actress.

405Peter O'toole, Lord Roberts Of Conwy, Colin Wilson, Joan Fontaine, Ronnie Briggs2013122020131222 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on:

The actor Peter O'Toole, acclaimed for his performances as Lawrence of Arabia and Jeffery Bernard and notorious for his hell raising exploits.

The long serving Welsh Office minister Lord Roberts of Conwy - a passionate champion of the Welsh language.

The author Colin Wilson, who was hailed as a major new talent when he published The Outsider at the age of 24, but, despite writing many other books, never repeated his mainstream success.

The Hollywood star Joan Fontaine, best known for playing the second wife in Hitchcock's Rebecca, who carried on a long term feud with her sister Olivia De Havilland.

And the Great Train robber Ronnie Biggs.

Matthew Bannister recalls an actor, a politician, an author, an actress and a train robber

406Elizabeth Jane Howard, John Fortune, Vera Houghton, Sir Christopher Curwen, Harold Camping2014010320140105 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Julian Worricker on

The award-winning novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard. Hilary Mantel reflects on the writer who she says helped us to do the necessary thing - open our eyes and our hearts.

Also the comedian and satirist John Fortune who found fame through his TV collaborations with John Bird and Rory Bremner.

Vera Houghton, a pioneer in the fields of abortion law reform and free birth control.

Sir Christopher Curwen, who was head of the Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, when Oleg Gordievsky - Britain's star source inside the KGB - was successfully exfiltrated from Moscow.

And the American radio evangelist, Harold Camping, who was the first major end-of-the-world forecaster of the internet age.

Producer: Neil George.

A novelist, a satirist, a family planning pioneer, an MI6 chief and a Doomsday evangelist.

407Simon Hoggart, Prof Janet Rowley, Saul Zaentz, Terry Biddlecombe, Phil Everly2014011020140112 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

Simon Hoggart, who wrote the political sketch in the Guardian and presented the News Quiz here on Radio 4.

Professor Janet D. Rowley whose work on Leukaemia demonstrated that cancer is a genetic disease.

The film producer Saul Zaentz. Three of his movies - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus and The English Patient - won Best Picture Oscars.

Champion National Hunt jockey Terry Biddlecombe, known for his party lifestyle, battle with his weight - and later in life - partnership with the trainer Henrietta Knight.

And Phil Everly who, with his brother Don, had a string of chart hits in the late 1950s and early 60s.

A journalist, a cancer researcher, a film producer, a jockey, and an Everly Brother.

408Roger Lloyd Pack, Prof Julian B Rotter, Hiroo Onoda, Rae Woodland, Ariel Sharon2014011720140119 (R4)Obituary series with MATTHEW BANNISTER, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series with Matthew Bannister, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The actor Roger Lloyd Pack, best known for playing Trigger in Only Fools and Horses and Owen Newitt in the Vicar of Dibley. We have a tribute from Sir David Jason.

Also Professor Julian B Rotter - the psychologist who came up with the social learning theory.

The versatile British soprano Rae Woodland, who had close links to Sadler's Wells and Glyndebourne.

And we assess the former Israeli military leader and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

Producer: Laura Northedge.

Remembering an actor, a psychologist, an opera singer and a former Israeli prime minister.

409Lord Mcalpine, Jocelyn Hay, Amiri Baraka, Sir Christopher Chataway, Claudio Abbado2014012420140126 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Lord McAlpine, the colourful bon viveur who raised millions for the Conservative Party.

Jocelyn Hay, who founded the pressure group Voice of the Listener and Viewer to campaign for high quality public service broadcasting.

Amiri Baraka, the African American poet who was influenced by jazz and blues.

Sir Christopher Chataway, the successful long distance runner who became a government minister.

And the conductor Claudio Abbado, who led some of the world's greatest orchestras.

Producer: Simon Tillotson.

Matthew Bannister on a Tory fundraiser, a broadcasting campaigner, a poet and a runner.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

'Matthew Bannister on a Tory fundraiser, a broadcasting campaigner, a poet and a runner.'

410Pete Seeger, Kathryn Findlay, Sir Robert Scholey, Sir Run Run Shaw2014013120140202 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The American folk singer and activist Pete Seeger. We've spoken to Joan Baez, Tom Paxton, his sister Peggy and Roger McGuinn of the Byrds.

Also: the architect Kathryn Findlay who worked on the Orbit Tower at the Olympic Park and created surreal space age houses in Japan.

Sir Bob Scholey who presided over the transformation of British Steel from loss making nationalised industry to profitable private company.

And Sir Run Run Shaw, the Hong Kong movie mogul whose studios produced nearly a thousand films.

Producer: Simon Tillotson.

A singer and activist, an architect, a British Steel chairman and a movie mogul.

411Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jose Sulaiman, Anna Gordy Gaye, Ron Hall, Peter Austin2014020720140209 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The stage and screen actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. His room-mate at drama school talks about his relentless focus on his craft and obsession with dissecting the movies of Robert De Niro.

Also: the journalist Ron Hall - a key member of the Sunday Times Insight investigative team. Former editor Sir Harold Evans pays tribute.

Anna Gordy Gaye - sister of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy - who played a key role in the label's foundation and married Marvin Gaye. Smokey Robinson shares his memories.

Jose Sulaiman, the colourful President of the World Boxing Council, who is credited with reforming the sport's rules.

And Peter Austin, a pioneer of the micro brewery industry, famous for his Old Thumper ale.

Matthew Bannister recalls an actor, a journalist, a Motown exec and a boxing administrator

412Prof Stuart Hall, Jean Babilee, Tony Crook, Shirley Temple Black2014021420140216 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The influential sociologist Professor Stuart Hall. He was a pioneer of the discipline of cultural studies and coined the term 'Thatcherism' in 1979.

The French ballet dancer Jean Babil退e, one of the greatest of his generation. Leslie Caron - who danced with him - pays tribute and admits she fell in love with him.

Tony Crook, the racing driver who went on to run the Bristol Car company. Stirling Moss recalls his old adversary.

And Shirley Temple Black - the child star who became a diplomat.

Producer Simon Tillotson.

Matthew Bannister remembers a sociologist, a dancer, a car maker and a child star.

The French ballet dancer Jean Babil?e, one of the greatest of his generation. Leslie Caron - who danced with him - pays tribute and admits she fell in love with him.

413Sir Tom Finney Cbe, Sid Caesar, Ian Mcnaught-davis, Els Borst, Louise Brough2014022120140223 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a footballer, a comedian, a climber, a politician and a tennis player

The footballer Sir Tom Finney, who played loyally for Preston and England. His friend Jimmy Armfield pays tribute.

The comedian Sid Caesar who dominated American entertainment TV in the 1950s

The climber and broadcaster Ian McNaught-Davis, who took part in the live TV coverage of the ascent of the Old Man of Hoy - and went on to explain computers to BBC viewers. Sir Chris Bonington shares his memories.

Els Borst, the Netherlands' first medically qualified Minister of Health, who brought in a new law on euthanasia.

And the tennis player Louise Brough - who won many Grand Slams, including, in 1950, the Wimbledon singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles all in the same year.

Producer: Simon Tillotson.

'Matthew Bannister on a footballer, a comedian, a climber, a politician and a tennis player'

414Alison Jolly, Alice Herz-sommer, Valery Kubasov, Mavis Gallant, Harold Ramis2014022820140302 (R4)Aasmah Mir on

The primatologist Alison Jolly who documented the social life of the ring-tailed lemur.

Alice Herz-Sommer - concert pianist and oldest known survivor of the Holocaust. The film-maker Christopher Nupen, who was her neighbour and friend, pays tribute.

Valeri Kubasov - one of the cosmonauts on the historic space mission of 1975 which saw the Russian Soyuz 19 link up with the American Apollo module. One of the US crew, astronaut Vance Brand, describes their first meeting.

Also: Canadian-born short-story writer Mavis Gallant. A former editor at Granta recalls a formidable woman whose observations of life were wonderfully unforgiving.

And professor of film and media history Ian Christie on the director and actor Harold Ramis - best known for films like 'Ghostbusters', 'Caddyshack' and Groundhog Day'.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Aasmah Mir remembers a primatologist, a pianist, a cosmonaut, a writer and a director.

415Paco De Lucia, Frank Rushbrook, Rose Finn-kelcey, Logan Scott-bowden, Alain Resnais2014030720140309 (R4)AASMAH MIR on

The guitarist Paco de Lucia who became the leading proponent of the 'New Flamenco' style.

Fire safety expert Dr Frank Rushbrook who pioneered fire training for sailors and helped to establish degree courses in fire safety.

Rose Finn-Kelcey, inventive artist whose works and installations combined social commentary with playful humour.

Logan Scott-Bowden, part of a secret team whose risky night-time mission it was to check whether the beaches of Normandy were suitable for the D-Day landings.

And the French director Alain Resnais who used innovative editing techniques to create depth and mystery in his films.

Obituary series with AASMAH MIR, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series with Aasmah Mir, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Aasmah Mir remembers a guitarist, a firefighter, an artist, a soldier and a director.

416Tony Benn, James Ellis, Peter Rona, Marion Thorpe, Bob Crow2014031420140316 (R4)On Last Word with Julian Worricker:

Two prominent figures of the political left, Tony Benn and Bob Crow. Ruth Winstone, who edited Tony Benn's diaries for publication, pays tribute to the former Cabinet minister and Labour MP. And you'll hear from a close colleague of the general secretary of the RMT union and from a man who was critical of him in print but who says privately you couldn't meet a nicer and more sincere bloke.

The actor, James Ellis, who portrayed Bert Lynch in 'Z Cars' for sixteen years. Sir Kenneth Branagh recalls how James helped launch his career.

The oceanographer, Doctor Peter Rona, who helped to pioneer the scientific exploration of the deep-sea floor.

And the pianist, Marion Thorpe, who co-founded the Leeds International Piano Competition.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Julian Worricker on a politician, an actor, an oceanographer, a pianist and a union leader

417Clarissa Dickson Wright, Lord Ballyedmond, L'wren Scott, Mohammed Fahim, Peter Callander2014032120140323 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

On Last Word with Julian Worricker:

Clarissa Dickson Wright, one half of the forthright on-screen duo, 'Two Fat Ladies'. Former BBC2 controller, Jane Root, pays tribute to a woman described by many as 'utterly non-PC'.

Lord Ballyedmond, who became one of Northern Ireland's richest men, and was a politician at Westminster and in Dublin.

Peter Callander who wrote hits for the likes of Cliff Richard, Cilla Black and Dusty Springfield.

Mohammed Qasim Fahim, one of Afghanistan's two vice-presidents. The BBC's chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet, reflects on his role.

And the model who became a stylist and then an acclaimed fashion designer, L'Wren Scott.

Julian Worricker remembers a chef, an entrepreneur, a lyricist, a statesman and a designer

418Mickey Duff, John Tyson, Jill Sinclair, Adolfo Suarez, Oswald Morris2014032820140330 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

Mickey Duff, the East End character who, for decades, was one of the most powerful figures in boxing.

John Tyson, the cartographer and explorer who set out to chart the unmapped region of Kanjiroba Himal.

Jill Sinclair, the business brains behind the ZTT record label. They had a string of hits in the eighties and nineties, including Frankie Goes to Hollywood's 'Relax'.

Adolfo Suarez, the Prime Minister who oversaw Spain's transition from Franco's dictatorship to democracy.

And Oswald Morris, the cinematographer who won an Oscar for his work on 'Fiddler on The Roof'.

Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on a boxing promoter, an explorer, a music exec and a cinematographer.

419Margo Macdonald, Frankie Knuckles, Lorna Arnold, Kate O'mara, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah2014040420140406 (R4)'Obituary series with Matthew Bannister, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

Margo Macdonald, the leading Scottish politician who fell out with the SNP and became an independent MSP. She also presented programmes here on Radio 4.

The American DJ Frankie Knuckles who was known as 'The Godfather of House Music';

Lorna Arnold, the official historian of Britain's nuclear industry;

Kate O'Mara, the actress best known for her roles in Dynasty and Howard's Way;

and the former President of Sierra Leone, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, who negotiated an end to the country's bloody civil war.

Matthew Bannister remembers a politician, a DJ, a historian, an actress and a president.

420Sue Townsend, Lord Kimball, Peaches Geldof, Prof Lorna Casselton, Mickey Rooney2014041120140413 (R4)'Obituary series with Matthew Bannister, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The writer Sue Townsend, best known for creating Adrian Mole at the age of 13 and three quarters.

Lord Kimball, a leading campaigner on countryside issues who fought against the ban on fox hunting.

Peaches Geldof, the socialite, columnist and TV presenter who was found dead at the age of 25.

Professor Lorna Casselton, one of the world's leading experts on fungal biology and Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society

And the film star Mickey Rooney who had one of Hollywood's longest careers.

Matthew Bannister on an author, an MP, a TV presenter, a fungal biologist and a film star.

421Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez, Edna Dor?, Richard Hoggart, Gerardo D'ambrosio, John Shirley-quirk20140418Julian Worricker on

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel prize-winning Colombian author, best known for 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'.

The television, stage and film actress, Edna Dor?, who played Mo Butcher in 'Eastenders'.

Richard Hoggart, writer and cultural commentator, whose book 'The Uses of Literacy' was regarded as hugely influential in the immediate post-war era.

Gerardo D'Ambrosio, the magistrate, who led investigations into terror attacks, financial malpractice and systematic corruption in his native Italy.

John Shirley-Quirk, the bass-baritone singer whose talents proved an inspiration to Benjamin Britten.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

The television, stage and film actress, Edna Dor退, who played Mo Butcher in 'Eastenders'.

421Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez, Edna Dore, Richard Hoggart, Gerardo D'ambrosio, John Shirley-quirk2014041820140420 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Julian Worricker on

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel prize-winning Colombian author, best known for 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'.

The television, stage and film actress, Edna Dor退, who played Mo Butcher in 'Eastenders'.

Richard Hoggart, writer and cultural commentator, whose book 'The Uses of Literacy' was regarded as hugely influential in the immediate post-war era.

Gerardo D'Ambrosio, the magistrate, who led investigations into terror attacks, financial malpractice and systematic corruption in his native Italy.

John Shirley-Quirk, the bass-baritone singer whose talents proved an inspiration to Benjamin Britten.

Julian Worricker remembers an author, an actress, a commentator, a magistrate and a singer

The television, stage and film actress, Edna Dor?, who played Mo Butcher in 'Eastenders'.

421Gabriel Garc퀀a Mကrquez, Edna Dor退, Richard Hoggart, Gerardo D'ambrosio, John Shirley-quirk20140418Julian Worricker on

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel prize-winning Colombian author, best known for 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'.

The television, stage and film actress, Edna Dor退, who played Mo Butcher in 'Eastenders'.

Richard Hoggart, writer and cultural commentator, whose book 'The Uses of Literacy' was regarded as hugely influential in the immediate post-war era.

Gerardo D'Ambrosio, the magistrate, who led investigations into terror attacks, financial malpractice and systematic corruption in his native Italy.

John Shirley-Quirk, the bass-baritone singer whose talents proved an inspiration to Benjamin Britten.

422Mark Shand, Mrs Pilkington Garimara, Derek Cooper, Wally Olins, Julian Wilson2014042520140427 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The playboy and conservationist Mark Shand who devoted his life to saving the Asian elephant.

The aboriginal author Mrs Pilkington Garimara, whose book Follow The Rabbit Proof Fence highlighted the experiences of Australia's 'stolen generation'.

The Radio 4 presenter Derek Cooper, who founded The Food Programme.

Wally Olins who pioneered the business of brand consultancy in the UK, advising companies like Bovis and British Telecom. Sir Martin Sorrell pays tribute.

And the BBC's former racing correspondent Julian Wilson.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

The aboriginal author Mrs Pilkington Garimara, whose book 'Follow The Rabbit Proof Fence' highlighted the experiences of Australia's 'stolen generation'.

Matthew Bannister on a conservationist, a writer, a broadcaster and a branding consultant.

423Bob Hoskins, U Win Tin, Ian Mcintyre, Gailene Stock2014050220140504 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The actor Bob Hoskins who starred in the films Mona Lisa and the Long Good Friday, the TV play Pennies from Heaven and Guys and Dolls at the National Theatre. We have tributes from Sir Richard Eyre and Gemma Craven.

Also, the Burmese journalist and activist U Win Tin, right hand man to Aung Sang Suu Kyi in the pro Democracy movement.

Ian McIntyre, the BBC broadcaster and manager. He presented Analysis on Radio 4 and went on to be the network's Controller.

And Gailene Stock, the Australian ballet dancer who became the principal of the Royal Ballet School. Deborah Bull pays tribute.

Matthew Bannister on an actor, a Burmese activist, a BBC executive and a ballet teacher.

424Sir George Christie, Leslie Thomas, Elena Baltacha, Sir William Benyon And Deborah Rogers2014050920140511 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sir George Christie, who ran the Glyndebourne opera at his family home in Sussex - and oversaw the rebuilding of the theatre.

Leslie Thomas, the Barnado's boy who drew on his experience of National Service to write The Virgin Soldiers. Frederick Forsyth and Sir Tim Rice pay tribute.

Deborah Rogers, agent to many leading writers. Ian McEwan and Dame Gail Rebuck remember her.

Sir William Benyon, the Conservative MP who championed Milton Kenyes and re-built the family's estate.

And Elena Baltacha, Britain's former number one tennis player, who died of liver cancer aged thirty.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister remembers Glyndebourne's owner, an author, a Tory MP and a tennis player

425Prof Colin Pillinger, Antony Hopkins, Bev Evans, Sir Ben Gill And Stan Kelly-bootle2014051620140518 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

Professor Colin Pillinger, the space scientist who led the failed Beagle 2 mission to investigate life on Mars.

Antony Hopkins, the composer and award winning presenter of Radio 3's Talking About Music.

Bev Evans, the teacher who set up a website offering free resources for teaching children with learning difficulties.

Sir Ben Gill, who led the National Farmers Union during the BSE and Foot and Mouth crises.

And Stan Kelly-Bootle, the computer pioneer who was also a Scouse folk singer.

Matthew Bannister on a space scientist, a musician, a farmers' leader, a computer pioneer.

426Jack Brabham, Louise Wilson, Dick Douglas, Harry Stopes-roe, Mary Stewart20140523Matthew Bannister on a racing driver, a fashion professor, an MP, a humanist, a novelist.

Sir Jack Brabham, the Australian Formula One driver who built and raced his own car.

Louise Wilson, Professor of Fashion at Central Saint Martins School of Art, who launched the careers of many leading designers.

Dick Douglas, the abrasive Glasgow-born Labour MP, who defected to the Scottish Nationalists.

Harry Stopes-Roe, a philosopher and leading humanist whose mother was the controversial birth control pioneer Marie Stopes.

And the best-selling novelist Mary Stewart, who invented the romantic suspense genre of fiction.

'Matthew Bannister on a racing driver, a fashion professor, an MP, a humanist, a novelist.'

426Sir Jack Brabham, Prof Louise Wilson, Dick Douglas, Harry Stopes-roe And Mary Stewart2014052320140525 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sir Jack Brabham, the Australian Formula One driver who built and raced his own car.

Louise Wilson, Professor of Fashion at Central Saint Martins School of Art, who launched the careers of many leading designers.

Dick Douglas, the abrasive Glasgow-born Labour MP, who defected to the Scottish Nationalists.

Harry Stopes-Roe, a philosopher and leading humanist whose mother was the controversial birth control pioneer Marie Stopes.

And the best-selling novelist Mary Stewart, who invented the romantic suspense genre of fiction.

Matthew Bannister on a racing driver, a fashion professor, an MP, a humanist, a novelist.

427Maya Angelou, Malcolm Glazer, Tessa Watts, General Jaruzelski, Herb Jeffries2014053020140601 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

the writer, actress and activist Maya Angelou who rose above a childhood of abuse and oppression to become one of America's leading literary figures.

Malcolm Glazer, the American businessman who controversially took over Manchester United.

Tessa Watts, the music business executive who produced many leading pop videos. Boy George pays tribute.

General Wojciech Jaruzelski, the Polish Prime Minister who imposed martial law in 1981, but subsequently presided over the end of Communist rule in the country.

And the singer and actor Herb Jeffries who appeared in movies as an African American but later claimed he was white.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on a writer, a businessman, a music video producer and a Polish leader.

428Lady Mary Soames, Gordon Willis, Clyde Snow, Count Suckle2014060620140608 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Lady Mary Soames, the daughter of Winston Churchill. She witnessed some of the key political moments of the second world war, wrote an acclaimed biography of her mother and chaired the National Theatre. Her own daughter Emma Soames and Sir Richard Eyre pay tribute.

Also:

Gordon Willis, the cinematographer on classic films like The Godfather, Annie Hall and Klute.

Clyde Snow, the forensic anthropologist who exhumed the mass graves of the disappeared in Argentina.

And Count Suckle the Jamaican born sound system pioneer who influenced a generation of British blues and soul musicians.

Presenter: Matthew Bannister

Producer: Steven Williams.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Clyde Snow, the forensic anthropologist who exhumed the mass graves of the 'disappeared' in Argentina.

Obituaries for Churchill's daughter, a cinematographer, a forensic scientist and a DJ.

429Rik Mayall, Dr Lorna Wing, Eric Hill, Billie Fleming, Alan Douglas2014061320140615 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The comedian and actor Rik Mayall. His Young Ones co-star Nigel Planer pays tribute.

Also the psychiatrist Dr. Lorna Wing who studied autism and coined the term Asperger's Syndrome.

The children's writer and illustrator Eric Hill - creator of Spot the Dog

And Billie Fleming who - in 1938 - set out to demonstrate the benefits of cycling by riding her bike every day. She averaged 80 miles a day and still holds the record for the longest distance cycled by a woman in a year - over 29 thousand miles.

Matthew Bannister remembers a comedian, a psychiatrist, a children's writer and a cyclist.

430Gerry Goffin, Freydis Sharland, Alexander Shulgin, Francis Matthews2014062020140622 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The lyricist Gerry Goffin - who, with his wife Carole King, wrote some of the biggest hits of the sixties and seventies. They include Will You Love Me Tomorrow, You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman and Up On The Roof.

Also: the pioneering woman pilot Freydis Sharland, who delivered aircraft during the war and once flew a Tempest from the UK to Pakistan.

Alexander Shulgin - the American chemist known as the Godfather of psychedelic drugs.

And the actor Francis Matthews best known for playing the suave spy Paul Temple on TV - and providing the voice of the puppet Captain Scarlet.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister remembers a songwriter, a pilot, a chemist and an actor.

431Felix Dennis, Norman Willis, Josephine Pullein-thompson, Gerry Conlon, Eli Wallach2014062720140629 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The multi millionaire magazine publisher Felix Dennis. He was one of the defendants in the notorious Oz Trial in the 1970s, lived a life of excess and later revealed a talent for poetry.

Also the moderate TUC leader Norman Willis, who tried in vain to end the miners' strike.

The writer Josephine Pullein-Thompson whose tales of pony club life delighted generations of young girls.

Gerry Conlon - one of the Guildford Four who were wrongly convicted of carrying out an IRA bombing in 1974.

And the actor Eli Wallach, best known for appearances in The Magnificent Seven and The Good The Bad and The Ugly.

Matthew Bannister on a publisher, a TUC leader, an author and one of the Guildford Four.

432Bobby Womack, Stephanie Kwolek, Dermot Healy, Viktor Sukhodrev, Delia Craig2014070420140706 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Julian Worricker on

A man described by many as one of the great soul singers, Bobby Womack, who worked with musicians from Sam Cooke to Damon Albarn during a career spanning nearly six decades.

The chemist Stephanie Kwolek, who invented the technology behind Kevlar - a virtually bulletproof fibre that has saved thousands of lives.

Dermot Healy, whose prose and poetry have seen him feted as one of Ireland's finest modern writers.

The English-language interpreter, Viktor Sukhodrev, who worked for every Soviet leader from Kruschchev to Gorbachev.

And the conservationist, Delia Craig, whose Kenyan rhino sanctuary was the setting for Prince William's proposal to Kate Middleton.

Julian Worricker on a singer, a chemist, a writer, an interpreter and a conservationist.

433Alfredo Di Stefano, Eduard Shevardnadze, Ultra Violet, Chester Nez And Horace Silver2014071120140713 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a footballer, a Georgian politician, an artist and a code talker.

The Argentinian-born footballer Alfredo Di Stefano. Some say he was the greatest player of all time, leading Real Madrid to successive European Cup victories and scoring an amazing 800 goals.

The former Soviet Foreign Secretary and Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze. He was the leading ally of Mikhail Gorbachev in liberalising Russia's relations with the West.

Also the artist Ultra Violet - one of Andy Warhol's Factory superstars.

Chester Nez, one of the Navajo Indians used by the American military to create an unbreakable wartime code.

Horace Silver, the influential jazz pianist, composer and bandleader. Julian Joseph pays tribute at the piano.

'Matthew Bannister on a footballer, a Georgian politician, an artist and a code talker.'

434Elaine Stritch, Nadine Gordimer, Michael Scudamore And Lorin Maazel2014071820140720 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The formidable actress Elaine Stritch. Famous for her remarkable voice, witty put downs and hard drinking youth, she was known as 'The First Lady of Broadway'.

The South African novelist Nadine Gordimer, whose work embodied the complex story of the nation's struggle with race.

The jockey and trainer Michael Scudamore, who competed in 16 consecutive Grand Nationals, winning in 1959 on a horse called Oxo.

And the conductor Lorin Maazel, who was a child prodigy and went on to direct some of the world's greatest orchestras.

Matthew Bannister on an actress, a writer, a jockey and a conductor.

435James Garner, Joep Lange, Alan Alan, Philip Wayre, Dora Bryan2014072520140727 (R4)Julian Worricker on an actor, a physician, a naturalist, an actress and an escapologist

On Last Word this week:

James Garner, the film and television actor who starred in Maverick and the Rockford Files....

The Dutch physician, Joep Lange, who's regarded as one of the world's top clinical AIDS researchers....

Alan Alan, an escapologist described as Britain's answer to Houdini....

Philip Wayre, a naturalist who's credited with saving the otter from extinction in England....

And the Bafta award winning actress, Dora Bryan, whose career embraced the stage, screen and television.

James Garner, the film and television actor who starred in Maverick and the Rockford Files - The Dutch physician, Joep Lange, who's regarded as one of the world's top clinical AIDS researchers - Alan Alan, an escapologist described as Britain's answer to Houdini - Philip Wayre, a naturalist who's credited with saving the otter from extinction in England - And the Bafta award winning actress, Dora Bryan, whose career embraced the stage, screen and television.

'Julian Worricker on an actor, a physician, a naturalist, an actress and an escapologist'

436Sir Richard Maccormac, Eileen Ford, Nigel Ryan, Zohra Sehgal, Frank Mumford2014080120140803 (R4)Matthew Bannister on an architect, a modelling agent, an editor, an actress, a puppeteer

The architect Sir Richard MacCormac, who gave a human face to modernism and fell out with the BBC over the creation of its new London headquarters.

Eileen Ford, who set up the Ford Modelling Agency, managing stars like Lauren Hutton, Christy Turlington and Elle Macpherson.

Nigel Ryan, editor during the glory days of ITN in the 60s and 70s, who also promoted the careers of women journalists.

The actress Zohra Seghal, known as the grand old lady of Indian cinema.

And Frank Mumford who toured Europe with a show featuring his own handmade glamorous puppets.

The actress Zohra Seghal, known as 'the grand old lady of Indian cinema.

'Matthew Bannister on an architect, a modelling agent, an editor, an actress, a puppeteer'

437Chapman Pincher, Mike Smith, Lettice Curtis, Karl Albrecht, Kenny Ireland2014080820140810 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The journalist and author Chapman Pincher who specialised in revealing inside information about the British secret services.

Karl Albrecht the reclusive German businessman who, with his brother, founded the cut price supermarket chain Aldi and became a multi billionaire.

Mike Smith the Radio 1 breakfast show presenter who went on to a successful career on TV.

Lettice Curtis the fearless woman pilot who played a key role in the wartime Air Transport Auxiliary.

And the actor and director Kenny Ireland, known to TV viewers for playing a swinger in the comedy series Benidorm, but also a former artistic director of the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on a journalist, a businessman, a broadcaster, a pilot, an actor

438Lauren Bacall, Prof Sir Alan Peacock, Robin Williams, Peter Sculthorpe2014081520140817 (R4)'Obituary series with Andrea Catherwood, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Andrea Catherwood on

Oscar-winning actor and stand up comedy genius Robin Williams famed for films such as Good Morning Vietnam and Dead Poets' Society.

Hollywood movie legend Lauren Bacall who shot to stardom in the 1940's starring alongside Humphrey Bogart who she married, creating one of Hollywood's most high profile partnerships on and off screen.

Peter Sculthorpe, credited as being the first truly Australian composer who created music with a distinct identity drawing on the Australian landscape and Aboriginal music for his inspiration.

Professor Sir Alan Peacock, a leading free market economist with expertise in cultural economics who chaired the Peacock Committee into funding of the BBC in the mid eighties.

Producer: Paula McGinley.

Andrea Catherwood on a Hollywood legend, a comic genius, a composer and an economist.

439Albert Reynolds, Ronnie Stonham, Norman Cornish, Gerry Anderson, Licia Albanese2014082220140824 (R4)Remembering a former Taoiseach, a BBC vetter, a painter, a broadcaster and a soprano.

Matthew Bannister on

The former Irish Prime Minister Albert Reynolds, who advanced the peace process in Northern Ireland, signing the Downing Street Declaration of 1993.

Brigadier Ronnie Stonham, who was the link between the BBC and the intelligence services and wound down the practice of vetting Corporation staff.

Norman Cornish, the Northumberland miner who became an artist.

The broadcaster Gerry Anderson - loved by his radio audience in Northern Ireland, but not by all listeners to Radio 4.

And the Italian American soprano Licia Albanese, known for her interpretations of Puccini and Verdi.

'Remembering a former Taoiseach, a BBC vetter, a painter, a broadcaster and a soprano.'

440Richard Attenborough, Helen Bamber, Bks Iyengar, Sam Galbraith, Bill Kerr2014082920140831 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The film director and actor Lord Attenborough. After a week of tributes, we bring you a highly personal interview in which he talks movingly about his family - and we cast light on his role in the development of London's Capital Radio.

Also: human rights campaigner Helen Bamber who was inspired to devote her life to helping victims of torture by her experiences of working at the Belsen concentration camp after the war.

The yoga guru BKS Iyengar who inspired millions of devotees around the world.

And the neurosurgeon Sam Galbraith, who survived a lung transplant and became a Labour MP and MSP.

Matthew Bannister on a director, a human rights campaigner, a yoga guru and a Labour MSP.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Matthew Bannister on a director, a human rights campaigner, a yoga guru and a Labour MSP.'

441Joan Rivers, Sir David Mitchell, Werner Franz, Candida Lycett Green, Sandy Wilson2014090520140907 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The acerbic and controversial American comedian Joan Rivers. Ruby Wax pays tribute.

The Tory MP Sir David Mitchell, who also ran the El Vino's wine business. We hear from his son and fellow MP Andrew Mitchell.

Werner Franz, the last surviving crew member of the Hindenburg - the German Zeppelin which burst into flames, killing 35 of those on board.

The writer Candida Lycett Green, daughter of Sir John Betjeman, and, like him, a campaigner to conserve England's architectural heritage.

And Sandy Wilson, who wrote the hit musical The Boyfriend and jealously guarded its every performance.

Matthew Bannister remembers a comedian, an MP, a Hindenburg survivor and a conservationist

442Rev Ian Paisley, Sir Donald Sinden, Caroline Gooding, Anthony Smith, Andrew Mclaglen2014091220140914 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on former First Minister of Northern Ireland and DUP leader Ian Paisley.

The actor Sir Donald Sinden. Dame Judi Dench and Gyles Brandreth pay tribute.

Anthony Smith, the writer and broadcaster who enjoyed ballooning and travelled across the Atlantic on a home-made raft at the age of 84.

And the lawyer and disability rights campaigner Caroline Gooding - who played a key role in bringing about the Disability Discrimination Act of 1995.

Matthew Bannister on a politician, an actor, an adventurer, a disability rights campaigner

443James Nesbitt Mbe, Andrew Mclaglen, Emilio Botin, Simin Behbahani, Sir Philip Dowson, George Hamilton Iv2014091920140921 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

Superintendent James Nesbitt who was in charge of the murder squad in Belfast at the height of the troubles. He had to tackle sectarian violence from gangs like the notorious Shankhill butchers.

The film director Andrew McLaglen, best known for Westerns like Shendoah and war films like the Wild Geese.

Emilio Botin who built the Spanish bank Santander into a global financial institution.

The Iranian poet Simin Behbahani who spoke out for women's rights and campaigned for democracy.

And Sir Philip Dowson, one of Britain's most important post war architects, known for his work on St John's College Oxford and the Snape Maltings concert hall.

Matthew Bannister on a detective, a film director, a banker, a poet and an architect.

444The Dowager Duchess Of Devonshire, Oleg Ivanovsky, Jim Petrie, Dame Julia Polak And Bob Crewe2014092620140928 (R4)Julian Worricker on

The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, the last of the Mitford Sisters and a woman credited with turning around the financial fortunes of the Chatsworth Estate.

Oleg Ivanovsky, one of the last remaining rocket scientists who witnessed the complete Soviet space programme from within.

The artist and illustrator, Jim Petrie, who brought us the comic-strip adventures of Minnie the Minx in the Beano.

The scientist, Dame Julia Polak, who - after a heart and lung transplant - embarked on a second career developing laboratory organs.

And the songwriter, Bob Crewe, who composed some of the Four Seasons' biggest hits.

Julian Worricker on two scientists, an illustrator, a songwriter and a leading aristocrat.

'Julian Worricker on two scientists, an illustrator, a songwriter and a leading aristocrat.'

445Christopher Hogwood, Major General Yitzhak Hofi, Sheila Tracy, Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw, Lynsey De Paul2014100320141005 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

the conductor and musicologist Christopher Hogwood, who founded the Academy of Ancient Music to give authentic performances of baroque and classical works.

Major General Yitzhak Hofi. As head of the Israeli intelligence service Mossad, he presided over the rescue of hostages at Entebbe airport, the destruction of an Iraqi nuclear reactor and the hit squads who killed Black September militants.

The broadcaster Sheila Tracy who championed big band music on Radio 2 - and created a cult Truckers Hour.

Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw, the mathematician who played a leading role in building up educational institutions in her native Manchester

And the singer and songwriter Lynsey de Paul.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

The broadcaster Sheila Tracy who championed big band music on Radio 2 - and created a cult 'Truckers Hour'.

Matthew Bannister on a conductor, an Israeli general, a broadcaster and a mathematician.

446Andrew Kerr, Jean-claude Duvalier, Dorothy Tyler Mbe, Prof Karl Miller, Cosimo Matassa2014101020141012 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Andrew Kerr who co-founded the Glastonbury music festival. Thomas Crimble of Hawkwind recalls playing at the first one in 1971.

Haiti's fallen dictator Jean Claude Duvalier. He was nicknamed Baby Doc because he took over from his father Papa Doc as president for life at the age of nineteen.

Dorothy Tyler, the British high jumper who won silver medals at both the Berlin Olympics of 1936 and the London games of 1948.

Professor Karl Miller who co-founded the London Review of Books and promoted the careers of many leading novelists and poets.

And Cosimo Matassa whose New Orleans recording studio created some of the best known early rock n roll records, including Little Richard's Tutti Frutti and Fats Domino's Blueberry Hill.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Haiti's fallen dictator Jean Claude Duvalier. He was nicknamed 'Baby Doc' because he took over from his father 'Papa Doc' as president for life at the age of nineteen.

Matthew Bannister on a festival founder, a dictator, an athlete and a literary editor.

447Sir Jocelyn Stevens, Jerrie Mock, John Moat, Shirley Baker, David Rayvern Allen2014101720141019 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. With Matthew Bannister.'

Matthew Bannister on

Sir Jocelyn Stevens, the newspaper executive noted for his fearsome temper who went on to transform the Royal College of Art and chair English Heritage.

Jerrie Mock who was the first woman to fly solo around the world.

John Moat, the poet and novelist who founded Arvon, which has provided courses for hundreds of aspiring writers.

Shirley Baker, the photographer known for her pictures of working class life in the North West of England.

And David Rayvern Allen, the BBC producer who was also a prolific cricket writer.

Matthew Bannister on a newspaper executive, a pilot, an author, a photographer, a producer

448Lynda Bellingham, Ben Bradlee, Geoffrey Perry, John Holt2014102420141026 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Andrea Catherwood on:

Lynda Bellingham, a much loved actress, best known as the gravy making mum in Oxo television ads.

Ben Bradlee, charismatic editor of the Washington Post, at the helm of the paper when it broke the Watergate scandal which brought down President Nixon.

John Holt, the honey voiced Jamaican reggae artist and songwriter.

Geoffrey Perry, a Berlin born Jew who became an officer in the British army and captured Lord Haw Haw, the Nazi propaganda broadcaster, at the end of the war.

Andrea Catherwood remembers an actress, a war veteran, a reggae artist and newspaperman.

449Jack Bruce, Gough Whitlam, Efua Dorkenoo, James Dunlop2014103120141102 (R4)'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

Jack Bruce, the bassist, singer and principal songwriter of the sixties supergroup Cream. With Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker, he changed the course of rock music. Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music pays tribute.

Efua Dorkenoo, the Ghana born nurse, who campaigned for thirty years to end the practice of female genital mutilation.

Gough Whitlam the Australian Labour Prime Minister who was spectacularly sacked by the Governor General after only three years in office.

And Glasgow firefighter James Dunlop who was awarded the George Medal for his courage in tackling the Cheapside Street fire which killed 14 of his colleagues and 5 members of the city's salvage corps.

Matthew Bannister on a rock musician, a campaigner, a politician and a firefighter.

450Warren Anderson, Acker Bilk, Lord Barnett, Sonia Rolt2014110720141109 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Warren Anderson who was chairman of the Union Carbide chemical company at the time of the Bhopal disaster, which killed more than 2,200 people and injured thousands more.

Acker Bilk, the jazz clarinettist from Somerset best known for his hit Stranger On The Shore.

The Labour politician Lord Barnett, who came up with the Barnett formula to decide on public spending in the different nations of the UK.

And Sonia Rolt, who worked on the canals during the war and then devoted her life to preserving Britain's industrial heritage.

Matthew Bannister on a company chairman, a musician, a politician and a canal campaigner.

Acker Bilk, the jazz clarinettist from Somerset best known for his hit 'Stranger On The Shore'.

The Labour politician Lord Barnett, who came up with the 'Barnett formula' to decide on public spending in the different nations of the UK.

451Vivienne Price, Dr Dick Laws, Warren Clarke, Geoffrey Clarke, Prince David Chavchavadze2014111420141116 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Vivienne Price who founded the National Children's Orchestra, which started the careers of many well known musicians.

Dr. Dick Laws, the zoologist who headed the British Antarctic Survey and alerted the government to the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands.

The actor Warren Clarke, best known for playing the cantankerous detective Andy Dalziel in Dalziel and Pascoe.

The sculptor Geoffrey Clarke who produced the crown of thorns at Coventry Cathedral and many other religious works.

And Prince David Chavchavadze who was descended from the Russian Imperial family and became a CIA agent during the Cold War.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on an orchestra founder, a zoologist, an actor, a sculptor and a spy.

452Sir Thomas Macpherson, Mike Nichols, Alexander Grothendieck, Paul Vaughan, Leonore Davidoff And Jimmy Ruffin2014112120141123 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sir Tommy Macpherson who won the Military Cross three times during the war for daring exploits which included bluffing thousands of German troops into surrendering.

The film and stage director Mike Nichols who brought us Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate and the Monty Python musical Spamalot.

Alexander Grothendieck - described by Le Monde newspaper as the greatest mathematician of the 20th century

Paul Vaughan, the long serving presenter of Radio 4's arts programme Kaleidoscope and the voice of the TV science series Horizon.

And the feminist historian and sociologist Leonore Davidoff.

Matthew Bannister on a war hero, a director, a mathematician, a broadcaster, a historian.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Alexander Grothendieck - described by Le Monde newspaper as 'the greatest mathematician of the 20th century

And the feminist historian and sociologist Leonore Davidoff who put class and gender relations at the heart of her work. Her studies advanced the understanding of women's history and she was the founding editor of the journal Gender and History.

453Pd James, 'mad' Frankie Fraser, Glen A Larson, Medlin Lewis-spencer, Arthur Butterworth Mbe2014112820141130 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Baroness James of Holland Park - the crime novelist P.D. James - who was also a Governor of the BBC.

Then a real life criminal: 'Mad ' Frankie Fraser - an East End gangster noted for his violence who spent a total of 42 years in prison.

Also: TV director Glen A. Larson who brought us Quincy, Magnum PI and Battlestar Galactica.

Medlin Lewis-Spencer, the Mayor of Hackney who defected from Labour to the Conservatives

And the composer Arthur Butterworth who was often inspired by the British landscape.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on a crime writer, a criminal, a director, a mayor and a composer.

454Jeremy Thorpe, Ian Mclagan, Viktor Tikhonov, Trevor Pharo And Sabah2014120520141207 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Jeremy Thorpe who was a charismatic leader of the Liberal Party, but fell from grace after facing trial on charges of conspiring to murder a former male model who claimed to have had a sexual relationship with him. Although he was acquitted, Jeremy Thorpe's political career was over.

Also Ian McLagan, the keyboard player with the Small Faces and the Faces. Billy Bragg pays tribute.

Viktor Tikhonov the ruthless coach of the Soviet Ice Hockey Team,

Trevor Pharo - the South Coast sales executive otherwise known as Bingo the Clown,

And the celebrated Lebanese singer Sabah.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on a politician, a musician, an ice hockey coach, a clown, and a singer.

455Queen Fabiola, Stella Young, Bernard Stonehouse, Kent Haruf, Ralph Baer2014121220141214 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The Australian disability campaigner and comedian Stella Young. She spoke out against what she called inspiration porn.

Queen Fabiola of Belgium - the Spanish aristocrat who was picked out as a suitable bride for the King by an Irish nun.

Bernard Stonehouse, the polar scientist who spent three consecutive winters in the Antarctic and studied king penguins on South Georgia.

Kent Haruf whose novels of American life are all set in the fictional town of Holt, Colorado.

And Ralph Baer, the electronic engineer who pioneered computer games played through a console plugged into TVs.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

The Australian disability campaigner and comedian Stella Young. She spoke out against what she called 'inspiration porn.

Matthew Bannister on a disability campaigner, a queen, a polar scientist and an author.

456Mandy Rice-davies, Dr Tim Black, Michel Du Cille, Ian Player, Christopher Morris2014121920141221 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Mandy Rice-Davies, the former showgirl who was involved in the Profumo Affair.

Dr Tim Black who built Marie Stopes International into one of the world's largest family planning organisations.

Michel du Cille - the award winning photographer who covered conflicts in Africa and Afghanistan.

Ian Player, the South African conservationist who built up the population of the white rhino

And Christopher Morris, the organist and publisher who launched the book Carols For Choirs.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on a showgirl, a doctor, a photographer and a conservationist.

457In A Special Edition Of Last Word, Matthew Bannister Talks To Obituary Editors From Around The Uk About The Nature Of Their Work2014122620141228 (R4)Matthew Bannister and a group of obituary editors from around the UK gather to compare notes and discuss why the world of the obituary writer is very often an uplifting one.

Producer: Neil George.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister and guests offer an insight into the world of the obituary writer.

458Debbie Purdy, David Ryall, Willy Burgdorfer, Dame Mary Glen Haig, Graeme Goodall2015010220150104 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Julian Worricker on

Debbie Purdy, the right-to-die campaigner who won a landmark court ruling to clarify the law on assisted suicide.

The actor, David Ryall, who had starring roles on stage, in film and on television.

Dr Willy Burgdorfer, an entomologist who discovered the bacterium that causes Lyme disease.

Dame Mary Glen Haig, who fenced for Britain at four Olympic Games and then became one of the first women on the International Olympic Committee.

And Graeme Goodall, the music producer and record label owner, who was a key figure in the early days of Jamaica's recording industry.

Julian Worricker on a campaigner, an actor, an entomologist, a fencer and a music pioneer.

459Jean Cabut And Georges Wolinski, Luise Rainer, Edward Brooke And Chip Young2015010920150111 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The French cartoonists Jean Cabut and Georges Wolinski who were among the twelve people who died when gunmen stormed the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

The German born actress Luise Rainer who won two Oscars, but ended her Hollywood career when she fell out with the movie mogul Louis B Mayer.

Edward Brooke who was the first African American to be elected to the US senate.

And Chip Young, the session guitarist and producer who played on hits for Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton and many more.

Matthew Bannister on two cartoonists, an actress, a senator and a session guitarist.

460Ray Mcfall, Richard Meade, Joan Benesh, Frank Atkinson And Brian Clemens2015011620150118 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

Ray McFall, the former accountant who ran the Cavern Club in Liverpool and booked the Beatles more than 200 times.

Richard Meade who won both team and individual eventing Gold medals at the Olympics.

Joan Benesh, who perfected the system for noting down complex dance moves in ballet.

Frank Atkinson who founded and ran the Beamish open air museum in County Durham.

And Brian Clemens the screenwriter best known for creating the Avengers and the Professionals.

Obituaries of a club owner, a horseman, a choreologist, a curator and a screenwriter.

461Lord Brittan, King Abdullah Of Saudi Arabia, Professor John Bayley, Anne Kirkbride2015012320150125 (R4)Obituary series: Matthew Bannister on a politician, a king, an academic and an actress.

The former Tory Home Secretary Lord Brittan. As Leon Brittan, he also served as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and as a European Commissioner.

Also: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. He was the thirteenth of at least forty-five sons of the founder of modern Saudi Arabia and seen as a cautious reformer.

John Bayley, the eccentric Oxford don whose memoir of his life with the novelist Iris Murdoch was made into a film.

And Anne Kirkbride the actress who played Deirdre in Coronation Street for more than forty years.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

462Sir Jack Hayward, Elena Obraztsova, Robert Stone, Jean Stogdon Obe And Demis Roussos2015013020150201 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The businessman Sir Jack Hayward. He made his fortune in the Bahamas, but was obssesed with all things British and bought Wolverhampton Wanderers football club.

The acclaimed Russian mezzo soprano Elena Obraztsova who was a staunch supporter of the Soviet regime.

The novelist Robert Stone who emerged from the counter culture of the 1960s to write novels about the American psyche.

The social worker Jean Stogdon who founded the charity Grandparents Plus.

And the Greek singer Demis Roussos, whose high warbling voice and kaftans made him an unlikely sex symbol.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on a businessman, a singer, a novelist, a social worker and a pop star.

463Colleen Mccullough, Richard Von Weizsaecker, Carl Djerassi, Geraldine Mcewan And Lotte Hass2015020620150208 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

Colleen McCullough, the Australian writer of the bestseller The Thorn Birds who spent her later life on a Pacific island.

Richard von Weizsaecker, President of Germany at re-unification, who gave a highly significant speech about the country's attitude to its troubled 20th Century history.

Carl Djerassi, the chemist who was known as the father of the contraceptive pill.

The actress Geraldine McEwan, who had a distinguished stage career and played Miss Marple on TV.

And the diver Lotte Hass who worked alongside her husband to pioneer underwater films which enchanted TV viewers in the 1950s.

Matthew Bannister talks about an author, a president, a chemist, an actress and a diver.

464John Hopkins, Ena Baxter, Lord Gavron, Andre Brink, Charles Townes, Steve Strange2015021320150215 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

John 'Hoppy' Hopkins - the photographer who played a pivotal role in the counter culture of the 1960s. He set up the underground magazine International Times and started the UFO club where Pink Floyd made their early appearances. Record producer Joe Boyd and poet Michael Horovitz pay tribute.

Also Ena Baxter the culinary creator behind the success of the Scottish family business Baxter's foods.

Lord Gavron, the Labour peer who made his fortune in the printing business.

Andre Brink, the dissident Afrikaans writer whose work was banned by South Africa's apartheid government.

And Charles Townes, the Nobel Prize winning physicist whose work paved the way for the invention of the laser.

Matthew Bannister on a photographer, a cook, a businessman, a writer and a physicist.

465Michele Ferrero, Lady Platt Of Writtle, John Mccabe, Louis Jourdan, Anne Naysmith And Lesley Gore.2015022020150222 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Julian Worricker on

Michele Ferrero - confectioner, creator of Nutella, Tic Tacs and Kinder Eggs and Italy's richest man. He was famously shy and died having only given one newspaper interview.

Beryl Platt, a wartime aeronautical engineer, who went on to promote women in science and engineering as chairwoman of the Equal Opportunities Commission.

The composer and pianist John McCabe, who was responsible for more than 200 compositions during his lifetime.

Louis Jourdan, the French film actor blessed with what were described as 'incredible good looks', who became famous for his role in Gigi.

And Anne Naysmith, who enjoyed a promising career as a pianist in the 1960s before she fell on hard times and lived rough on the streets of west London.

Julian Worricker on a confectioner, an engineer, a composer, an actor, a pianist

466Dan Topolski, Lady Villiers, John Davies, Tim Lusty, Clark Terry2015022720150301 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Andrea Catherwood tells the life stories of Dan Topolski the inspirational and at times controversial Oxford University rowing coach; Lady Villiers, a Belgian Resistance leader who spied from inside her family Chateau; Wales's pre-eminent historian and commentator John Davies; Dr Tim Lusty, Oxfam humanitarian whose innovations changed famine relief efforts and jazz musician and stylist Clark Terry.

A rower, a resistance fighter, a historian, a historian and a jazz musician.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

467Yasar Kemal, Maureen Guy, Professor Oliver Rackham, Sir Noel Davies, Leonard Nimoy2015030620150308 (R4)Andrea Catherwood tells the life stories of international author and master of Turkish storytelling Yasar Kemal, Maureen Guy the Welsh opera singer who performed at Prince Charles' investiture, environmental historian Professor Oliver Rackham, Sir Noel Davies, the engineer who built Britain's fleet of Trident nuclear submarines and Leonard Nimoy the actor better know simply as Spock.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Andrea Catherwood tells the life stories of international author and master of Turkish storytelling Yasar Kemal, Maureen Guy the Welsh opera singer who performed at Prince Charles' investiture, environmental historian Professor Oliver Rackham, Sir Noel Davies, the engineer who built Britain's fleet of Trident nuclear submarines and Leonard Nimoy the actor better know simply as 'Spock'.

A Turkish author, an opera singer, an environmentalist, a nuclear engineer and an actor.

468Sir Terry Pratchett, Florence Arthaud, Patrick Whitefield, Lord Molyneaux, Sam Simon2015031320150315 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The author Sir Terry Pratchett who created the much loved Discworld and in later life contracted Alzheimer's disease which he described as 'An Embuggerance'.

Florence Arthaud, who was described as the first great female ocean racing sailor of the modern era.

The ecologist Patrick Whitefield, who promoted the idea of permaculture, helped to found the Green Party and, for a time, lived in a tipi.

The Ulster Unionist leader Lord Molyneaux who held his party together at the time of the Anglo Irish agreement.

And Sam Simon, the comedy writer who co-created the Simpsons.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

The author Sir Terry Pratchett who created the much loved 'Discworld' and in later life contracted Alzheimer's disease which he described as 'An Embuggerance'.

Matthew Bannister on an author, a sailor, an ecologist, a politician and a comedy creator.

469Shaw Taylor, Arthur Wyatt, Naty Revuelta Clews, Malcolm Fraser, Andy Fraser2015032020150322 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Shaw Taylor, the pioneering presenter of Police 5 and other TV programmes about true crimes.

Arthur Wyatt, the British diplomat in Iran who helped six Americans to escape the siege of their embassy in 1979.

Naty Revuelta Clews, the Cuban socialite who had a daughter with Fidel Castro.

The Australian Liberal prime minister Malcolm Fraser who came to power after a constitutional crisis.

And the bass player Andy Fraser, who co-wrote Free's hit All Right Now.

Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, a diplomat, a revolutionary, a politician, a musician.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

And the bass player Andy Fraser, who co-wrote Free's hit 'All Right Now

Producer Dianne McGregor.

And the bass player Andy Fraser, who co-wrote Free's hit 'All Right Now'.

470Lee Kuan Yew, Derek Chinnery, Eugenie Clark, Mal Peet, Jackie Trent2015032720150329 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The autocratic founder of modern Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew who held power for more than thirty years.

Also Radio 1's first full time Controller Derek Chinnery, who hired Mike Read to present the Breakfast Show.

Ichthyologist Eugenie Clark who devoted her life to the study of sharks - and often went swimming with them.

Mal Peet who wrote award winning novels for young adults including 'Keeper' and 'Tamar.

And Jackie Trent the pop singer who - with her husband Tony Hatch - wrote hits for artists from Frank Sinatra to Val Doonican.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on a prime minister, a BBC executive, an ichthyologist and an author.

471Cynthia Lennon, Anthony Scrivener, Martyn Goff, John Renbourn2015040320150405 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Julian Worricker on:

The first wife of John Lennon, Cynthia, who met him before he was famous; their relationship endured through the early days of the Beatles but foundered when he met Yoko Ono

Anthony Scrivener QC, whose high-profile clients included Gerald Conlon of the Guildford 4, Dame Shirley Porter, and the Norfolk farmer, Tony Martin

Martyn Goff, the man credited with persuading the Booker Brothers to sponsor a new literary prize in the late 1960s

And the folk guitarist, John Renbourn, who rose to fame in the 1960s and 70s in the jazz-folk band, Pentangle.

Julian Worricker on a Beatles wife, a barrister, a musician and the man behind the Booker.

472Frei Otto, Richie Benaud, Albert Maysles, Julio Cesar Strassera, Mary Clarke2015041020150412 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

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The influential German architect Frei Otto, best known for his lightweight structures. Lords Foster and Rogers pay tribute.

The Australian cricketer and commentator Richie Benaud. David Gower recalls working with him.

The documentary director Albert Maysles who made a celebrated film about the Rolling Stones and 'Grey Gardens' about two eccentric relatives of Jackie Kennedy.

The Argentinian lawyer Julio Cesar Strassera who successfully prosecuted members of the country's military junta.

And Mary Clarke, the ballet critic who edited the Dancing Times.

Matthew Bannister on an architect, a cricket commentator, a director, a lawyer, a critic.

473Guenter Grass, Sheila Kitzinger, Andrew Porter, Dave 'devilfish' Ulliott, Percy Sledge2015041720150419 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The Nobel prize winning author Günter Grass who challenged Germans to confront their uncomfortable past.

The anthropologist Sheila Kitzinger who fought against the medicalisation of child birth.

Andrew Porter, the distinguished music critic of the Financial Times and then the New Yorker.

Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott, the colourful champion poker player: Victoria Coren pays tribute.

And Percy Sledge, best known for his hit 'When A Man Loves A Woman'.

Matthew Bannister on an author, a childbirth campaigner, a critic, a gambler and a singer.

474Margaret Rule, Lord Mason, Dell Williams, Buddy Elias, Brian Couzens2015042420150426 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The archaeologist Margaret Rule who directed the raising of Henry VIII's flagship the Mary Rose from the sea bed.

Lord Mason - who as Labour MP Roy Mason was a tough Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

Dell Williams who founded America's first sex boutique for women

Buddy Elias, Anne Frank's cousin and the president of the trust which managed her literary legacy.

And Brian Couzens who started the Chandos classical music record label and championed British composers.

Matthew Bannister on an archaeologist, an MP, a sex shop founder and a record producer.

475Sir Philip Carter, Andrew Lesnie, Margaret Harrison, Tom Mccabe Msp, Claire Gordon2015050120150503 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on:-

Sir Philip Carter the chairman of Everton football club who presided over a successful period in the club's fortunes.

Andrew Lesnie the cinematographer who won an Oscar for his work on the Lord of the Rings.

Anti-nuclear campaigner Margaret Harrison who helped to start the protest camp at Faslane.

Tom McCabe, the Labour MSP who brought in the smoking ban in Scotland.

Claire Gordon, the actress known as Britain's answer to Brigitte Bardot who married the author of the Henry Root letters.

And Ben E King, the singer best known for his hit single Stand By Me.

Matthew Bannister on a football chairman, a cinematographer, a campaigner and an actress.

476Jean Nidetch, Baroness Ruth Rendell, Geoff Duke Obe, Katharine Worth, Errol Brown2015050820150510 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

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The founder of Weight Watchers Jean Nidetch who turned a self help group in her basement into a multimillion dollar global business.

The crime novelist and Labour peer Baroness Rendell.

The motorcyclist Geoff Duke who won both the Isle of Man TT and the World Championships six times.

The drama professor Katharine Worth who was a close friend of Samuel Beckett and produced his work.

And the Hot Chocolate singer Errol Brown, best known for hits like 'You Sexy Thing' and 'Everyone's A Winner'.

Matthew Bannister on a slimming guru, an author, a motorcyclist and a drama teacher.

477Bb King, Kenan Evren, Sir Maurice Flanagan, Maya Plisetskaya, Wally Kahn2015051520150517 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

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B.B. King whose blues guitar took him from the cotton fields of Mississippi to international stardom.

Kenan Evran the Turkish general who took power in a military coup in 1980 and was later sentenced to life imprisonment.

Sir Maurice Flanagan who took Emirates Airlines from a two plane cargo operation to a multi billion dollar business.

The Soviet ballet star Maya Plisetskaya

And the glider pilot Wally Kahn who campaigned to make Lasham - an ex RAF base in Hampshire - into a world beating gliding club.

Matthew Bannister on a bluesman, a general, an airline boss, a dancer and a glider pilot.

478Oscar Holderer, David Sharp, The Dowager Marchioness Of Reading, Alexandre Lamfalussy And Guy Carawan2015052220150524 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

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Oscar Holderer, the last known survivor of the group of German rocket scientists who moved to America after the second world war. He helped to develop the Saturn Five rocket that took men to the moon.

Also rambler David Sharp - who created the Thames Path.

The Dowager Marchioness of Reading who was a pioneering pilot, a stock car racer and noted for her outspoken political views.

The economist and banker Alexandre Lamfalussy who laid the foundations for the European single currency.

And the American musician Guy Carawan who helped to turn the church song 'We Shall Overcome' into an international campaigning anthem.

Matthew Bannister on a rocket scientist, a rambler, an aristocrat, an economist, a singer.

479Raymond Gosling, Eileen Gray, Sir Duncan Watson, Denys Darlow, Grace Lee Whitney2015052920150531 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a scientist, a cyclist, a blind campaigner, a conductor, an actress.

Raymond Gosling, who played a crucial role in the discovery of DNA.

Eileen Gray, who fought tirelessly to gain recognition for women's cycling

Sir Duncan Watson, the blind lawyer who campaigned for more blind people to be involved in running the RNIB.

Denys Darlow, the conductor, composer and organist who founded the Tilford Bach festival and the London Handel Festival.

And Grace Lee Whitney the actress who played Captain Kirk's glamorous assistant in the early episodes of Star Trek.

480Tariq Aziz, Charles Kennedy, Julie Harris, Alan Bond, Peter Cropper2015060520150607 (R4)Andrea Catherwood on Iraqi politician Tariq Aziz, former Leader of the Liberal Democrats Charles Kennedy; Oscar winning costume designer Julie Harris; flamboyant Australian property developer and entrepreneur Alan Bond and violinist Peter Cropper who founded the Lindsay Quartet.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

The lives of two politicians, a costume designer, an entrepreneur and a violinist.

481Christopher Lee, Marguerite Patten, James Last, Major Roy Homard, Ron Moody2015061220150614 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Andrea Catherwood on

film star Christopher Lee, internationally famous for his villainous, on screen roles. Cookery writer and broadcasting pioneer Marguerite Patten, explorer Major 'Roy' Homard who made the first crossing of the Antarctic, German born band leader and purveyor of 'Happy Music' James Last and actor Ron Moody, best known for playing Fagin in Oliver.

Andrea Catherwood on two actors, a polar explorer, a cookery writer and a musician.

482Morris Beckman, Ornette Coleman, Tanith Lee, S\u00fcleyman Demirel And Doris Hart2015061920150621 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

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Morris Beckman - the East End Jewish activist who co-founded the 43 Group to fight against post-war British fascists.

Ornette Coleman - the pioneering saxophonist who developed free jazz improvisation.

Tanith Lee - the prolific science fiction author who also wrote episodes of the TV series Blake's 7.

Süleyman Demirel - who was seven times Prime Minister and then President of Turkey.

And the American tennis player Doris Hart - who won three Wimbledon titles in one day.

Matthew Bannister on an activist, a musician, a writer, a president and a tennis player.

483Sir Chris Woodhead, Patrick Macnee, Dame Anne Warburton, Vic Mayhew, James Horner2015062620150628 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on:

The controversial Chief Inspector of Schools Sir Chris Woodhead who said he was paid to challenge 'mediocrity, failure and complacency'.

The actor Patrick Macnee, best known for playing the suave John Steed in the Avengers. Dame Diana Rigg pays tribute.

Dame Anne Warburton who was the UK's first woman ambassador.

The Fleet Street sub-editor Vic Mayhew, who was as well known for his hard drinking antics as for his headlines.

And the film composer James Horner who won two Oscars for his Titanic soundtrack.

Matthew Bannister on a school inspector, an actor, a diplomat, a subeditor and a composer.

484Sir Nicholas Winton, Val Doonican, Nek Chand, James Salter, Lady Rozelle Raynes2015070320150705 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sir Nicholas Winton who saved 669 children from the advancing Nazis in Czechoslovakia.

Also the Irish singer Val Doonican - known for his cardigans and rocking chair - he was sometimes called Britain's Bing Crosby.

The Indian artist Nek Chand who created the extraordinary Rock Garden of Chandigarh. Jarvis Cocker pays tribute.

The novelist and former fighter pilot James Salter

And Lady Rozelle Raynes, the daughter of an Earl who became a stoker on a tug boat during the war.

Matthew Bannister on a humanitarian, a singer, an artist, a writer and an aristocrat.

485Omar Sharif, Stanley 'steve' Moore, Jules Wright, Yevgeny Primakov, Ernest Tomlinson2015071020150712 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Actor Omar Sharif

Flying squad detective Stanley Moore - always known as Steve, he helped to catch some of the Great Train Robbers.

Theatre Director Jules Wright who co-founded the Women's Playhouse Trust and set up the Wapping Project arts venue.

Former Russian Foreign and Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov.

And the composer Ernest Tomlinson, best known for his light orchestral works.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on an actor, a detective, a director, a politician and a composer.

486Rev Joyce Bennett, Prince Saud Al-faisal, Burt Shavitz, Michael Oliver, Ian Allan2015071720150719 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

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Joyce Bennett who was the first English woman to be ordained as an Anglican priest. It happened in Hong Kong in 1971.

Prince Saud al-Faisal, who was the world's longest serving foreign minister, representing the interests of Saudi Arabia for forty years.

Burt Shavitz, the American beekeeper who developed a popular range of beeswax products.

Professor Michael Oliver, the physician who demonstrated the link between cholesterol and heart disease.

And the publisher Ian Allan, whose books of locomotive numbers led to the hobby of trainspotting.

Producer: Paula McGinley.

Matthew Bannister on a priest, a foreign minister, a beekeeper and a medical professor.

487Scot Breithaupt, E. L. Doctorow, Claudia Alexander, Ron Pollard, Magali Noel2015072420150726 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on a space scientist, a bookie, an author, a BMX pioneer, an actress.

488Nova Pilbeam, Reverend Owen Chadwick, Jon Vickers, Yoichiro Nambu, Nick Ryman2015073120150802 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The Reverend Owen Chadwick, the distinguished ecclesiastical historian who was vice Chancellor of Cambridge University during student protests in the 1970s and chaired an influential commission on Church and State.

Also Jon Vickers the operatic tenor best known for playing muscular roles like Samson, Otello and Peter Grimes.

Yoichiro Nambu, the theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize for his ground-breaking work on sub atomic particles.

Nova Pilbeam, the leading lady in early Hitchcock films who later turned her back on stage and screen.

And Nick Ryman who made his fortune by building up the family stationery firm and then moved to France to become a successful wine maker.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on a historian, a tenor, a physicist, an actress, a vigneron

489Cilla Black, Michael Kidson, Apj Abdul Kalam, Evelyn Gillan, George Cole2015080720150809 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

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The singer and TV presenter Cilla Black - we go behind the scenes to discover the secret of her success on Saturday night TV.

Michael Kidson who taught history at Eton for thirty years, delighting his pupils by his maverick behaviour.

The Indian scientist and reluctant politician APJ Abdul Kalam, known as the 'People's President'.

The Scottish public health campaigner Evelyn Gillan who targeted domestic violence and fought for minimum pricing for alcohol.

And the actor George Cole, best known for playing Arthur Daley in the TV series Minder.

Matthew Bannister discusses a singer, a teacher, a president, a campaigner and an actor.

490David Nobbs, Frances Kelsey, Kyril Zinovieff, Elio Fiorucci, Harry Pitch2015081420150816 (R4)Reeta Chakrabarti on a writer, a scientist, a spy, a fashion designer, a musician.

~Last Word is presented by RC this week. She will be remembering:

The comic writer and novelist David Nobbs - we speak to his friend and fellow writer Jonathan Coe about the man who invented the 1970s anti-hero Reginald Perrin;

Frances Kelsey, the scientist whose concerns about the drug Thalidomide prevented it from being approved in the US;

Kyril Zinovieff, who as a child in Russia saw Rasputin, and as a spy for Britain encountered Hitler;

The Italian fashion designer Elio Fiorucci, who introduced the world to skintight vinyl jeans;

And the musician Harry Pitch, the harmonica player who performed everywhere from jazz clubs to opera houses.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Jonathan Coe

Interviewed guest: Adam Bernstein

Interviewed guest: Sofka Zinovieff

Interviewed guest: Sonnet Stanfill

Interviewed guest: Terry Jones.

~Last Word is presented by Reeta Chakrabarti this week. She will be remembering:

Producer: Neil George.

Reeta Chakrabarti on a writer, a scientist, a spy, a fashion designer and a musician.

491Khaled Al-asaad, Jazz Summers, Jack Gold, Manual Contreras And Dawn Wofford2015082120150823 (R4)Presenter Lucy Ash remembers:

Khaled Al-Asaad, the Syrian archaeologist beheaded by Islamic State who was famous for his in depth knowledge and love of the ancient city of Palmyra;

Jazz Summers, the maverick music manager who took Wham! to China and had a reputation as a hard man;

Jack Gold, multi-BAFTA winning TV director of the Naked Civil Servant and Goodnight Mr Tom;

Manuel Contreras, the army general who ran Chile's brutal secret police during Pinochet's dictatorship;

And Dawn Wofford, the showjumping champion who won her first competition at the age of three.

Producer: Neil George.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

491Khaled Al-asaad, Jazz Summers, Jack Gold, Manual Contreras, Dawn Wofford2015082120150823 (R4)Presenter Lucy Ash remembers:

Khaled Al-Asaad, the Syrian archaeologist beheaded by Islamic State who was famous for his in depth knowledge and love of the ancient city of Palmyra;

Jazz Summers, the maverick music manager who took Wham! to China and had a reputation as a hard man;

Jack Gold, multi-BAFTA winning TV director of the Naked Civil Servant and Goodnight Mr Tom;

Manuel Contreras, the army general who ran Chile's brutal secret police during Pinochet's dictatorship;

And Dawn Wofford, the showjumping champion who won her first competition at the age of three.

Producer: Neil George.

Lucy Ash on an archaeologist, a music manager, a director, a show jumper and a general.

492Bernie Passingham, Christopher Marshall, Wayne Carson, Michael Turk, Marie Dobbs, Yvonne Craig2015082820150830 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

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The trade union official Bernie Passingham who helped women workers at the Ford Motor Company in their fight for equal pay.

Medical researcher Chris Marshall who identified one of the human oncogenes which cause cancer.

Wayne Carson who wrote the song Always on My Mind, which was recorded by Elvis Presley, the Pet Shop Boys and eight hundred other artists.

Michael Turk, a Queen's Waterman and Swan Marker who built historic boats for film and TV.

And author Marie Dobbs who completed Jane Austen's unfinished last novel Sanditon.

Matthew Bannister on a union official, a researcher, a songwriter, a waterman, an author.

493Lord Montagu Of Beaulieu, Joy Beverley, Oliver Sacks, Annette Worsley-taylor2015090420150906 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

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Lord Montagu of Beaulieu who founded the National Motor Museum, opened his estate to the public and served a prison sentence for homosexuality. His son, who has succeeded to the title, pays tribute.

Joy Beverley - one of the Beverley sisters who became close harmony singing stars in the 1940s and 50s. She married the England and Wolves footballer Billy Wright, making them the Posh and Becks of their day.

The neurologist Oliver Sacks who told his patients' extraordinary stories in books like 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat'.

And Annette Worsley-Taylor who started London Fashion Week to promote young British designers.

Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister talks about a peer, a singer, a neurologist and a fashion promoter.

494Sir Adrian Cadbury, Rico Rodriguez, Ieng Thirith, Margaret Harrison, Judy Carne2015091120150913 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sir Adrian Cadbury - who was chairman of the family confectionery firm, led its merger with Schweppes and wrote an influential report on corporate governance. He was also an Olympic rower - and Sir Steve Redgrave pays tribute.

Rico Rodriguez the trombonist who helped create ska and reggae and played with the Specials and Jools Holland, who shares his memories.

Ieng Thirith - health minister of the Khmer Rouge and sister in law of Pol Pot. She was indicted for crimes against humanity.

Margaret Harrison who founded the Home Start charity which sends volunteers to help parents who are struggling to cope.

Matthew Bannister on a businessman, a trombonist, a Khmer Rouge leader, a charity founder.

495Sir David Willcocks, Merv Adelson, Mariem Hassan, Brian Close, Beryl Renwick2015091820150920 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

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Sir David Willcocks - one of the most influential choir masters of his generation. Known for his descants to Christmas carols, he was director of music at King's College Cambridge for 17 years - and led the Bach choir for 38.

Merv Adelson the property developer who founded the TV company Lorimar which made hits like the Waltons, Dallas and Knots Landing.

Mariem Hassan, the singer from the marginalised Sahrawi people who used her music to promote their cause.

Brian Close the Yorkshire and England cricket captain noted for his courage at the crease.

And Beryl Renwick who became a presenter on BBC Radio Humberside in her eighties and won the industry's top award.

Matthew Bannister on a choirmaster, a producer, a singer, a cricketer, a radio presenter.

496Brian Sewell, Jackie Collins, Ted Smith Cbe, Pj Kavanagh, Yogi Berra2015092520150927 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

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Brian Sewell, the art critic with the distinctive voice, outspoken opinions and love of dogs.

Jackie Collins who sold millions of copies of her sex and showbusiness novels,

Ted Smith, the conservationist who built up the UK's network of Wildlife Trusts.

PJ Kavanagh, the poet who also played a Nazi loving priest in the TV comedy Father Ted.

And Yogi Berra the top baseball player also known for his mangling of the English language.

Matthew Bannister on an art critic, a novelist, a naturalist, a poet and a baseball player

497Brian Friel, General Mario Menendez, Tessa Ransford, John Guillermin, Ben Cauley2015100220151004 (R4)Matthew Bannister talks about a playwright, a general, a poet and a director.

Matthew Bannister on

The award winning Irish playwright Brian Friel, best known for Dancing At Lughnasa and Translations.

Argentine General Mario Men退ndez who was appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands during the invasion.

Tessa Ransford who founded the Scottish Poetry Library.

John Guillermin who directed movie blockbusters like The Towering Inferno, Death on the Nile, and the 1976 re-make of King Kong.

And Ben Cauley, the trumpeter who was the only survivor of the plane crash which killed Otis Redding.

Producer: Neil George.

Argentine General Mario Men?ndez who was appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands during the invasion.

498Lord Denis Healey, Carmen Balcells, Henning Mankell, Revd Kenneth Leech And Captain Bob Arnott2015100920151011 (R4)Lucy Ash on the former Labour politician Denis Healey who was Chancellor of the Exchequer during the Winter of Discontent in 70s; Catalan literary agent Carmen Ballcells known as Big Mamma to her Nobel Prize winning authors;Captain Bob Arnott, beloved by his passengers on the QE2; Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell and radical priest Reverend Kenneth Leech, who founded the homelessness charity Centrepoint.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Lucy Ash on a politician, a literary agent, a crime writer, a QE2 captain and a churchman.

499Geoffrey Howe, Sue Lloyd-roberts, Joe Henson, Hugh Scully And Alexander Faris2015101620151018 (R4)Julian Worricker on:

The former Chancellor and Foreign Secretary, Geoffrey Howe, whose resignation speech in the Commons was generally regarded as the beginning of the end for Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister.

The journalist, Sue Lloyd-Roberts, whose reporting frequently took her to some of the most dangerous parts of the world.

The farmer and conservationist, Joe Henson, who founded the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.

Hugh Scully, who rose to fame as a television presenter through his work on 'Nationwide' and 'Antiques Roadshow'.

And the composer, Alexander Faris, best known for writing the theme tune to the 1970s ITV drama, Upstairs Downstairs.

Julian Worricker on a politician, a journalist, a farmer, a TV presenter and a composer.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

499Geoffrey Howe, Sue Lloyd-roberts, Joe Henson, Hugh Scully, Alexander Faris2015101620151018 (R4)JULIAN WORRICKER on:

The former Chancellor and Foreign Secretary, GEOFFREY HOWE, whose resignation speech in the Commons was generally regarded as the beginning of the end for MARGARET THATCHER as Prime Minister.

The journalist, Sue Lloyd-Roberts, whose reporting frequently took her to some of the most dangerous parts of the world.

The farmer and conservationist, Joe Henson, who founded the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.

Hugh Scully, who rose to fame as a television presenter through his work on 'Nationwide' and 'Antiques Roadshow'.

And the composer, Alexander Faris, best known for writing the theme tune to the 1970s ITV drama, Upstairs Downstairs.

JULIAN WORRICKER on a politician, a journalist, a farmer, a TV presenter and a composer.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

500General John Galvin, Joan Leslie, Michael Meacher, Howard Kendall, Jerry Parr And Coleridge Goode2015102320151025 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

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General Jack Galvin who was NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe as the Cold War ended. Generals Colin Powell and David Petraeus pay tribute.

Joan Leslie - the Hollywood star who made forty films in ten years.

Michael Meacher - the former Environment minister once described by Neil Kinnock as 'Tony Benn's vicar on earth.' The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn joins us.

Howard Kendall - Everton football club's most successful manager. Gary Lineker remembers playing under him.

Jerry Parr - the secret service agent who saved President Ronald Reagan's life when he was shot.

Matthew Bannister on a general, an actress, an MP, a football manager and a bodyguard.

501Professor Lisa Jardine, Philip French, Ronnie Massarella, Maureen O'hara2015103020151101 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a polymath, a critic, a showjumping manager, a film star

Professor Lisa Jardine, the historian whose intellectual curiosity stretched across the arts and sciences. She was chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority and a regular broadcaster on Radio 4.

Philip French, for thirty-five years the Chief Film Critic of the Observer.

Ronnie Massarella who built up a successful family ice cream business and managed the British showjumping team for 32 years.

And Maureen O'Hara, the red haired Irish film star known as the Queen of Technicolor. She appeared opposite John Wayne in five of his films including the Quiet Man.

502Norman Moore, Diane Charlemagne, Professor David Cesarani, Colin Welland And Peter Donaldson2015110620151108 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

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Norman Moore, the conservationist who discovered that organochorine pesticides were decimating the UK's bird of prey population. He fought a twenty year campaign to have them banned.

The singer Diane Charlemagne - known as the diva of drum and bass. We have a tribute from Moby.

The academic David Cesarani - a leading authority on modern Jewish history.

The actor and screenwriter Colin Welland who, on winning an Oscar for Chariots of Fire, announced 'The British Are Coming'.

And a powerful poem read by the Radio 4 newsreader and Chief Announcer Peter Donaldson.

Matthew Bannister on a conservationist, a singer, an historian, an actor, a newsreader

503Helmut Schmidt, Pat Eddery, Julia Jones, Lord Noon And Nat Peck2015111320151115 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

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Helmut Schmidt, the German Chancellor who helped to design the European Monetary System and agreed that US nuclear weapons could be sited in his country. His friend the former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger pays tribute.

Also the jockey Pat Eddery - Willie Carson remembers their rivalry on the course and their friendship off it.

The actress and TV scriptwriter Julia Jones, who wrote the sitcom Take Three Girls and the period drama The Duchess of Duke Street.

The businessman Lord Noon who made millions by selling authentic take away Indian curries to the British.

And the trombonist Nat Peck, last survivor of the Glenn Miller Band.

504Roy Dommett, Warren Mitchell, Allen Toussaint, Cynthia Payne And Jonah Lomu2015112020151122 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Roy Dommett, one of the UK's leading rocket scientists who was also a well known morris dancer.

Warren Mitchell, the actor best known for playing Alf Garnett in the TV sit com Till Death Us Do Part

Allen Toussaint, the New Orleans producer and musician who worked with many of the great names in rock.

Cynthia Payne, who ran a brothel at her home in Streatham where men exchanged luncheon vouchers for sex.

And Jonah Lomu, the rugby player who won 63 caps for the All Blacks and scored 37 international tries.

Warren Mitchell, the actor best known for playing Alf Garnett in the TV sit com 'Till Death Us Do Part

505Peter Dimmock, Alix D'unienville, Yolanda Sonnabend, Maggie Eales And George Barris2015112720151129 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

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TV pioneer Peter Dimmock. An accomplished presenter and also a BBC executive, he directed the coverage of the Queen's coronation in 1953.

Also SOE agent Alix d'Unienville. In the days before D Day she was parachuted into occupied France with a suitcase containing forty million francs.

Yolanda Sonnabend who designed some of the UK's best loved ballets

Maggie Eales who rose from the secretarial pool at ITN to become the company's Foreign Editor. Jon Snow pays tribute.

And George Barris who created some of the most exotic vehicles in TV and film, including the Batmobile, the Munsters' Koach and the intelligent car in Knight Rider.

506General Sir Robert Ford, Hazel Adair, Jane Wardle, Gerry Byrne And P, F Sloan2015120420151206 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

General Sir Robert Ford who was Commander Land Forces Northern Ireland at the time of the Bloody Sunday shootings.

Hazel Adair, the TV scriptwriter behind hit series like Compact, Emergency Ward 10 and Crossroads.

Professor Jane Wardle, the behavioural scientist who transformed our understanding of cancer screening and prevention.

Gerry Byrne, the Liverpool left back who was part of the England World Cup winning squad in 1966.

And PF Sloan, the enigmatic musician who wrote the number one hit Eve of Destruction

And PF Sloan, the enigmatic musician who wrote the number one hit 'Eve of Destruction

506General Sir Robert Ford, Hazel Adair, Jane Wardle, Gerry Byrne And P.f Sloan2015120420151206 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

General Sir Robert Ford who was Commander Land Forces Northern Ireland at the time of the Bloody Sunday shootings.

Hazel Adair, the TV scriptwriter behind hit series like Compact, Emergency Ward 10 and Crossroads.

Professor Jane Wardle, the behavioural scientist who transformed our understanding of cancer screening and prevention.

Gerry Byrne, the Liverpool left back who was part of the England World Cup winning squad in 1966.

And PF Sloan, the enigmatic musician who wrote the number one hit 'Eve of Destruction

And PF Sloan, the enigmatic musician who wrote the number one hit Eve of Destruction

507Marcus Klingberg, William Mcilvanney, Setsuko Hara, Joel Elkes And John Peel2015121120151213 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

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The Israeli chemical weapons expert Marcus Klingberg, who was revealed to have been spying for the Soviet Union.

The Scottish writer William McIlvanney, best known for his Jack Laidlaw crime novels. Val McDermid pays tribute.

Setsuko Hara, one of Japan's most popular film actresses.

Joel Elkes, the pharmacologist who pioneered the use of drugs to treat schizophrenia.

And John Peel, the anthropologist who studied Nigeria's Yoruba people.

508Mick Murphy, Ahmed Chalabi, Mattiwilda Dobbs, Brajraj Mahapatra And Holly Woodlawn2015121820151220 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

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The Irish cyclist, strong man and farm labourer Mick Murphy who won a famous victory in the 1958 round Ireland race.

The Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi who boasted that he tricked the Americans into invading his country.

The American soprano Mattiwilda Dobbs, who was the first black singer to appear at La Scala in Milan.

Ther last surviving Indian king from the days of the British Raj. Brajraj Mahapatra ended his days in poverty.

And Holly Woodlawn, the transgender actress who starred in Andy Warhol's film 'Trash' and Lou Reed's song 'Walk On The Wild Side

Matthew Bannister on a cyclist, a politician, a singer, a king, an actress.

509Some Of The Most Memorable Lives Of The Past Twelve Months2015122520151227 (R4)A scientist, a diver, a marchioness and a singer - memorable lives from 2015 are recalled.
509Some Of The Most Memorable Lives Of The Past Twelve Months20151227Matthew Bannister and Economist Obituary Editor Ann Wroe recall some of the most memorable lives of 2015, including a diver, a scientist and a singer.

Producer: Edwina Pitman.

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510Eric Tomlinson, Elsie Tu, Peter Dickinson, Lillian Vernon And Lemmy2016010120160103 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Julian Worricker on a sound engineer, a campaigner, a writer, a businesswoman, a musician.

Recording engineer, Eric Tomlinson, who worked on the score for Star Wars and added music to Charlie Chaplin's silent films.

Elsie Tu, social campaigner, legislator and educationalist in Hong Kong.

Author, Peter Dickinson, who twice received the prestigious Carnegie medal for his work.

Entrepreneur, Lillian Vernon, whose catalogue business was the first company owned by a woman to be listed on the US Stock Exchange.

Motorhead frontman, Lemmy, who's credited with introducing punk sounds into heavy metal.

Producer: Maire Devine

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

511Robert Stigwood, Patricia Torrens, Pierre Boulez, Lord Ezra, Natalie Cole2016010820160110 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on

Robert Stigwood, the impresario who managed Eric Clapton and The Bee Gees, produced Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita and the movies Saturday Night Fever and Grease.

Patricia Torrens the first adviser on diet to the Department of Health.

Pierre Boulez, the avant garde French composer and conductor who pioneered serialism and the use of electronics.

Lord Ezra who was chairman of the National Coal Board in the 1970s.

And Natalie Cole, the acclaimed singer who battled drug addiction and sang a posthumous duet with her father Nat King Cole.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

512David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Olwyn Hughes And Ed Stewart2016011520160117 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a rock star, an actor, a literary agent, a DJ

David Bowie, art expert, fashion icon and media manipulator.

Alan Rickman, the actor most famous for playing villains from the Sheriff of Nottingham to Professor Snape.

Olwyn Hughes, the sister of the poet Ted Hughes who fiercely guarded his literary legacy and that of his late wife Sylvia Plath.

And Ed Stewpot Stewart, the Radio 1 and 2 DJ who presented Junior Choice.

And Ed 'Stewpot' Stewart, the Radio 1 and 2 DJ who presented Junior Choice.

513Glenn Frey, Lord Weidenfeld, Jeanne Cordova, Haskell Wexler, Gilbert Kaplan -2016012220160124 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on a rock star, a publisher, a lesbian campaigner, a cinematographer.

513Glenn Frey, Lord Weidenfeld, Jeanne Cordova, Haskell Wexler, Gilbert Kaplan.2016012220160124 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Glenn Frey - singer, guitarist and songwriter with The Eagles - who sold millions of albums in the 1970s.

Lord Weidenfeld, the influential publisher, party giver and networker - and, in later life, rescuer of Christians from Syria and Iraq.

The writer and activist Jeanne Cordova - a former nun who campaigned for lesbian rights.

Haskell Wexler, the cinematographer who won an Oscar for the film 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?'.

And Gilbert Kaplan, the multi millionaire businessman who conducted Mahler's 'Resurrection' Symphony more than a hundred times.

Matthew Bannister on a rock star, a publisher, a lesbian campaigner, a cinematographer.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

514Lord Parkinson, Bill Mitchell, Paddy Doherty, Henry Worsley, Dr Gladys-marie Fry2016012920160131 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a politician, an editor, an activist, an explorer, a folklorist

The Conservative politician Lord Parkinson. He masterminded the 1983 election victory but was forced to resign when his affair with his secretary was revealed.

Bill Mitchell, who lived and breathed the Yorkshire Dales, editing the Dalesman magazine and writing hundreds of books.

Paddy Doherty, the Irish Republican activist who played a leading role in Derry's 1969 Battle of the Bogside.

Henry Worsley, the former SAS soldier and explorer who died whilst attempting the first solo unaided crossing of Antarctica.

And Dr Gladys-Marie Fry, the folklorist who chronicled the African American experience.

514Lord Parksinson, Bill Mitchell, Paddy Doherty, Henry Worsley, Gladys-marie Fry2016012920160131 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The Conservative politician Lord Parkinson. He masterminded the 1983 election victory but was forced to resign when his affair with his secretary was revealed.

Bill Mitchell, who lived and breathed the Yorkshire Dales, editing the Dalesman magazine and writing hundreds of books.

Paddy Doherty, the Irish Republican activist who played a leading role in Derry's 1969 Battle of the Bogside.

Henry Worsley, the former SAS soldier and explorer who died whilst attempting the first solo unaided crossing of Antarctica.

And Dr Gladys-Marie Fry, the folklorist who chronicled the African American experience.

Matthew Bannister on a politician, an editor, an activist, an explorer, a folklorist

515Terry Wogan, Lord Lucan, Frank Finlay, Denise St Aubyn Hubbard, Maurice White2016020520160207 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sir Terry Wogan - we have a tale of two cities: memories from his home town of Limerick and accolades from his fantasy town of Leicester.

Lord Lucan, finally declared dead this week after disappearing in the 1970s. Mystery still surrounds his involvement in the murder of his children's nanny.

The actor Frank Finlay, who often played darker characters. His Bouquet of Barbed Wire co-star Susan Penhaligon remembers him.

Denise St Aubyn Hubbard who represented Britain as a diver in the 1948 Olympics and sailed single handed across the Atlantic aged 64.

And Maurice White the singer and songwriter who founded Earth Wind and Fire.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, an earl, an actor, a sailor, a musician

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

516Marvin Minsky, Margaret Forster, Peter Powell, Sir Brian Tovey, Joe Alaskey2016021220160214 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on a computer scientist, a writer, a kite inventor, a GCHQ director

Professor Marvin Minsky - the computer scientist who carried out pioneering work on artificial intelligence.

Margaret Forster who wrote novels like Georgy Girl and acclaimed biographies including a life of Daphne Du Maurier.

Peter Powell who invented the stunt kite and turned it into a global business, before it all came crashing down.

Sir Brian Tovey who was director of the Government Communications Head Quarters - GCHQ - when the government tried to introduce a ban on trade union membership.

And Joe Alaskey, the voice artist behind Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

517Boutros Boutros-ghali, Edmonde Charles-roux, Norman Hudis, Antonin Scalia, Harper Lee2016021920160221 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the United Nations Secretary General who had to deal with genocide in Rwanda and the war in the Balkans.

Edmonde Charles-Roux, the former resistance fighter who became editor of French Vogue magazine.

Norman Hudis, the screenwriter of many of the Carry On comedy films.

And Antonin Scalia, the conservative US Supreme Court Justice.

Matthew Bannister on a UN Secretary General, an editor, a screenwriter, a judge

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

518Alex Timpson, Lord Avebury, Douglas Slocombe, Umberto Eco, Pascal Bentoiu2016022620160228 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on a foster mother, a cinematographer, an author and a parliamentarian.

Alex Timpson, who fostered ninety children over thirty years and helped shape the ethos of the family key cutting and shoe repair business.

Douglas Slocombe, the Oscar nominated cinematographer who shot films from Kind and Hearts and Coronets to Indiana Jones.

Umberto Eco the Italian academic and best selling author whose works include 'The Name Of The Rose'.

And the liberal peer Lord Avebury who, as Eric Lubbock, won a famous by election victory in Orpington and devoted his life to campaigning for human rights.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

519Tony Warren, Louise Rennison, Lord Chorley, George Kennedy, John Chilton2016030420160306 (R4)Reeta Chakrabarti on a TV writer, an author, a conservationist, an actor and a musician

Tony Warren, who created the long-running TV soap Coronation Street, embedding a working-class north of England cast of characters in the national consciousness.

Louise Rennison, comedian and author of young adult fiction, whose frank and funny books won her a loyal following amongst teenage girls.

Lord Chorley, a parliamentarian and conservationist, whose many public roles included former chairman of the National Trust.

George Kennedy, the versatile American character actor, who won an Oscar for his role in the film Cool Hand Luke.

And John Chilton, the trumper

520George Martin, Nancy Reagan, Ray Tomlinson, Gillian Avery2016031120160313 (R4)Reeta Chakrabarti on

Sir George Martin, the legendary music producer who oversaw the Beatles' phenomenal success.

Nancy Reagan, the US First Lady, who went from actor to political wife, to campaigner against drug abuse.

Ray Tomlinson, one of the pioneers of the internet, and a founder of the email system.

And Gillian Avery, historian and award-winning author of children's literature.

Reeta Chakrabarti on a music producer, a US first lady, an internet pioneer and an author.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

521Paul Daniels, Anita Brookner, Sylvia Anderson, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Cliff Michelmore2016031820160320 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, a producer, a composer, an author and a magician.

Cliff Michelmore who brought a relaxed informality to presenting TV programmes like Tonight and 24 Hours, without losing intelligence or authority.

Sylvia Anderson who - with her husband Gerry - produced TV puppet series like Thunderbirds and Stingray. She was also the voice of Lady Penelope.

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, the composer and former Master of the Queen's Music who made his home in a remote part of Orkney.

The author Anita Brookner who won the Booker prize for her novel Hotel du Lac.

And the magician Paul Daniels,, whose catch phrase was 'You'll like this - not a lot - but you'll like it.'.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

522Vlasta Dalibor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Dr Robert Acland, Asa Briggs, Barry Hines, Johan Cruyff2016032520160327 (R4)Julian Worricker on:

Asa Briggs, social historian and university administrator, who wrote a five-volume history of the BBC.

Austrian conductor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, famed for his pursuit of authenticity in both early and modern music.

Vlasta Dalibor, co-creator of Pinky and Perky.

Professor Robert Acland, a pioneer of microsurgery in both Britain and America.

Barry Hines, the author and screenwriter, who adapted his novel A Kestrel for a Knave into the film 'Kes'.

And....one of football's greatest players and most successful managers, Johan Cruyff.

Julian Worricker on a conductor, surgeon, puppeteer, writer, footballer and a historian.

523Dame Zaha Hadid, Ronnie Corbett, General Meir Dagan, Joan Loraine, Gary Shandling2016040120160403 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The internationally acclaimed architect Dame Zaha Hadid, known to some as the queen of the curve.

Ronnie Corbett, whose partnership with Ronnie Barker made him one of the UK's best loved comedians.

General Meir Dagan, head of the Israeli secret service Mossad when it was credited with carrying out the assassination of five Iranian nuclear scientists.

Joan Loraine who created a much admired garden at Greencombe in Somerset

And Gary Shandling who satirised the vanities and insecurities of celebrity in his fictional TV chat show.

Matthew Bannister on an architect, two comedians, a Mossad chief, a gardener.

The internationally acclaimed architect Dame Zaha Hadid, known to some as 'the queen of the curve'.

524Mother Angelica, Hans-dietrich Genscher, Dj Derek, Doreen Massey And Joe Medicine Crow2016040820160410 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The American broadcasting nun Mother Angelica who founded the Eternal Word Television Network and dispensed traditional Catholic advice to viewers.

The German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, one of the principal architects of his country's re-unification.

Derek Serpell-Morris, who gave up his job as an accountant to become DJ Derek, playing reggae and ska and claiming to be Britain's oldest DJ.

Doreen Massey who changed the way we think about geography

and Joe Medicine Crow, the native American historian who was a direct link back to Custer's last stand.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Joanna Bogle

Interviewed guest: Paul Burnell

Interviewed guest: Lord Owen

Interviewed guest: Hilary Wainwright

Interviewed guest: Emma Jackson

Interviewed guest: Dr David Featherstone

Interviewed guest: Herman Viola.

Matthew Bannister on a nun, a German politician, a DJ, a geographer, a native American.

525Arnold Wesker, Howard Marks, Peggy Fortnum, Merle Haggard And Rachel Johnson2016041520160417 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The playwright Sir Arnold Wesker whose work celebrated working class life,

Howard Marks, the convicted cannabis smuggler and raconteur who became a folk hero to some.

Peggy Fortnum, the children's book illustrator who brought Paddington Bear to life.

The country singer Merle Haggard whose music was steeped in traditional redneck America.

And Rachel Johnson, last surviving resident of the Scottish island of St Kilda which was evacuated in 1930.

Matthew Bannister on a playwright, a drug smuggler, an illustrator and a country singer.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

526Prince, Ray Fitzwalter, Victoria Wood, June Jolly, Phil Sayer2016042220160424 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Rock superstar Prince - we recall his intimate gig for a handful of people here in Broadcasting House.

Ray Fitzwalter the Editor of ITV's World In Action who championed investigative journalism.

Victoria Wood - we have a tribute in song from the young comedian she inspired.

The nurse June Jolly who transformed the treatment of children in hospital - she once brought a baby elephant and a lion on to the ward to entertain her patients.

And - Mind The Gap - the voice of hundreds of station announcements Phil Sayer.

Interviewed guest: Fergus Dudley

Interviewed guest: Paul Gambaccini

Interviewed guest: Roger Corke

Interviewed guest: Vikki Stone

Interviewed guest: Margaretta Jolly

Interviewed guest: Sue Burr

Interviewed guest: Elinor Hamilton.

Matthew Bannister on a rock star, an editor, a comedian, a nurse and an announcer.

527Lord Peston, Ruth Prideaux, Patricio Aylwin, Professor Sir David Mackay, Gareth Thomas2016042920160501 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on an economist, a cricketer, a Chilean President, a physicist, an actor

The economist Lord Peston who advised the Labour governments of the 60s and 70s. His son Robert Peston and Lord Hattersley pay tribute.

The women's cricket coach Ruth Prideaux who steered England to victory at the 1993 World Cup.

The Chilean President Patricio Aylwin who is credited with restoring democracy after nearly 17 years of military dictatorship.

The physicist Professor Sir David Mackay, known as 'the cleverest man in Cambridge' and a debunker of myths about climate change.

And the actor Gareth Thomas best known for his leading role in the TV series Blake's Seven.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

528Reverend Daniel Berrigan, Lord Walton Of Detchant, Jenny Diski, Guy Woolfenden2016050620160508 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on a peace campaigner, an author, a neurologist and a composer.

The Reverend Daniel Berrigan, the American Catholic priest who devoted his life to campaigning for peace. He was arrested many times for protests against the Vietnam War and nuclear weapons.

Jenny Diski who wrote celebrated novels, essays including her travelogue Skating to Antarctica and her latest memoir In Gratitude.

Lord Walton, the eminent neurologist who wrote an influential paper on muscle diseases.

And Guy Woolfenden, long serving musical director at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Sir Trevor Nunn pays tribute.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

529Gareth Gwenlan, Sir Harry Kroto, Michael 'dandy Kim' Caborn-waterfield, Lilly Dubowitz, Papa Wemba2016051320160515 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Gareth Gwenlan the TV producer and Head of BBC Comedy behind a string of hits including Only Fools and Horses. Sir David Jason pays tribute.

Sir Harry Kroto, the Nobel prize winning chemist who helped to discover new forms of carbon.

Michael 'Dandy Kim' Caborn-Waterfield, the charming, well dressed scoundrel who started the Ann Summers chain of sex shops and was imprisoned in France for stealing thousands of pounds from the movie mogul Jack Warner.

The paediatrician Lilly Dubowitz who developed revolutionary tests to assess new born babies

And the Congolese singer and flamboyant dresser Papa Wemba.

Matthew Bannister on a TV producer, a chemist, a wheeler dealer, a paediatrician, a singer

530Professor Robert Mcneill Alexander, Reg Grundy, Sally Brampton, Tony Cozier, Madeleine Lebeau2016052020160522 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Professor Robert McNeill Alexander - the father of animal biomechanics, who revealed how fast dinosaurs could run.

The Australian TV producer Reg Grundy who was behind a string of popular hits, including Neighbours, Wheel of Fortune and Prisoner Cell Block H.

Sally Brampton, the founding editor of British Elle magazine who wrote a powerful book about her struggle with depression.

And Tony Cozier, the West Indian cricket commentator who was a much loved member of the Test Match Special team.

Matthew Bannister on a zoologist, a TV producer, an editor, a cricket commentator.

531Burt Kwouk, Michael Ratner, Sarah Corp, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, Jock Scot2016052720160529 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The actor Burt Kwouk, best known for playing Inspector Clouseau's manservant Cato in the Pink Panther films.

The human rights lawyer Michael Ratner, who won the right for detainees at Guantanamo Bay to challenge their imprisonment in court.

Sarah Corp, the ITN producer who organised coverage of many significant international events,

Mullah Akhtar Mansour, leader of the Taliban

And Jock Scot, punk poet, Bohemian and friend of the Clash. Their former manager Kosmo Vinyl pays tribute.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on an actor, a lawyer, a TV producer, a Taliban leader, a punk poet.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

532Carla Lane, Sir Denys Henderson, Jane Fawcett, Alan Devereux And Buster Cooper2016060320160605 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on a comedy writer, a businessman, a conservationist, an actor.

Carla Lane who wrote hit TV comedies including The Liver Birds, Bread and Butterflies. Wendy Craig pays tribute.

The ICI Chairman Sir Denys Henderson, who fought off a takeover bid from Lord Hanson and split the company into two parts.

Jane Fawcett, the former debutante who worked with the code-breakers at Bletchley Park and then fought to conserve many of Britain's greatest Victorian buildings.

And Alan Devereux who for nearly fifty years played Sid Perks in the Archers.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

533Sir Peter Shaffer, Sir Denys Wilkinson, Peggy Spencer And Muhammad Ali2016061020160612 (R4)Julian Worricker on:

The playwright Sir Peter Shaffer, most famous for 'The Royal Hunt of the Sun, 'Equus' and 'Amadeus'...

The physicist, Sir Denys Wilkinson, considered an expert on the electromagnetic properties of nuclear isotopes...

The dancer, Peggy Spencer - also a choreographer, adjudicator and dance event organiser...

And the man voted the sportsman of the last century, heavyweight boxer and civil rights campaigner, Muhammad Ali.

Julian Worricker on a playwright, a physicist, a dancer and a boxer.

534Jo Cox Mp, Dave Swarbrick, Viktor Korchnoi, Wendy Leigh2016061720160619 (R4)Reeta Chakrabarti on:

The MP Jo Cox , who was brutally killed in the street, after meeting local people in the West Yorkshire constituency she represented

The musician Dave Swarbrick, who found fame with the folk group Fairport Convention - and who celebrated the premature publication of his obituary by a newspaper, 17 years before his death.

The chess player Viktor Korchnoi, a grandmaster of the international circuit, who defected from the Soviet Union and whose career became enmeshed in Cold War politics.

And the showbiz writer Wendy Leigh, who produced racy celebrity biographies and steamy novels, and who had a long affair with the publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Reeta Chakrabarti on an MP, a musician, a chess player and a writer.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

535Dr Sylvia Meek, Sam King Mbe, Chips Moman, Ethel Bush Gm, Harry Rabinowitz2016062420160626 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The parasitologist Sylvia Meek who led the fight to reduce deaths from malaria.

Harry Rabinowitz who conducted the music for many films and TV series, including the English Patient and Upstairs Downstairs.

Ethel Bush who was one of the two first policewomen to be awarded the George Medal for bravery.

Sam King, the RAF veteran from Jamaica who later travelled to Britain on the Empire Windrush and became Mayor of Southwark.

And Chips Moman, the record producer who worked with Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin and Willie Nelson.

Matthew Bannister on a parasitologist, a conductor, a police officer, a mayor, a producer.

536Amjad Sabri, Lorna Kelly, Jerome Bruner, Bob Holman, Scotty Moore2016070120160703 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on a singer, an auctioneer, a psychologist, a campaigner, a guitarist.

The Pakistani qawwali singer Amjad Sabri. A huge star in his homeland, he was shot dead in his car in Karachi.

The auctioneer Lorna Kelly who turned her back on a glittering New York lifestyle to work with Mother Teresa.

The psychologist Jerome Bruner whose work brought new insight into how children learn.

Bob Holman who gave up his academic career to live and work with people on housing estates.

And Scotty Moore who played guitar on many of Elvis Presley's biggest hits.

Producer: Dianne McGregor.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

537Caroline Aherne, Elie Wiesel, Sir Geoffrey Hill, Lord Mayhew, Michael Cimino2016070820160710 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The comedian Caroline Aherne who created Mrs Merton and the Royle family and struggled with the pressures of fame.

Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel. Described by President Obama as one of the great moral voices of our time, he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

The poet Sir Geoffrey Hill whose work focused on English history, landscape and religion.

The Conservative politician Lord Mayhew. As Northern Ireland Secretary under John Major, he laid the foundations for the peace process.

And the film director Michael Cimino - best known for the Deer Hunter which won five Oscars.

Producer: Dianne McGregor.

Matthew Bannister on a comedian, a holocaust survivor, a poet, a politician, a director.

Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel. Described by President Obama as 'one of the great moral voices of our time', he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

538Sydney Schanberg, Beatrice De Cardi, Lord Evans Of Temple Guiting, Alvin Toffler, Jimmy Gilbert2016071520160717 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The American journalist Sydney Schanberg who won the Pulitzer prize for his reporting on Cambodia. His story was turned into the film The Killing Fields.

The archaeologist Beatrice de Cardi, once described as a cross between Miss Marple and Indiana Jones.

The publisher Lord Evans of Temple Guiting, who, as Matthew Evans, led Faber and Faber to great success. His friend Melvyn Bragg pays tribute.

The futurist Alvin Toffler best known for his 1970 book Future Shock.

And the comedy producer Jimmy Gilbert who brought us The Frost Report, Last of the Summer Wine and Fawlty Towers.

Producer: Dianne McGregor.

Matthew Bannister on a journalist, an archaeologist, a publisher, a futurist, a producer.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

The American journalist Sydney Schanberg who won the Pulitzer prize for his reporting on Cambodia. His story was turned into the film 'The Killing Fields'.

The archaeologist Beatrice de Cardi, once described as 'a cross between Miss Marple and Indiana Jones'.

The futurist Alvin Toffler best known for his 1970 book 'Future Shock'.

And the comedy producer Jimmy Gilbert who brought us 'The Frost Report', 'Last of the Summer Wine' and 'Fawlty Towers'.

539Abdul Sattar Edhi, Professor Suzanne Corkin, Bernardo Provenzano, Garry Marshall2016072220160724 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a humanitarian, a neuroscientist, a mafia don, a comedy director.

Abdul Sattar Edhi. Known as Pakistan's Angel of Mercy, he built up a foundation which brought healthcare, orphanages and women's shelters to the poorest people in his country.

Dr. Suzanne Corkin - the neuroscientist who spent years studying a patient known as H.M. An operation on his brain had left him with profound amnesia.

Bernardo Provenzano - the Sicilian mafia boss nicknamed The Tractor because he mowed down all his enemies.

And Garry Marshall the comedy writer and director who brought us Happy Days and Pretty Woman.

Producer: Neil George.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Abdul Sattar Edhi. Known as Pakistan's 'Angel of Mercy', he built up a foundation which brought healthcare, orphanages and women's shelters to the poorest people in his country.

Dr. Suzanne Corkin - the neuroscientist who spent years studying a patient known as 'H.M.' An operation on his brain had left him with profound amnesia.

Bernardo Provenzano - the Sicilian mafia boss nicknamed 'The Tractor' because he mowed down all his enemies.

And Garry Marshall the comedy writer and director who brought us 'Happy Days' and 'Pretty Woman.

540Gary S Paxton, Sally Beauman, Thomas Sutherland, Frank Dickens, Marni Nixon2016072920160731 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a singer, songwriter and producer, an author, a hostage, a cartoonist

Matthew Bannister on a hostage, a singer, songwriter and producer, an author, a cartoonist

The singer, songwriter and producer Gary S Paxton. He brought us the Monster Mash and thousands of other songs and lived up to his nickname His Weirdness

Sally Beauman, who was given a reported million pound advance for her best selling novel Destiny, but transcended the bonk buster genre.

Thomas Sutherland the Scottish-born American professor who was held hostage for more than six years in Lebanon. We hear from his fellow hostage Terry Anderson.

Frank Dickens, the cartoonist who satirised office life in the Bristow comic strip and often liked to strip naked himself.

And Marni Nixon, whose singing voice was dubbed over Hollywood movie stars when they couldn't hit the high notes.

Producer: Paul Waters.

The singer, songwriter and producer Gary S Paxton. He brought us the Monster Mash and thousands of other songs and lived up to his nickname 'His Weirdness

'Matthew Bannister on a hostage, a singer, songwriter and producer, an author, a cartoonist'

541Luc Hoffmann, Sylvia Peters, Joe Powell, William Smethurst, Sandy Pearlman2016080520160807 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a naturalist, an announcer, a stuntman, an editor, a rock manager.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Luc Hoffmann, the Swiss conservationist who co-founded the World Wildlife Fund and fought to save endangered species and wetlands.

Sylvia Peters, one of the best known faces on BBC television in the 1950s.

The film stuntman Joe Powell who took part in many death defying exploits.

The editor of the Archers William Smethurst who introduced the characters of Eddie Grundy and Nigel Pargetter.

And Sandy Pearlman, rock manager and producer who created the Blue Oyster Cult and changed the sound of the Clash.

Producer: Paul Waters.

'Matthew Bannister on a naturalist, an announcer, a stuntman, an editor, a rock manager.'

542Bishop Edward Daly, Ahmed Zewail, Suzanne Wright, Duke Of Westminster, Ivo Pitanguy2016081220160814 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on a bishop, a chemist, an autism campaigner, a duke, a plastic surgeon.

the Bishop of Derry Edward Daly. He was famously photographed waving a bloodstained white handkerchief as he tended to a young man shot by the army on Bloody Sunday.

The Egyptian born chemist Ahmed Zewail who won the Nobel prize for his work on revealing the minute details of chemical reactions.

Suzanne Wright who raised millions of dollars for research into autism after her grandson was diagnosed with the condition.

The Duke of Westminster, one of the UK's wealthiest landowners and a close friend of the royal family.

And the Brazilian plastic surgeon Ivo Pitanguy. To his many celebrity patients he was known as the Michelangelo of the scalpel.

Producer: Paul Waters.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

543Bob Kiley, Professor Paul Robertson, Elizabeth Spillius, Shahram Amiri, Tony Chater, Arthur Hiller2016081920160821 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Julian Worricker on a scientist, a musician, a psychoanalyst, a public servant, an editor.

Julian Worricker on:

Shahram Amiri, the Iranian nuclear scientist whose disappearance in 2009 provoked allegations that he was either a spy or a double agent

The violinist Professor Paul Robertson, who for almost 40 years was the leader of the renowned Medici Quartet

The social anthropologist and psychoanalyst Elizabeth Spillius who brought the ideas of Melanie Klein to a new audience

Bob Kiley, the former CIA agent who was recruited by Ken Livingstone to run public transport in London

And determined Marxist, Tony Chater, who edited the Morning Star newspaper for 21 years.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

544Sir Antony Jay, Donald Henderson, Tom Cholmondeley, Patsy Wright-warren Cbe, Lord Rix2016082620160828 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Julian Worricker on a writer, an epidemiologist, an aristocrat, a nurse, an entertainer.

Julian Worricker on....

The co-writer of 'Yes Minister' and 'Yes Prime Minister' - Sir Antony Jay....

Donald Henderson, American epidemiologist, who led the WHO's campaign to eradicate smallpox....

The aristocrat Tom Cholmondeley, who divided opinion in his native Kenya after he shot dead two black men on his ranch....

Nursing leader, Patsy Wright-Warren, who went on to travel the world for the Ryder-Cheshire Foundation.....

and the entertainer and actor, Brian Rix, who was one of the country's leading campaigners for people with learning disabilities.

Producer: Neil George.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

545Joao Havelange, Sonia Rykiel, Gene Wilder, Toots Thielemans2016090220160904 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on a FIFA president, a fashion designer, an actor, a jazz musician.

Jo o Havelange, the President of the international football federation, FIFA, who stepped down amid allegations of corruption.

The French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel who broke the conventions of haute couture to produce wearable clothes for women on the go.

Gene Wilder, the comedy film actor best known for his roles as Willy Wonka in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and in Mel Brooks films like Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.

And Toots Thielemans, the jazz musician who played the harmonica and made his name by whistling along to his own guitar.

Producer: Neil George.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Jo?o Havelange, the President of the international football federation, FIFA, who stepped down amid allegations of corruption.

546The Right Rev David Jenkins, Dame Margaret Anstee, Islam Karimov, Richard Neville2016090920160911 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on a bishop, a diplomat, a president and an editor.

The Bishop of Durham the Right Reverend David Jenkins. A respected theologian, he was noted for his controversial views.

The diplomat Dame Margaret Anstee who overcame sex discrimination to hold senior roles at the United Nations. She led relief missions at many of the world's major trouble spots. .

The President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov who faced international condemnation for his violent treatment of his opponents.

And Richard Neville who edited the 1960s counter culture magazine Oz, and faced obscenity charges in a notorious court case.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

547Barry Myers, Eileen Younghusband, Robin Spark, Keith Mcdougall, Prince Buster2016091620160918 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Barry Myers who directed some of the best known commercials of the 1970s and 80s, including ads for Hovis, Olympus Cameras and Cadbury's Flake.

Eileen Younghusband, who worked as a filter officer during the Second World War, spotting the approaching aircraft and V2 rockets launched against Britain by the Nazis.

The Edinburgh based artist Robin Spark, who had a troubled relationship with his mother, the writer Muriel Spark.

Keith MacDougall, the Norfolk countryman who balanced a passion for shooting with a commitment to conservation.

And Prince Buster the Jamaican musician who was one of the pioneers of Ska.

Produced by Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on a director, a filter officer, an artist, a countryman, a ska star.

548Edward Albee, James Cronin, Caroline Thomson Obe, Sir Frederick Holliday, Charmian Carr2016092320160925 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

American playwright Edward Albee, who won three Pullitzer prizes but not for his best known work Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Physicist James Cronin who won the Nobel Prize for his work on the asymmetry between matter and anti matter.

Health administrator Caroline Thomson, who persuaded the people of the Scottish Highlands to confront the challenges of HIV and AIDS.

Zoologist and academic Sir Frederick Holliday. He was vice chancellor of Durham University and campaigned to save the UK's otter population.

Actress Charmian Carr best known for playing the teenager Liesl in the film The Sound of Music.

Produced by Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on a playwright, a physicist, a health administrator and a zoologist.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

American playwright Edward Albee, who won three Pullitzer prizes but not for his best known work 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'.

Actress Charmian Carr best known for playing the teenager Liesl in the film 'The Sound of Music.

American playwright Edward Albee, who won three Pullitzer prizes but not for his best known work Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.

549Shimon Peres, Nathalie Evans, Arnold Palmer, Bill Mollison, Jean Shepard2016093020161002 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Shimon Peres, the Israeli elder statesman who was twice Prime Minister of his country and won the Nobel Peace Prize for his part in negotiating the Oslo Accord with the Palestinians.

Nathalie Evans who co founded the Twycross Zoo and provided the chimps for the PG Tips TV adverts.

Arnold Palmer, the legendary golfer who won 91 professional titles and was followed by fans known as Arnie's Army.

Bill Mollison, the Australian author and lecturer who was known as the father of permaculture.

Produced by Neil George.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Arnold Palmer, the legendary golfer who won 91 professional titles and was followed by fans known as 'Arnie's Army'.

Bill Mollison, the Australian author and lecturer who was known as the 'father of permaculture'.

550Sir Neville Marriner, Father Gabriele Amorth, Beryl Crockford, Professor Louis Herman, Rod Temperton2016100720161009 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on a conductor, an exorcist, a rower, a psychologist and a songwriter.

Sir Neville Marriner the conductor who founded the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and led them to become the world's most recorded orchestra.

Father Gabriele Amorth, the Catholic Church's leading exorcist who said he'd tackled over a hundred cases of demonic possession.

Beryl Crockford, one of the first two British women to become rowing world champions.

Professor Louis Herman the American psychologist who caused a sensation by communicating with dolphins.

Rod Temperton, a member of the band Heatwave who wrote a string of hits for Michael Jackson including the title track of his album Thriller.

Producer: Neil George.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

551King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Dario Fo, Jean Bloxam, Andrew Vicari, Don Buchla2016101420161016 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The world's longest reigning monarch - King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.

The Nobel prize winning playwright and satirist Dario Fo. Griff Rhys Jones pays tribute.

The pioneering racing driver Jean Bloxam She took on the men - and often beat them.

Andrew Vicari, the painter from Port Talbot in Wales who made millions through commissions from the Saudi Royal family.

And the musician Don Buchla who invented the first modern synthesiser in 1963.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Paul Handley

Interviewed guest: Griff Rhys Jones

Interviewed guest: Dan Rebellato

Interviewed guest: Nick Tassoni

Interviewed guest: Michael Scott

Interviewed guest: Andrew Vaccari

Interviewed guest: Georgina Adam

Interviewed guest: Mark Vail

Interviewed guest: Geeta DyalInterviewed guest: Andrew Vaccari

Interviewed guest: Geeta Dyal.

Matthew Bannister on a king, a playwright, a racing driver, a painter, a musical inventor.

552Jean Alexander, Trinh Thi Ngo, Ian Mercer, Joseph Harmatz, Joan Marie Johnson2016102120161023 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on an actress, a broadcaster, a naturalist, an 'Avenger' and a singer.

Jean Alexander - the actress best known for playing Hilda Ogden in Coronation Street.

Trinh Thi Ngo. Nicknamed Hanoi Hannah, she broadcast propaganda to American GIs during the Vietnam war.

Ian Mercer the naturalist who became the first Dartmoor National Park officer and the first Chief Executive of the Countryside Council for Wales.

Joseph Harmatz, part of a group of Jewish vigilantes who set out to murder millions of Germans just after the second world war.

And Joan Marie Johnson - one of the three women singers in the Dixie Cups who scored a major hit with The Chapel of Love.

Producer: Neil George.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

553Raine, Countess Spencer, James Jimmy Perry, Stylianos Pattakos, Howard Davies, Bobby Vee2016102820161030 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a countess, a comedy writer, a Greek general, a director, a singer.

Raine Countess Spencer. The daughter of Barbara Cartland and step mother of Princess Diana who nicknamed her Acid Raine.

Jimmy Perry who drew on his own life to co-write classic TV comedies including Dad's Army and Hi De Hi.

General Stylianos Pattakos, a leading figure in the military junta that took power in Greece in 1967.

The theatre director Howard Davies, acclaimed for his productions of twentieth century American classics and for the premiere of Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

And Bobby Vee - the sixties pop idol whose many chart hits included Rubber Ball and Take Good Care of My Baby.

Producer: Neil George.

Raine Countess Spencer. The daughter of Barbara Cartland and step mother of Princess Diana who nicknamed her 'Acid Raine'.

553Raine, Countess Spencer, James ''jimmy'' Perry, Stylianos Pattakos, Howard Davies, Bobby Vee2016102820161030 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Raine Countess Spencer. The daughter of Barbara Cartland and step mother of Princess Diana who nicknamed her 'Acid Raine'.

Jimmy Perry who drew on his own life to co-write classic TV comedies including Dad's Army and Hi De Hi.

General Stylianos Pattakos, a leading figure in the military junta that took power in Greece in 1967.

The theatre director Howard Davies, acclaimed for his productions of twentieth century American classics and for the premiere of Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

And Bobby Vee - the sixties pop idol whose many chart hits included Rubber Ball and Take Good Care of My Baby.

Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on a countess, a comedy writer, a Greek general, a director, a singer.

554Tom Hayden, Valerie Hunter Gordon, Carole Blake, Anne Pashley2016110420161106 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

American political activist Tom Hayden. He once said that people only knew four words about him: Sixties, Radical, Jane and Fonda. He led anti Vietnam war protests and was married to the Hollywood star.

Valerie Hunter Gordon who invented the disposable nappy. Her prototypes were made from old wartime parachutes.

Literary agent Carole Blake who wrote a best selling guide for aspiring novelists.

And Anne Pashley, who won a silver medal at the 1956 Olympics, then became a leading opera singer.

Matthew Bannister on a political activist, an inventor, a literary agent, an opera singer.

American political activist Tom Hayden. He once said that people only knew four words about him: 'Sixties, Radical, Jane and Fonda'. He led anti Vietnam war protests and was married to the Hollywood star.

555Leonard Cohen, Lt Col Robert Montgomery Mc, Janet Reno, Sir Jimmy Young2016111120161113 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The singer, songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen. He was accused of depressing a generation, but many found his songs inspiring.

Lieutenant Colonel Bob Montgomery - the explosives expert who played a leading role in a daring Commando raid on the port of Saint Nazaire during the second world war.

Janet Reno - the US Attorney General General under President Bill Clinton - she dealt with many controversial issues, including the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky scandals.

Sir Jimmy Young. For thirty years his mixture of news and music entertained and informed millions on Radio 2.

Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on a singer, a war hero, a US attorney general, a broadcaster.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

556Robert Vaughn, Sir Sigmund Sternberg, Carolyn Hardy Obe, Ewen Whitaker, Claude 'curly' Putman2016111820161120 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Robert Vaughn - the actor who made his name as Napoleon Solo in The Man From Uncle TV series and also appeared in films like The Magnificent Seven, Bullitt and The Towering Inferno.

Ewen Whitaker, the self taught astronomer who became an expert on the geography of the moon and helped direct Apollo 12 to its landing site.

Carolyn Hardy, who turned the National Gardens Scheme into a stand alone charity and was vice chairman of the Royal Horticultural Society.

Sir Sigmund Sternberg, the businessman who founded the Three Faiths Forum to encourage dialogue between Jews, Muslims and Christians.

Claude Curly Putman - the country singer who wrote D.I.V.O.R.C.E and The Green Green Grass of Home.

Producer: Neil George.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on an actor, an astronomer, a gardener, a philanthropist, a singer.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Robert Vaughn - the actor who made his name as Napoleon Solo in 'The Man From Uncle' TV series and also appeared in films like 'The Magnificent Seven', 'Bullitt' and 'The Towering Inferno'.

Claude 'Curly' Putman - the country singer who wrote 'D.I.V.O.R.C.E' and 'The Green Green Grass of Home'.

557Martin Aitchison, Sir Mota Singh Qc, William Trevor, Ruth Gruber, David Mancuso2016112520161127 (R4)Kate Silverton on:

Martin Aitchison who worked with Barnes Wallis on the bouncing bomb but made his name illustrating the Peter and Jane ladybird books.

Sir Mota Singh, the Kenyan born Barrister who became Britain's first ethnic minority judge making headlines worldwide as the first judge in 300 years not to wear the horse hair wig

William Trevor - one of Ireland's greatest writers - a novelist, playwright and short story writer, his work was compared with Chekhov

Ruth Gruber, journalist, author, humanitarian and spy. She documented Stalin's gulags, life in Nazi Germany and the plight of Jewish refugees

and David Mancuso, dance music legend and music host who founded the Loft in New York.

Producer: Neil George.

Kate Silverton on an artist, a judge, a writer, a photojournalist and a party host.

558Andrew Sachs, Fidel Castro, Mose Allison, The Honourable Margaret Rhodes2016120220161204 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Andrew Sachs, the actor who was so much more than Manuel in Fawlty Towers. We hear about his acclaimed radio career.

Also the Cuban leader Fidel Castro - brutal dictator or benevolent champion of his people?

The jazz and blues singer Mose Allison, whose songs were covered by the Who, the Clash, Bonnie Raitt and Van Morrison.

And The Honourable Margaret Rhodes, the Queen's cousin, who became a celebrity after writing her memoirs of life in the royal household.

Producer: Neil George.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on an actor, a revolutionary leader, a singer, the Queen's cousin.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

559John Glenn, Peter Vaughan, Jayalalithaa Jayaram, Greg Lake2016120920161211 (R4)Matthew Bannister on an astronaut, an actor, an Indian politician, a musician.

John Glenn, the astronaut who was the first American to orbit the earth and later the oldest man ever to be sent into space.

The actor Peter Vaughan, best known for his roles in Porridge, Our Friends In the North and latterly Game of Thrones.

Jayalalithaa Jayaram, the autocratic chief minister of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu who was imprisoned for corruption, but re-elected afterwards.

And Greg Lake - the guitarist and singer who was part of the supergroup Emerson, Lake and Palmer and recorded a classic Christmas single.

Producer: Dianne McGregor.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

560Peter Gibson, Aa Gill, Coral Atkins, William Chaloner, Ian Mccaskill2016121620161218 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Peter Gibson the master glazier who devoted his life to the care of the stained glass windows in York Minster.

AA Gill, who overcame alcoholism and dyslexia to become one of the UK's best known critics.

Coral Atkins who gave up a career as an actress to run homes for disadvantaged children.

William Chaloner, an authority on fossil plants who used pollen from the past to reconstruct ancient environments.

Ian McCaskill, the BBC weather man much imitated by impressionists.

Matthew Bannister on a glazier, a journalist, a carer, a palaeobotanist, a weatherman.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

561Michael Nicholson, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Lord Prior, Rabbi Lionel Blue, Pauline Oliveros2016122320161225 (R4)Michael Nicholson

Julian spoke to newsreader Alastair Stewart and to the journalist, Max Hastings.

Born 9 January 1937; died 11 December 2016 aged 79.

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Julian spoke to film critic Angie Errigo.

Born 6 February 1917; died 18 December 2016 aged 99.

Lord Prior

Julian spoke to his son, The Lord Prior of Brampton and to documentary maker, Michael Cockerell.

Born 11 October 1927; died 12 December 2016 aged 89.

Rabbi Lionel Blue

Julian spoke to his friend, the Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger.

Born 6 February 1930; died 19 December 2016 aged 86.

Pauline Oliveros

~Last Word spoke to Louise Gray, writer for the music publication ?Wire?.

Born 30 May 1932; died 24 November 2016 aged 84.

Credits

Role

Contributor

Presenter

Julian Worricker

Producer

Neil George

Interviewed Guest

David Prior

Julian Worricker on:

The journalist and TV correspondent, Michael Nicholson, who covered numerous conflicts for ITN

The actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor, famous for her one-liners and nine husbands

James Prior, who served in government under Margaret Thatcher despite her regarding him as a 'wet

Rabbi Lionel Blue, a regular presenter on Thought for the Day on Radio 4

and the composer Pauline Oliveros. an electronic music pioneer best known for her philosophy of 'deep listening'.

Producer: Neil George.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Julian Worricker on a journalist, an actress, a politician, a rabbi, a composer.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

562End Of Year Special2016123020170101 (R4)This week Last Word departs slightly from its usual format, when Matthew Bannister and the BBC obituary editor Nick Serpell return to the beginning of 2016 and recall a time when obituarists were in huge demand. Together they discuss the challenges and processes involved in commemorating so many big names in so short a time; David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Terry Wogan, Paul Daniels, Ronnie Corbett , Victoria Wood and Prince.

Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister and Nick Serpell recall a year when obituarists were in huge demand.

563John Berger, Debbie Reynolds And Carrie Fisher, Henry Heimlich, Patsy Crampton, Brian Widlake And George Michael2017010620170108 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Julian Worricker on a writer, a linguist, a broadcaster, a musician, a surgeon, two actors

Julian Worricker on:

The writer and art critic John Berger

Mother and daughter actresses, Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher

The surgeon who came up with the life-saving heimlich manoeuvre, Henry Heimlich

The linguist Patsy Crampton, who worked at the Nuremberg trials before going on to translate more than 200 children's books

Broadcaster Brian Widlake, well known for the Money Programme and the World at One

And one of the biggest names in popular music, George Michael.

Producer: Neil George.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

564Lord Snowdon, Graham Taylor, Jill Saward, Peter Sarstedt, Clare Hollingworth2017011320170115 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Lord Snowdon - renowned photographer and Princess Margaret's former husband.

Graham Taylor - the football manager who had success with Watford and Aston Villa, but was lampooned for his performance with England.

Jill Saward, the rape survivor who campaigned for the rights of those who suffer sexual violence.

The singer and songwriter Peter Sarsdedt, best known for the song Where Do You Go To My Lovely?

And Clare Hollingworth, the war reporter who broke the story of the Nazi invasion of Poland.

Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on a photographer, a manager, a campaigner, a musician, a journalist.

The singer and songwriter Peter Sarsdedt, best known for the song 'Where Do You Go To My Lovely?

56520170120Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

566Tam Dalyell Mp, Victor Lownes, Babette Cole, Zhou Youguang, Gorden Kaye2017012720170129 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on an MP, a playboy, a children's author, a linguist, an actor.

The Labour MP Tam Dalyell who asked the West Lothian Question and pursued Margaret Thatcher over the sinking of the Belgrano.

Victor Lownes who ran Playboy's clubs in the UK - and lived up to the magazine's lifestyle and values.

Children's author Babette Cole, best known for writing and illustrating Princess Smartypants and The Trouble with Mum.

The Chinese economist and linguistics expert Zhou Youguang who came up with the Pinyin system of turning Chinese characters into Roman letters.

And the actor Gorden Kaye, best known for playing the cafe owner Rene in the comedy series 'Allo 'Allo.

Producer: Neil George.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

567Sir John Hurt, Margaret Pereira Cbe, Sir Christopher Bland, Emma Tennant, Mary Tyler Moore2017020320170205 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on two actors, a forensic scientist, a chairman, a writer.

Matthew Bannister on Sir John Hurt, the actor whose outstanding roles included Quentin Crisp, the Elephant Man and Caligula.

Margaret Pereira, the pioneering forensic scientist who was known as 'Miss Murder' by the press.

Sir Christopher Bland who chaired LWT, the BBC and BT.

Emma Tennant, the author from an aristocratic background whose work included sequels to classic novels.

And Mary Tyler Moore, the American TV star whose sitcom made her a role model for independent career women.

Producer: Neil George.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

568Alan Simpson, Brunhilde Pomsel, Sir Ken Morrison, Buchi Emecheta2017021020170212 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on a comedy writer, a secretary, a businessman and an author.

The comedy writer Alan Simpson. With his partner Ray Galton, he created classic sitcoms including Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son.

Brunhilde Pomsel who was the secretary to the Nazi propaganda chief Josef Goebbels.

Sir Ken Morrison, the Yorkshireman who built up the family grocery firm to become Britain's fourth largest supermarket chain.

And the Nigerian born novelist Buchi Emecheta who overcame prejudice to follow her passion for writing.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

569Al Jarreau, Betty Tebbs, Sir Peter Mansfield, Dame Jennifer Jenkins, Hans Rosling2017021720170219 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Betty Tebbs who devoted her life to fighting for women's rights and nuclear disarmament.

Sir Peter Mansfield, the Nobel Prize winning physicist who led the development of MRI scanning.

Dame Jennifer Jenkins, chairwoman of the Consumers Association and the National Trust.

Hans Rosling the statistician known for his skill as a communicator who worked to end poverty.

Al Jarreau the versatile singer who won Grammy awards for jazz, pop and R&B.

Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a physicist, a chairwoman, a statistician and a singer.

570Stanley Bard, Norma Mccorvey, Michael Ember, Peter Skellern2017022420170226 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Kate Silverton on a hotelier, a campaigner, a radio producer and a singer-songwriter.

Stanley Bard, the enigmatic proprietor of New York's Chelsea Hotel who created a haven for artists, writers and rock stars and presided over one of the greatest experiments in bohemian living in the history of New York

Norma McCorvey, known as Jane Roe, the anonymous plaintiff in the Roe v Wade case by which the US supreme court legalised abortion, who became an unlikely icon for feminism

Michael Ember, the Hungarian 退migr退 who fled his country's uprising to become one of the BBC's most respected radio producers - creating programmes In the Psychiatrist's chair and Stop the Week

And Peter Skellern - the singer, songwriter and pianist who found fame with 'you're a lady' and forged an enduring musical partnership with his colleague and friend Sir Richard Stilgoe.

Producer: Neil George.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Michael Ember, the Hungarian ?migr? who fled his country's uprising to become one of the BBC's most respected radio producers - creating programmes In the Psychiatrist's chair and Stop the Week

571Gerald Kaufman, Dick Bruna, Desmond Connell, Rita Barber\u00e1, Frank Delaney2017030320170305 (R4)Julian Worricker on:

The long-serving Labour MP and former minister, Gerald Kaufman

The prolific Dutch illustrator and author Dick Bruna

Cardinal Desmond Connell, who as Archbishop of Dublin presided over the Church's handling of the child abuse scandal

Controversial city mayor Rita Barbera, who ran Valencia in Spain for twenty years

Writer and broadcaster, Frank Delaney, best known for Radio 4 programmes Bookshelf and Word of Mouth.

Producer: Neil George.

Julian Worricker on two politicians, a cardinal, a writer, an illustrator.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

571Gerald Kaufman, Dick Bruna, Desmond Connell, Rita Barbere1, Frank Delaney2017030320170305 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Julian Worricker on two politicians, a cardinal, a writer, an illustrator.

572Sir Nigel Rodley, Sir Cosmo Haskard, Louise Hulton, Pete Overend Watts2017031020170312 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a lawyer, a bass player, a maternal health expert, a governor.

The human rights lawyer Sir Nigel Rodley. He helped to draft the United Nations Convention Against Torture and became its special rapporteur on the issue.

Pete Overend Watts, the bass player from Mott the Hoople. His platform soled boots were so high that if he fell over on stage he needed a roadie to put him back on his feet again.

Louise Hulton the maternal health expert who worked tirelessly to improve conditions for childbirth around the world.

And Sir Cosmo Haskard, the colourful Governor of the Falkland Islands, who helped to stop the Labour government from handing them to Argentina in the 1960s.

Producer: Neil George.

573John Surtees, Gordon Thomas, Sir Howard Hodgkin, H, Boyd Woodruff, Joni Sledge2017031720170319 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The racing driver John Surtees who won world championships on two wheels and four.

Gordon Thomas who wrote best selling books about espionage and religion.

Sir Howard Hodgkin - one of the UK's most admired modern painters.

H. Boyd Woodruff, the microbiologist who isolated life saving antibiotics in soil.

Joni Sledge one of four singing sisters in the disco group Sister Sledge.

Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on a racing driver, a writer, an artist, a microbiologist, a singer.

573John Surtees, Gordon Thomas, Sir Howard Hodgkin, H. Boyd Woodruff, Joni Sledge2017031720170319 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

Matthew Bannister on

The racing driver John Surtees who won world championships on two wheels and four.

Gordon Thomas who wrote best selling books about espionage and religion.

Sir Howard Hodgkin - one of the UK's most admired modern painters.

H. Boyd Woodruff, the microbiologist who isolated life saving antibiotics in soil.

Joni Sledge one of four singing sisters in the disco group Sister Sledge.

Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on a racing driver, a writer, an artist, a microbiologist, a singer.

574Martin Mcguinness, Chuck Berry, Sir Derek Walcott, Salome Karwah, Colin Dexter2017032420170326 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Martin McGuinness, who went from being a violent IRA commander to a peace making politician.

Chuck Berry, hailed as the father of rock n roll by musicians from Keith Richards to John Lennon and Bruce Springsteen.

The Nobel prize winning poet Sir Derek Walcott, who brought the Caribbean experience to the wider world.

Salome Karwah, who survived Ebola in her native Liberia, went back to help other sufferers and then died from complications after childbirth.

And Colin Dexter, creator of the immortal detective Inspector Morse.

Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on a politician, a musician, a poet, an Ebola survivor, a writer.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

575David Storey, Ahmed Kathrada, Barbara Buss, Aloysius 'lucky' Gordon2017033120170402 (R4)Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on a writer, an activist, an editor, a drug dealer.

Playwright and novelist David Storey who drew on his experiences as a professional rugby league player in some of his work.

The South African anti apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada who spent twenty six years in prison with Nelson Mandela and then became his parliamentary adviser.

Barbara Buss who edited Woman Magazine in its 1970s heyday.

And Lucky Gordon, the drug dealer, jazz singer and cook whose brief relationship with Christine Keeler led to the uncovering of the Profumo Affair in the 1960s.

Producer: Neil George.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

576Darcus Howe, Andy Coogan, Dr Sylvia Moody, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Peter Shotton2017040720170409 (R4)Matthew Bannister on an activist, a coach, a psychologist, a poet, a businessman.

the Black Power activist and journalist Darcus Howe. He was a leading campaigner for equal rights in the 1970s and 80s.

Athletics coach Andy Coogan who spent three and a half years as a prisoner of the Japanese during the second world war.

Dr Sylvia Moody, the clinical psychologist who pioneered greater understanding of dyslexia in adults.

The Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko who became a star in the West during the 1960s.

Peter Shotton - who was at school with John Lennon, played the washboard in the Quarrymen and made his fortune from a chain of American-style diners.

577Masha Leon, Tim Pigott-smith, Christopher Morahan, Parv Bancil, Marthe Gosteli, Brian Matthew2017041420170416 (R4)Julian Worricker on:

The society columnist and Holocaust survivor, Masha Leon -

Actor Tim Pigott-Smith and director Christopher Morahan, who worked together on ITV's The Jewel in the Crown -

Playwright Parv Bancil whose work tackled issues affecting young British Asians -

Marthe Gosteli, who was at the forefront of the campaign to get women the vote in Switzerland -

And the broadcaster, host of 'Sounds of the Sixties', Brian Matthew.

Julian Worricker on a columnist, an actor, a playwright, a director, a campaigner and a DJ

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

The society columnist and Holocaust survivor, Masha Leon....

Actor Tim Pigott-Smith and director Christopher Morahan, who worked together on ITV's The Jewel in the Crown....

Playwright Parv Bancil whose work tackled issues affecting young British Asians....

Marthe Gosteli, who was at the forefront of the campaign to get women the vote in Switzerland....

578Michael Bogdanov, Louis Sarno, Sheila Abdus Salaam, Dick Potts, Don Rickles2017042120170423 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The theatre director Michael Bogdanov, who co-founded the English Shakespeare Company. His National Theatre production of the Romans In Britain led to an obscenity trial.

The ethnomusicologist Louis Sarno who fell in love with the music of an obscure tribe of pygmies in the Central African Republic and went to live with them.

Sheila Abdus Salaam, who became the first African American woman to serve as a judge on New York's highest court.

Dick Potts, the ecologist who worked to save Britain's grey partridge population.

Don Rickles, the American comedian who made his name by insulting Frank Sinatra and was the voice of Mr Potato Head in the Toy Story films.

Matthew Bannister on a director, an enthnomusicologist, a judge, an ecologist, a comedian.



Don Rickles, the American comedian who made his name by insulting Frank Sinatra and was the voice of Mr Potato Head in the Toy Story films.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Matthew Bannister on a director, an enthnomusicologist, a judge, an ecologist, a comedian.'

579Jonathan Demme, Robert Taylor, Cathy Hopkins, Peter Farrer, Dorothy Torry2017042820170430 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a director, a computer pioneer, a campaigner, a tax inspector.



The film director Jonathan Demme - best known for the multi Oscar winning films Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia.

Robert Taylor who helped to develop the first networked computers - a forerunner of the internet - and inspired the creation of modern personal computers.

Cathy Hopkins who campaigned for the residents of St Helena to get back their British citizenship.

Peter Farrer, the Liverpool tax inspector who enjoyed cross dressing and became an expert on the history of women's costume.

And Dorothy Torry, secretary to six BBC Directors General, including Lord Reith.

Producer: Neil George.

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.'

'Matthew Bannister on a director, a computer pioneer, a campaigner, a tax inspector.'

580Robert Pirsig, Shobha Nehru, Michael Ballhaus, Leo Baxendale, Bruce Langhorne2017050520170507 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Robert Pirsig, author of the best selling book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

Shobha Nehru, the Hungarian woman who married into India's most powerful political dynasty - and used her position to confront Prime Minister Indira Ghandi about human rights abuses.

Michael Ballhaus, the cinematographer who worked closely with Martin Scorsese.

Leo Baxendale, the cartoonist and publisher who created the Bash Street Kids and Minnie the Minx.

And Bruce Langhorne, the guitarist on some of Bob Dylan's best known songs.

Producer: Neil George.



Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on a writer, a cinematographer, a cartoonist, a musician.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

581Ueli Steck, Lord Williams Of Baglan, Sylvia Moy, Captain James Dickson Mbe, Jon Prinz2017051220170514 (R4)

Matthew Bannister on

The Swiss climber Ueli Steck, famous for his daring high speed ascents of the world's most challenging mountains without the use of oxygen.

Lord Williams the human rights expert who advised three Labour Foreign secretaries.

Sylvia Moy who co-wrote many of Stevie Wonder's best known songs, including I Was Made To Love Her and My Cherie Amour.

Captain James Dickson, the experienced seaman who was winched down onto the deck of the oil tanker Braer when it ran aground in high seas on the coast of Shetland.

And Jon Prinz, the food scientist and custard expert described by Heston Blumenthal as brilliant and barking mad in equal measure.

Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on a climber, a diplomat, a songwriter, a mariner, a food scientist.

Sylvia Moy who co-wrote many of Stevie Wonder's best known songs, including 'I Was Made To Love Her' and 'My Cherie Amour.

And Jon Prinz, the food scientist and custard expert described by Heston Blumenthal as 'brilliant and barking mad in equal measure'.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

582Rhodri Morgan, Michael Wearing, Dr Helen Szamuely, Ian Brady, Robert Miles2017051920170521 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a politician, a producer, a campaigner and a DJ.

Rhodri Morgan the former Welsh First Minister, known as the Labour Party's 'Father of Welsh devolution'.

Michael Wearing the TV producer behind award winning series like 'Boys From The Blackstuff' and 'Edge of Darkness'.

Helen Szamuely who helped to start the Anti Federalist League - which became the UK Independence Party.

The Moors murderer Ian Brady.

And the DJ Robert Miles - best known for his international hit 'Children'.

Producer: Neil George.



Producer: Neil George.

Rhodri Morgan the former Welsh First Minister, known as the Labour Party's Father of Welsh devolution.

Michael Wearing the TV producer behind award winning series like Boys From The Blackstuff and Edge of Darkness.

And the DJ Robert Miles - best known for his international hit Children.

583Brendan Duddy, Nina Lowry, Roger Ailes, Osmund Reynolds, Roger Moore2017052620170528 (R4)Andrea Catherwood on a peace-maker, a surgeon, a TV mogul, film star, and a judge.

Brendan Duddy, the businessman from Derry who played a key but unsung role in the Northern Ireland peace process hosting secret talks between MI6 and the IRA.

Nina Lowry, the first woman to become an Old Bailey judge, who helped toughen up sentencing on sex crimes.

Roger Ailes, the controversial figure who conceived and ran Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Network for two decades before being ousted over sexual harassment claims.

Osmund Reynolds, a founder of neo-natal medicine who's pioneering work changed the outcome for a generation of premature babies.

And Sir Roger Moore, the actor and film star best know for his portrayal of British secret agent 007, James Bond

Produced by Neil George.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

584John Noakes, Manuel Noriega, Pat Stewart, Rex Sanders, Gregg Allman2017060220170604 (R4)Julian Worricker on:

The broadcaster, John Noakes, who was famous for his daredevil exploits on Blue Peter for thirteen years....

Manuel Noriega, who flirted with the Americans as leader of Panama, and ended up being jailed by them....

The dancer for whom one photograph of her on railings on Blackpool promenade shot her to fame, Pat Stewart....

Wing Commander Rex Sanders, lead navigator on a series of top secret missions over the Soviet Union...

And the American rock musician, Gregg Allman, whose band created the sound known as Southern Rock.

Producer: Neil George.



Producer: Neil George.

Julian Worricker on a broadcaster, a navigator, a musician, a dancer, a dictator.

585Miriam Rodriguez Martinez, Lord Soulsby Of Swaffham Prior, Peter Sallis, Lady Anne Piper, Jiri Belohlavek2017060920170611 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Miriam Rodr퀀guez Mart퀀nez- the Mexican woman whose daughter was killed by drug cartels - and who led a campaign for justice for thousands of missing people.

Lord Soulsby - the first vet to be made a peer. He was an expert on parasites nicknamed 'Lord of the Worms.

Peter Sallis the actor best known for his role as Norman Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine - and for being the voice of Wallace in Wallace and Gromit.

Lady Anne Piper, the novelist who campaigned for nuclear disarmament.

Ji?퀀 B?lohlကvek, the Czech-born chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the first non-native English speaker to preside at the Last Night of the Proms.



Miriam Rodr?guez Mart?nez- the Mexican woman whose daughter was killed by drug cartels - and who led a campaign for justice for thousands of missing people.

Lord Soulsby - the first vet to be made a peer. He was an expert on parasites nicknamed Lord of the Worms.

Ji?? B?lohl?vek, the Czech-born chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the first non-native English speaker to preside at the Last Night of the Proms.

Ji?퀀 B?lohlကvek, the Czech-born chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the first non-native English speaker to preside at the Last Night of the Proms.

Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a vet, an actor, a novelist, a conductor.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

586Adnan Khashoggi, Countess Mountbatten, Adam West, Kailash Puri, Vin Garbutt, Helen Dunmore2017061620170618 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi, known for his lavish life style, he acted as a middle man between governments and arms suppliers.

Countess Mountbatten, godmother to Prince Charles, she was badly wounded in the IRA bomb attack which killed her father, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, and her son Nicholas.

Adam West, the actor best known for playing Batman on TV.

Kailash Puri, the Indian born writer who became an agony aunt to thousands of Punjabi readers.

And Vin Garbutt, the folk singer known as 'The Teesside Troubadour.

Producer: Neil George.



And Vin Garbutt, the folk singer known as The Teesside Troubadour.

Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on an arms dealer, a countess, an actor, an agony aunt, a singer.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

587Helmut Kohl, Anita Pallenberg, Professor Brian Bellhouse, Naseem Khan, Brian Cant2017062320170625 (R4)Julian Worricker on:

Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany at the time of the country's re-unification.

Anita Pallenberg, artiste and muse to three of the Rolling Stones.

Scientist, Brian Bellhouse, who invented the needle-free injection.

Naseem Khan, a pioneering figure within the minority ethnic arts scene in Britain.

Brian Cant, children's TV presenter, most famous for his twenty years on Play School.



Brian Cant, children's TV presenter, most famous for his twenty years on Play School.

Julian Worricker on a politician, an artiste, a scientist, an arts pioneer, a TV presenter

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

588Lord Joffe, Michael Bond, Ann Louise Gilligan, Carla Fendi, John Avildsen2017063020170702 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Lord Joffe, the lawyer who defended Nelson Mandela at the infamous Rivonia trial. He went on to co-found the Allied Dunbar insurance company and sat as a Labour peer in the House of Lords.

Michael Bond who created Paddington Bear, the Herbs and the guinea pig Olga Da Polga.

Ann Louise Gilligan the former nun who campaigned for her same sex marriage to be recognised in Irish law.

Carla Fendi, one of five sisters who turned their family business in Rome into a global fashion brand.

And John Avildsen who directed two Rocky films and the Karate Kid.

Producer: Neil George.



Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on a lawyer, a writer, a campaigner, a businesswoman, a film director.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

589Barry Norman, Gordon Wilson, Geri Allen, John Thompson, Jack O'neill2017070720170709 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Barry Norman - best known for presenting the BBC television's Film programme,on radio he also fronted the Today Programme and the News Quiz.

Gordon Wilson, the leader who re-built the Scottish National Party after electoral defeat and internal division.

Jazz pianist and composer Geri Allen who played in a wide range of styles and was committed to the advancement of women in jazz.

John Thompson, the regulator who presided over the introduction of independent local radio in the UK.

And Jack O'Neill who made a successful business out of his obsession with surfing.

Producer: Neil George.



Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on a film critic, a politician, a pianist, a radio regulator, a surfer.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

590Simone Veil, Graham Rose, Tom Isaacs, Liu Xiaobo, Ken Hirst2017071420170716 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Simone Veil, the Holocaust survivor who became a leading French politician and President of the European Parliament.

Graham Rose who directed some of the best loved TV commercials, including the award winning Photo Booth for Hamlet Cigars.

Tom Isaacs who was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease at the age of 27 and raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for research by walking right round the coastline of Britain.

The Chinese literary critic and dissident Liu Xiaobo who was one of the 'four gentlemen' of the Tiananmen Square protests. He died while serving an eleven year sentence for advocating democracy.

Ken Hirst, secretary of the Grimethorpe Colliery Band for 42 years.

Producer: Neil George.



The Chinese literary critic and dissident Liu Xiaobo who was one of the four gentlemen of the Tiananmen Square protests. He died while serving an eleven year sentence for advocating democracy.

Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on a politician, a director, a campaigner and a dissident.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

591Chuck Blazer, Maryam Mirzakhani, Bryan Avery, Peter Mchugh, Martin Landau2017072120170723 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Chuck Blazer who embezzled millions of dollars from the international football organisation FIFA, then turned whistle blower to incriminate his former colleagues.

Maryam Mirzakhani, the Iranian mathematician who became the first woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal.

The architect Bryan Avery who designed the drama school RADA and the London Imax cinema.

Peter McHugh, the former Fleet Street journalist who helped to turn round the fortunes of TV-am and then became director of programmes at GMTV.

And Martin Landau the versatile Hollywood actor who won an Oscar for playing Bela Lugosi in Tim Burton's film Ed Wood.

Producer: Neil George.



Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on a FIFA boss, a mathematician, an architect, a journalist, an actor.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

592Mary Turner, Chester Bennington, Scharlette Holdman, Orri Vigfusson And George A Romero2017072820170730 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Mary Turner the President of the GMB Union who started her campaigning life by organising her fellow dinner ladies at a North London school.

Chester Bennington, lead singer of the band Linkin Park who sold more than seventy million copies of their nu-metal albums.

Scharlette Holdman who cajoled lawyers into representing people on death row in American prisons and developed techniques for persuading the courts to mitigate their sentences.

Orri Vigfusson the businessman and angler who saved North Atlantic salmon stocks by paying commercial fishermen to stop taking them from the sea.

And the film director George A Romero who pioneered the zombie horror movie genre with Night of the Living Dead.

Presenter: Matthew Bannister

Producer: Paul Waters.



Producer: Paul Waters.

MATTHEW BANNISTER on a trade unionist, a singer, a campaigner, an angler, a director.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

593Robert Hardy, David Jones, Jeanne Moreau, Mark Wilkinson, Sam Shepard2017080420170806 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The actor Robert Hardy, best known for his roles in All Creatures Great and Small and the Harry Potter films and for playing Winston Churchill.

David Jones who wrote the Daedalus column in New Scientist magazine and came up with an endless stream of inventive and challenging experiments.

Jeanne Moreau the iconic French actress who was actually half English.

Mark Wilkinson - the furniture designer once described as 'the Mozart of the kitchen cabinet

And Sam Shepard, the actor and playwright whose work redefined the landscape of the American West.



And Sam Shepard, the actor and playwright whose work redefined the landscape of the American West.

Matthew Bannister on two actors, a playwright, a scientist, a furniture designer.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

594Glen Campbell, Dame Helen Alexander, Prunella Briance, Clancy Sigal2017081120170813 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Glen Campbell - the singer and guitarist best known for hits like Galveston and Witchita Lineman. We talk to the man who wrote them - Jimmy Webb.

Dame Helen Alexander, former Chief Executive of the Economist Group and the first woman to head the C.B.I.

Clancy Sigal the American writer and activist who was blacklisted during the Communist witch hunts of the 1950s.

Prunella Briance who founded the National Childbirth Trust after two traumatic experiences of giving birth.



Prunella Briance who founded the National Childbirth Trust after two traumatic experiences of giving birth.

Matthew Bannister on a musician, a businesswoman, a writer, a childbirth campaigner.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

595Barbara Cook, Sister Ruth Pfau, Richard Gordon, Prof Ur Rao2017081820170820 (R4)Kate Silverton on the 'Broadway Diva' Barbara Cook, the American singer and actress who first came to prominence in the 1950s as the lead in the original Broadway musicals Plain and Fancy and Candide; Sister Ruth Pfau 'Mother Teresa' of Pakistan for her work in combating the spread of leprosy; Richard Gordon the anesthetist,whose medical work inspired him to write Dr in The House novels which were made into films and a TV series; Prof. U.R. Rao, Pioneer of India's Space Programme, who brought knowledge to millions of people through digital communications via the many satellites he launched into space.



Kate Silverton on the Broadway Diva Barbara Cook, the American singer and actress who first came to prominence in the 1950s as the lead in the original Broadway musicals Plain and Fancy and Candide; Sister Ruth Pfau 'Mother Teresa' of Pakistan for her work in combating the spread of leprosy; Richard Gordon the anesthetist,whose medical work inspired him to write Dr in The House novels which were made into films and a TV series; Prof. U.R. Rao, Pioneer of India's Space Programme, who brought knowledge to millions of people through digital communications via the many satellites he launched into space.

Kate Silverton on a singer, a muse, a health campaigner and a rocket scientist.

Kate Silverton on the 'Broadway Diva' Barbara Cook, the American singer and actress who first came to prominence in the 1950s as the lead in the original Broadway musicals Plain and Fancy and Candide; Sister Ruth Pfau 'Mother Teresa' of Pakistan for her work in combating the spread of leprosy; Richard Gordon the anesthetist,whose medical work inspired him to write Dr in The House novels which were made into films and a TV series; Prof. U.R. Rao, Pioneer of India's Space Programme, who brought knowledge to millions of people through digital communications via the many satellites he launched into space.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

596Abu Kifah, Sir Bruce Forsyth, Brian Aldiss, Blanche Blackwell, Jerry Lewis2017082520170827 (R4)Brian Aldiss - the gifted science fiction author who inspired the Hollywood movie AI artificial intelligence. Jerry Lewis the American comic who - with Dean Martin found fame as one of the most successful double acts of all time. Blanche Blackwell - the Jamaican society hostess who became Ian Fleming's lover and some believe - the inspiration for the Bond movie character Pussy Galore. Abu Kifah, the Syrian rescue worker who made headlines around the world after pulling a baby alive from the wreckage of a bombed out building - and Sir Bruce Forsyth whose death a week ago today has seen him fondly remembered for his contribution to British entertainment in a career spanning more than seven decades.



Brian Aldiss - the gifted science fiction author who inspired the Hollywood movie AI artificial intelligence. Jerry Lewis the American comic who - with Dean Martin found fame as one of the most successful double acts of all time. Blanche Blackwell - the Jamaican society hostess who became Ian Fleming's lover and some believe - the inspiration for the Bond movie character Pussy Galore. Abu Kifah, the Syrian rescue worker who made headlines around the world after pulling a baby alive from the wreckage of a bombed out building - and Sir Bruce Forsyth whose death a week ago today has seen him fondly remembered for his contribution to British entertainment in a career spanning more than seven decades.

Kate Silverton on an author, an entertainer, a rescue worker, a muse and a comedian.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

597Dick Gregory, Jeannie Rousseau, Wayne Lotter, Sean O'callaghan, John Abercrombie2017090120170903 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Dick Gregory, the African American comedian and civil rights activist who was also a dietician to stars like John Lennon and Mohammed Ali.

Jeannie Rousseau who spied on the Nazis' secret weapons programme.

Wayne Lotter, the South African elephant conservationist who has been shot dead in Tanzania.

Sean O'Callaghan, the leading IRA member who turned informer. He helped to stop a bomb attack which would have killed the Prince and Princess of Wales.

And the jazz guitarist John Abercrombie.



And the jazz guitarist John Abercrombie.

Matthew Bannister on a comedian, a spy, a conservationist, an informer, a guitarist.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

598Sir David Tang, Professor Dame Margaret Turner-warwick, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-o'connor, Walter Becker2017090820170910 (R4)Matthew Bannister on:

The flamboyant businessman Sir David Tang who founded the fashion label Shanghai Tang and collected celebrity friends. Tracey Emin pays tribute.

Professor Dame Margaret Turner-Warwick who became one of the world's leading authorities on thoracic medicine after suffering from tuberculosis as a child.

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the genial head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.

And Walter Becker - who teamed up with Donald Fagen to create the sophisticated music and lyrics of Steely Dan.



And Walter Becker - who teamed up with Donald Fagen to create the sophisticated music and lyrics of Steely Dan.

Matthew Bannister on a businessman, a doctor, a cardinal, a musician.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

599Sir Peter Hall, Kate Millett, Sir Edward Du Cann, Jp Donleavy2017091520170917 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sir Peter Hall, the director who founded the Royal Shakespeare Company, ran the National Theatre and created many acclaimed theatrical and operatic productions.

Kate Millett, the radical feminist whose 1970 book Sexual Politics suggested that men's institutionalised power over women is a social construct, rather than innate or biological.

Sir Edward Du Cann, the Tory MP and businessman who chaired the 1922 backbench committee, fell out with Edward Heath, and went bankrupt in the 1990s.

J.P. Donleavy, the US-born Irish writer whose bawdy tale of Dublin Life - The Ginger Man - sold fifty million copies.



J.P. Donleavy, the US-born Irish writer whose bawdy tale of Dublin Life - The Ginger Man - sold fifty million copies.

Matthew Bannister on a theatre director, a radical feminist, an MP, a writer.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

600David Shepherd, Nancy Hatch Dupree, Gordon Williams, Pat Albeck, Harry Dean Stanton2017092220170924 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

David Shepherd, the artist who painted trains, aeroplanes and elephants and worked tirelessly to conserve wild animals.

Nancy Hatch Dupree, the American born adventurer and writer who devoted her life to creating an archive of Afghan culture and history.

Gordon Williams, the Booker prize shortlisted author whose novel The Siege of Trencher's farm became the controversial film Straw Dogs.

Pat Albeck the designer known as 'the queen of the tea towel' who produced popular fabric designs for John Lewis and the National Trust.

Harry Dean Stanton, the gaunt, hollow-eyed actor best known for films like 'Paris, Texas' and 'Repo Man'.

Image of David Shepherd courtesy of the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation.



Pat Albeck the designer known as the queen of the tea towel who produced popular fabric designs for John Lewis and the National Trust.

Harry Dean Stanton, the gaunt, hollow-eyed actor best known for films like Paris, Texas and Repo Man.

Image of David Shepherd courtesy of the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation.

Matthew Bannister on an artist, an archivist, a writer, a designer, an actor.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

601Hugh Hefner, Stanislav Petrov, Teddy Taylor, Liz Dawn2017092920171001 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Hugh Hefner who built the Playboy empire on a best selling magazine. Was he a libertarian who changed attitudes to sex or a sleazy pornographer?

Soviet officer Stanislav Petrov who is credited with averting a nuclear disaster during the Cold War.

The right wing Conservative M.P. Teddy Taylor best known for his outspoken opposition to the European Union.

And actress Liz Dawn who played Vera Duckworth in Coronation Street for nearly thirty years.



And actress Liz Dawn who played Vera Duckworth in Coronation Street for nearly thirty years.

Matthew Bannister on a publisher, a Soviet officer, an MP, an actress.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

602Tony Booth, Liliane Bettencourt, William G Stewart, Tom Petty2017100620171008 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The actor Tony Booth, best known for playing Alf Garnett's left wing son-in-law in the TV comedy Till Death Us Do Part - and notorious for his womanising and heavy drinking. His daughter Cherie Blair shares her memories.

Lillian Bettencourt who was the richest woman in the world - as heiress to the L'Oreal cosmetics group. She was also

embroiled in a bitter court battle over how her fortune should be divided.

William G. Stewart, best known as the host of the long running TV quiz 'Fifteen to One', He was also a respected producer and director.

And the rock star Tom Petty - best known for hits like 'Free Fallin' and 'I Won't Back Down'.



William G. Stewart, best known as the host of the long running TV quiz Fifteen to One, He was also a respected producer and director.

And the rock star Tom Petty - best known for hits like Free Fallin' and I Won't Back Down.

Matthew Bannister on an actor, an heiress, a quizmaster and a musician.

And the rock star Tom Petty - best known for hits like 'Free Fallin' and 'I Won't Back Down'.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

603Lillian Ross, Jalal Talabani, Terry Downes, Sybil Flory, Hedley Jones2017101320171015 (R4)Julian Worricker on:

Lillian Ross, who wrote for the New Yorker, and created a new form of journalism....

The Iraqi president after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Jalal Talabani - a prominent Kurdish politician....

The boxer Terry Downes, who held the world middleweight title in the 1960s....

Sybil Flory, a seamstress who evaded the Japanese in 1941, and found her sister six decades later....

Hedley Jones, a Jamaican musician who designed and built the country's first sound systems....and traffic lights....



Hedley Jones, a Jamaican musician who designed and built the country's first sound systems....and traffic lights....

Julian Worricker on a journalist, a politician, a boxer, a seamstress, a musician.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

604Sean Hughes, Sir Brian Barder, David Marks, Major Khush Ahmad-ul-mulk, Marge Calhoun2017102020171022 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sean Hughes, the comedian who pioneered stand up with a narrative and was a team captain on 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks'.

Architect David Marks who mortgaged his house as he battled to turn his design for the London Eye into an international landmark.

Major Khush Ahmad-ul-Mulk, the last surviving son of the Mehtar of Chitral who ruled the state in the North West of Pakistan for over forty years.

Sir Brian Barder who was Britain's ambassador to Ethiopia during the famine of the 1980s. He was involved in delicate negotiations to get aid through to the starving.

And Marge Calhoun from California - known as 'The First Lady of Surfing'.

Interviewed guest: Terry Eselun

Interviewed guest: Julia Barfield

Interviewed guest: Asad Ul Mulk

Interviewed guest: Owen Barder

Interviewed guest: Jonathan Steele

Interviewed guest: Rhona Cameron

Interviewed guest: Bruce Dessau.



Sean Hughes, the comedian who pioneered stand up with a narrative and was a team captain on Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

And Marge Calhoun from California - known as The First Lady of Surfing.

Interviewed guest: Bruce Dessau.

Matthew Bannister on a comedian, an architect, a prince, a diplomat and a surfer.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

605Daphne Caruana Galizia, Fats Domino, Rodney Bickerstaffe, Geoffrey Schild, Rosemary Leach2017102720171029 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a journalist, a musician, a union leader, a virologist, an actress.



The campaigning Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia who was killed by a car bomb after exposing corruption in politics and business.

Fats Domino - the rock and roll pioneer who was second only to Elvis in record sales.

Rodney Bickerstaffe, the trade union leader who campaigned for the minimum wage.

Geoffrey Schild, the virologist who laid the foundations for the creation of a universal flu vaccine.

And Rosemary Leach, the actress best known for roles in Jewel In The Crown on TV, A Room With A View on film and 84 Charing Cross Road on stage.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

606Harold Pendleton, Glenn Barr, Iona Opie, Gary Flather Qc Obe, Sir John Manduell2017110320171105 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a club owner, a politician, a folklorist, a lawyer and a principal.



Howard Pendleton who made the Marquee Club a launch pad for scores of rock stars including the Rolling Stones, the Who and David Bowie and started the Reading Festival.

Glenn Barr, the Unionist leader who brought Northern Ireland to its knees for thirteen days.

Iona Opie who devoted her life to collecting nursery rhymes and studying children's use of stories and language.

Gary Flather QC, the eminent lawyer who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and campaigned to make the legal profession more accessible for disabled people.

And Sir John Manduell who founded and led the Royal Northern College of Music, building its international reputation.

'Matthew Bannister on a club owner, a politician, a folklorist, a lawyer and a principal.'

607Antonio Carluccio, Sima Wali, Richard Wilbur, Mary Reveley, Dudley Simpson2017111020171112 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a chef, a campaigner, a poet, a trainer, and a composer.



The chef Antonio Carluccio who transformed Italian cooking in the UK.

Sima Wali who devoted her life to campaigning for the rights of Afghan women.

The Pulitzer Prize winning American poet laureate Richard Wilbur.

Mary Reveley, the Yorkshire based race horse trainer who saddled more than two thousand winners.

And Dudley Simpson who composed the theme from the TV series Blake's Seven and incidental music for Dr Who.

Interviewed guest: William Sitwell

Interviewed guest: Suleiman Wali

Interviewed guest: Michael Carlson

Interviewed guest: Cornelius Lysaght

Interviewed guest: Matthew Sweet.

'Matthew Bannister on a chef, a campaigner, a poet, a trainer, and a composer.'

608Lord Hutchinson Of Lullington Qc, Linda Nochlin, Dennis Banks, Geoff Tootill, Tim Gudgin2017111720171119 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a barrister, an art historian, an activist and a computer pioneer.



Lord Hutchinson of Lullington, the barrister who appeared in many celebrated cases, including defending the publication of Lady Chatterley's Lover and the director of the play Romans In Britain and securing the acquittal of Howard Marks on drug smuggling charges.

Linda Nochlin the feminist art historian who wrote a celebrated article in the 1970s entitled Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?

Dennis Banks the Native American activist who campaigned for the rights of his people and took part in the siege of Wounded Knee.

Geoff Tootill, who helped to design the world's first stored-programme computer, known as Baby.

Linda Nochlin the feminist art historian who wrote a celebrated article in the 1970s entitled 'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?

Geoff Tootill, who helped to design the world's first stored-programme computer, known as 'Baby'.

Geoff Tootill, who helped to design the world's first stored-programme computer, known as 'Baby'.

'Matthew Bannister on a barrister, an art historian, an activist and a computer pioneer.'

6092017112420171126 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Lord Imbert, the Commissioner who tried to change the culture of the Metropolitan Police. He invited TV cameras to observe his officers at work, leading to a controversial film of them subjecting a rape victim to aggressive questioning.

Pat Hutchins, the children's author and illustrator who created the book 'Rosie's Walk' and presented the TV series 'Rosie and Jim'.

Rodney Bewes, the actor best known for playing Bob in the Likely Lads.

Charles Manson, one of the most notorious murderers of the 20th century.

And David Cassidy, the singer and actor who was a heartthrob for millions of teenage girls in the 1970s.

Matthew Bannister on a police commissioner, a writer, an actor, a murderer, and a pop star

'Matthew Bannister on a police commissioner, a writer, an actor, a murderer, and a pop star'



Pat Hutchins, the children's author and illustrator who created the book Rosie's Walk and presented the TV series Rosie and Jim.

And David Cassidy, the singer and actor who was a heartthrob for millions of teenage girls in the 1970s.

610Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Lewis Golden Obe, Jp, Fca, Unity Spencer, John Butler, Joy Lofthouse20171201'

Matthew Bannister on a singer, a businessman, a painter, a piano tuner and a pilot.



(Photo: Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky)

The Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, known for playing leading operatic roles - and for his silver hair and matinee idol looks.

Unity Spencer who overcame a dysfunctional upbringing as the daughter of the painter Stanley Spencer to be recognised as an accomplished artist in her own right.

Lewis Golden, the war veteran who set up the successful Everest Double Glazing business.

John Butler - piano tuner to stars like Oscar Peterson, Sammy Davis Junior and Frank Sinatra.

And Joy Lofthouse, one of the last surviving female pilots who delivered Spitfires to their airbases during the war.

610Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Unity Spencer, Lewis Golden Obe, John Butler, Joy Lofthouse2017120120171203 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a singer, a businessman, a painter, a piano tuner and a pilot.

(Photo: Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky)

The Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, known for playing leading operatic roles - and for his silver hair and matinee idol looks.

Unity Spencer who overcame a dysfunctional upbringing as the daughter of the painter Stanley Spencer to be recognised as an accomplished artist in her own right.

Lewis Golden, the war veteran who set up the successful Everest Double Glazing business.

John Butler - piano tuner to stars like Oscar Peterson, Sammy Davis Junior and Frank Sinatra.

And Joy Lofthouse, one of the last surviving female pilots who delivered Spitfires to their airbases during the war.

611King Michael Of Romania, Shashi Kapoor, Christine Keeler, Jenny Macgregor, Johnny Hallyday2017120820171210 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a king, an actor, a model, a horse rescuer and a singer.



(Photo: Christine Keeler)

King Michael of Romania who ruled his country during the second world war and was forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union..

Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor who starred in more than a hundred Hindi films as well as English language titles like Shakespeare Wallah and Heat and Dust.

Christine Keeler, the model who was at the centre of the Profumo Affair in the 1960s.

Jenny MacGregor who rescued thousands of ponies and horses from neglectful or abusive owners.

And Johnny Hallyday, France's best known rock star.

King Michael of Romania who ruled his country during the second world war and was forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union. .

612Max Clifford, Norman Baker, Tony Garrett, Virginia Surtees, Keith Chegwin2017121520171217 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a publicist, an adventurer, a businessman and a TV presenter.



(Photo: Keith Chegwin)

The disgraced publicist Max Clifford who was known as the king of the kiss and tell story, made up many tabloid headlines and was convicted of eight charges of indecent assault against teenage girls.

The adventurer Norman Baker who sailed with Thor Heyerdahl from Morocco to Barbados on a papyrus raft called Ra II.

The businessman Tony Garrett who was chairman of Imperial Tobacco and a pioneer of sponsorship deals in sport and the arts.

The art historian Virginia Surtees who championed the pre-Raphaelite painters.

And Keith Chegwin, much loved children's TV presenter and entertainer.

613Professor Heinz Wolff, Aline Countess Of Romanones, Tony Whitten, Fritz Lustig, Keely Smith2017122220171224 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a bioengineer, a spy, a conservationist, a secret listener, a singer.



Photo: Professor Heinz Wolff

Professor Heinz Wolff, the bioengineer who was known to millions of TV viewers as the presenter of The Great Egg Race.

Aline, Countess of Romanones, the model and socialite who wrote best selling books based on her experiences of spying on the Nazis during the war.

Tony Whitten, the passionate conservationist who had eleven species named after him.

Fritz Lustig who worked as a wartime secret listener, eavesdropping on the conversations of German prisoners of war.

And the singer Keely Smith who, with her husband Louis Prima, became one of the most successful Las Vegas acts of the 1950s.

Professor Heinz Wolff, the bioengineer who was known to millions of TV viewers as the presenter of 'The Great Egg Race'.

614Sir Peter Burt, Jill Lever, John Mattock, Peter Duffell And Tom Paley2017122920171231 (R4)

Photo: Tom Paley

Julian Worricker on:

The businessman Sir Peter Burt, who was in charge of Bank of Scotland when it merged with the Halifax, and was later chairman of ITV

The woman credited with groundbreaking work as an architectural archivist, Jill Lever

The horticulturalist and rose grower, John Mattock, who was chairman of the Chelsea Flower Show for twelve years

The film and TV director, Peter Duffell, whose work included the mini-series The Far Pavilions

American folk singer and musician, Tom Paley.

Julian Worricker on a banker, an archivist, a horticulturalist, a director, a musician.

615Maureen Baker, Richard Cousins, Bronwen Lady Astor Chatelaine Of Cliveden, Meic Povey, Rick Hall2018010520180107 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a designer, a businessman, a model, a writer, a producer.



Photo: Maureen Baker

Maureen Baker who designed clothes for Princess Anne, including her Tudor inspired wedding dress.

Richard Cousins - the Chief Executive who transformed the fortunes of the world's biggest catering company Compass Group.

Lady Astor - the model who was caught up in the Profumo Affair.

Meic Povey - the Welsh playwright who also created award winning films and TV dramas.

Rick Hall who produced classic recordings by soul stars like Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett and Candi Staton in the town of Muscle Shoals Alabama.

616John W Young, Peter Preston, Raymond Thomas, Sir Brian Neill Qc, Heather Stewart2018011220180114 (R4)Matthew Bannister on an astronaut, an editor, a musician, a judge and a pilot.



Photo: John W. Young

John W. Young the American astronaut who went into in space six times, including landing on the moon and commanding the first space shuttle flight.

Peter Preston the long serving editor of the Guardian who re-designed and modernised the paper.

Ray Thomas the flautist and singer who was a founding member of the Moody Blues.

Sir Brian Neill, the barrister and judge who defended the Sunday Times in the Thalidomide court case.

Heather Stewart, the pilot who risked her life to fly cargo and passengers through war zones in Africa.

617Rick Jolly, Dolores O'riordan, Cyrille Regis, Jenny Joseph, Peter Wyngarde2018011920180121 (R4)

Matthew Bannister on

Surgeon Captain Rick Jolly, the navy doctor who set up a makeshift field hospital during the Falklands War to treat both British and Argentine casualties.

Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of the Irish band the Cranberries who sold forty million albums.

Cyrille Regis, the West Brom and England striker who experienced racism from fans in the 1980s.

Jenny Joseph who wrote Britain's best loved post war poem Warning

Peter Wyngarde the actor who played the TV detective Jason King and partly inspired the Austin Powers films.

Matthew Bannister on a doctor, a singer, a footballer, a poet, an actor.

Jenny Joseph who wrote Britain's best loved post war poem 'Warning

618Hugh Masekela, Ursula K Le Guin, Mary Lee Berners-lee, John Barton, Mark E Smith2018012620180128 (R4)

Photo: Hugh Masekela

Matthew Bannister on

Hugh Masekela the South African jazz trumpeter and anti apartheid activist.

Ursula K. Le Guin whose science fiction and fantasy books sold millions of copies.

Mary Lee Berners-Lee, the computer pioneer and mother of the world wide web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

John Barton the director and writer who taught a generation of actors how to speak Shakespearian verse.

Mark E. Smith, the controversial front man of the post punk band The Fall.

619Ingvar Kamprad, Elizabeth Hawley, Robert Mann, Jon Castle, Dorothy Malone2018020220180204 (R4)Julian Worricker on an entrepreneur, a chronicler, a musician, an activist and an actress.



Photo: Dorothy Malone

Julian Worricker on:

Ingvar Kamprad, the Swedish entrepreneur who founded Ikea and changed the way we furnish our homes

Elizabeth Hawley, journalist turned chronicler, who documented every Himalayan climb from 1963

The musician, Robert Mann, who was the founding first violinist of the Juilliard Quartet

Jon Castle, the Greenpeace activist who captained the first Rainbow Warrior

Oscar-winning actress Dorothy Malone, famous for her role in Peyton Place.

Archive clips from: Outlook, BBC World Service 16/06/10; Profiles: Ingvar Kamprad: Design for Life, BBC 4 08/07/04; Crude Britannia: The Story of North Sea Oil, ep 3. BBC 4 02/07/09; Radio 4 News 10/07/85; Newsbeat, Radio 1 20/06/95.

620John Mahoney, Hannah Hauxwell, Professor Kenneth Richard Seddon Obe, Sir John Cotterell, Naomi Parker Fraley2018020920180211 (R4)Julian Worricker on an actor, a farmer, a chemist, a fundraiser and a feminist icon.



Photo: John Mahoney

Julian Worricker on:

The actor John Mahoney who played Marty Crane in one of America's best-loved sitcoms, Frasier.

Hannah Hauxwell, whose solitary life as a farmer in the Yorkshire Dales, was captured in an award-winning TV documentary.

Scientist Ken Seddon, a global leader in his field of inorganic chemistry and pioneer of so-called 'super solvents'.

Landowner Sir John Cotterell, who helped raise funds to save the Mappa Mundi from being sold by Hereford Cathedral.

And feminist icon, Naomi Parker Fraley, the inspiration for Rosie the riveter, the factory worker who featured in a US wartime poster.

Archive clips from: The World This Weekend, 12/11/89 Radio 4; The Third Ear, 11/01/89 Radio 3; Woman's Hour, 25/09/90 Radio 4; Too Long A Winter, 30/01/73 Yorkshire Television.

And feminist icon, Naomi Parker Fraley, the inspiration for 'Rosie the riveter', the factory worker who featured in a US wartime poster.

621Morgan Tsvangirai, Douglas Botting, Professor Patricia Lindop, Asma Jahangir, Vic Damone2018021620180218 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a politician, an explorer, a scientist, a lawyer, a singer.



Photo: Morgan Tsvangirai

Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change and Prime Minister from 2008 to 2013.

Douglas Botting, film maker, author and explorer who flew a hot air balloon across Africa and sailed a hovercraft down the Orinoco.

Professor Patricia Lindop, who researched the effects of radiation on human tissue.

Asma Jahangir, the lawyer from Pakistan who campaigned for the rights of the country's persecuted minorities.

And Vic Damone, the crooner who recorded more than two thousand songs.

Interviewed guest: Alex Magaisa

Interviewed guest: Anna Botting

Interviewed guest: Dr Giles Camplin

Interviewed guest: Patricia Dixon

Interviewed guest: Mohammed Hanif

Archive clips from: The Choice, Radio 4 07/12/2004; The World About Us: River of Death, BBC Two 19/01/69; Balloon From Zanzibar, BBC Two 23/08/62; The World About Us: Three Men in a Balloon, BBC Two 13/12/70; On The Bosom of the Air, Radio 4 19/09/1962; Hot to Handle: The Two Faces of Radiation, BBC One 17/03/66; Science and Society, BBC One 22/03/66; Nihal, BBC Asian Network 17/11/2010; Taking A Stand, Radio 4 01/01/2002; Outlook, BBC World Service, 22/11/2010; Woman's Hour, Radio 4, 07/06/2005; The Arthur Askey Variety Show, Radio 4 Extra, 07.06.2015; The John Dunn Show, Radio 2, 01/01/00.

622Billy Graham, Laura Lee, John Morris, John Bosco Mcatasney, John Pitman2018022320180225 (R4)Matthew Bannister on an evangelist, a sex worker, a composer, a weaver and a reporter.



Photo: Billy Graham

The evangelist Billy Graham who preached to millions around the world and offered spiritual advice to 12 American Presidents.

Laura Lee, the sex worker who campaigned for the rights of her colleagues.

John Morris who composed many film soundtracks, including the music for Mel Brooks' comedies The Producers and Blazing Saddles.

John Bosco McAtasney, the last hand weaver of damask linen in Ireland.

And John Pitman, the TV reporter and producer who started his career on Braden's Week and took Sheena Easton into the Big Time. Esther Rantzen pays tribute.

Archive clips from: I GOT UP OUT OF MY SEAT, Radio 4 25/05/2007; THE FROST COLLECTION, Radio 4 20/05/2008; MEN'S HOUR, Radio 5 Live 18/05/2014; COUNTRY TIMES, Radio Ireland 03/04/2000; STILL STANDING, Radio Ireland 06/04/1992; BRADEN'S WEEK, BBC TV 29/4/1972; MAN ALIVE, BBC TV 16/01/1979; THE BIG TIME:SHEENA EASTON:THE MAKING OF A STAR, BBC TV 21/04/1981; JUST ANOTHER DAY: GREYHOUND RACING, BBC TV 12/12/1986.

623Sir Lawrence Byford, Sridevi Kapoor, Dame Beulah Bewley, Ernest Hecht, Lewis Gilbert2018030220180304 (R4)

Photo: Sridevi Kapoor

Matthew Bannister on

Ernest Hecht, who founded the Souvenir Press, which published books from Nobel prize winners like Pablo Neruda, academics like Noam Chomsky and best sellers on sexual techniques and toilet paper.

Lewis Gilbert who directed Alfie, Educating Rita and three James Bond movies.

Dame Beulah Bewley who carried out significant research into the effects of smoking on children and advanced the cause of women in medicine.

Sir Lawrence Byford, the Chief Inspector of Constabulary who examined the failings of the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper.

Sridevi Kapoor who was often described as Bollywood's first female superstar.

Archive clips from: NEWS, Radio 4, 21.9.1984; THE REUNION, Radio 4, 26.08.2016; YORKSHIRE RIPPER INVESTIGATION, Radio 4, 19/01/1982

Matthew Bannister on a publisher, a film director, a doctor, a police officer, a film star

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

624Trevor Baylis, Lerone Bennett Jr, Penny Vincenzi, Ian Aitken, Sir Roger Bannister2018030920180311 (R4)

Photo: Sir Roger Bannister

Matthew Bannister on

Trevor Baylis, the eccentric inventor who came up with the wind up radio.

Lerone Bennett, the American academic who wrote many influential books on black history including Before the Mayflower.

Penny Vincenzi the best selling novelist who told stories of glamorous heroines, romance and business intrigue.

Ian Aitken one of the UK's most influential political columnists. Jim Naughtie pays tribute.

Sir Roger Bannister, the neurologist who was the first person to run the mile in under four minutes. We'll find out what happened when he tried to help me do the same.

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: MATTHEW BANNISTER, Radio 5 Live 5.5.2004; TOMORROW'S WORLD, BBC TV 24.9.1997 and 15.4.1994; GO4IT, BBC TV 11.5.2008; ABRAHAM LINCOLN:SAINT OR SINNER, BBC TV 3.2.2011; RADIO 2 ARTS PROGRAMME 13.10.2000; KALEIDOSCOPE, RADIO 4 14.11.1995.

Matthew Bannister on an inventor, a historian, a novelist, a columnist and a runner.

Lerone Bennett, the American academic who wrote many influential books on black history including 'Before the Mayflower'.

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

625Professor Stephen Hawking, Hubert De Givenchy, Michele Hanson, Sir John Sulston, Sir Ken Dodd2018031620180318 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a cosmologist, a designer, a columnist, a biologist and a comedian.



Photo: Professor Stephen Hawking

Professor Stephen Hawking, one of the world's best known scientists who carried out pioneering research into black holes. The Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin Rees pays tribute.

Hubert de Givenchy, the French fashion designer who dressed Audrey Hepburn.

Michele Hanson who wrote a popular newspaper column about her struggles to bring up her teenage daughter. That daughter - Amy - pays tribute.

Sir John Sulston, the biologist who led the project to sequence the human genome.

And the comedian Sir Ken Dodd, whose shows could last into the early hours of the morning.

Archive clips from:TODAY PROGRAMME, RADIO 4 14/3/2018; THE KEY TO THE UNIVERSE:THE SEARCH FOR THE LAWS OF CREATION, BBC TV 27/01/1977; KEN DODD:HOW TICKLED I'VE BEEN, RADIO 2 03/11/2007; DESERT ISLAND DISCS, RADIO 4 03/06/1990; HOME TRUTHS, RADIO 4 03/01/2004; LATE NIGHT WOMAN'S HOUR, RADIO 4 26/05/2017; THE LIFE SCIENTIFIC, RADIO 4 29/11/2011; DESERT ISLAND DISCS, RADIO 4 13/05/2001

Archive clips from:TODAY PROGRAMME, RADIO 4 14/3/2018; THE KEY TO THE UNIVERSE:THE SEARCH FOR THE LAWS OF CREATION, BBC TV 27/01/1977; KEN DODD:HOW TICKLED I'VE BEEN, RADIO 2 03/11/2007; DESERT ISLAND DISCS, RADIO 4 03/06/1990; HOME TRUTHS, RADIO 4 03/01/2004; LATE NIGHT WOMAN’S HOUR, RADIO 4 26/05/2017; THE LIFE SCIENTIFIC, RADIO 4 29/11/2011; DESERT ISLAND DISCS, RADIO 4 13/05/2001

'Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.'

Archive clips from:TODAY PROGRAMME, RADIO 4 14/3/2018; THE KEY TO THE UNIVERSE:THE SEARCH FOR THE LAWS OF CREATION, BBC TV 27/01/1977; KEN DODD:HOW TICKLED I'VE BEEN, RADIO 2 03/11/2007; DESERT ISLAND DISCS, RADIO 4 03/06/1990; HOME TRUTHS, RADIO 4 03/01/2004; LATE NIGHT WOMAN?S HOUR, RADIO 4 26/05/2017; THE LIFE SCIENTIFIC, RADIO 4 29/11/2011; DESERT ISLAND DISCS, RADIO 4 13/05/2001

626Brenda Dean, William Mcalpine, Keith O'brien, Katie Boyle, Garech Browne2018032320180325 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a union leader, a businessman, a cardinal, a presenter, a folklorist.



Photo: Lady Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde

Lady Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde who, as Brenda Dean, was the leader of the print union Sogat during the bitter Wapping dispute of 1986.

Sir William McAlpine who combined running the family construction business with a passion for saving the UK's railway heritage, including the Flying Scotsman.

Cardinal Keith O'Brien who resigned as Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh after apologising for sexual misconduct.

Katie Boyle, the TV and radio broadcaster who presented the Eurovision Song Contest.

Garech Browne, who devoted himself to recording and promoting Ireland's traditional music.

Archive clips from: WOMAN'S HOUR, RADIO 4 23/08/1981; A LIFE IN QUESTION, RADIO 4 21/12/2003; BBC NEWS, RADIO 4 24/02/2010; SUNDAY, RADIO 4 19/03/2012; THE REUNION, RADIO 4 25/08/2017; LEGENDS:THE CHIEFTAINS, BBC TV 14/03/2008; FRANCIS BACON: A BRUSH WITH VIOLENCE, BBC TV 28/01/2017.

627Charles P Lazarus, Marielle Franco, John Brookes, Zena Skinner, Oskar Groning2018033020180401 (R4)

Photo: Zena Skinner

JULIAN WORRICKER on:

Charles P Lazarus, the founder of Toys 'R' Us - a store chain which, for decades, captured the hearts of consumers around the world

Brazilian political activist Marielle Franco, who grew up in the favelas and was elected to Rio city council

Landscape designer John Brookes, described as 'the man who made the modern garden'....

Zena Skinner, one of the most popular chefs on television in the 1960s and 70s

And convicted Nazi war criminal, Oskar Groning, who became known as the bookkeeper of Auschwitz

Archive clips from: AUSCHWITZ: THE NAZIS AND ?THE FINAL SOLUTION?, BBC ONE 11/01/2005; GARDENER?S WORLD, BBC TWO; GARDENER?S QUESTION TIME, RADIO 4

Archive clips from: AUSCHWITZ: THE NAZIS AND ‘THE FINAL SOLUTION', BBC ONE 11/01/2005; GARDENER'S WORLD, BBC TWO; GARDENER'S QUESTION TIME, RADIO 4

Archive clips from: AUSCHWITZ: THE NAZIS AND ?THE FINAL SOLUTION', BBC ONE 11/01/2005; GARDENER'S WORLD, BBC TWO; GARDENER'S QUESTION TIME, RADIO 4

Archive clips from: AUSCHWITZ: THE NAZIS AND ‘THE FINAL SOLUTION’, BBC ONE 11/01/2005; GARDENER’S WORLD, BBC TWO; GARDENER’S QUESTION TIME, RADIO 4

Archive clips from: AUSCHWITZ: THE NAZIS AND ?THE FINAL SOLUTION?, BBC ONE 11/01/2005; GARDENER's WORLD, BBC TWO; GARDENER's QUESTION TIME, RADIO 4

628Winnie Madikizela-mandela, Drue Heinz Dbe, Ray Wilkins Mbe, Eric Bristow, Steven Bochco2018040620180408 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a philanthropist, a footballer, a darts player.



Photo: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela who was one of the leading anti apartheid campaigners in South Africa, but also faced allegations of being involved in violence and fraud.

Drue Heinz, who used the money from her husband's canned food business to become a major supporter of writers and artists.

Ray Wilkins, the footballer who captained England and played for 12 different clubs including Chelsea and Manchester United.

Eric Bristow, five times world darts champion.

And Steven Bochco, the American TV writer and producer who brought us Hill Street Blues and LA Law.

Archive clips: Sport on Four, Radio 4 12/01/1985; Sporting Greats, BBC TV 30/03/1999; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 02/10/1986.

629Gillian Ayres, Efra\u00edn R\u00edos Montt, David Cobham, Nikki Sievwright, Fergus Anckorn2018041320180415 (R4)Photo: Gillian Ayres

Matthew Bannister on

The artist Gillian Ayres, known for her large, exuberant abstract paintings, which reflected her exuberant character.

General Efra퀀n R퀀os Montt, the Guatemalan dictator who was convicted of genocide against his own people.

David Cobham, the naturalist and film maker who brought Tarka the Otter to the screen.

Nikki Sievwright, the Sixties model who went on to serve in the Ulster Defence Regiment.

Fergus Anckorn, who used his skill as a magician to win food for his fellow inmates in Japanese prisoner of war camps.

Matthew Bannister on an artist, a dictator, a naturalist, a model and a magician.

Photo: Gillian Ayers

The artist Gillian Ayers, known for her large, exuberant abstract paintings, which reflected her exuberant character.

General Efra?n R?os Montt, the Guatemalan dictator who was convicted of genocide against his own people.

629Gillian Ayres, Efraedn Redos Montt, David Cobham, Nikki Sievwright, Fergus Anckorn2018041320180415 (R4)Photo: Gillian Ayres

Matthew Bannister on

The artist Gillian Ayres, known for her large, exuberant abstract paintings, which reflected her exuberant character.

General Efra퀀n R퀀os Montt, the Guatemalan dictator who was convicted of genocide against his own people.

David Cobham, the naturalist and film maker who brought Tarka the Otter to the screen.

Nikki Sievwright, the Sixties model who went on to serve in the Ulster Defence Regiment.

Fergus Anckorn, who used his skill as a magician to win food for his fellow inmates in Japanese prisoner of war camps.

Matthew Bannister on an artist, a dictator, a naturalist, a model and a magician.

General Efra?n R?os Montt, the Guatemalan dictator who was convicted of genocide against his own people.

629Gillian Ayres, Efra-n Ros Montt, David Cobham, Nikki Sievwright, Fergus Anckorn2018041320180415 (R4)

Photo: Gillian Ayers

Matthew Bannister on

The artist Gillian Ayers, known for her large, exuberant abstract paintings, which reflected her exuberant character.

General Efra퀀n R퀀os Montt, the Guatemalan dictator who was convicted of genocide against his own people.

David Cobham, the naturalist and film maker who brought Tarka the Otter to the screen.

Nikki Sievwright, the Sixties model who went on to serve in the Ulster Defence Regiment.

Fergus Anckorn, who used his skill as a magician to win food for his fellow inmates in Japanese prisoner of war camps.

Matthew Bannister on an artist, a dictator, a naturalist, a model and a magician.

General Efra?n R?os Montt, the Guatemalan dictator who was convicted of genocide against his own people.

630Barbara Bush, Milos Forman, Dame Daphne Sheldrick, Livia Gollancz, Dale Winton2018042020180422 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a First Lady, a director, a conservationist, a publisher, a presenter



Barbara Bush, the first woman in history to see both her husband and son sworn in as President of the USA.

Milos Forman, the film director who made Amadeus and the multi Oscar winning One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.

Dame Daphne Sheldrick who devoted her life to saving elephants orphaned by poachers and other Kenyan wild animals.

Livia Gollancz, the french horn player who took over the running of the family's successful publishing house from her father.

And Dale Winton who presented Pick of the Pops on radio and Supermarket Sweep on TV.

Producer: Neil George.

631Avicii (tim Bergling), Ruth Nussenzweig, Anita Shreve, Guy Playfair, Bob Bura2018042720180429 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a DJ, a medical researcher, a novelist, a ghost hunter, an animator.



Avicii, the Swedish DJ whose songs became anthems for millions of festival goers around the world. He was found dead aged 28 in Oman.

Dr. Ruth Nussenzweig the medical researcher who laid the foundations for the development of a vaccine for malaria.

Anita Shreve, the author of 18 novels, including The Pilot's Wife which sold more than three million copies.

Guy Playfair, the ghost hunter who investigated the controversial Enfield Poltergeist in the 1970s.

And Bob Bura, half of the animation team that brought us Trumpton, Camberwick Green and Chigley.

632Lord Martin Of Springburn, Gustav Born, Valerie Riches, Caroline Brown, Michael Anderson2018050420180506 (R4)Matthew Bannister on an MP, a musician, a campaigner, a pharmacologist and a film director



Lord Martin of Springburn: the former House of Commons speaker Michael Martin. He resigned after MPs lost confidence in his handling of the row over their expenses.

Caroline Brown, the cellist who founded the Hanover Band to perform the works of Beethoven, Haydn and Schubert on period instruments.

Valerie Riches, who campaigned for traditional family values and against abortion.

Gustav Born, the pharmacologist who made significant discoveries about blood clotting.

Michael Anderson, the prolific film director best known for making The Dam Busters.

Producer: Neil George.

633Bruce Tulloh, Emma Smith, Professor Peter Waddington, Dowager Countess Of Harewood, Ronald Chesney2018051120180513 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a runner, an author, a sociologist, a Countess and a comedy writer.



Bruce Tulloh, who ran across the United States in record time and became European 5,000 metres champion barefoot.

Emma Smith the author of an acclaimed novel based on her travels to India with Laurie Lee.

Professor Peter Waddington the sociologist who studied policing and came up with the technique of kettling to control street protests

The Dowager Countess of Harewood, an Australian former model whose affair with the married Earl caused a scandal in the 1960s.

And Ronald Chesney, half of the writing partnership that brought us the hit TV sitcoms The Rag Trade and On The Buses.

Presenter: Matthew Bannister

Producer: Neil George.

Professor Peter Waddington the sociologist who studied policing and came up with the technique of 'kettling' to control street protests

634Baroness Jowell, Will Alsop, Tom Wolfe, Dennis Nilsen2018051820180520 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a politician, a writer, a murderer and an architect.



Baroness Jowell - the former Labour Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell - who led the campaign to bring the Olympic Games to London and supported the survivors of the 7/7 bombings.

Tom Wolfe, author of The Right Stuff and Bonfire of the Vanities and a pioneer of using literary techniques to tell factual stories.

Dennis Nilsen, who killed up to fifteen young men at his home in North London before dismembering their bodies. Kate Adie recalls covering the story for the BBC.

And Will Alsop, the maverick architect who won the Stirling Prize for designing the Peckham Library in South London.

Presenter: Matthew Bannister

Producer: Neil George.

635Beth Chatto, Philip Roth, Doreen Simmons, Khurshid Drabu, June Milne -2018052520180527 (R4)Julian Worricker on a gardener, an author, a judge, a sumo expert, a publisher.



Photo: Philip Roth

Julian Worricker on:

Beth Chatto, the gardener and writer regarded as one of the most influential horticulturists of the past 50 years

The multiple award-winning American novelist, Philip Roth...author of Portnoy's Complaint and American Pastoral

Doreen Simmons, who moved to Japan in her forties and became an authority on sumo wrestling

Britain's first Muslim judge, Khurshid Drabu, described as a pioneer in promoting community cohesion

And June Milne, writer, publisher, and trusted guardian of the works of independent Ghana's first leader, Kwame Nkrumah.

Archive clips from: The Cancer of Betrayal, 03/03/07 Radio 4; Woman's Hour, 18/08/08 Radio 4; Gardening Gurus, 30/01/00 Radio 4; Front Row, 27/06/11 Radio 4; The World Tonight, 15/07/05 Radio 4; Sumo wrestling commentary, NHK TV.

635Beth Chatto, Philip Roth, Doreen Simmons, Khurshid Drabu, June Milne.2018052520180527 (R4)Photo: Philip Roth

Julian Worricker on:

Beth Chatto, the gardener and writer regarded as one of the most influential horticulturists of the past 50 years

The multiple award-winning American novelist, Philip Roth...author of Portnoy's Complaint and American Pastoral

Doreen Simmons, who moved to Japan in her forties and became an authority on sumo wrestling

Britain's first Muslim judge, Khurshid Drabu, described as a pioneer in promoting community cohesion

And June Milne, writer, publisher, and trusted guardian of the works of independent Ghana's first leader, Kwame Nkrumah.

Archive clips from: The Cancer of Betrayal, 03/03/07 Radio 4; Woman's Hour, 18/08/08 Radio 4; Gardening Gurus, 30/01/00 Radio 4; Front Row, 27/06/11 Radio 4; The World Tonight, 15/07/05 Radio 4; Sumo wrestling commentary, NHK TV.

Julian Worricker on a gardener, an author, a judge, a sumo expert, a publisher.

636John Ashdown-hill, Anne Coates Obe, Dr Davida Coady, Samuel F 'ted' Dabney, Brendan Ingle2018060120180603 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a film editor, a historian, a doctor, a video game pioneer, a trainer



Photo: Anne Coates OBE

Matthew Bannister on the prolific film editor Anne Coates, who worked on Laurence of Arabia, The Elephant Man and Fifty Shades of Grey.

John Ashdown-Hill, the historian who helped to discover the bones of Richard III under a Leicester car park.

Dr Davida Coady who travelled the world from Biafra to Honduras helping the sick and starving.

Ted Dabney - one half of the partnership that started the successful computer games company Atari

Brendan Ingle, the Sheffield based boxing trainer who developed the careers of Herol Bomber Graham and Prince Naseem Hamed.

Archive clips from: Back Row, Radio 4 15/12/00; Front Row, Radio 4 07/12/16; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 13/02/07; BBC News 24, 04/02/13; People's Century 1954: Living Longer, WGBH and BBC Worldwide 05/01/97; Newsnight, BBC Two 27/10/81; Sport on 4, Radio 4 04/03/95; World Championship Snooker, BBC Two 03/05/09.

Brendan Ingle, the Sheffield based boxing trainer who developed the careers of Herol 'Bomber' Graham and 'Prince' Naseem Hamed.

637Peter Stringfellow, Graham Corbett, Kate Spade, Lord John Julius Norwich, Eli Avivi2018060820180610 (R4)Tina Daheley on a nightclub owner, a businessman, a fashion designer and a historian.



Photo: Peter Stringfellow

Tina Daheley on the nightclub owner Peter Stringfellow, who introduced nude table dancing to Britain.

Graham Corbett, the first Chairman of Postcomm, and Eurotunnel's chief financial officer.

Kate Spade, American fashion designer who rose to fame with her range of handbags in the 1990s.

John Julius Norwich, aristocratic man of letters, historian, travel writer and broadcaster.

Eli Avivi, self-proclaimed president of the independent state of Achzivland in Israel.

Interviewed guest: Fiona Lafferty

Interviewed guest: Anne Corbett

Interviewed guest: Robert Peston

Interviewed guest: Artemis Cooper

Interviewed guest: Raffi Berg

Archive clips from: BBC Radio Sheffield, 2012; Archive Hour: Clubbin', 21/09/2002 Radio 4; God of the Week, 01/01/94 Radio 1; Richard Bacon: Peter Stringfellow and Adam Henson, 01/03/2011 5 Live; The Today Programme, 26/03/2001 Radio 4; The Today Programme, 03/10/02 Radio 4; Chronicle: The Fall of Constantinople, 25/11/1967 BBC TV; Round Britain Quiz, 20/09/93 Radio 4; Frogmore House: A Royal Retreat, 09/08/90 BBC TV; Desert Island Discs, 02/11/97 Radio 4.

638Peter Mayer, Professor Celia Brackenridge Obe, Anthony Bourdain, Leslie Grantham, Teddy Johnson2018061520180617 (R4)Tina Daheley on a publisher, a sports scientist, a chef, an actor and a singer.



Photo: Leslie Grantham

Tina Daheley on Peter Mayer, the publisher who was given a fatwa for printing 'The Satanic Verses'.

Professor Celia Brackenridge, the sports scientist who campaigned for child protection in sport.

Anthony Bourdain, American TV chef and author of 'Kitchen Confidential'.

Leslie Grantham, the actor better known as 'Dirty Den' in EastEnders.

Singer Teddy Johnson, part of the double act with Pearl Carr, who represented the UK in the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest.

Archive clips from: Kaleidoscope, Radio 4 20/10/1985; View at the Top, Radio 4 03/09/1985; Bookshelf, Radio 4 02/06/1985; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 05/05/2008; Front Row, Radio 4 14/08/2000; Midweek, Radio 4 23/01/2002; Book of the Week, Radio 4 23/01/2002; A Cook's Tour, Radio 4 Extra 25/11/2010; Kitchen Confidential, Radio 4 Extra 28/05/17; The Gloria Hunniford Show, Radio 2 08/07/1991; Desmond Carrington's Icons of the 50s, Radio 2 18/01/2011; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 09/04/1989.

639Gennady Rozhdestvensky Cbe, Maria Bueno, Gena Turgel, Zhao Kangmin, Leo Sarkisian2018062220180624 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a conductor, a tennis player, a holocaust survivor, an archaeologist.



Photo: Maria Bueno

The conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky who brought Russian music to the UK - and British music to Russia.

Maria Bueno, the Brazilian tennis player who won Wimbledon three times.

Gena Turgel the holocaust survivor who married one of the British soldiers who liberated her.

Zhao Kangmin, the Chinese archaeologist who played an important role in the discovery of the Terracotta Army.

Leo Sarkisian the musicologist who travelled across Africa and brought back countless recordings for the Voice of America radio station.

Interviewed guest: Robert Slotover

Interviewed guest: Gerard McBurney

Interviewed guest: Richard Evans

Interviewed guest: Karen Pollock

Interviewed guest: Paul Martin

Interviewed guest: John Man

Interviewed guest: Maria Margaronis

Archive clips from: Prom 31, BBC Proms 2007, Radio 3, 05/08/2007; Proms on One, BBC One, 04/09/1992; The Gloria Hunniford Show, Radio 2, 08/07/1991; Radio 1 Newsbeat, 13/04/1995; Remembrance Week, BBC One, 05/11/2012; The Time of Your Life, BBC TV, 30/07/1985; Origins: The Burial of China's First Emperor, Radio 4, 13/07/1980.

640Joe Jackson, Paul Lamplugh Obe, Myrtle Allen, Daisy Kadibil, Paddy Feeny2018062920180701 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a manager, a campaigner, a chef, an escapee and a broadcaster.



Photo: Joe Jackson

Joe Jackson who drilled his children into becoming the Jackson Five, but was accused of abusive and violent behaviour by his most successful son, Michael.

Paul Lamplugh, whose daughter Suzy was abducted and never found. He worked with his wife to campaign for greater safety for women working alone.

Myrtle Allen, the chef who pioneered farm-to-table cooking at her family home in Ireland and became the country's first woman to win a Michelin star.

Daisy Kadibil whose one thousand two hundred mile walk across Australia inspired the film Rabbit-Proof Fence.

And Paddy Feeny who presented Top of the Form and sport on the BBC World Service for more than thirty years.

Archive clips from: Woman's Hour, Radio 4 17/04/2006; The Best Dishes Ever, BBC Two 18/02/2016; Saturday Kitchen Best Bites, BBC Two 23/03/2014; The Best Dishes Ever, BBC Two 18/02/2016; MasterChef, BBC One 07/07/1991; Rabbit-Proof Fence, BBC One 26/12/2008; Top of the Form, Radio 4 22/12/1981.

641Dame Gillian Lynne, Peter Firmin, Reinhard Hardegen, Alan Longmuir2018070620180708 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a choreographer, an animator, a U-boat captain and a pop star.



Photo: Dame Gillian Lynne

Matthew Bannister on:

The choreographer Dame Gillian Lynne, best known for her work on Cats and the Phantom of the Opera.

Peter Firmin who, with his partner Oliver Postgate, created beloved children's TV characters like the Clangers, Noggin the Nog and Bagpuss.

Reinhard Hardegen the last surviving U boat ace who took part in attacks on the East Coast of America in 1942

and Alan Longmuir, founder member of the Bay City Rollers.

Archive clips from: Front Row, Radio 4, TX 2.7.2018.

642Lord Carrington, Karen Finch, Claude Lanzmann, Harlan Ellison2018071320180715 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a politician, a textile conservator, a film maker and a writer.



Photo: Lord Carrington

Lord Carrington, the Conservative Foreign Secretary who resigned after the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands.

Karen Finch, the textile conservator who restored the garments of Bonnie Prince Charlie and Marlene Dietrich among many others.

Claude Lanzmann, the French film maker best known for Shoah, the nine and a half hour documentary about the holocaust.

Harlan Ellison, the outspoken American science fiction writer who published 70 books, more than 400 short stories and countless essays.

Producer: Neil George.

643Oliver Knussen Cbe, Barbara Harrell-bond Obe, Sam Chisholm, Steve Ditko, Anna S\u00e1ndor De Kenos2018072020180722 (R4)Pictured: Oliver Knussen

Julian Worricker on:

British composer and conductor, Oliver Knussen, described as a towering figure in contemporary music....

Barbara Harrell-Bond, who founded and then directed the Refugee Studies Centre at Oxford University....

The media executive, Sam Chisholm, who drove the development of multi-channel television in Britain....

Steve Ditko, the American artist and writer best known as co-creator of the Marvel Comics superheroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange...

and the last Transylvanian aristocrat to have lived through the communist purges, Anna Sandor de Kenos.

Archive clips from: Jonathan Ross in Search of Steve Ditko, BBC Four, 16/09/07; Music Matters, Radio 3, 09/07/18; Horizon: Exodus, BBC Two, 06/03/95; Breakfast Time, BBC One, 05/01/89.

Julian Worricker on a musician, an anthropologist, a media boss, an artist, an aristocrat.

643Oliver Knussen Cbe, Barbara Harrell-bond Obe, Sam Chisholm, Steve Ditko, Anna Se1ndor De Kenos2018072020180722 (R4)Julian Worricker on a musician, an anthropologist, a media boss, an artist, an aristocrat.



Pictured: Oliver Knussen

Julian Worricker on:

British composer and conductor, Oliver Knussen, described as a towering figure in contemporary music....

Barbara Harrell-Bond, who founded and then directed the Refugee Studies Centre at Oxford University....

The media executive, Sam Chisholm, who drove the development of multi-channel television in Britain....

Steve Ditko, the American artist and writer best known as co-creator of the Marvel Comics superheroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange...

and the last Transylvanian aristocrat to have lived through the communist purges, Anna Sandor de Kenos.

Archive clips from: Jonathan Ross in Search of Steve Ditko, BBC Four, 16/09/07; Music Matters, Radio 3, 09/07/18; Horizon: Exodus, BBC Two, 06/03/95; Breakfast Time, BBC One, 05/01/89.

644Charles Gimingham, Felicia Langer, Julian Tudor Hart, Anne Olivier Popham Bell, Adrian Cronauer2018072720180729 (R4)Julian Worricker on an ecologist, a lawyer, a doctor, an editor, and a disc jockey.



Pictured: Anne Olivier Popham Bell

Julian Worricker on:

Charles Gimingham, an environmentalist, described as the foremost expert on heather and moorland landscapes....

Human rights lawyer, Felicia Langer, who represented many Palestinians in the Israeli courts....

Campaigning doctor, Julian Tudor Hart, who pioneered the regular monitoring of blood pressure in patients....

Art historian, Anne Olivier Bell, who edited the five volumes of Virginia Woolf's diaries....

And the real-life Good Morning Vietnam DJ, Adrian Cronauer, inspiration for the film starring Robin Williams...

Archive clips from: Assignment: A Report From The Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights, Radio 4, 07/04/1982; On Behalf of the Working Class, BBC Wales, 07/11/1982; The Good Doctor, BBC TV/Worldwide, 07/10/1996; Newsnight, BBC Two, 23/01/2008; George Orwell Back at the BBC, Radio 4, 05/11/2017; Panorama: Life at 100, BBC One, 23/10/2017; Dear Diary, Episode 2, BBC Four, 11/01/2010; Good Morning Vietnam Revisited, Radio 2, 13/04/2015.

645Mary Ellis, Shinobu Hashimoto, Dr William Mcbride Ao, Cbe, Dr Lincoln Brower, Mahendra Kaul2018080320180805 (R4)MATTHEW BANNISTER on a pilot, a screenwriter, a doctor, a lepidopterist and a broadcaster.



Pictured: Mary Ellis

Mary Ellis - a leading pilot for the Air Transport Auxiliary who risked her life to deliver fighters and bombers during the war.

Shinobu Hashimoto, the screenwriter who teamed up with the director Akira Kurosawa to make great classics of Japanese cinema, including the Seven Samurai and Rashomon.

Dr William McBride, the Australian obstetrician who raised the alarm about the terrible side effects of the drug Thalidomide.

Lincoln Brower who devoted his life to the study and protection of the Monarch butterfly.

Mahendra Kaul, the pioneering Indian TV and radio broadcaster who was the face of the BBC's Asian Programmes Unit for 20 years.

Archive clips from: 'Spitfire Women', BBC Four 18/09/2010; 'Supersense', BBC TV 23/01/1989; Sonia Deol, Asian Network 27/12/2011; 'Ten Million Wings', Radio 4 16/03/2004.

646Tony Bullimore, Aiko Herzig-yoshinaga, Barry Chuckle, June Jacobs, Tommy Peoples2018081020180812 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a yachtsman, a campaigner, a comedian, an activist, a fiddle player.



Pictured: Barry Chuckle

Tony Bullimore, the self styled Del Boy of yacht racing who was trapped under the hull of his boat for 4 days during a solo round the world race.

Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga, the Japanese American woman who was interned in the USA during the World War Two and later fought for and won a presidential apology and compensation for her fellow inmates.

Barry Chuckle - one half of the Chuckle Brothers who entertained a generation of children on TV.

June Jacobs, the Jewish activist who caused controversy by meeting members of the Palestine Liberation Organisation.

Tommy Peoples, the award winning Irish fiddle player of the Bothy Band.

Producer: Paul Waters

Archive clips from: BBC News 20/06/73; ChuckleVision, BBC TV.

Tony Bullimore, the self styled 'Del Boy of yacht racing' who was trapped under the hull of his boat for 4 days during a solo round the world race.

647Aretha Franklin, Vs Naipaul, Winston Ntshona, Nan Joyce2018081720180819 (R4)Matthew Bannister on an author, an activist, an actor and a singer.



Pictured: Aretha Franklin

Sir VS Naipaul, the Nobel prize winning author of acclaimed books including A House For Mr Biswas and A Bend in The River. He was a controversial figure who fell out with some of his fellow writers and was accused of cruelty in his relationships.

Nan Joyce, who campaigned for the rights of Ireland's travelling people.

Winston Ntshona,, the South African actor who won a Tony award for his Broadway performance in Athol Fugard's play Sizwe Banze Is Dead but was arrested by the apartheid government on his return home.

And the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin.

Producer: Paul Waters

Archive clips from: African and Caribbean Writing: A House for Mr Biswas, Radio 4 03/05/1981; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 05/07/1980; Profile, Radio 4 11/05/1984; Omnibus, Radio 1 21/04/1988; Paul Gambaccini: Aretha Franklin Interview, Radio 1 01/01/2000; Night Waves, Radio 3 19/03/2007.

Sir VS Naipaul, the Nobel prize winning author of acclaimed books including 'A House For Mr Biswas' and 'A Bend in The River'. He was a controversial figure who fell out with some of his fellow writers and was accused of cruelty in his relationships.

Winston Ntshona,, the South African actor who won a Tony award for his Broadway performance in Athol Fugard's play 'Sizwe Banze Is Dead' but was arrested by the apartheid government on his return home.

And the 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin.

648Kofi Annan, Janice Tchalenko, Hugh Synge, Helen Macleod, Hettie Williams2018082420180826 (R4)Julian Worricker on a diplomat, a ceramicist, a botanist, a harpist and a teacher.



Pictured: Kofi Annan

Julian Worricker on:

Diplomat Kofi Annan, who rose through the ranks of the United Nations, to serve as its secretary-general for nine years....

Janice Tchalenko, a ceramicist, designer and artist, who bridged the gap between art and large-scale production...

The botanist, Hugh Synge, voted one of the 20 most influential British conservationists....

One of the finest harp players of her generation - Helen MacLeod - a champion of the music of the West Highlands of Scotland...

And Hettie Williams, who at 23, led her class of terrified pupils to safety during the Aberfan disaster.

Archive clips from: Night Waves, Radio 3 10/10/2012; Surviving Aberfan, BBC Four 20/10/2016; Saturday Review, BBC TV 02/11/1985; See Hear, BBC TV 01/02/2012.

649Lindsay Kemp, John Calder, Hilary Lister, John Calcutt, Neil Simon2018083120180902 (R4)Julian Worricker on a dancer, a publisher, a sailor, an academic and a playwright.



Pictured: Lindsay Kemp

Julian Worricker on:

The dancer and choreographer, Lindsay Kemp, who worked alongside David Bowie and Kate Bush.

John Calder, the influential publisher, who championed avant-garde authors and battled censorship.

The record-breaking sailor, Hilary Lister, who became the first quadriplegic person to sail across the English Channel.

John Calcutt, who shaped the contemporary visual art scene in Scotland at the Glasgow School of Art.

And the award-winning American playwright, screenwriter and author, Neil Simon.

Interviewed guest: David Haughton

Interviewed guest: Kate Bush

Interviewed guest: Bill Swainson

Interviewed guest: Pauline Rudd

Interviewed guest: Francis McKee

Interviewed guest: Matt Wolf

Archive clips from: Woman's Hour, Radio 4 22/01/1969; Private Passions, Radio 3 25/03/2000; Censorship In Modern Britain: Radio 4 Reports, 12/12/68; Radio 2 Arts Programme: Simply Simon, 27/04/1997; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 14/05/1995; A Race Against Time: Hilary Lister's Round Britain Dream, BBC Two 14/07/2013; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 11/07/1989; Third Ear, Radio 3 06/05/1991.

650Burt Reynolds, Lord Peter Melchett, Rita Borsellino, Ajit Wadekar2018090720180909 (R4)

Pictured: Burt Reynolds

Matthew Bannister on

The prolific career of the movie star Burt Reynolds. The 'Deliverance' director John Boorman pays tribute.

The environmental campaigner Lord Melchett who, as executive director of Greenpeace, was arrested during a protest against GM crops.

The Italian anti-mafia campaigner Rita Borsellino who took up the cause after her brother was killed by a car bomb.

And the Indian cricket captain Ajit Wadeker, who led the national side to victory against the West Indies and England in the 1970s.

Archive clips from: Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 30/01/2000; Outlook, World Service 16/03/2017; Test Match Special: Seasons To Savour, Radio 4 1971.

Matthew Bannister on a film star, an environmentalist, a campaigner, a cricketer.

And the Indian cricket captain Ajit Wadekar, who led the national side to victory against the West Indies and England in the 1970s.

651Lady Coleridge, Jalaluddin Haqqani, Jacqueline Pearce, Lord Thomas Of Macclesfield, Stan Brock2018091420180916 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a nurse, a warlord, an actor, a banker and a cowboy.



Pictured: Jacqueline Pearce

Lady Coleridge, the nurse and adventurer who explored the Congo river with Colonel John Blashford-Snell. He pays tribute.

Jalaluddin Haqqani, the Afghan warlord who was backed by the CIA to fight the Soviets but sided with the Taliban after the civil war.

Jacqueline Pearce, the actor best known for playing villains in Blake's Seven and Dr Who.

Lord Thomas, the Chief Executive who introduced ethical banking at the Co-op.

And Stan Brock , the cowboy and pilot who provided free health care to thousands in the USA.

Producer: Neil George.

Jacqueline Pearce, the actor best known for playing villains in 'Blake's Seven' and 'Dr Who'.

652Denis Norden, Diane Leather, Johnny Kingdom, Fenella Fielding2018092120180923 (R4)Andrea Catherwood on a comedy writer, an athlete, a wildlife expert and an actress.



Pictured: Denis Norden

Andrea Catherwood on Denis Norden, the television presenter and comedy writer who made Britain laugh for half a century.

Diane Leather, the first woman in the world to break the 5-minute mile, just 23 days after Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute barrier, but achieved much less acclaim.

Johnny Kingdom, the poacher turned filmmaker who enthralled TV audiences with his love and knowledge of wildlife in his native Exmoor and beyond, and became an unlikely celebrity in the process.

And Fenella Fielding, the femme fatale with a throaty drawl and come-hither stare best known for her roles in the Carry On and Doctor comedy capers.

Interviewed guest: Russell Davies

Interviewed guest: Lindsey Armstrong

Interviewed guest: Anna Kessel

Interviewed guest: Richard Taylor Jones

Interviewed guest: Robert Chalmers

Archive clips from: Gabby Logan, Radio 5 Live 12/10/2008; The Original Godfathers, Radio 4 27/03/2007; The Robert Peston Interview Show, Radio 4 07/09/2015; Midlands Today 06/05/2004; Midweek, Radio 4 14/05/2008; Loose Ends, Radio 4 31/05/2008; This Land: Johnny's Kingdom, BBC Two 14/04/2000; Johnny Kingdom: A Year on Exmoor, BBC Two 13/10/2006; Valmouth, Radio 4 28/04/1975; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 05/06/1965; Front Row, Radio 4 17/11/2017.

Archive clips from: Gabby Logan, Radio 5 Live 12/10/2008; The Original Godfathers, Radio 4 27/03/2007; The Robert Peston Interview Show, Radio 4 07/09/2015; Midlands Today 06/05/2004; Midweek, Radio 4 14/05/2008; Loose Ends, Radio 4 31/05/2008; This Land: Johnny's Kingdom, BBC Two 14/04/2000; Johnny Kingdom: A Year on Exmoor, BBC Two 13/10/2006; Valmouth, Radio 4 28/04/1975; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 05/06/1965; Front Row, Radio 4 17/11/2017; www.metafenella.com: ‘Metafenella' is an interactive video portrait by public artist Martin Firrell offering advice for living well from the life and work of Fenella Fielding.

Archive clips from: Gabby Logan, Radio 5 Live 12/10/2008; The Original Godfathers, Radio 4 27/03/2007; The Robert Peston Interview Show, Radio 4 07/09/2015; Midlands Today 06/05/2004; Midweek, Radio 4 14/05/2008; Loose Ends, Radio 4 31/05/2008; This Land: Johnny's Kingdom, BBC Two 14/04/2000; Johnny Kingdom: A Year on Exmoor, BBC Two 13/10/2006; Valmouth, Radio 4 28/04/1975; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 05/06/1965; Front Row, Radio 4 17/11/2017; www.metafenella.com: ?Metafenella' is an interactive video portrait by public artist Martin Firrell offering advice for living well from the life and work of Fenella Fielding.

Archive clips from: Gabby Logan, Radio 5 Live 12/10/2008; The Original Godfathers, Radio 4 27/03/2007; The Robert Peston Interview Show, Radio 4 07/09/2015; Midlands Today 06/05/2004; Midweek, Radio 4 14/05/2008; Loose Ends, Radio 4 31/05/2008; This Land: Johnny's Kingdom, BBC Two 14/04/2000; Johnny Kingdom: A Year on Exmoor, BBC Two 13/10/2006; Valmouth, Radio 4 28/04/1975; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 05/06/1965; Front Row, Radio 4 17/11/2017; www.metafenella.com: ‘Metafenella’ is an interactive video portrait by public artist Martin Firrell offering advice for living well from the life and work of Fenella Fielding.

653Chas Hodges, Mj Long, Arthur Mitchell, Rick Turner, Rachid Taha2018092820180930 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a musician, an architect, a dancer, an archaeologist and a singer.

Pictured: Chas Hodges

Chas Hodges, the session musician who became one half of the cockney duo Chas and Dave and had hits like Gertcha and Rabbit.

M.J. Long the American-born architect who co-designed the British Library, the National Maritime Museum and studios for some of the UK's best known artists.

Arthur Mitchell, the first African American principal dancer in a major ballet company and founder of the Dance Theater of Harlem.

Rick Turner, the archaeologist who recovered the 2,000-year-old Lindow Man, Britain's best preserved bog body.

And Rachid Taha, the singer who mixed Algerian music with rock, techno and punk.

Interviewed guest: Michael Hann

Interviewed guest: Rolfe Kentish

Interviewed guest: Rachel Pugh

Interviewed guest: Robin Denselow

Archive clips from: Piano Tales - A Social History of the Piano, Radio 3 23/09/2012; Outlook, World Service 24/01/2018; QED - The Body in the Bog, BBC One 10/04/1985; The African Rock 'N' Roll Years - North Africa, BBC Four 09/08/2005.

654Charles Aznavour, Dr Charles Kao, Elizabeth De Mauny Wainwright, John Cunliffe2018100520181007 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a singer, a physicist, a journalist and a writer.

Pictured: Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour, the French singer who made despair popular. The lyricist Don Black, who worked with him, pays tribute.

Dr. Charles Kao, the Nobel prize winning physicist who developed fibre optic technology, so paving the way for the world wide web.

Elizabeth de Mauny Wainwright, the pioneering foreign correspondent who helped to smuggle an interview with Solzhenitsyn out of Soviet Russia.

John Cunliffe, the writer who delighted generations of children by creating Postman Pat and Rosie and Jim.

Interviewed guest: Don Black

Interviewed guest: Jeff Hecht

Interviewed guest: Marc de Mauny

Interviewed guest: Rachel Feldberg

Interviewed guest: Nigel P. Harris

Archive clips from:

The Typically French Armenian, Radio 4 02/02/1977; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 01/01/1978; Aznavour at Eighty, Radio 2 12/03/2004; Treasure Islands, Radio 4 05/04/1992; Postman Pat's Finding Day, BBC One 16/9/1981; Bookshelf, Radio 4 20/03/1986; Rosie and Jim, ITV 1991; Postman Pat Takes the Bus, BBC One 25/12/1991; Postman Pat's Secret Birthday, BBC One 30/09/1981; Postman Pat's Rainy Day, BBC One 07/10/1981; Charles Kao interview with FiberStory, 22/03/2010; Look East, BBC Norwich 06/10/2009; Look East, BBC Norwich 27/01/2006; Radio 4 News, 12/02/1974; Tomorrow's World, BBC One 1994.

Charles Aznavour, the French singer who 'made despair popular'. The lyricist Don Black, who worked with him, pays tribute.

The Typically French Armenian, Radio 4 02/02/1977; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 01/01/1978; Aznavour at Eighty, Radio 2 12/03/2004; Treasure Islands, Radio 4 05/04/1992; Postman Pat’s Finding Day, BBC One 16/9/1981; Bookshelf, Radio 4 20/03/1986; Rosie and Jim, ITV 1991; Postman Pat Takes the Bus, BBC One 25/12/1991; Postman Pat’s Secret Birthday, BBC One 30/09/1981; Postman Pat’s Rainy Day, BBC One 07/10/1981; Charles Kao interview with FiberStory, 22/03/2010; Look East, BBC Norwich 06/10/2009; Look East, BBC Norwich 27/01/2006; Radio 4 News, 12/02/1974; Tomorrow's World, BBC One 1994.

655Ray Galton, Professor Gerald Russell, Evelyn Anthony, Sir Roger Gibbs, Montserrat Caballe2018101220181014 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a comedy writer, a psychiatrist, a novelist, a financier, a singer

Pictured: Montserrat Caball退

Ray Galton, who, with his writing partner Alan Simpson, created Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son. Paul Merton pays tribute.

Gerald Russell, the psychiatrist who was the first to describe the eating disorder bulimia nervosa.

Evelyn Anthony, the novelist whose historical romances sold millions of copies.

The financier Sir Roger Gibbs, who transformed the fortunes of the Wellcome Trust.

And the Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caball退, who had a global hit with Barcelona - a duet with Freddie Mercury.

Interviewed guest: Paul Merton

Interviewed guest: Professor Janet Treasure

Interviewed guest: Ewan Ward-Thomas

Reader: Alexandra Constantinidi

Interviewed guest: Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller

Archive clips from: Read All About It, Radio 4 04/01/76; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 27/11/74; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 15/08/88; The Tamarind Seed, ITC/Jewel Productions/Pimlico Films/Lorimar Productions, directed by Blake Edwards 1974; The Wellcome Trust (https://wellcome.ac.uk/about-us); Aled Jones, Radio Wales 05/07/08; Laughed off the Page: Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, Radio Scotland 26/01/07; Hancock: The Radio Ham, BBC TV 1961; Steptoe and Son: The Offer, BBC Light Programme 03/07/66; The Wrong Arm of the Law (film trailer), Romulus Films/Robert Velaise Productions, directed by Cliff Owen 1963; Mark Lawson Talks To: Galton and Simpson, BBC TV 19/03/08; Eyes on Wales: Homeless, Radio Wales 04/06/95; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 10/10/81.

Pictured: Montserrat Caball?

And the Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caball?, who had a global hit with Barcelona - a duet with Freddie Mercury.

656Paul Allen, Dr Mary Midgley, Leon Lederman, Roger Mainwood2018101920181021 (R4)Matthew Bannister on an entrepreneur, a philosopher, a particle physicist and an animator.

Pictured: Paul Allen

Paul Allen who teamed up with his school friend Bill Gates to found the computer software company Microsoft. After he left, he used his billions to support medical research, education and an American football team.

Mary Midgley, the philosopher who wrote about the relationship between humans and animals and enjoyed lively debates with her colleagues.

Leon Lederman, the physicist who won the Nobel prize for his work on the neutrino and described the Higgs boson as the God particle.

Roger Mainwood, the animator who helped to bring Raymond Briggs' The Snowman to the screen, then directed the critically acclaimed animated film about Briggs' parents, Ethel and Ernest.

Interviewed guest: Glenn Fleishman

Interviewed guest: David Midgley

Interviewed guest: Professor Malcolm Fairbairn

Interviewed guest: Nigel Lockyer

Interviewed guest: Jez Stewart

Archive clips from: Horizon: The Six Billion Dollar Experiment, BBC TV 01/05/07; Origins: Where We and Our World Came From, BBC TV 18/03/86; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 30/07/03; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 17/03/97; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 20/11/05; When the Wind Blows film trailer, Meltdown Productions/British Screen Productions/Film Four International/TVC London/Penguin Books, directed by Jimmy T. Murakami 1986; Ethel & Ernest film trailer, BBC/BFI/Ffilm Cymru Wales/Film Fund Luxembourg/Cloth Cat Animation/Ethel&Ernest Productions/Lupus Films/Melusine Productions, directed by Roger Mainwood 2016; Meg and Mog, ITV, directed by Roger Mainwood 2003; CBS News, 17/04/11; Today, Radio 4 25/04/11.

Leon Lederman, the physicist who won the Nobel prize for his work on the neutrino and described the Higgs boson as 'the God particle'.

Roger Mainwood, the animator who helped to bring Raymond Briggs' The Snowman to the screen, then directed the critically acclaimed animated film about Briggs' parents, 'Ethel and Ernest'.

Archive clips from: Horizon: The Six Billion Dollar Experiment, BBC TV 01/05/07; Origins: Where We and Our World Came From, BBC TV 18/03/86; Woman’s Hour, Radio 4 30/07/03; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 17/03/97; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 20/11/05; When the Wind Blows film trailer, Meltdown Productions/British Screen Productions/Film Four International/TVC London/Penguin Books, directed by Jimmy T. Murakami 1986; Ethel & Ernest film trailer, BBC/BFI/Ffilm Cymru Wales/Film Fund Luxembourg/Cloth Cat Animation/Ethel&Ernest Productions/Lupus Films/Melusine Productions, directed by Roger Mainwood 2016; Meg and Mog, ITV, directed by Roger Mainwood 2003; CBS News, 17/04/11; Today, Radio 4 25/04/11.

657Anthea Bell Obe, Captain Michael Howard, Baroness Hollis Of Heigham, Cicely Berry Cbe, Tony Hiller2018102620181028 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a translator, an army officer, a peer, a voice coach and a songwriter

Pictured: Baroness Hollis

Anthea Bell who translated the works of Freud and Kafka into English - but was even better known for making Asterix the Gaul funny in his second language.

Captain Michael Howard, the intelligence officer who was part of T-Force which was set up after the second world war to seize German assets and bring them back to the UK.

Baroness Hollis, the Labour peer who campaigned for the poor and disadvantaged.

Cicely Berry, the voice coach who trained a generation of British actors.

And Tony Hiller who wrote 1,500 songs, including the Brotherhood of Man's Eurovision hit Save Your Kisses For Me.

Interviewed guest: Oliver Kamm

Interviewed guest: Aubyn Howard

Interviewed guest: Major John Bendit

Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon

Interviewed guest: Michael Quinn

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: The Verb, Radio 3 08/05/2004; Open Book. Radio 4 14/07/2002; Front Row, Radio 4 14/05/2004; Open Book, Radio 4 04/09/2008; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 18/07/2003; Victoria Derbyshire, BBC One 27/10/2015; Money Box, Radio 4 13/09/2015; The Week in Westminster, Radio 4 26/01/2013; Newsnight, BBC Two 26/10/2015; The Vox Project, Radio 4 04/01/2010; Night Waves, Radio 3 05/06/2006; Working Shakespeare: The Muscularity of Language, The Working Arts; Miss Moneypenny's Meter, Radio 4 07/09/2006.

And Tony Hiller who wrote 1,500 songs, including the Brotherhood of Man's Eurovision hit 'Save Your Kisses For Me'.

658Wanda Ferragamo, Wim Kok, Ntozake Shange, Mohamed Sahnoun, Keith Killby2018110220181104 (R4)Pictured: Wanda Ferragamo

Matthew Bannister on

Wanda Ferragamo - who took over her husband's successful Italian shoe making business and turned it into a global fashion brand.

Wim Kok, the Dutch prime minister whose career was overshadowed by the Srebrenica massacre.

The writer Ntozake Shange, best known for her choreopoem For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf.

The Algerian diplomat Mohamed Sahnoun who played a key role in ending several conflicts in Africa.

Keith Killby, the pacifist who served unarmed with the Special Boat Service during the war.

Interviewed guest: Luisa Zargani

Interviewed guest: Suzy Menkes

Interviewed guest: Dan van der Vat

Interviewed guest: Rohan Preston

Interviewed guest: Paul T. Williams Jr

Interviewed guest: Jill Turner

Interviewed guest: Letitia Blake

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Radio 4 News, 28/11/2000; Radio 4 News, 10/04/2002; Ntozake Shange - The Lost Interview, Reelblack, 08/03/2016; Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC 23/09/2014; A Journey Through Imaginary Landscapes, Radio 3 16/04/1993; For Colored Girls Who've Considered Suicide/ When The Rainbow Is Enuf, Radio 3 21/01/1996; BBC News 30/07/1992; Newsnight, BBC Two 14/06/1993; Interview with Keith Killby, courtesy of the Monte San Martino Trust, 17/06/2014.

Matthew Bannister on a businesswoman, a politician, a writer, a diplomat and a pacifist.

The writer Ntozake Shange, best known for her choreopoem 'For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf'.

659Lord Heywood, Pamela Lonsdale, Sangharakshita, Tom Jago, Francis Lai2018110920181111 (R4)Pictured: Lord Heywood

Matthew Bannister on

Lord Heywood, the senior civil servant who worked with four Prime Ministers: Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Theresa May.

Pamela Lonsdale, the children's TV producer who brought us Rainbow.

Sangharakshita, the British born Buddhist leader whose reputation was tarnished by allegations of sexual misconduct with his students.

Tom Jago, the drinks marketeer who developed Bailey's Irish Cream, Malibu and Le Piat D'Or.

And Francis Lai, the Love Story composer.

Interviewed guest: Ed Balls

Interviewed guest: Ronnie Le Drew

Interviewed guest: Liz Crowther

Interviewed guest: Dharmachari Vishvapani

Interviewed guest: Rebecca Jago

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Jeremy Vine, Radio 2 05/11/2018; Radio 4 News Flash, 16/09/1992; Westminster Hour, Radio 4 04/11/2018; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Ep. 8, Part 1, ITV 1967; Rainbow, Thames TV 01/11/1972; Midweek, Radio 4 05/07/1989; Matter of Fact: Going for Refuge, BBC East 12/11/1992.

Matthew Bannister on a civil servant, a producer, a Buddhist, a marketeer and a composer.

660Aubrey Manning, Max Levitas, Babs Beverley, Janet Paisley, Stan Lee2018111620181118 (R4)Pictured: Stan Lee

Matthew Bannister on

The naturalist and expert on animal evolution Aubrey Manning who presented the acclaimed BBC TV series Earth Story.

The Jewish Communist campaigner Max Levitas who fought Oswald Moseley's fascist blackshirts.

The singer Babs Beverley - one third of the close harmony singing group the Beverley Sisters.

Janet Paisley the poet and novelist known for her work in the Scots language.

Stan Lee - revered creator of comic book icons like Spiderman, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four.

Interviewed guest: Derwent May

Interviewed guest: Julian Hector

Interviewed guest: Stephanie Hilbourne

Interviewed guest: Matthew Sweet

Interviewed guest: Linda Jackson

Interviewed guest: Michael Goldfarb

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Sunday Morning with Richard Holloway, Radio Scotland 14/02/2010; The Poetry of Life, Radio Scotland 27/01/2008; The Language of Kings, BBC Scotland/Hopscotch Films 28/02/2006; PM, Radio 4 04/10/2006; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 14/08/1985; Richard Bacon, 5 Live 20/08/2009; 5 Live interview 12/11/2018; Third Ear, Radio 4 17/12/1991; Today, Radio 4 18/11/2015; Rules of Life: Life Before Birth, Radio 4 24/01/2006; Earth Story: The Time Travellers, BBC Worldwide / Learning Channel 01/11/1998; Images by Janet Paisley. 31/12/2018; Jeremy Vine, Radio 2 09/11/2011; Max Levitas Battle of Cable Street, Fourman Films 07/09/2013.

Matthew Bannister on a naturalist, a Communist, a singer, a writer, a comic book creator.

661John Large, William Goldman, Dr Sarah Ntiro, Richard Baker, Patsy Rodgers2018112320181125 (R4)Pictured: William Goldman

Matthew Bannister on

William Goldman, the Hollywood screenwriter behind a string of hits including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All The President's Men and The Princess Bride.

John Large, the respected nuclear engineer who highlighted the safety risks facing the industry.

Richard Baker, the long serving BBC television newsreader who also presented classical music programmes, including the Proms, on radio.

Dr. Sarah Ntiro, the first woman in East Africa to get a university degree.

Patsy Rodgers who was known as the King of Tory - Ireland's most remote inhabited island.

Correction: in this Last Word edition it was broadcast that Richard Baker was the first newsreader on BBC television. This is incorrect: Richard Baker in fact introduced the newsreader John Snagge, who was the first person to read a news bulletin for BBC television on 5th July 1954.

Interviewed guest: Harlan Coben

Interviewed guest: Ellin Stein

Interviewed guest: Shaun Burnie

Interviewed guest: Andrew Baker

Interviewed guest: John Rendel

Interviewed guest: Rita Achiro

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Nationwide, BBC One 04/12/80; Saturday Live, Radio 4 08/01/11; The Last King of Ireland, RTE 27/07/18; Marathon Man, directed by John Schlesinger, Paramount Pictures / Robert Evans Company 1976; Night Waves, Radio 3 26/11/92; Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, directed by George Roy Hill, Twentieth Century Fox 1969; The Princess Bride, directed by Rob Reiner, Act III Communications 1987; 50th Anniversary of BBC Television News, BBC One 05/07/04; Midweek, Radio 4 15/06/83; Walton: Fa瀀ade, London Sinfonietta, Radio 3 03/06/77; Up All Night, 5 Live, 12/04/11; File On Four: The Future Of Nuclear Energy, Radio 4 04/11/86.

Matthew Bannister on a screenwriter, an engineer, a broadcaster, a campaigner and a king.

Archive clips from: Nationwide, BBC One 04/12/80; Saturday Live, Radio 4 08/01/11; The Last King of Ireland, RTE 27/07/18; Marathon Man, directed by John Schlesinger, Paramount Pictures / Robert Evans Company 1976; Night Waves, Radio 3 26/11/92; Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, directed by George Roy Hill, Twentieth Century Fox 1969; The Princess Bride, directed by Rob Reiner, Act III Communications 1987; 50th Anniversary of BBC Television News, BBC One 05/07/04; Midweek, Radio 4 15/06/83; Walton: Fa?ade, London Sinfonietta, Radio 3 03/06/77; Up All Night, 5 Live, 12/04/11; File On Four: The Future Of Nuclear Energy, Radio 4 04/11/86.

662Baroness Trumpington, Roy Bailey, Chief Inspector Henry Stevens Gc, Bernardo Bertolucci2018113020181202 (R4)Pictured: Baroness Trumpington

Matthew Bannister on

Baroness Trumpington, who worked for Lloyd George and at Bletchley Park during the war then became a government minister noted for her cheerfully unstuffy attitude.

Roy Bailey the socialist folk singer who teamed up with Tony Benn in an award winning live act.

Henry Stevens, the police officer who won the George Cross for repeatedly tackling a burglar who shot him in the face.

Bernardo Bertolucci, director of the acclaimed film The Last Emperor and the controversial Last Tango In Paris.

Interviewed guest: Martin Simpson

Interviewed guest: Stephen Stevens

Interviewed guest: Simon Stevens

Contributor: Angie Errigo

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Have I Got News For You, BBC One 27/05/16; Profile, Radio 4 14/10/17; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 25/11/90; 5 Live Breakfast 27/11/18; Today, Radio 4 27/11/18; Mike Harding, Radio 2 Folk Show 08/10/08; Front Row, Radio 4 29/04/13; The Last Emperor directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, RPC/Hemdale/Yanco Films/TAO Film 1987; The Conformist directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, Mars Film/Marianne Productions/Maran Film 1970; Last Tango in Paris directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, Les Productions Artistes Associ?s/Produzioni Europee Associate 1972.

Matthew Bannister on a baroness, a singer, a police officer and a film director.

Archive clips from: Have I Got News For You, BBC One 27/05/16; Profile, Radio 4 14/10/17; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 25/11/90; 5 Live Breakfast 27/11/18; Today, Radio 4 27/11/18; Mike Harding, Radio 2 Folk Show 08/10/08; Front Row, Radio 4 29/04/13; The Last Emperor directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, RPC/Hemdale/Yanco Films/TAO Film 1987; The Conformist directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, Mars Film/Marianne Productions/Maran Film 1970; Last Tango in Paris directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, Les Productions Artistes Associ退s/Produzioni Europee Associate 1972.

Bernardo Bertolucci, director of the acclaimed film 'The Last Emperor' and the controversial 'Last Tango In Paris'.

663Harry Leslie Smith, Pete Shelley, Monica Sims, Professor Wendy Atkin Obe, Ivan March2018120720181209 (R4)Pictured: Pete Shelley

Matthew Bannister on

Harry Leslie Smith who grew up in poverty in Yorkshire. He became an outspoken campaigner for the welfare state and a social media star in his nineties.

Pete Shelley, lead singer and songwriter of Buzzcocks.

Monica Sims, the BBC executive who ran children's TV, then became Controller of Radio 4.

Wendy Atkin, the epidemiologist who devised a breakthrough screening test for bowel cancer.

Ivan March, the music critic who set up a record lending library and co-wrote the Penguin Stereo Record Guide.

Interviewed guest: John Smith

Interviewed guest: Owen Jones

Interviewed guest: Gillian Reynolds

Interviewed guest: Edward Barnes

Interviewed guest: Dr Amanda Cross

Interviewed guest: Martin Cullingford

Reader: Tony Turner

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Labour Party Conference, BBC Parliament 24/09/14; Harry Leslie Smith: Comment is Free, The Guardian 23/03/16; Afternoon Edition, 5 Live 07/10/14; 5 Live Breakfast, 07/12/18; The Seven Ages of Rock, 6 Music 05/04/18; The Buzzcocks Story, 6 Music 31/07/14; Interviews with Monica Sims from the BBC Oral History Collection; BBC News, 12/04/02; Today, Radio 4 28/04/10.

Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a singer, a BBC manager, an epidemiologist, a critic

664Peter Boizot, Judith Kazantzis, Sir Sze-yuen Chung, Sister Cecylia Roszak, Scott English2018121420181216 (R4)Pictured: Peter Boizot

Matthew Bannister on

Peter Boizot who founded the Pizza Express chain of restaurants and invested heavily in his home town of Peterborough.

Judith Kazantzis, the feminist poet, novelist and activist.

Sir Sze-Yuen Chung, the Hong Kong businessman who led the campaign for residents' views to be heard during the handover negotiations between the UK and China.

Cecylia Roszak, the Polish nun who helped to save Lithuanian Jews from the Nazis during the second world war.

Scott English the songwriter who gave us Hi Ho Silver Lining and Mandy.

Interviewed guest: Clementine Allen

Interviewed guest: David Lowndes

Interviewed guest: Mich耀le Roberts

Interviewed guest: Baroness Lydia Dunn

Interviewed guest: Jonathan Ornstein

Interviewed guest: Geoff Barker

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Nationwide, BBC One 13/08/76; Nationwide, BBC One 05/05/81; Table Talk in the 60s, Radio 3 23/05/93; Look East, BBC Norwich 17/02/03; Newsbeat, Radio 1 04/12/97; I Write the Songs: The Barry Manilow Profile, Radio 2 21/11/06; Radio 4 News, 30/06/97.

Matthew Bannister on a businessman, a poet, a politician, a nun and a songwriter.

Scott English the songwriter who gave us 'Hi Ho Silver Lining' and 'Mandy'.

Interviewed guest: Mich?le Roberts

665Sir David Weatherall, Penny Marshall, Evelyn Berezin, Zhores Medvedev, Nancy Wilson2018122120181223 (R4)Pictured: Nancy Wilson

Matthew Bannister on

Sir David Weatherall, the world renowned haematologist and geneticist who pioneered molecular approaches to medicine.

Penny Marshall, the first woman to direct a film which grossed more than a hundred million dollars. She also starred in the US TV sitcom Laverne and Shirley.

Evelyn Berezin who invented the first computerised word processor for secretarial use.

Zhores Medvedev, the Soviet scientist who revealed the use of psychiatric hospitals to lock up political dissidents.

Nancy Wilson the versatile Grammy award winning singer who recorded jazz, pop and R&B songs.

Interviewed guest: Tom Soloman

Interviewed guest: Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Interviewed guest: Matthew Kirschenbaum

Interviewed guest: Jonathan Steele

Interviewed guest: Tina May

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Eureka: David Weatherall, Radio 4 03/12/95; Science at War: Hydrogen Bomb, BBC Two 10/12/98; Newsnight, BBC Two 21/03/84; Newsnight, BBC Two 28/04/86; Happy Days, Henderson Productions/Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions/Paramount Television; Big, American Entertainment Partners II LP/Gracie Films/Twentieth Century Fox, 1988; The Talk of the Town, BBC TV 30/04/72; Oral History of Evelyn Berezin, Computer History Museum, Interviewed by Gardner Hendrie 10/03/14 in New York.

Matthew Bannister on a haematologist, a film director, an inventor, a dissident, a singer

666Sister Wendy Beckett, Nicolas Roeg, Inge Borkh, Professor Sir Aaron Klug, Geoff Emerick2018122820181230 (R4)Pictured: Sister Wendy Beckett

Julian Worricker on:

The nun, Sister Wendy Beckett, who became an unlikely television star when she brought her knowledge of the history of art to the small screen...

Nicolas Roeg, the film director behind such classics as Don't Look Now and The Man Who Fell to Earth...

The German soprano, Inge Borkh, described as one of the most exciting operatic performers of her era...

The Nobel prize winning scientist, Professor Sir Aaron Klug, credited with ground-breaking work on the structure of viruses...

And Geoff Emerick, a recording engineer regarded as the technical genius behind the sound of the Beatles...

Producer: Paula McGinley

Julian Worricker on an art historian, a director, a singer, a scientist, a sound engineer.

667Dame June Whitfield, Sir Jack Zunz, Thomas Baptiste, David Austin Obe, Karre Mastanamma2019010420190106 (R4)Pictured: June Whitfield

Matthew Bannister on

Dame June Whitfield, the comic actress whose long career spanned classic radio shows and Absolutely Fabulous.

Sir Jack Zunz, the civil engineer who led the construction of the Sydney Opera House and became chairman of Ove Arup.

Thomas Baptiste, the Guyana-born actor who appeared in Coronation Street and The Ipcress File and campaigned for colour blind casting.

David Austin, who devoted his life to breeding new varieties of English roses.

And Mastanamma, the 105-year-old Indian cook who became a sensation on the internet.

Interviewed guest: Greg Hodkinson

Interviewed guest: Stephen Bourne

Interviewed guest: Michael Marriott

Interviewed guest: Onkar Karambelkar

Producer: Paula McGinley

Archive clips from: Absolutely Fabulous, BBC One 19/11/1992; Absolutely Fabulous, BBC One 27/12/2002; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 29/04/1990; Dame June Whitfield in Conversation with Joanna Lumley, Radio 4 30/12/2018; Terry and June, BBC One 10/03/1980; The News Huddlines, Radio 2 21/09/2000; The building of the Sydney Opera House, Huntley Film Archives; ABC: Official Opening of the Sydney Opera House 1973; Till Death Do Us Part, BBC One, 27/06/1966; Black and White in Colour: Television, Memory, Race 1968-1992, BFI / BBC 1992; Play for Today: King, BBC One, 03/04/1984; Gardeners' World, BBC Two 06/07/1984; Gardeners' World, BBC Two 14/07/1989; Granny's Life Story: Mastanamma Story, Country Foods, 22/02/2017; Watermelon Chicken by my Granny, Country Foods, 03/03/2017.

Matthew Bannister on an actress, an engineer, an actor, a rosarian and a cook.

668Nancy Roman, Ralph Koltai Cbe, Julia Grant, Jin Yong, Norman Gimbel2019011120190113 (R4)Pictured: Nancy Roman

Matthew Bannister on

Nancy Roman, the American space agency NASA's first Chief Astronomer. She was known as the mother of the Hubble Telescope.

Ralph Koltai, the influential theatre set designer who worked on more than 250 productions.

Julia Grant, the transgender activist who allowed her transition from male to female to be filmed by the BBC.

Jin Yong, the Chinese writer whose martial arts adventures sold 100 million copies.

And Norman Gimbel, the prolific lyricist who wrote the words for The Girl From Ipanema and Killing Me Softly With His Song.

Interviewed guest: Kimberly Kowal Arcand

Interviewed guest: Dr Stuart Clark

Interviewed guest: Michael Quinn

Interviewed guest: Professor Pamela Howard OBE

Interviewed guest: Gary Roberts

Interviewed guest: David Pearson

Interviewed guest: Anna Holmwood

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Nancy Roman the Mother of Hubble, NASA 12/06/2017; Horizon: The Sharpest Show of the Universe, BBC Two 09/04/1990; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 23/08/1998; Inside Story: George, BBC Two 25/06/1979; A Change of Sex: Julia Gets Her Man, BBC Two 10/08/1999; Books Abroad, Radio 3 31/08/1996; The Legend of the Condor Heroes episode 11, iQIYI Motion Pictures 2017.

Matthew Bannister on an astronomer, a designer, a transgender activist and a writer.

And Norman Gimbel, the prolific lyricist who wrote the words for 'The Girl From Ipanema' and 'Killing Me Softly With His Song'.

669Joe Casely-hayford, Judge Nicholas Crichton, Professor Sophie Oluwole, Professor Paul O'brien Cbe, Carol Channing2019011820190120 (R4)Pictured: Joe Casely-Hayford

Matthew Bannister on

Joe Casely-Hayford, the fashion designer whose creations ranged from punk to Savile Row tailoring. His children, who followed him into fashion, pay tribute.

Nicholas Crichton, the judge who pioneered specialist family drug and alcohol courts in the UK.

Professor Sophie Oluwole, who was a powerful advocate for African philosophy.

Professor Paul O'Brien, the pioneer of nanotechnology who developed new ways of producing the quantum dots which lie behind our HDTVs and barcode scanners.

And Carol Channing, the colourful Broadway star of 'Hello Dolly' and 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'.

Interviewed guest: Charlie Casely-Hayford

Interviewed guest: Alice Casely-Hayford

Interviewed guest: Claire Wilcox

Interviewed guest: Sophie Miller

Interviewed guest: Professor Muyiwa Falaiye

Interviewed guest: Professor Richard Winpenny

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Ebony People, BBC Two 09/06/1989; Inside the Family Court episode 1, Radio 4 08/06/2006; Importance of the Mother Tongue, Tunde Kelani TV 13/01/2016; Oro Isiti with Professor Sophie Oluwole, Tunde Kelani TV 17/02/2016; North West Tonight, BBC One 30/10/2008; What is Professor Paul O'Brien Researching?, School of Materials, University of Manchester 14/07/2015; Broadway Babes: Carol Channing, Radio 2 14/09/1984; Star Sound, Radio 2 24/09/1979.

Matthew Bannister on a designer, a judge, a philosopher, a nanotechnologist and a singer.

670Hugh Mcilvanney, Jennie Buckman, John Beavis, David Pritchard2019012520190127 (R4)Pictured: Hugh McIlvanney

Matthew Bannister on

Hugh McIlvanney, the respected sports writer known for his love of language and combative approach to life.

Jennie Buckman, the theatre practitioner who trained a generation of famous actors and founded a company to give voice to the disadvantaged.

John Beavis, the surgeon who was forced to retire from the NHS through ill health but then spent the next 25 years training medical professionals in war zones around the world.

And David Pritchard, the TV producer who created mould-breaking food programmes featuring Keith Floyd and Rick Stein.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Roddy Forsyth

Interviewed guest: Sir Michael Parkinson

Interviewed guest: Tess Woodcraft

Interviewed guest: Adrian Lester

Interviewed guest: Colin Green

Interviewed guest: Tom Jaine

Archive clips from: Life Behind the News, Radio Scotland 18/01/2009; The Final Curtain, Radio Wales 28/08/2004; Today, Radio 4 14/09/1993; Giants Vlog, Tips for Actors, 23/10/2017; Jennie Buckman?s Beginnings Workshop, 18/06/2012; Westway, BBC World Service 03/04/2000; Piece of Silk by Jennie Buckman, The Hope Theatre, Giants Theatre Co 08/07/2016; Midweek, Radio 4 19/05/2010; Midweek, Radio 4 27/05/2009; Floyd?s American Pie: San Francisco, BBC Two 14/11/1989; The Food Programme, Radio 4 01/06/2015; Rick Stein?s Taste of the Sea, BBC Two 1995.

Matthew Bannister on a sports writer, a theatre director, a surgeon and a producer.

Archive clips from: Life Behind the News, Radio Scotland 18/01/2009; The Final Curtain, Radio Wales 28/08/2004; Today, Radio 4 14/09/1993; Giants Vlog, Tips for Actors, 23/10/2017; Jennie Buckman's Beginnings Workshop, 18/06/2012; Westway, BBC World Service 03/04/2000; Piece of Silk by Jennie Buckman, The Hope Theatre, Giants Theatre Co 08/07/2016; Midweek, Radio 4 19/05/2010; Midweek, Radio 4 27/05/2009; Floyd's American Pie: San Francisco, BBC Two 14/11/1989; The Food Programme, Radio 4 01/06/2015; Rick Stein's Taste of the Sea, BBC Two 1995.

Archive clips from: Life Behind the News, Radio Scotland 18/01/2009; The Final Curtain, Radio Wales 28/08/2004; Today, Radio 4 14/09/1993; Giants Vlog, Tips for Actors, 23/10/2017; Jennie Buckman’s Beginnings Workshop, 18/06/2012; Westway, BBC World Service 03/04/2000; Piece of Silk by Jennie Buckman, The Hope Theatre, Giants Theatre Co 08/07/2016; Midweek, Radio 4 19/05/2010; Midweek, Radio 4 27/05/2009; Floyd’s American Pie: San Francisco, BBC Two 14/11/1989; The Food Programme, Radio 4 01/06/2015; Rick Stein’s Taste of the Sea, BBC Two 1995.

671Jeremy Hardy, Diana Athill Obe, Sir Conrad Swan, Michel Legrand2019020120190203 (R4)Pictured: Jeremy Hardy

Julian Worricker on:

Comedian Jeremy Hardy, a mainstay of The News Quiz and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue on Radio 4....

Editor and author, Diana Athill, who wrote candidly about her personal life especially in her later years...

Sir Conrad Swan, who, as Garter King of Arms, was the senior heraldic authority of England...

Oscar-winning composer, pianist, conductor and arranger, Michel Legrand....

Interviewed guest: Mark Steel

Interviewed guest: Jeremy Corbyn

Interviewed guest: Damian Barr

Interviewed guest: Gordon Casely

Interviewed guest: Patrick Dickinson

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: The News Quiz, Radio 4 01/06/2018; The News Quiz, Radio 4 01/05/2012; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 20/06/2004; Midsummer Night in the Workhouse: A Weekend in the Country, Radio 4 16/10/2011; BBC Breakfast News, BBC One 18/11/1994; Kaleidoscope, Radio 4 15/04/1974; Carte Blanche, Radio 2 08/01/2019; The Music Never Ends: The Michel Legrand Story episode 6, Radio 2 09/05/2003.

Julian Worricker on a comedian, an editor, a herald and a composer.

672Rosamunde Pilcher Obe, Hugh Lewin, Lamia Al-gailani, Dr Stewart Adams Obe, Dr Adam Watson2019020820190210 (R4)Pictured: Rosamunde Pilcher

Andrea Catherwood on:

Activist Hugh Lewin who was jailed for his stand against apartheid in South Africa,

Iraqi archaeologist Lamia Al-Gailani who helped rebuild the National Museum of Iraq after looting,

Dr Stewart Adams, the Boots pharmacist who invented Ibuprofen,

Scottish ecologist Adam Watson who devoted his life to protecting the Cairngorms,

and author Rosamunde Pilcher, the mistress of the British Family Saga.

Interviewed guest: Lord Peter Hain

Interviewed guest: Jane Arraf

Interviewed guest: Sophie Clapp

Interviewed guest: Iain Cameron

Interviewed guest: Derek Pyper

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: The Whites Who Fought Apartheid, Radio 4 23/05/2010; ISIL's Destruction of Antiquities, Al Jazeera English 26/02/2015; Dan Cruickshank's Civilisation Under Attack, BBC Four 08/07/2015; Saturday Live, Radio 4 22/12/2007; Afield, Radio 4 03/01/1971; Bookshelf: Rosamunde Pilcher, Radio 4 03/01/1992.

Andrea Catherwood on an activist, a pharmacist, an ecologist, an archaeologist, an author

673Gordon Banks Obe, Vikki Orvice, David Garman Obe, Mary Oliver, Albert Finney2019021520190217 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Gordon Banks, the goalkeeper in England's 1966 World Cup winning team, who made one of the greatest saves of all time in 1970.

Vikki Orvice, the first woman to work as a football writer on a national tabloid newspaper.

David Garman, the inventor of the portable bath lift and many other devices to help people with disabilities.

Mary Oliver, the American poet known for her works about animals and the natural world.

The acclaimed actor Albert Finney who was nominated for an Oscar five times but never attended the ceremony.

Interviewed guest: Jacqui Oatley

Interviewed guest: Suji Kwock Kim

Interviewed guest: Ruth Franklin

Interviewed guest: Andrew Macphail

Producer: Neil George

Matthew Bannister on a goalkeeper, a sportswriter, an inventor, a poet and an actor.

674Lady Falkender, Karl Lagerfeld, John Stalker, Andrea Levy, Peter Tork2019022220190224 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Lady Falkender who was the controversial political secretary to Harold Wilson for twenty seven years.

Karl Lagerfeld, the designer who re-vitalised Chanel, developed Fendi and became an icon in his own right.

John Stalker, the Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police who led an investigation into allegations of a shoot to kill policy in Northern Ireland.

Andrea Levy, the award winning novelist who reflected the experience of children of the Windrush generation.

Peter Tork who played bass with one of the first manufactured boy bands, The Monkees.

Interviewed guest: Michael Cockerell

Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon

Interviewed guest: Miles Socha

Interviewed guest: Kim Winser OBE

Interviewed guest: Duncan Campbell

Producer: Neil George

A political secretary, a designer, a police officer, an author and a pop star.

675Andre Previn Kbe, John Haynes Obe, Tony Mendez, Lady Grantchester2019030120190303 (R4)Pictured: Andr退 Previn

Matthew Bannister on

Andr退 Previn, the conductor and pianist whose repertoire ranged from the classics to film and jazz music. He took part in a celebrated sketch with Morecambe and Wise.

John Haynes, publisher of the Haynes manuals which gave amateur mechanics a step by step guide to repairing their cars.

Tony Mendez, the CIA operative who smuggled American diplomatic staff out of Tehran disguised as a film crew. The story later became the Hollywood film Argo.

Lady Grantchester, who played a key role in the success of the Littlewoods retail and football pools empire.

Interviewed guest: Edward Seckerson

Interviewed guest: Annette Haynes

Interviewed guest: Peter Earnest

Interviewed guest: Professor Peter Toyne

Interviewed guest: John Suenson-Taylor, Lord Grantchester

Interviewed guest: James Suenson-Taylor

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 18/08/1996; How to Write an Instruction Manual, Radio 4 21/08/2009; Argo, directed by Ben Affleck, Warner Bros./GK Films/Smokehouse Pictures 2012.

Matthew Bannister on a conductor, a publisher, a spy and a businesswoman.

Pictured: Andr? Previn

Andr? Previn, the conductor and pianist whose repertoire ranged from the classics to film and jazz music. He took part in a celebrated sketch with Morecambe and Wise.

676France-albert Rene, Simon Norton, Belle Tutaev, Dr Ian Adamson Obe, Keith Flint2019030820190310 (R4)Pictured: Simon Norton

Matthew Bannister on

France-Albert Ren退, the Seychelles President who came to power in a coup and stayed in office for more than 25 years.

Simon Norton, the brilliant but eccentric mathematician who became fascinated by public transport.

Belle Tutaev who campaigned for better early learning provision for the UK's children.

Ian Adamson, the Northern Ireland doctor who wrote many learned history books and became Lord Mayor of Belfast.

And Keith Flint, the flamboyant lead singer of The Prodigy.

Interviewed guest: Tim Ecott

Interviewed guest: Alexander Masters

Interviewed guest: Professor Marcus du Sautoy

Interviewed guest: Mary Tutaev

Interviewed guest: Neil Leitch

Interviewed guest: Professor Wesley Hutchinson

Interviewed guest: Helen Brooker

Interviewed guest: Andrew Harrison

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Seychelles Daily TV, 17/04/18; World at One, Radio 4 03/12/81; Early Years Alliance, 23/02/12; Lifetimes: Ian Adamson, Radio Ulster 2002; Keith Flint Interview, Radio 1 09/05/96.

Matthew Bannister on a President, a mathematician, a campaigner, a historian, a singer

France-Albert Ren?, the Seychelles President who came to power in a coup and stayed in office for more than 25 years.

677Professor Mike Oliver, Jacques Loussier, Professor Richard Lacey, The Reverend Ruth Scott2019031520190317 (R4)Pictured: Jacques Loussier

Matthew Bannister on

Mike Oliver, who was paralysed from the neck down after diving into a swimming pool as a teenager. He became the UK's first Professor of Disability Studies and transformed the debate about disabled people's rights.

Jacques Loussier, the French pianist and composer best known for his jazz arrangements of the works of J.S. Bach.

Professor Richard Lacey, the microbiologist who warned of the dangers to humans of mad cow disease.

The Reverend Ruth Scott, the Anglican vicar known for her appearances on Radio 2's Pause for Thought and Radio 4's Thought for the Day.

Interviewed guest: Colin Barnes

Interviewed guest: Peter White

Interviewed guest: Alyn Shipton

Interviewed guest: Dr John Heritage

Interviewed guest: The Reverend Chris Scott

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from:

Matthew Bannister on a disability rights activist, a pianist, a microbiologist, a vicar.

678Gillian Freeman, Sir Peter Hutchison, Sister Dorothy Bell, Dick Dale2019032220190324 (R4)Pictured: Dick Dale

Matthew Bannister on

Gillian Freeman, the novelist and screenwriter whose books include The Leather Boys, a story of a gay love affair between two working class men in the 1960s.

Sir Peter Hutchison who travelled to remote parts of the world to collect rare plants.

Sister Dorothy Bell, the nun who after a career devoted to education, turned her attention to AIDS awareness.

And the King of the Surf Guitar Dick Dale.

Interviewed guest: Michael Arditti

Interviewed guest: Edward Thorpe

Reader: Mathilda Thorpe

Reader: Harriet Thorpe

Interviewed guest: James Hutchison

Interviewed guest: Simon Milne

Interviewed guest: Sister Dr Bernadette Porter

Interviewed guest: Emma Cole

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Woman's Hour, Radio 4 22/03/1978; In Search Of The Golden Pleione, Radio 4 30/04/1982; Losing the Habit, Radio 4 29/04/2009.

Matthew Bannister on a writer, a botanist, a nun and a guitarist.

679Baroness Warnock, William Hucklesby Qpm, Rose Hilton, Professor Lord Bhattacharyya Cbe Frs, Scott Walker2019032920190331 (R4)Pictured: Baroness Warnock

Matthew Bannister on

Baroness Warnock, the philosopher who set down the principles which govern human fertilisation treatment and embryo research.

William Hucklesby, the Police Commander who led the anti-terrorist branch at the time of the Hyde Park and Brighton bomb attacks.

Rose Hilton, the artist who put her career on hold to support her husband, but gained recognition after his death.

Professor Lord Bhattacharyya, who brought together academics and industrialists at the Warwick Manufacturing Group.

And Scott Walker, the chart-topping singer who moved into experimental music later in life.

Interviewed guest: Baroness Onora O'Neill

Interviewed guest: Sally Cheshire

Interviewed guest: Alex Hucklesby

Interviewed guest: Christopher Burke

Interviewed guest: Ian Collins

Interviewed guest: Professor Dave Mullins

Interviewed guest: Sir Vince Cable

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Meeting Myself Coming Back: Mary Warnock, Radio 4 12/07/2014; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 04/12/1988; The World Tonight, Radio 4 20/04/1984; PM, Radio 4 06/09/1982; BBC News 19/12/1983; Sound Archive: Brighton Press Conference, Radio 4 13/10/1984; Rose Hilton interviewed by Susan Marling, 2017 (not broadcast); Woman's Hour, Radio 4 05/04/2011; The Politics Show: West Midlands, BBC One 11/12/2011; Midlands Today, BBC One 09/12/2011; Scott Walker talks to Jarvis Cocker, 6 Music 2017; The Late Show, BBC Two 10/05/1995.

Matthew Bannister on a philosopher, a police officer, an artist, a professor and a singer

Interviewed guest: Baroness Onora O’Neill

680Michel Bacos, Agnes Varda, Victor Hochhauser Cbe, Barbara Low, Ranking Roger2019040520190407 (R4)Pictured: Agn耀s Varda

Matthew Bannister on

Michel Bacos, the pilot of the Air France jet that was hi-jacked to Entebbe in 1976. He was offered the chance to leave, but chose to stay with the hostages until they were freed in a dramatic raid by the Israelis.

The film director Agn耀s Varda, known as the mother of the French New Wave.

The impresario Victor Hochhauser who specialised in bringing top Russian artists to the UK.

The biochemist Barbara Low who used X-ray crystallography to identify the structure of penicillin.

Ranking Roger, the singer and frontman of the 70s ska revival band The Beat.

Interviewed guest: Rosemary Bacos

Interviewed guest: Paul Martin

Interviewed guest: Terri White

Interviewed guest: Norman Lebrecht

Interviewed guest: Helen Berman

Interviewed guest: Pauline Black

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Raid on Entebbe, directed by Irvin Kershner, 20th Century Fox Television, Edgar J. Scherick Associates, 1977; La Pointe Courte, directed by Agn耀s Varda, Cin退 Tamaris, 1956; Cl退o from 5 to 7, directed by Agn耀s Varda, Cin退 Tamaris, Rome Paris Films, 1962; Front Row, Radio 4 13/07/2018; Today, Radio 4 30/03/2019; In Tune, Radio 3 17/11/2017; Liz Kershaw, 6 Music 09/07/2016.

Matthew Bannister on a pilot, a film director, an impresario, a biochemist and a singer.

Pictured: Agn?s Varda

The film director Agn?s Varda, known as the mother of the French New Wave.

Archive clips from: Raid on Entebbe, directed by Irvin Kershner, 20th Century Fox Television, Edgar J. Scherick Associates, 1977; La Pointe Courte, directed by Agn?s Varda, Cin? Tamaris, 1956; Cl?o from 5 to 7, directed by Agn?s Varda, Cin? Tamaris, Rome Paris Films, 1962; Front Row, Radio 4 13/07/2018; Today, Radio 4 30/03/2019; In Tune, Radio 3 17/11/2017; Liz Kershaw, 6 Music 09/07/2016.

681Sydney Brenner, Dan Robbins, Edda Tasiemka, Ian Mcdonald2019041220190414 (R4)Pictured: Sydney Brenner

Matthew Bannister on

Sydney Brenner, the Nobel Prize-winning biologist who worked with Francis Crick to map DNA.

Dan Robbins, the artist who invented painting by numbers.

Edda Tasiemka, the archivist who kept a comprehensive newspaper and magazine cuttings collection in her North London home.

Ian McDonald, the Ministry of Defence spokesman during the Falklands War who became a familiar face on TV and was known for his sonorous delivery.

Interviewed guest: Professor Jonathan Hodgkin

Interviewed guest: Larry Robbins

Interviewed guest: Robert Lacey

Interviewed guest: Ian Mather

Interviewed guest: Revel Barker

Producer: Paula McGinley

Matthew Bannister on a biologist, an artist, an archivist and a spokesman.

682David Thouless, Nadja Poderegin, Ian Cognito, Dr Michael O'donnell, Les Reed2019041920190421 (R4)Pictured: Nadja Poderegin

Julian Worricker on:

David Thouless, whose work in the world of quantum mechanics earned him a share of the Nobel Prize for Physics.

The Serbian actress, Nadja Poderegin, who went from 'Bond girl' on screen to be a publisher and novelist.

Stand-up comedian, Ian Cognito, whose act was much loved on the comedy circuit but never allowed on TV.

Michael O'Donnell, who combined a medical background with a career in journalism and broadcasting, notably on Radio 4.

And the songwriter Les Reed, who co-wrote memorable songs for the likes of Englebert Humperdinck and Tom Jones.

Interviewed guest: Michael Thouless

Interviewed guest: Professor Andy Schofield

Interviewed guest: Tanya Firth

Interviewed guest: Toby Hadoke

Interviewed guest: Dr Harvey Marcovitch

Interviewed guest: Laurie Taylor

Producer: Paula McGinley

Archive clips from: Profile, Radio 4 09/10/2016; From Russia With Love, directed by Terence Young, Eon Productions 1963; Goldfinger, directed by Guy Hamilton, Eon Productions 1964; Comic To Comic: Ian Cognito, Radio 4 Extra 07/04/2012; Stop The Week, Radio 4 14/11/1987; O'Donnell Investigates, BBC Two 19/09/1988; Midweek, Radio 4 11/12/2002; Relative Values, Radio 4 30/08/1988; The Songwriters: Les Reed, Radio 2 18/11/1975; Les Reed Interviewed By Debbie Greenwood, Radio 2 29/03/1988.

Julian Worricker on a scientist, an actress, a comedian, a journalist, a songwriter.

683Lyra Mckee, Una-mary Parker, Mira Markovic, Doreen Spooner, Edward Kelsey2019042620190428 (R4)Pictured: Lyra McKee

Matthew Bannister on

Lyra McKee, the 29 year old Northern Irish journalist who was shot dead by the New IRA.

Una-Mary Parker who was the social editor of Tatler, a commentator on the Royal family and the author of best-selling novels.

Mira Markovic, the wife of the Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, who denied her husband's responsibility for atrocities during the Bosnian war.

Doreen Spooner, the first woman to work as a staff photographer on a Fleet Street newspaper.

And Edward Kelsey, the actor who played Joe Grundy in The Archers for 34 years.

Interviewed guest: Sarah Kay

Interviewed guest: Baba Hobart

Interviewed guest: Adam Lebor

Interviewed guest: Cathy Vandeputte

Interviewed guest: Felicity Green

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: BBC News, 24/04/2019; Stephen Nolan, 5 Live 19/04/2019; TEDxStormont Women, November 2017; Just A Nimmo: Gossip and Gossip Columnists, BBC Two 03/02/1977; Best Behaviour, Radio 4 25/09/1991; HARDtalk, BBC News 10/09/2001; BBC News 28/06/2001; The World Tonight, Radio 4 01/11/1996; Breakfast Time, BBC One 29/01/1988; PM, Radio 4 13/10/1986; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 15/02/1988; BBC News, 02/10/1983; The Archers, Radio 4 17/03/2015; Breakfast Time, BBC One 26/03/1985; The Archers, Radio 4 18/07/2018.

Matthew Bannister on a journalist, a writer, a politician, a photographer, an actor

684Grand Duke Jean Of Luxembourg, Terry Rawlings, Neus Catal\u00e0, Heather Harper Cbe, Peter Mayhew20190503Pictured: Peter Mayhew

Matthew Bannister on

Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg, who served with the Irish Guards during the war, liberated his own country and then presided over its prosperity.

Terry Rawlings, the film editor who worked on Alien, Chariots of Fire and the Bond film Goldeneye.

Neus Catal

684Grand Duke Jean Of Luxembourg, Terry Rawlings, Neus Catale0, Heather Harper Cbe, Peter Mayhew20190503Pictured: Peter Mayhew

Matthew Bannister on

Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg, who served with the Irish Guards during the war, liberated his own country and then presided over its prosperity.

Terry Rawlings, the film editor who worked on Alien, Chariots of Fire and the Bond film Goldeneye.

Neus Catal

685Winnie Jordan, Richard Green, Karol Modzelewski, Liz Howe, John Singleton2019051020190512 (R4)Pictured: John Singleton

Andrea Catherwood on:

British Athlete Winnie Jordan who won a silver medal in the Empire Games in 1938 and became a celebrated British Champion after the war.

American psychiatrist and lawyer, Richard Green, who advanced acceptance and understanding of gay and trans people.

Founder of Poland's Solidarity movement, Karol Modzelewski.

Liz Howe, the ecologist who spearheaded a modern environmental Domesday book for Wales.

And John Singleton, US film director of the LA gang classic Boyz N the Hood.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Peter Tatchell

Interviewed guest: Faye Jordan

Interviewed guest: John Brant

Interviewed guest: John Ratcliffe

Interviewed guest: Dr Stanley Bill

Archive from: Front Row, Radio 4, 25.10.2016

Andrea Catherwood on a runner, a psychiatrist, an activist, an ecologist, a film director

686Doris Day, Brian Walden, Dorothy Rowe, Lorraine Warren2019051720190519 (R4)Pictured: Doris Day

Julian Worricker on:

One of Hollywood's top box-office stars of the 50s and 60s, actress and singer Doris Day.

The Labour MP who became one of television's most exhaustive political interviewers, Brian Walden.

Dorothy Rowe, one of the earliest figures in psychology to build a bridge between clinical practice and the general public.

And the paranormal investigator, Lorraine Warren, whose best-known case focused on the house at the centre of the film, The Amityville Horror.

Interviewed guest: David Benedict

Interviewed guest: Matthew Parris

Interviewed guest: Tim Lott

Interviewed guest: Tony Spera

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: The Gloria Hunniford Show, Radio 2 10/02/1995; The Man Who Knew Too Much, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Paramount Pictures/Filwite Productions 1956; A Point of View, Radio 4 18/03/2005; Weekend World, Radio 4 09/05/1982; Today, Radio 4 13/05/2019; The Walden Interview, BBC London Weekend Television 29/10/1989; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 24/03/2002; The Successful Self by Dorothy Rowe read by Frances Jester, Radio 4 03/01/2007; The Amityville Horror, directed by Stuart Rosenberg, American International Pictures/Cinema 77/Professional Films 1979; The Conjuring, directed by James Wan, New Line Cinema/The Safran Company/Evergreen Media Group 2013.

Julian Worricker on an actress, a broadcaster, a psychologist, a paranormal investigator.

687Niki Lauda, Judith Kerr, Im Pei, Herman Wouk2019052420190526 (R4)Pictured: Judith Kerr

Matthew Bannister on

Niki Lauda, the fearless racing driver who survived a terrible crash to make a dramatic comeback on the track.

Judith Kerr, the author of much-loved children's books including the Mog series and The Tiger Who Came to Tea.

I.M. Pei, the architect best known for the glass pyramid outside the Louvre in Paris.

Herman Wouk, the American novelist and screenwriter who won the Pulitzer Prize for The Caine Mutiny.

Interviewed guest: Simon Taylor

Interviewed guest: Julia Eccleshare

Contributor: Michael Goldfarb

Interviewed guest: Professor Eric Homberger

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: South African Grand Prix 1976, BBC Sound Archives; Rush, directed by Ron Howard, Working Title Films/Imagine Entertainment/Cross Creek Pictures/DNEG/Revolution Films/ Exclusive Media Group 2013; Hunt/Lauda, Radio 4 24/03/2013; The World At One, Radio 4 12/11/1981; BBC News, 28/05/1991; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 29/02/2004; When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, read by Rosemary Leach, Radio 4 Extra 02/10/2017; The 60 Minutes Interview: I.M. Pei, CBS News 1987; Readings by Herman Wouk, University of California TV 24/01/2008.

Matthew Bannister on a racing driver, a children's author, an architect, a novelist.

688Professor Murray Gell-mann, Nan Winton, James Mccord, Gregory Gray2019053120190602 (R4)Pictured: Nan Winton

Matthew Bannister on

Murray Gell-Mann, the American physicist who won the Nobel Prize for his work on the theory of elementary particles. He coined the name quarks for the fundamental building blocks of matter.

Nan Winton, the first woman to read the TV news on the BBC. She faced discrimination in the male-dominated BBC newsroom.

James McCord, the CIA agent who was involved in the Bay of Pigs and the Watergate break in.

Gregory Gray, the Irish singer who went from boy band to cult musician.

Interviewed guest: Professor Geoffrey West

Interviewed guest: Graham Farmelo

Interviewed guest: Tina Ellen Lee

Interviewed guest: Maggie Brown

Interviewed guest: Michael Carlson

Interviewed guest: Tom Robinson

Interviewed guest: Noel McLaughlin

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: The Key To The Universe: The Search For The Laws Of Creation, BBC Two 27/01/1977; Horizon, BBC Two 25/07/1964; Panorama, BBC One 21/09/1959; Panorama, BBC One 09/03/1959; Arena, BBC Two 15/03/1997; U.S. Senate Select Committee On The Watergate Affair, BBC Sound Archive 18/05/1973; Watergate: Inside The Scandal That Took Down A Presidency, ABC News 17/06/2017.

Matthew Bannister on a physicist, a newsreader, a spy and a singer.

Murray Gell-Mann, the American physicist who won the Nobel Prize for his work on the theory of elementary particles. He coined the name 'quarks' for the fundamental building blocks of matter.

689Edward Seaga, Binyavanga Wainaina, Mary Stopes-roe, Gloria Schiff, Dr John2019060720190609 (R4)Pictured: Edward Seaga

Julian Worricker on:

The Jamaican politician, Edward Seaga, who led his country as prime minister throughout the 1980s

Binyavanga Wainaina, one of Kenya's most prominent writers and LGBTQ activists

The Vogue fashion editor and Manhattan socialite, Gloria Schiff

Archivist, Mary Stopes-Roe, daughter of the bouncing bomb developer Barnes Wallis

And the Grammy Award-winning, New Orleans born singer, Dr John.

Interviewed guest: David Katz

Interviewed guest: Ellah Wakatama Allfrey

Interviewed guest: Jenny Guinness

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: International Profile, Radio 4 20/11/1987; The World Tonight, Radio 4 17/12/1976; BBC Sound Archive, Jamaican Labour Party Victory 03/11/1980; One Day I Will Write About This Place by Binyavanga Wainaina, read by Freddy Macha, Radio 4 07/11/2011; HardTalk, BBC World Service 21/02/2014; Regional Extra, Radio 4 16/04/1968; Interview with Mary Stopes-Roe, University of Huddersfield Research 19/07/2013; The First Time With Dr John, 6 Music 22/01/2018.

Julian Worricker on a politician, a writer, an archivist, a fashion editor, a singer.

690John Tidmarsh Obe, Sylvia Denman, Paul Darrow, Sheila Turner, Leon Redbone2019061420190616 (R4)Pictured: John Tidmarsh

Matthew Bannister on

John Tidmarsh, who presented Outlook on the BBC World Service for thirty years and brought comfort to the Beirut hostages. John McCarthy pays tribute.

Sylvia Denman, the Barbados-born lawyer who campaigned for better race relations in the UK and fought to improve educational outcomes for young black people.

Paul Darrow, the actor best known as Avon, the anti-hero of the cult sci-fi TV show Blake's 7.

Sheila Turner, who campaigned for better treatment for patients who, like her, suffered from thyroid disorders.

And the mysterious singer Leon Redbone, who specialised in music from the Tin Pan Alley era of the 20s and 30s.

Interviewed guest: Bob Chaundy

Interviewed guest: John McCarthy

Interviewed guest: Daniel Stilitz QC

Interviewed guest: Lincoln Crawford OBE

Contributor: Matthew Sweet

Interviewed guest: Marian Reed

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Outlook, BBC World Service 27/07/1974; Outlook, BBC World Service 15/06/1978; BBC News 12/10/1960; Outlook, BBC World Service 04/07/1996; Newsnight, BBC Two 26/07/2001; Blake's 7, BBC One 25/02/1980; Blake's 7, BBC One 21/12/1981; Dr Who, BBC One 09/03/1985; Kaleidoscope Extra, Radio 4 22/05/1990.

Please refer to the following websites if you would like further information about thyroid disorders:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/overactive-thyroid-hyperthyroidism/

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/underactive-thyroid-hypothyroidism/

Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, a lawyer, an actor, a campaigner and a singer.

691Franco Zeffirelli, Gloria Vanderbilt, Mohamed Morsi, Philomena Lynott2019062120190623 (R4)Pictured: Franco Zeffirelli

Matthew Bannister on

Franco Zeffirelli, the stage and film director known for his opulent designs and flamboyant personality.

Gloria Vanderbilt, the heiress who overcame personal tragedy and was the first to market designer jeans.

Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected President, who was ousted from office after only a year.

Philomena Lynott, who ran a hotel frequented by rock stars and footballers and was the proud Mum of Thin Lizzy lead singer Phil Lynott.

Interviewed guest: Rupert Christiansen

Interviewed guest: Reverend Richard Coles

Interviewed guest: Rosemary Feitelberg

Interviewed guest: Dr Hisham Hellyer

Interviewed guest: Jackie Hayden

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 07/01/1978; Romeo and Juliet, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, Old Vic 1960; Romeo and Juliet, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, Verona Produzione/ BHE Films /Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica 1968; The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, Columbia Pictures, Royal Films International, F.A.I. 1967; Gloria Vanderbilt in Studio Q, Q on CBC 30/07/2012; The Love Boat, ABC 1977; The Risk Business, BBC One 22/04/1981; 2012 CGI Annual Meeting, Clinton Global Initiative; 15/10/2012; Analysis, Radio 4 06/10/2013; Outlook, BBC World Service 24/09/2012.

Matthew Bannister on a director, a designer, a president and a hotelier.

692Dr Henry Lynch, Judith Krantz, Lord Patel Of Blackburn, Anthony Hedges2019062820190630 (R4)Pictured: Judith Krantz

Matthew Bannister on

Dr. Henry Lynch whose painstaking medical research revealed the causes of hereditary cancers.

Judith Krantz, the American author who made a huge commercial success from her sex and shopping novels.

Lord Patel, the Indian-born businessman who became a key figure in community relations in his adopted town of Blackburn.

Anthony Hedges, the British composer whose prolific output ranged from light music to symphonies and choral works.

Interviewed guest: Professor Patrick M Lynch

Interviewed guest: Penny Warren

Interviewed guest: Sarah Hughes

Interviewed guest: Jack Straw

Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon

Interviewed guest: Paul Conway

Interviewed guest: Colin Bayliss

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Horizon, BBC Two 04/11/2000; Genetic Mutations as Causes of Cancer, Ecancer/Vimeo; Remembering Dr Henry Lynch, KETV NewsWatch 7 03/06/2019; Princess Daisy, directed by Waris Hussein, National Broadcasting Company/ Steve Krantz Productions 1983; Scruples, directed by Alan J. Levi, Lou Step Productions/Warner Bros. Television 1980; Judith Krantz, BBC Sound Archive 01/05/1979.

Matthew Bannister on a doctor, an author, a businessman and a composer.

693Brenda Maddox, Ivan Cooper, Min Hogg, John Gunther Dean, Dave Bartholomew2019070520190707 (R4)Pictured: Brenda Maddox

MATTHEW BANNISTER on

Ivan Cooper, the human rights campaigner and politician from Northern Ireland who played a key role in the protests on Bloody Sunday.

Min Hogg, the colourful founding editor of World of Interiors magazine. Her friend Nicky Haslam pays tribute.

John Gunther Dean, the last US diplomat to be evacuated from Cambodia as war loomed.

Brenda Maddox, author of many books including The Half Parent and a biography of James Joyce's wife Nora Barnacle.

Dave Bartholomew, the New Orleans musician who wrote four thousand songs including many of Fats Domino's greatest hits.

Interviewed guest: Dr Simon Prince

Interviewed guest: Enda McClafferty

Interviewed guest: Nicky Haslam

Interviewed guest: Bronwen Maddox

Interviewed guest: Fiammetta Rocco

Interviewed guest: Garth Cartwright

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Against the Grain, Radio 4 22/02/2011; News Special: Bloody Sunday, BBC Northern Ireland 30/01/1972; Bloody Sunday, directed by Paul Greengrass, Granada Television/Irish Film Board/Portman Entertainment Group/B rd Scannကn na hɀireann/Hell's Kitchen Films 2002; Arena, BBC Two 21/02/1984; Veteran US diplomat John Gunther Dean dies age 93, AP Archive, 16/06/2019; Cambodia War US Embassy Evacuation AP 12/04/1975; Vietnam helicopter pilots describe the war from the cockpit, Military Times 18/04/2018; John Gunther Dean, former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, 1974-75, Documentation Center of Cambodia 12 Jun 2019; Happily Ever After? Radio 4 29/11/1983; Nora, directed by Pat Murphy, Natural Nylon Entertainment/Road Movies Filmproduktion/Volta Films/GAM 2000; Night Waves, Radio 3 16/06/2009; Margaret, directed by James Kent, Great Meadows Productions, BBC Two 26/02/2009; Fats Domino's Longtime Collaborator, American Masters PBS 24/02/2016; Dancing In The Street: A Rock And Roll History: Whole Lotta Shakin', BBC Two 15/06/1996.

MATTHEW BANNISTER on a politician, an editor, a diplomat, a writer and a musician

Archive clips from: Against the Grain, Radio 4 22/02/2011; News Special: Bloody Sunday, BBC Northern Ireland 30/01/1972; Bloody Sunday, directed by Paul Greengrass, Granada Television/Irish Film Board/Portman Entertainment Group/B?rd Scann?n na h?ireann/Hell's Kitchen Films 2002; Arena, BBC Two 21/02/1984; Veteran US diplomat John Gunther Dean dies age 93, AP Archive, 16/06/2019; Cambodia War US Embassy Evacuation AP 12/04/1975; Vietnam helicopter pilots describe the war from the cockpit, Military Times 18/04/2018; John Gunther Dean, former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, 1974-75, Documentation Center of Cambodia 12 Jun 2019; Happily Ever After? Radio 4 29/11/1983; Nora, directed by Pat Murphy, Natural Nylon Entertainment/Road Movies Filmproduktion/Volta Films/GAM 2000; Night Waves, Radio 3 16/06/2009; Margaret, directed by James Kent, Great Meadows Productions, BBC Two 26/02/2009; Fats Domino's Longtime Collaborator, American Masters PBS 24/02/2016; Dancing In The Street: A Rock And Roll History: Whole Lotta Shakin', BBC Two 15/06/1996.

694Eva Kor, Christopher Booker, Jo\u00e3o Gilberto, John Mccririck2019071220190714 (R4)Pictured: Eva Kor

Matthew Bannister on

Eva Kor who, with her twin sister, was the subject of experiments by the Nazi doctor Josef Mengele in Auschwitz. She later publicly forgave her tormentors.

Christopher Booker, the founding editor of Private Eye and Telegraph columnist.

Jo o Gilberto, the Brazilian pioneer of bossa nova music whose hits included The Girl From Ipanema.

And John McCririck, the eccentric TV racing pundit who was criticised for his sexist views.

Interviewed guest: Alex Kor

Interviewed guest: Penny Tierney

Interviewed guest: Tim Stanley

Interviewed guest: Robin Denselow

Interviewed guest: Alastair Down

Interviewed guest: Cornelius Lysaght

Producer: Paula McGinley

Archive clips from: Outlook, World Service 13/05/2015; Dirty Years Of Satire, Radio 4 06/10/1991; That Was The Week That Was, BBC One 19/12/1963; Today, Radio 4 04/07/2019; New Names Making News, Radio 4 18/12/1962; John McCririck Interview, Star Sports April 2018; Celebrity Big Brother, Channel 4 2005; Big Brother's Big Mouth, Channel 4 18/08/2006.

Matthew Bannister on a holocaust survivor, a journalist, a musician and a racing pundit.

Jo?o Gilberto, the Brazilian pioneer of bossa nova music whose hits included The Girl From Ipanema.

694Eva Kor, Christopher Booker, Joe3o Gilberto, John Mccririck2019071220190714 (R4)Pictured: Eva Kor

MATTHEW BANNISTER on

Eva Kor who, with her twin sister, was the subject of experiments by the Nazi doctor Josef Mengele in Auschwitz. She later publicly forgave her tormentors.

CHRISTOPHER BOOKER, the founding editor of Private Eye and Telegraph columnist.

Jo o Gilberto, the Brazilian pioneer of bossa nova music whose hits included The Girl From Ipanema.

And John McCririck, the eccentric TV racing pundit who was criticised for his sexist views.

Interviewed guest: Alex Kor

Interviewed guest: Penny Tierney

Interviewed guest: Tim Stanley

Interviewed guest: Robin Denselow

Interviewed guest: Alastair Down

Interviewed guest: Cornelius Lysaght

Producer: Paula McGinley

Archive clips from: Outlook, World Service 13/05/2015; Dirty Years Of Satire, Radio 4 06/10/1991; That Was The Week That Was, BBC One 19/12/1963; Today, Radio 4 04/07/2019; New Names Making News, Radio 4 18/12/1962; John McCririck Interview, Star Sports April 2018; Celebrity Big Brother, Channel 4 2005; Big Brother's Big Mouth, Channel 4 18/08/2006.

MATTHEW BANNISTER on a holocaust survivor, a journalist, a musician and a racing pundit.

Jo?o Gilberto, the Brazilian pioneer of bossa nova music whose hits included The Girl From Ipanema.

695Audrey Eyton, Arthur Ryan, Jack Bond, Rip Torn2019071920190721 (R4)Pictured: Audrey Eyton

MATTHEW BANNISTER on

Arthur Ryan, the Irish retailer who created Primark - known for selling fast fashion at low prices.

Audrey Eyton, who devised the F-Plan diet, which encouraged people to eat fibre to lose weight.

Jack Bond, the Lancashire cricket captain who led his team to success in the one-day game.

Rip Torn, the film and stage actor known for his violent temper who appeared in DodgeBall, Men In Black and latterly The Larry Sanders Show.

His daughter Angelica Page, who is also an actor, pays an emotional tribute.

Interviewed guest: Paul Marchant

Interviewed guest: Teresa Wickham

Interviewed guest: Carole Stone

Interviewed guest: David Lloyd

Interviewed guest: Angelica Page

Producer: Paula McGinley

Archive clips from: Profile, Radio 4 22/06/2008; Midnight News, Radio 4 25/04/2013; Enterprise: Audrey Eyton, Radio 4 24/12/1981; See You Sunday, BBC 1 Wales, 05/05/1991; Breakfast Time, BBC One 14/10/1983; North West Tonight, BBC One 11/07/1996; 5 Live cricket commentary, 14/07/2019; 30 Rock, NBC 2009; The Larry Sanders Show, HBO 1998; Maidstone, directed by Norman Mailer, Supreme Mix Productions 1971; DodgeBall, directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, Twentieth Century Fox / Red Hour Films / Mediastream Vierte Film GmbH & Co. Vermarktungs KG 2004; Rip Torn on InnerVIEWS, Houston PBS, 05/02/2010.

MATTHEW BANNISTER on a retailer, a diet creator, a cricketer and an actor

696Andrea Camilleri, Johnny Clegg Obe, Ois, Christopher Kraft, Paul Krassner, Professor Rolf Gehlhaar2019072620190728 (R4)Pictured: Andrea Camilleri

Matthew Bannister on

Andrea Camilleri, the Sicilian writer who created the Inspector Montalbano novels. His literary success began in his late sixties.

Johnny Clegg, the white South African singer and guitarist who confronted the apartheid government by embracing Zulu music and culture.

Christopher Kraft, the founder of mission control for the NASA space programme.

Paul Krassner, the controversial American satirist who coined the word Yippie.

Professor Rolf Gehlhaar, the electronic music composer and technician who co-founded the Paraorchestra.

Interviewed guest: John Hooper

Interviewed guest: Audrey Brown

Interviewed guest: Ellin Stein

Interviewed guest: Vahakn Matossian-Gehlhaar

Interviewed guest: Nouritza Matossian

Interviewed guest: Adrian Lee

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Foreign Bodies: Inspector Montalbano, Radio 4 02/11/2012; Newsday, BBC World Service 17/07/2019; 13 Minutes to the Moon, BBC World Service, May 2019 (archive courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project); Paul Krassner on George W. Bush and Abu Ghraib, MediaBurnArchive 22/07/2019; Paul Krassner on Political Satire in America (2005), Manufacturing Intellect, 22/07/2016; Paul Krassner February 1967 interview by Joe Pyne, 02/04/2013; Stockhausen at 70, Radio 3 21/08/1998.

Matthew Bannister on a writer, a singer, a space mission director, a satirist, a composer.

Paul Krassner, the controversial American satirist who coined the word 'Yippie'.

697Russi Taylor, Beji Caid Essebsi, Jane Hubert, Iv\u00e1n Er\u0151d2019080220190804 (R4)Pictured: Russi Taylor

Matthew Bannister on

Beji Caid Essebsi who became the first democratically elected President of Tunisia in the aftermath of the Arab Spring.

Russi Taylor the versatile voice artist best known for playing Minnie Mouse. She married the man who did the voice for Mickey Mouse.

Jane Hubert, the anthropologist and psychologist who studied young people with severe learning disabilities and transformed the academic study of archaeology.

Ivan Erod who fled persecution and, in exile, became one of Hungary's leading composers.

Interviewed guest: Mohamed El Aassar

Interviewed guest: Martin Anderson

Interviewed guest: Peter Stone

Interviewed guest: Brian Sibley

Producer: Neil George

Archive Clips from: The White House video archive, 07/10/2011; Actuality of Tunisian Uprising, RT, 14/01/2011; BBC News, 30/06/ 2015; Beji Caid Essebsi inauguration ceremony, AP archive 03/08/2015; Tunisian Television -al watania, 27/07/2019; The Voice Behind The Mouse, Walt Disney Home Video; The Spirit of Mickey, Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Matthew Bannister on a President, a voice artist, an anthropologist and a composer.

697Russi Taylor, Beji Caid Essebsi, Jane Hubert, Ive1n Er\u0151d2019080220190804 (R4)Pictured: Russi Taylor

Matthew Bannister on

Beji Caid Essebsi who became the first democratically elected President of Tunisia in the aftermath of the Arab Spring.

Russi Taylor the versatile voice artist best known for playing Minnie Mouse. She married the man who did the voice for Mickey Mouse.

Jane Hubert, the anthropologist and psychologist who studied young people with severe learning disabilities and transformed the academic study of archaeology.

Ivan Erod who fled persecution and, in exile, became one of Hungary's leading composers.

Interviewed guest: Mohamed El Aassar

Interviewed guest: Martin Anderson

Interviewed guest: Peter Stone

Interviewed guest: Brian Sibley

Producer: Neil George

Archive Clips from: The White House video archive, 07/10/2011; Actuality of Tunisian Uprising, RT, 14/01/2011; BBC News, 30/06/ 2015; Beji Caid Essebsi inauguration ceremony, AP archive 03/08/2015; Tunisian Television -al watania, 27/07/2019; The Voice Behind The Mouse, Walt Disney Home Video; The Spirit of Mickey, Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Matthew Bannister on a President, a voice artist, an anthropologist and a composer.

698Toni Morrison, Hal Prince, Dr Elizabeth Killick, Li Peng, Barrington Pheloung2019080920190811 (R4)Pictured: Toni Morrison

Matthew Bannister on

The Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, acclaimed for her novels which put the experience of black women centre stage.

Hal Prince, the successful theatre producer and director behind West Side Story, Phantom of the Opera and Evita.

The pioneering radar and sonar engineer, Dr Elizabeth Killick.

Li Peng, the Chinese Premier who ordered troops to fire on unarmed students in Tiananmen Square.

Barrington Pheloung, the TV and film composer who wrote the theme music for Inspector Morse.

Interviewed guest: Dr Tessa Roynon

Interviewed guest: Margaret Busby OBE, FRSL

Interviewed guest: David Benedict

Interviewed guest: Ed Gorman

Interviewed guest: Isabel Hilton OBE

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Start The Week, Radio 4 08/12/2003; Toni Morrison reads Song of Solomon, Penguin / PRH Audio; World Book Club, Radio 4 Extra 12/06/2016; Toni Morrison's Nobel Prize Lecture, 07/12/1993; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 16/11/1986; Broadcasting House, Radio 4 04/08/2019; Elaine Paige on Sunday, Radio 2 04/08/2019; Workers Join Pro-Democracy Protests, BBC Sound Archive 23/05/1989; Tiananmen Square protesters battle Chinese troops, BBC News 04/06/1989; Today, Radio 4 08/11/1997; The Radio 2 Arts Show, 30/03/2016.

Matthew Bannister on an author, a director, an engineer, a premier and a composer.

Archive clips from: Start The Week, Radio 4 08/12/2003; Toni Morrison reads Song of Solomon, Penguin / PRH Audio; World Book Club, Radio 4 Extra 12/06/2016; Toni Morrison’s Nobel Prize Lecture, 07/12/1993; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 16/11/1986; Broadcasting House, Radio 4 04/08/2019; Elaine Paige on Sunday, Radio 2 04/08/2019; Workers Join Pro-Democracy Protests, BBC Sound Archive 23/05/1989; Tiananmen Square protesters battle Chinese troops, BBC News 04/06/1989; Today, Radio 4 08/11/1997; The Radio 2 Arts Show, 30/03/2016.

699Julia Farron Obe, Nuon Chea, June Fraser, Marcel Berlins2019081620190818 (R4)Pictured: Julia Farron

Julian Worricker on:

The Cambodian political leader, Nuon Chea, who was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity during his time as a member of the Khmer Rouge - Julia Farron, a dancer with the Royal Ballet, who's been described as a great performer of virtuoso roles - The pioneering graphic designer, June Fraser, whose work has influenced so many of the logos and packaging we're familiar with today - And Marcel Berlins, lawyer, broadcaster and critic who presented Law in Action on Radio 4 for sixteen years - Interviewed guest: Rob Lemkin

Interviewed guest: Jane Pritchard

Interviewed guest: Zoe Cull

Interviewed guest: Mike Ripley

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Enemies of the People, directed by Rob Lemkin, Old Street Films 2009; Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia 05/12/2011; BBC News 19/09/2007; John Pilger, Radio 4 16/10/1989; Dancing in the Blitz, BBC Four 05/03/2014; Compulsion, directed by Richard Fleischer, Darryl F. Zanuck Productions 1959; Quote Unquote, Radio 4 15/02/2010; Law in Action, Radio 4 14/07/1989; Round Britain Quiz, Radio 4 05/07/2014; Puzzling Passions, Radio 4 03/10/2000.

Julian Worricker on a politician, a dancer, a designer and a lawyer.

The Cambodian political leader, Nuon Chea, who was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity during his time as a member of the Khmer Rouge....

Julia Farron, a dancer with the Royal Ballet, who's been described as a great performer of virtuoso roles....

The pioneering graphic designer, June Fraser, whose work has influenced so many of the logos and packaging we're familiar with today....

And Marcel Berlins, lawyer, broadcaster and critic who presented Law in Action on Radio 4 for sixteen years....

700Peter Fonda, Princess Christina Of The Netherlands, Geoffrey Paul Obe, Jim Bouton2019082320190825 (R4)Pictured: Peter Fonda

Matthew Bannister on

Peter Fonda, the actor who became a hero of the 1960s counterculture, by riding his Harley Davidson across America in the classic film Easy Rider.

Princess Christina of the Netherlands who was born nearly blind. When her mother Queen Juliana consulted a soothsayer, a constitutional crisis followed.

Geoffrey Paul the respected long serving editor of the Jewish Chronicle.

Jim Bouton, the baseball player whose memoir caused a scandal by revealing the behind the scenes antics of his colleagues.

Interviewed guest: Roger Corman

Interviewed guest: Diane Ladd

Interviewed guest: Tim Bullamore

Interviewed guest: Jenni Frazer

Interviewed guest: Michael Carlson

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Easy Rider, directed by Dennis Hopper, Pando Company Inc./Raybert Productions 1969; The Wild Angels, directed by Roger Corman, American International Pictures 1966; The Trip, directed by Roger Corman, American International Pictures 1967; The Big Fix, directed by Joshua Tickell, Big Picture Ranch/Green Planet Productions 2012; Holland Aka New Princess 1947, Pathe News 1947; Huwelijk Prinses Christina en Jorge Guillermo (1975), Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid 27/06/2013; Sunday Night, BBC One 16/01/1983; The Long Goodbye, directed by Robert Altman, Lion's Gate Films 1973; Jim Bouton: MLB All-Star, EaglesTalent 13/02/2012.

Matthew Bannister on a film star, a princess, an editor and a baseball player.

701Lord Bell, Paule Marshall, David Koch, Richard Booth2019083020190901 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Lord Bell, the advertising and public relations executive who helped Margaret Thatcher to win three elections.

Paule Marshall, the novelist who wrote about the experiences of black Americans of Caribbean origin.

David Koch, the American billionaire who poured money into right wing political causes.

Richard Booth, the second hand bookseller who was the self-styled King of Hay-on-Wye.

Interviewed guest: David Hopper

Interviewed guest: Michael Cockerell

Interviewed guest: Bonnie Greer

Interviewed guest: Lyn Innes

Interviewed guest: Daniel Schulman

Interviewed guest: Lucia Stuart

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Tim Bell, Booktalk, BBC Parliament 04/12/2012; Coming Soon, Saatchi & Saatchi, 1979; PM, BBC Radio 4 4/05/1979; Newsnight, BBC Two 04/09/2017. Paule Marshall, A stranger in a strange land, Radio 3, 9/04/1993; Praisesong for the widow, Radio 4, 17/05/1993. Richard Booth, Down the River Wye, Radio 4 16/08/1987; BBC Wales News 27/05/88, Jamie Owen's Wales, Radio Wales, 06/11/2013.

Matthew Bannister on a PR executive, a writer, a billionaire and a bookseller.

Archive clips from: Tim Bell, Booktalk, BBC Parliament 04/12/2012; Coming Soon, Saatchi & Saatchi, 1979; PM, BBC Radio 4 4/05/1979; Newsnight, BBC Two 04/09/2017. Paule Marshall, A stranger in a strange land, Radio 3, 9/04/1993; Praisesong for the widow, Radio 4, 17/05/1993. Richard Booth, Down the River Wye, Radio 4 16/08/1987; BBC Wales News 27/05/88, Jamie Owen’s Wales, Radio Wales, 06/11/2013.

702Robert Mugabe, Alla Verber, Ciaran Mckeown, Bill Anderson Mbe2019090620190908 (R4)Pictured: Robert Mugabe

Matthew Bannister on

The former President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe. He was once hailed as a hero of the liberation struggle but later seen by many as a tyrant.

Alla Verber, the Russian socialite who brought high fashion to the newly wealthy in the post-Soviet society.

Ciaran McKeown, who joined Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams to found the Peace People of Northern Ireland.

Bill Anderson, described as Scotland's greatest ever Highland Games heavyweight athlete. He held countless records for throwing the hammer and tossing the caber.

Interviewed guest: Stanley Kwenda

Interviewed guest: Viv Groskop

Interviewed guest: Patrick Corrigan

Interviewed guest: Jack Davidson QC

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Today, Radio 4 06/09/2019; Alla Verber: Leading Russia's Fashion Revolution, ABC News 09/04/2010; BBC Sound Archive, 13/08/1976; PM, Radio 4 27/11/1976; The World This Weekend, Radio 4 28/11/1976; The Heavies, BBC 2S 04/01/1982; Scotland on Film: Aberdeen And Grampian, BBC 2S 05/03/2006; Braemar Games Commentary, AP 1970; Interview with Bill Anderson, BBC Sound Archive, 05/09/1963.

Matthew Bannister on a president, a fashion buyer, a peace campaigner and a sportsman.

703Hans Rausing, Sir Dawda Jawara, Sue Crockford, Terrance Dicks2019091320190915 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Hans Rausing, the Swedish-born industrialist who led the Tetra Pak company. In the 1990s he topped the Sunday Times Rich List ahead of the Queen. His daughter Sigrid pays tribute.

Sir Dawda Jawara the first President of independent Gambia who faced two coup attempts.

Sue Crockford, a feminist campaigner who made influential films about the social history of North London.

Terrance Dicks, who was screenwriter and script editor for Dr Who and also wrote novelisations of the series.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed Guest: Esau Williams

Interviewed Guest: Matthew Sweet

Interviewed Guest: Sigrid Rausing

Interviewed Guest: Margaret Dickinson

Interviewed Guest: Anna Davin

Matthew Bannister on an industrialist, a president, a feminist and a writer.

704Chester Williams, Sheikh Yusuf Motala, Jan Ruff O'herne, Ric Ocasek2019092020190922 (R4)Pictured: Chester Williams

Matthew Bannister on

Sheikh Yusuf Motala who founded the first traditional Islamic seminary in the UK, and trained hundreds of Imams.

Chester Williams, the only black rugby player in the South African team that won the World Cup in 1995.

Jan Ruff O'Herne who was forced to work in a brothel by the Japanese army during the war. She kept her story secret for fifty years, but ended her life campaigning against the use of rape as a weapon of war.

Ric Ocasek, the singer who wrote many hits for the American rock band The Cars, including 'Drive' and 'My Best Friend's Girl'.

Interviewed guest: Innes Bowen

Interviewed guest: Dr Riyaz Timol

Interviewed guest: Carol Ruff

Interviewed guest: Garth Cartwright

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Sunday, Radio 4 15/09/2019; Australian Story: Australian Comfort Woman Jan Ruff O'Herne, ABC 2001; Chester Williams - Champion of a New South Africa, Real Rugby 10/08/2016; Outlook, BBC World Service 14/10/2015; South Africa win the 1995 RWC, World Rugby 04/05/2016; Speedster Williams bags four tries on debut, World Rugby 14/09/2015; Invictus, directed by Clint Eastwood, Warner Bros 2009; Nelson Mandela & Francois Pienaar moment at RWC 1995, World Rugby 24/06/2015; Entertainment Tonight, Syndicated 1985.

Matthew Bannister on an Islamic scholar, a rugby player, a campaigner and a rock star.

705Jacques Chirac, Sir Michael Edwardes, Cokie Roberts, Pat Cavendish O'neill2019092720190929 (R4)Pictured: Jacques Chirac

Julian Worricker on:

Jacques Chirac, mayor of Paris for eighteen years, who served twice as French Prime Minister and twice as French president....

The man who took on the toughest of managerial assignments - running British Leyland in the late 1970s - Sir Michael Edwardes....

US television journalist and presenter, Cokie Roberts, credited with changing the role of women in the newsroom....

Pat Cavendish O'Neill, the racehorse trainer and breeder, who built up a menagerie of rescue animals in Kenya and South Africa.

Interviewed guest: Agnes Poirier

Interviewed guest: Nick Jones

Interviewed guest: Michael Goldfarb

Interviewed guest: Mark McGinness

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from:

Julian Worricker on a politician, a business leader, a TV journalist, a racehorse trainer.

706Jessye Norman, Peter Sissons, Al Alvarez, Marita Lorenz2019100420191006 (R4)Pictured: Jessye Norman

Julian Worricker on:

The multiple award-winning American soprano, Jessye Norman, whose performances wowed audiences around the world....

Peter Sissons, the acclaimed television journalist, who moved from ITN to the BBC to present Question Time and the main evening news....

The author, Al Alvarez, poetry editor of the Observer newspaper, and renowned poker player....

And Marita Lorenz, who survived Bergen-Belsen as a child, and went on to become a spy involved in a near-assassination of Fidel Castro....

Interviewed guest: Sir Clive Gillinson CBE

Interviewed guest: Norman Lebrecht

Interviewed guest: Iain Dale

Interviewed guest: Alexandra Pringle

Interviewed guest: Michael Carlson

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: International Profile, Radio 4 29/07/1988; Jessye Norman Interview, Radio 3 06/08/2000; CD Review, Radio 3 23/08/2014; ITN News 21/11/84; Question Time, BBC One 09/12/1993; BBC News, BBC One 30/03/2002; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 19/03/2000; The World Of Books, Radio 4 25/05/1978; Timewatch, BBC Two 07/10/1992; Geraldo Rivera interviews Marita Lorenz, 23 Sep 2013; Archive Hour: Something Is Terribly Wrong, Radio 4 22/11/2003.

Julian Worricker on a singer, a journalist, an author, a spy.

707Ginger Baker, Su Beng, John Haylett, Diahann Carroll2019101120191013 (R4)Pictured: Ginger Baker

Matthew Bannister on

Su Beng, the activist known as the father of Taiwan independence.

Ginger Baker, the legendary drummer with rock super group Cream who struggled with drug addiction and an unpredictable temper.

John Haylett who was editor of the socialist paper the Morning Star at a crucial time in its history.

Diahann Carroll, the African American actress who starred in many films and stage shows as well as her own TV comedy Julia and the soap opera Dynasty.

Interviewed guest: Felicia Lin

Interviewed guest: Cindy Sui

Interviewed guest: Adam Sweeting

Interviewed guest: Ben Chacko

Interviewed guest: Matt Wolf

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Chiang Rattles The Sabre, Pathe News 1957; The Seven Ages of Rock, 6 Music 10/03/2015; Nationwide, BBC One 11/05/1978; Julia, 20th Century Fox Television/ Hancarr Productions / Savannah Productions 17 September 1968; Claudine, directed by John Berry, Third World Cinema / Twentieth Century Fox 1974; Dynasty, Aaron Spelling Productions 1 May 1982; One on One: Sir David Frost, BBC One 21/10/2002.

Matthew Bannister on an activist, a drummer, an editor and an actress.

Diahann Carroll, the African American actress who starred in many films and stage shows as well as her own TV comedy 'Julia' and the soap opera 'Dynasty'.

708Alexei Leonov, Sally Soames, Kary Mullis, Reg Watson2019101820191020 (R4)Pictured: Alexei Leonov

Matthew Bannister on

The Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov who was the first person to walk in space.

Sally Soames, the photographer who made portraits of many leading politicians and celebrities as well as working in war zones. Her niece Claudia Winkleman and sister in law Eve Pollard pay tribute.

Kary Mullis, the Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who invented PCR - a revolutionary technique for speeding up the process of analysing DNA. He also enjoyed surfing and experimented with LSD.

Reg Watson, the TV producer behind the successful soap operas Crossroads and Neighbours.

Interviewed guest: Doug Millard

Interviewed guest: Claudia Winkleman

Interviewed guest: Eve Pollard

Interviewed guest: Nancy Mullis

Interviewed guest: Anthony Liversidge

Interviewed guest: Anthony Hayward

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Soviet Astronaut Leaves Spacecraft During Flight, BBC Sound Archive 21/03/1965; Two Sides of the Moon, Radio 4 13/04/2004; Today, Radio 4 12/10/2019; South East At Six, BBC One 30/09/1983; Kary Mullis: Google Tech Talk 17/09/2010; Horizon: Psychedelic Science, BBC Two 27/02/1997; The Kary Mullis Nobel Prize, Bonhams Auctioneers 19/01/2016; Crossroads, ITV 1985; Eyewitness with Reg Watson, Daily Motion; Neighbours, BBC One 1987; Harry Enfield and Chums, BBC One 1997; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Radio 4 September 2004.

Matthew Bannister on a cosmonaut, a photographer, a biochemist and a producer

Archive clips from: Soviet Astronaut Leaves Spacecraft During Flight, BBC Sound Archive 21/03/1965; Two Sides of the Moon, Radio 4 13/04/2004; Today, Radio 4 12/10/2019; South East At Six, BBC One 30/09/1983; Kary Mullis: Google Tech Talk 17/09/2010; Horizon: Psychedelic Science, BBC Two 27/02/1997; The Kary Mullis Nobel Prize, Bonhams Auctioneers 19/01/2016; Crossroads, ITV 1985; Eyewitness with Reg Watson, Daily Motion; Neighbours, BBC One 1987; Harry Enfield and Chums, BBC One 1997; The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Radio 4 September 2004.

709Alicia Alonso, Deborah Orr, Joyce Cansfield, Clora Bryant2019102520191027 (R4)Pictured: Alicia Alonso

MATTHEW BANNISTER on

Alicia Alonso, the Cuban ballerina who went on dancing when her sight began to fail. She also set up the National Ballet Company of Cuba.

DEBORAH ORR, the witty columnist who also edited the Guardian Weekend magazine.

Joyce Cansfield, the British Scrabble champion and 1983 Brain of Mensa who set more than a thousand crossword puzzles for the Times.

Clora Bryant, the American trumpeter who overcame sexism to forge a career in jazz.

Interviewed guest: Mike Lanchin

Interviewed guest: Sarah Crompton

Interviewed guest: Louisa Young

Interviewed guest: Nigel Williamson

Interviewed guest: Alyn Shipton

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Witness: The First Lady of Cuban Ballet, BBC World Service 28/10/2015; Off the Page, Radio 4 19/07/2010; Carrie Fisher: Guardian column by DEBORAH ORR, 04/01/2017; Motherwell by DEBORAH ORR, Orion January 2020; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 26/12/2017; Catchword, BBC Two 02/02/1988; Cross Talk, Radio 4 07/01/2001; Countdown, Channel 4 1982; Central Avenue Sounds Part 3, Radio 3 24/02/2001.

MATTHEW BANNISTER on a ballerina, a journalist, a crossword setter, a trumpeter

710Charles Jencks, Abu Bakr Al-baghdadi, Irene Shubik, Raymond Leppard2019110120191103 (R4)Pictured: Charles Jencks

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The architectural historian Charles Jencks, who was known as the godfather of postmodernism. He also involved leading architects in designing cancer treatment centres named after his wife Maggie. Lord Foster pays tribute.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the fanatical leader of ISIS who was behind the killing and torture of thousands of victims.

Irene Shubik, the TV producer who created Rumpole of the Bailey and The Jewel in the Crown.

Raymond Leppard, the conductor and arranger who revived interest in baroque Italian opera with acclaimed productions at Glyndebourne.

Interviewed guest: Dame Laura Lee DBE

Interviewed guest: Lord Norman Foster

Interviewed guest: Oliver Wainwright

Interviewed guest: Andrew Hosken

Interviewed guest: Judith Burnley

Interviewed guest: Sir Nicolas Kenyon

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 06/07/2012; Look North, BBC One 29/12/11; Islamic State Leader, Wall Street Journal 05/07/2014; In Tune, Radio 3 15/11/2013; In Tune, Radio 3 13/12/2010; Rumpole of the Bailey, BBC One 1975; The Jewel in the Crown, Granada Television 1984; Edna, the Inebriate Woman, BBC One 21/10/1971.

Matthew Bannister on an architecural historian, an ISIS leader, a TV producer, a conductor

Irene Shubik, the TV producer who created 'Rumpole of the Bailey' and 'The Jewel in the Crown'.

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Gay Byrne, the Irish TV and radio presenter who occupied a unique place in the nation's culture and public life. He presented the Late Late Show for thirty-seven years, often causing controversy when he covered changing social issues.

Sadako Ogata, the Japanese academic who served as UN High Commissioner for Refugees in the 1990s. She was noted for her fearless approach and for putting the refugee crisis on the political map. The current Commissioner recalls his time working with her.

And the Hollywood producer Robert Evans, who was behind classic films like The Godfather, Love Story and Chinatown, but was almost as well known for his colourful private life as his on-screen hits. The actor and director Simon McBurney pays tribute.

Interviewed guest: Joe Duffy

Interviewed guest: Jurek Martin OBE

Interviewed guest: Filippo Grandi

Interviewed guest: Angie Errigo

Interviewed guest: Simon McBurney OBE

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Gay Byrne RTE tribute, RTE News 04/11/2019; The Gay Byrne Show, RTE Radio 1 14/06/1996; The Late Late Show RTE One 01/02/1966; The Meaning of Life, RTE One October 2010; The Meaning of Life, RTE One February 2015; The World Tonight, Radio 4 14/07/1993; Special Report on the Rwandan Genocide, SABC 1994; Sadako Ogata Expresses the Need to Prevent Future Genocide, AP Archive 21/07/2015; BBC News 1991; Today, Radio 4 21/06/1999; 1800 News Bulletin, Radio 4 02/08/1994; Brian Linehan's City Lights: Robert Evans Interview 1977, Reelin' In The Years Productions; Man of a Thousand Faces, directed by Joseph Pevney, Universal International Pictures 1957; The Sun Also Rises, directed by Henry King, Twentieth Century Fox 1957; The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Paramount Pictures / Alfran Productions 1972; The Cotton Club, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Zoetrope Studios / Producers Sales Organization / Totally Independent / Robert Evans Company 1984.

Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, a UN High Commissioner, a film producer

Archive clips from: Gay Byrne RTE tribute, RTE News 04/11/2019; The Gay Byrne Show, RTE Radio 1 14/06/1996; The Late Late Show RTE One 01/02/1966; The Meaning of Life, RTE One October 2010; The Meaning of Life, RTE One February 2015; The World Tonight, Radio 4 14/07/1993; Special Report on the Rwandan Genocide, SABC 1994; Sadako Ogata Expresses the Need to Prevent Future Genocide, AP Archive 21/07/2015; BBC News 1991; Today, Radio 4 21/06/1999; 1800 News Bulletin, Radio 4 02/08/1994; Brian Linehan's City Lights: Robert Evans Interview 1977, Reelin’ In The Years Productions; Man of a Thousand Faces, directed by Joseph Pevney, Universal International Pictures 1957; The Sun Also Rises, directed by Henry King, Twentieth Century Fox 1957; The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Paramount Pictures / Alfran Productions 1972; The Cotton Club, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Zoetrope Studios / Producers Sales Organization / Totally Independent / Robert Evans Company 1984.

712Nik Powell Obe, James Le Mesurier Obe, Frank Dobson, Hazel Vincent Wallace Obe2019111520191117 (R4)Pictured: Nik Powell

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James Le Mesurier, the former British Army Officer who set up the organisation that trained the White Helmet volunteers who rescue people from bomb sites in Syria.

Nik Powell, the businessman who helped Richard Branson to start Virgin Records and went on to produce a string of acclaimed British films.

Frank Dobson, the Labour M.P. who became Health Secretary under Tony Blair and embarked on an ambitious hospital building programme.

Hazel Vincent Wallace, who founded the Thorndike Theatre at Leatherhead in Surrey, which became known as one of the finest venues outside London.

Interviewed guest: Stephen Woolley

Interviewed guest: Jon Wardle

Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon

Interviewed guest: Michael Gaunt

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: PM, Radio 4 13/11/2014; Today, Radio 4 12/11/2019; The White Helmets, directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, Grain Media / Violet Films 2016; PM, Radio 4 11/11/2019; Masterclass with Nik Powell, Australian Film Television and Radio School 22/03/2017; The Evil Dead, directed by Sam Raimi, Renaissance Pictures 1981; The Company of Wolves, directed by Neil Jordan, Incorporated Television Company / Palace Pictures 1984; The Film Programme, Radio 4 01/09/2013; Who Wants to be a London Mayor? Carlton/ITV 25/04/2000; The World Tonight, Radio 4 02/06/1995; Labour Party Conference, BBC Sound Archives, 30/09/1997; Theatre and Stage Stars, Huntley Film Archives 26/01/2015; Sybil Thorndike Theatre, British Path退 1969; Thorndike Theatre, British Movietone / AP 09/22/1969; Theatrical Balance Of Payments, Radio 3 01/12/1968.

Matthew Bannister on a rescue worker, a businessman, an M.P., an impresario

Archive clips from: PM, Radio 4 13/11/2014; Today, Radio 4 12/11/2019; The White Helmets, directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, Grain Media / Violet Films 2016; PM, Radio 4 11/11/2019; Masterclass with Nik Powell, Australian Film Television and Radio School 22/03/2017; The Evil Dead, directed by Sam Raimi, Renaissance Pictures 1981; The Company of Wolves, directed by Neil Jordan, Incorporated Television Company / Palace Pictures 1984; The Film Programme, Radio 4 01/09/2013; Who Wants to be a London Mayor? Carlton/ITV 25/04/2000; The World Tonight, Radio 4 02/06/1995; Labour Party Conference, BBC Sound Archives, 30/09/1997; Theatre and Stage Stars, Huntley Film Archives 26/01/2015; Sybil Thorndike Theatre, British Path? 1969; Thorndike Theatre, British Movietone / AP 09/22/1969; Theatrical Balance Of Payments, Radio 3 01/12/1968.

713Vladimir Bukovsky, Alison Prince, Keith Schellenberg, Robert Ponsonby2019112220191124 (R4)Pictured: Vladimir Bukovsky

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The Russian dissident Vladimir Bukovsky, a long term opponent of the Soviet regime who revealed the use of psychiatric hospitals as political prisons.

Alison Prince, the children's writer who scripted Trumpton.

Keith Schellenberg, the eccentric millionaire who was a bobsleigh champion and keen powerboat racer. He bought the Scottish Isle of Eigg - and was accused of treating his tenants badly.

Robert Ponsonby, the BBC Controller of Music who ran the Proms and faced a strike by musicians in the Corporation's orchestras.

Interviewed guest: Alyona Kojevnikov

Interviewed guest: Julia Eccleshare

Interviewed guest: Ray Bulman

Interviewed guest: Camille Dressler

Interviewed guest: Professor David Hendy

Interviewed guest: Peter Donohoe CBE

Reader: Ian Conningham

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Vladimir Bukovsky interviewed by Bernard Levin, BBC Sound Archive 26/04/1980; Soviet Propaganda Film 1972, Periscope Film 17/08/2014; PM, Radio 4 04/01/1977; Watch with Mother: Joe and a Horse, BBC One 03/10/1966; Trumpton, BBC One, 03/01/1967; Spud by Alison Prince, Young Corgi, 07/08/2003; Jackanory, BBC One 1965; Radio Scotland News, 09/02/2006; Upfront, BBC Scotland 03/02/1994; Music Now, Radio 3 29/11/1974; Radio 3 continuity announcement, BBC Sound Archive 23/11/1978.

Matthew Bannister on a dissident, a writer, a laird, a BBC Controller

714Sir Jonathan Miller, Field Marshal Lord Bramall, Clive James Ao, Cbe2019112920191201 (R4)Pictured: Jonathan Miller

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Sir Jonathan Miller, who hated the term polymath - but undoubtedly was one. He came to fame in the satirical revue Beyond the Fringe, was a celebrated opera and theatre director and sometimes regretted his decision not to concentrate on his first calling as a doctor.

Field Marshal Lord Bramall, the Chief of the Defence Staff who saw action in the D Day landings, predicted the threat of terrorism and was wrongly accused of sexual abuse late in his life.

Clive James, whose memorable turns of phrase made TV criticism an art form. He presented programmes dissecting TV from around the world, but was also a literary critic, essayist and poet who wrote acclaimed memoirs.

Interviewed guest: William Miller

Interviewed guest: Kate Bassett

Interviewed guest: Lieutenant Colonel Jan-Dirk von Merveldt

Interviewed guest: Lieutenant-General Sir Peter Royson Duffell KCB CBE MC

Interviewed guest: Russell Davies

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Saturday Night Clive, BBC TV 11/11/1989; The Tingle Factor, Radio 4 Extra 02/08/2016; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 23/01/2005; Arena, BBC Two 31/03/2012; The Complete Beyond the Fringe, Parlophone Records Ltd 21/10/1996; The Body in Question, BBC TV 06/11/1978; D-Day: The Last Heroes, BBC One 08/06/2019; Today, Radio 4 06/06/1994; The Report: Lord Bramall, Radio 4 04/02/2016; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 16/06/2000; A Point of View, Radio 4 26/04/2009; The Clive James TV Show, ITV 1996; Front Row, Radio 4 03/04/2015.

Matthew Bannister on a director, a Field Marshal, a writer

715Bob Willis Mbe, Gary Rhodes Obe, Dr Shuping Wang, Sir Stephen Cleobury Cbe2019120620191208 (R4)Pictured: Bob Willis

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Bob Willis, the former England cricket captain, who was seen as one of the finest fast bowlers of his generation.

Gary Rhodes, the spiky-haired TV chef who won Michelin stars for his re-invention of classic British recipes.

Shuping Wang, the Chinese doctor who lost her job and her marriage after blowing the whistle on a trade in blood products that was spreading HIV through Henan province.

Sir Stephen Cleobury, the musical director of King's College Cambridge for thirty-seven years. He commissioned a new carol every year for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.

Interviewed guest: Jonathan Agnew MBE

Interviewed guest: Fiona Pitcher

Interviewed guest: Thane Prince

Interviewed guest: Sir Michael Boyd

Interviewed guest: The Reverend Dr Stephen Cherry

Interviewed guest: Peter Lindsay

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Today, Radio 4 05/12/2019; Test Match Special, 5 Live 04/12/2019; Rhodes Around Britain, BBC Two 08/06/1995, 25/05/1995, 05/07/1994, 07/06/1994; Top of the Class, Radio 4 18/08/2008; Great British Food Revival, BBC Two 17/11/2011; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 19/09/2019; CD Review, Radio 3 25/12/2004.

Matthew Bannister on a cricketer, a chef, a whistleblower, a musical director

Archive clips from: Today, Radio 4 05/12/2019; Test Match Special, 5 Live 04/12/2019; Rhodes Around Britain, BBC Two 08/06/1995, 25/05/1995, 05/07/1994, 07/06/1994; Top of the Class, Radio 4 18/08/2008; Great British Food Revival, BBC Two 17/11/2011; Woman’s Hour, Radio 4 19/09/2019; CD Review, Radio 3 25/12/2004.

716David Bellamy, Nell Gifford, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Mariss Jansons2019121320191215 (R4)Pictured: David Bellamy

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David Bellamy, the botanist who became a household name through his popular TV programmes, but fell from prominence after describing man-made global warming as poppycock.

Nell Gifford, who founded and ran a circus company known for its retro styling and creativity.

Yasuhiro Nakasone, the Japanese Prime Minister who formed a strong bond with US President Ronald Reagan and UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Mariss Jansons, the Latvian-born conductor noted for his interpretation of Mahler and Strauss.

Interviewed guest: David Shreeve

Interviewed guest: Chris Baines

Interviewed guest: Cal McCrystal

Interviewed guest: Dr Christopher Hood

Interviewed guest: Norman Lebrecht

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 01/01/1978; Profile, Radio 4 16/09/1983; Torrey Canyon and the Toxic Tides, Radio 4 18/03/2017; Today, Radio 4 12/12/2019; Backyard Safari, BBC One 09/07/1981; Bard on the Box, BBC Two 23/10/1994; Midweek, Radio 4 08/06/2011; Nell Gifford: Behind the Curtain, directed by Gem Hall, July 2019; The World Tonight, Radio 4 11/06/1984; Nippon: Risen Sun, BBC Two 09/12/1990; Reagan/Nakasone arrival ceremony, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 30/04/1987; Mariss Jansons interviewed by Norman Lebrecht, Radio 3 29/08/2007.

Matthew Bannister on a botanist, a circus owner, a prime minister, a conductor

David Bellamy, the botanist who became a household name through his popular TV programmes, but fell from prominence after describing man-made global warming as 'poppycock'.

717Kenny Lynch Obe, Chris Moncrieff Cbe, Kate Figes, Branko Lustig2019122020191222 (R4)Pictured: Kenny Lynch OBE

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Chris Moncrieff, the journalist who covered parliament for the Press Association for more than 50 years. He even has a bar named after him in the House of Commons.

Kate Figes, the writer who captured the nuances of human relationships in books like Couples and Our Cheating Hearts.

Branko Lustig, the holocaust survivor who won an Oscar as the producer of the film Schindler's List.

Kenny Lynch, the singer from London's East End who described himself as a black cockney and had hits including Up On The Roof.

Interviewed guest: Pete Clifton

Interviewed guest: Lennie Goodings

Contributor: Michael Goldfarb

Interviewed guest: Garth Cartwright

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Labour Party Conference, BBC Sound Archive 01/10/1993; Loose Ends, Radio 4 20/09/2008; Thatcher Resigns as Prime Minister, The Telegraph Archive 08/04/2013; Backstage In Parliament, Radio 4 10/11/1985; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 22/01/2013; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 11/05/2013; Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, Dreamworks/Universal Pictures/Scott Free Productions 2000; Branko Lustig: Drawing Against Oblivion, Final Frame 22/03/2019; Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg, Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment 1993; Branko: Return to Auschwitz, The New York Times 15/04/2013; Jools Holland, Radio 2 28/10/2013.

Matthew Bannister on a journalist, an author, a producer, a singer

Kate Figes, the writer who captured the nuances of human relationships in books like 'Couples' and 'Our Cheating Hearts'.

Kenny Lynch, the singer from London's East End who described himself as a black cockney and had hits including 'Up On The Roof'.

Archive clips from: Labour Party Conference, BBC Sound Archive 01/10/1993; Loose Ends, Radio 4 20/09/2008; Thatcher Resigns as Prime Minister, The Telegraph Archive 08/04/2013; Backstage In Parliament, Radio 4 10/11/1985; Woman’s Hour, Radio 4 22/01/2013; Woman’s Hour, Radio 4 11/05/2013; Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, Dreamworks/Universal Pictures/Scott Free Productions 2000; Branko Lustig: Drawing Against Oblivion, Final Frame 22/03/2019; Schindler’s List, directed by Steven Spielberg, Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment 1993; Branko: Return to Auschwitz, The New York Times 15/04/2013; Jools Holland, Radio 2 28/10/2013.

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The journalist, Andrew Graham-Yooll OBE, who risked his life to tell the story of the so-called 'disappeared' in Argentina in the 1970s.

The writer Andrea Newman, best known for 'Bouquet of Barbed Wire', the sexually charged family drama that pushed the boundaries of television.

Ornithologist and conservationist, Peter Davis, who dedicated much of his working life to saving the red kite.

And Olly Croft OBE who founded the British Darts Organisation, and is credited with making the sport more popular and more professional.

Producer: Paula McGinley

Julian Worricker on a journalist, a writer, an ornithologist, a darts administrator.

719Neil Innes, Steve Sawyer, Sheila Mercier, Alasdair Gray2020010320200105 (R4)Pictured: NEIL INNES

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NEIL INNES, the talented musician who was a member of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, worked with Monty Python and satirised the Beatles. Roger McGough and MICHAEL PALIN pay tribute.

Steve Sawyer, the Greenpeace activist who helped to evacuate the Pacific Islanders of the Rongelap Atoll after they were affected by nuclear testing.

Sheila Mercier, the actress best known for playing Annie Sugden in the TV soap Emmerdale.

Alasdair Gray, the Scottish novelist and painter who created the acclaimed novel Lanark.

Interviewed guest: Roger McGough

Interviewed guest: MICHAEL PALIN

Interviewed guest: Brian Fitzgerald

Interviewed guest: Anthony Hayward

Interviewed guest: Jean Rogers

Interviewed guest: Frazer Hines

Interviewed guest: Alan Riach

Producer: Paula McGinley

Archive clips from: Chain Reaction, Radio 4 20/04/2016; Innes Own World, Radio 4 Extra 29/06/2018; All You Need is Cash, directed by ERIC IDLE and Gary Weis, Broadway Video 22/03/1978; The Reunion, Radio 4 14/09/2003; Rainbow Warrior's Rongelap Voyage, 25/06/2015, Pacific Media Centre; Breakfast Time, Radio 4 10/07/1985; Open To Question, Radio 4 15/10/1985; 1800 News Bulletin, Radio 4 26/08/1997; Emmerdale, ITV 31/10/1972; Emmerdale, ITV 16/07/1973; Emmerdale, ITV 19/05/1988; The Late Show: Alasdair Gray, BBC Two 18/10/1993; Artworks Scotland: Alasdair Gray, BBC 2S 14/11/2004; Alasdair Gray at Eighty, BBC 2S 27/12/2014; Reporting Scotland 2018: Alasdair Gray, 05/04/2018.

MATTHEW BANNISTER on a musician, an activist, an actress, an author

720General Qasem Soleimani, M, C, Beaton, George Laurer, Dr Sidney Holt2020011020200112 (R4)Pictured: General Qasem Soleimani

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Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed by an American drone strike. We try to uncover the motivation of the man who spread Iran's military influence throughout the Middle East.

M.C. Beaton who wrote more than 250 books which sold in their millions, including romantic fiction and murder mysteries featuring PC Hamish Macbeth and AGATHA RAISIN.

George Laurer, the American engineer who played a pivotal role in the invention of the barcode.

Dr. Sidney Holt, the biologist credited with saving the blue whale from extinction.

Interviewed guest: Kasra Naji

Interviewed guest: Mike Ripley

Interviewed guest: Chris Stokel-Walker

Interviewed guest: Vassili Papastavrou

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Profile, Radio 4 08/03/2015; TV Eye, Thames TV 1979; September 11 Attacks, CNN 07/09/2011; President Trump on Soleimani, The Telegraph 05/01/2020; Soleimani on Trump, MEMRI TV 30/07/2018; Soleimani's funeral, The Sun 06/01/2020; Front Row, Radio 4 16/08/2010; The Chocolate Debutante by MC Beaton, read by PATIENCE TOMLINSON, Hachette Audio UK 2019; Hamish Macbeth, BBC Four 23/03/2008; AGATHA RAISIN and the Quiche of Death by MC Beaton, read by PENELOPE KEITH, Chivers Audiobooks 05/07/2012; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 10/12/2014; George Laurer: CSCMP Supply Chain Hall of Fame, CSCMPTube 02/10/2017; Sidney Holt: In His Own Words, Stephen Best May 2010; Britain's Whale Hunters: The Untold Story, BBC Four 27/10/2016; Newsnight, BBC Two 07/04/2000; Today, Radio 4 29/05/1995; Front Row, Radio 4 10/04/2006.

MATTHEW BANNISTER on a general, a writer, an engineer, a biologist

720General Qasem Soleimani, M.c. Beaton, George Laurer, Dr Sidney Holt2020011020200112 (R4)Pictured: General Qasem Soleimani

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Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed by an American drone strike. We try to uncover the motivation of the man who spread Iran's military influence throughout the Middle East.

M.C. Beaton who wrote more than 250 books which sold in their millions, including romantic fiction and murder mysteries featuring PC Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin.

George Laurer, the American engineer who played a pivotal role in the invention of the barcode.

Dr. Sidney Holt, the biologist credited with saving the blue whale from extinction.

Interviewed guest: Kasra Naji

Interviewed guest: Mike Ripley

Interviewed guest: Chris Stokel-Walker

Interviewed guest: Vassili Papastavrou

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Profile, Radio 4 08/03/2015; TV Eye, Thames TV 1979; September 11 Attacks, CNN 07/09/2011; President Trump on Soleimani, The Telegraph 05/01/2020; Soleimani on Trump, MEMRI TV 30/07/2018; Soleimani's funeral, The Sun 06/01/2020; Front Row, Radio 4 16/08/2010; The Chocolate Debutante by MC Beaton, read by Patience Tomlinson, Hachette Audio UK 2019; Hamish Macbeth, BBC Four 23/03/2008; Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by MC Beaton, read by Penelope Keith, Chivers Audiobooks 05/07/2012; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 10/12/2014; George Laurer: CSCMP Supply Chain Hall of Fame, CSCMPTube 02/10/2017; Sidney Holt: In His Own Words, Stephen Best May 2010; Britain's Whale Hunters: The Untold Story, BBC Four 27/10/2016; Newsnight, BBC Two 07/04/2000; Today, Radio 4 29/05/1995; Front Row, Radio 4 10/04/2006.

Matthew Bannister on a general, a writer, an engineer, a biologist

Archive clips from: Profile, Radio 4 08/03/2015; TV Eye, Thames TV 1979; September 11 Attacks, CNN 07/09/2011; President Trump on Soleimani, The Telegraph 05/01/2020; Soleimani on Trump, MEMRI TV 30/07/2018; Soleimani’s funeral, The Sun 06/01/2020; Front Row, Radio 4 16/08/2010; The Chocolate Debutante by MC Beaton, read by Patience Tomlinson, Hachette Audio UK 2019; Hamish Macbeth, BBC Four 23/03/2008; Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by MC Beaton, read by Penelope Keith, Chivers Audiobooks 05/07/2012; Woman’s Hour, Radio 4 10/12/2014; George Laurer: CSCMP Supply Chain Hall of Fame, CSCMPTube 02/10/2017; Sidney Holt: In His Own Words, Stephen Best May 2010; Britain's Whale Hunters: The Untold Story, BBC Four 27/10/2016; Newsnight, BBC Two 07/04/2000; Today, Radio 4 29/05/1995; Front Row, Radio 4 10/04/2006.

721Sir Roger Scruton Fba, Frsl, Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Of Oman, Bobby Neame Cbe, Elizabeth Sellars2020011720200119 (R4)Pictured: Sir Roger Scruton

MATTHEW BANNISTER on Sir Roger Scruton, the leading conservative philosopher of his generation, known for his work on aesthetics. His outspoken views made him a controversial figure for some on the left.

Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman who overthrew his father in a coup and transformed his country.

Bobby Neame, the Chairman of Shepherd Neame - the country's oldest brewing company based in Kent.

Elizabeth Sellars, the British actress who appeared alongside HUMPHREY BOGART in The Barefoot Contessa and Marlon Brando in Desiree.

Interviewed guest: Lord Maurice Glasman

Interviewed guest: Douglas Murray

Interviewed guest: Calvin Allen

Interviewed guest: Jonathan Neame

Interviewed guest: Dr Melanie Williams

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: The English Fix, Radio 4 14/09/2017; On Your Farm, Radio 4 28/10/2001; Best of Today Podcast, Radio 4 26/04/2019; Profile: Sultan Qaboos Of Oman, Radio 4 11/01/1980; Sultan Of Muscat and Oman Interview, Radio 4 02/08/1970; Oman Civil War, Thames TV 22/03/2017; Slang: Spitfire Ale advert 27/06/2013; Newsroom South East, BBC One 21/01/1998; Forbidden Cargo, directed by Harold French, J. Arthur Rank Organisation/ London Independent Producers 1954; Hunted, directed by Charles Crichton, Independent Artists/ British Film Makers 1952; Desiree, directed by Henry Koster, Twentieth Century Fox 1954; The Barefoot Contessa, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Transoceanic Film /Figaro 1954; A Voyage Round My Father, directed by Alvin Rakoff, Thames Television 1982.

MATTHEW BANNISTER on a philosopher, a Sultan, a brewer, an actress

Elizabeth Sellars, the British actress who appeared alongside HUMPHREY BOGART in 'The Barefoot Contessa' and Marlon Brando in 'Desiree'.

722Tony Garnett, Joy Rainey, Professor Cuchlaine King, Terry Jones2020012420200126 (R4)Pictured: TERRY JONES

MATTHEW BANNISTER on Tony Garnett, the TV and film producer whose tragic childhood inspired him to make influential films like Up The Junction, Cathy Come Home and Kes.

Joy Rainey, the racing driver whose restricted growth meant she needed specially adapted cars.

Professor Cuchlaine King, the geomorphologist known for her studies of beaches, coasts and glaciers.

TERRY JONES, best known as a member of the Monty Python team, but also a medieval historian of distinction.

Interviewed guest: Andreas Campomar

Interviewed guest: Eddie Walder

Interviewed guest: Professor Brian Whalley

Interviewed guest: Betsey Everett

Interviewed guest: Professor Alan Ereira

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Free Thinking, Radio 3 28/06/2020; Afternoon Edition, 5Live 11/07/2016; Front Row, Radio 4 27/05/2013; Kes, directed by Ken Loach, United Artists 1970; The Wednesday Play: Up The Junction, BBC One 03/11/1965; The Wednesday Play: Cathy Come Home, BBC One 16/11/1966; This Life Series 1, Episode 3, BBC Two 01/04/1996; Front Row, Radio 4 22/01/2020; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 02/07/1983; Monty Python's Flying Circus, ‘The Funniest Joke in The World' Sketch, BBC Two 05/10/1969; Life of Brian, directed by TERRY JONES, Cinema International Corporation, 1979; 5Live Drive, 5Live 22/01/2020; Medieval Lives - The Peasant, BBC Two, 03/01/2004; The Story of 1, BBC Two, 28/09/2005.

MATTHEW BANNISTER on a producer, a racing driver, a geomorphologist, a comedian

Archive clips from: Free Thinking, Radio 3 28/06/2020; Afternoon Edition, 5Live 11/07/2016; Front Row, Radio 4 27/05/2013; Kes, directed by Ken Loach, United Artists 1970; The Wednesday Play: Up The Junction, BBC One 03/11/1965; The Wednesday Play: Cathy Come Home, BBC One 16/11/1966; This Life Series 1, Episode 3, BBC Two 01/04/1996; Front Row, Radio 4 22/01/2020; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 02/07/1983; Monty Python's Flying Circus, ?The Funniest Joke in The World' Sketch, BBC Two 05/10/1969; Life of Brian, directed by TERRY JONES, Cinema International Corporation, 1979; 5Live Drive, 5Live 22/01/2020; Medieval Lives - The Peasant, BBC Two, 03/01/2004; The Story of 1, BBC Two, 28/09/2005.

Archive clips from: Free Thinking, Radio 3 28/06/2020; Afternoon Edition, 5Live 11/07/2016; Front Row, Radio 4 27/05/2013; Kes, directed by Ken Loach, United Artists 1970; The Wednesday Play: Up The Junction, BBC One 03/11/1965; The Wednesday Play: Cathy Come Home, BBC One 16/11/1966; This Life Series 1, Episode 3, BBC Two 01/04/1996; Front Row, Radio 4 22/01/2020; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 02/07/1983; Monty Python’s Flying Circus, ‘The Funniest Joke in The World’ Sketch, BBC Two 05/10/1969; Life of Brian, directed by Terry Jones, Cinema International Corporation, 1979; 5Live Drive, 5Live 22/01/2020; Medieval Lives - The Peasant, BBC Two, 03/01/2004; The Story of 1, BBC Two, 28/09/2005.

723Nicholas Parsons Cbe, Mary Craig, Lord Maclennan Of Rogart, Kobe Bryant2020013120200202 (R4)Pictured: Nicholas Parsons

Matthew Bannister on The Just A Minute host, TV presenter and actor Nicholas Parsons. Sheila Hancock and Tony Hawks pay tribute - in just a minute!

Mary Craig who wrote the best selling book Blessings after struggling to care for her severely disabled son.

Lord Maclennan of Rogart, formerly the MP for Caithness and Sutherland, who negotiated the merger between the SDP and the Liberal Party.

Kobe Bryant, the LA Lakers basketball star, who gave himself the nickname The Black Mamba.

Interviewed guest: Sheila Hancock

Interviewed guest: Matt Stronge

Interviewed guest: Tony Hawkes

Interviewed guest: Mark Craig

Interviewed guest: Brain Taylor

Interviewed guest: Michael Carlson

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 04/11/2007; Don't Raise The Bridge, Lower The River, Columbia Pictures Industries,1967; The Arthur Haynes Show, ATV, 1957-65; Just a Minute Series 64 Ep. 2, BBC Radio 4, 13/08/2012; Just a Minute Series 64 Ep. 3, BBC Radio 4, 20/08/2012; Sale of The Century, Anglia TV, 08/01/1972; 50 years of Just a Minute: Nicholas Parsons in Conversation with Paul Merton, Radio 4, 01/01/2018; Woman's Hour Radio 4, 1976; The World at One, BBC Radio 4, 31/01/1988; Dear Basketball, Believe Entertainment Group Kobe Inc, 2017; LA Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves, BBC 5 Live Extra, 04/10/2010; Toronto Raptors v LA Lakers, Kobe Bryant 81 Points Game Highlights, 2006; USA VS CHINA at the Beijing Olympics, X9Highlights, 2008; Newsbeat, BBC Radio 1, 06/08/2003; 10 o'clock news, BBC One, 05/08/2003;

Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, a writer, a politician, a basketball star

Mary Craig who wrote the best selling book 'Blessings' after struggling to care for her severely disabled son.

Archive clips from: Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 04/11/2007; Don't Raise The Bridge, Lower The River, Columbia Pictures Industries,1967; The Arthur Haynes Show, ATV, 1957-65; Just a Minute Series 64 Ep. 2, BBC Radio 4, 13/08/2012; Just a Minute Series 64 Ep. 3, BBC Radio 4, 20/08/2012; Sale of The Century, Anglia TV, 08/01/1972; 50 years of Just a Minute: Nicholas Parsons in Conversation with Paul Merton, Radio 4, 01/01/2018; Woman’s Hour Radio 4, 1976; The World at One, BBC Radio 4, 31/01/1988; Dear Basketball, Believe Entertainment Group Kobe Inc, 2017; LA Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves, BBC 5 Live Extra, 04/10/2010; Toronto Raptors v LA Lakers, Kobe Bryant 81 Points Game Highlights, 2006; USA VS CHINA at the Beijing Olympics, X9Highlights, 2008; Newsbeat, BBC Radio 1, 06/08/2003; 10 o'clock news, BBC One, 05/08/2003;

724Kirk Douglas, Terry Hands Cbe, Hazel Murphy, Seamus Mallon2020020720200209 (R4)Pictured: Kirk Douglas

Julian Worricker on:

Terry Hands, long serving artistic director of the RSC, who co-founded the Liverpool Everyman theatre and revived the Clwyd theatre Cymru...

The wine marketer, Hazel Murphy, who's credited with spearheading Australia's wine invasion of Europe - The nationalist Northern Ireland politician, Seamus Mallon, whose negotiating skills helped secure the Good Friday Agreement...

And the actor Kirk Douglas, whose career in film spanned seven decades, and involved memorable portrayals of all-action if not always likeable characters...

Interviewed guest: Paul Allen

Interviewed guest: Jancis Robinson OBE

Interviewed guest: Barry Turley

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 08/08/1981; Australian Table Wines, Monty Python's Previous Record, Charisma 1973; BBC News, 03/02/2000; 1800 News, Radio 4 14/10/1999; The Vikings, directed by Richard Fleischer, Brynaprod S.A./ Bavaria Film/ Curtleigh Productions 1958; Kirk Douglas: I am Issur Danielovitch, Eyes On Cinema 21/10/2016; Parkinson, BBC One 16/04/1979; The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, directed by Lewis Milestone, Hal Wallis Productions 1946; Lust for Life, directed by Vincente Minnelli, MGM 1956; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 26/09/1988; The Oscars, ABC 1996.

Julian Worricker on a theatre director, a wine marketer, a politician, an actor.

The wine marketer, Hazel Murphy, who's credited with spearheading Australia's wine invasion of Europe....

Archive clips from: Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 08/08/1981; Australian Table Wines, Monty Python’s Previous Record, Charisma 1973; BBC News, 03/02/2000; 1800 News, Radio 4 14/10/1999; The Vikings, directed by Richard Fleischer, Brynaprod S.A./ Bavaria Film/ Curtleigh Productions 1958; Kirk Douglas: I am Issur Danielovitch, Eyes On Cinema 21/10/2016; Parkinson, BBC One 16/04/1979; The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, directed by Lewis Milestone, Hal Wallis Productions 1946; Lust for Life, directed by Vincente Minnelli, MGM 1956; Woman’s Hour, Radio 4 26/09/1988; The Oscars, ABC 1996.

725Daniel Arap Moi, Feng Huiyan, Professor Donald West, Colonel 'mad Mike' Hoare2020021420200216 (R4)Pictured: Daniel arap Moi

Julian Worricker on:

Daniel arap Moi, who led Kenya for 24 years, but did so amidst corruption scandals and the repression of political opponents...

The teacher Feng Huiyan, who taught millions of Chinese people how to speak English via textbooks and broadcasting...

The pioneering criminologist and clinical scientist Donald West, who wrote a ground-breaking study of homosexuality in the 1950s...

And the mercenary leader, known as 'Mad Mike' Hoare, who inspired the film 'The Wild Geese'....

Interviewed guest: Victoria Brittain

Interviewed guest: Vivian Yang

Interviewed guest: Dr Adrian Grounds

Interviewed guest: Professor Jeffrey Weeks OBE

Interviewed guest: Chris Hoare

Interviewed guest: Tim Ecott

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Daniel arap Moi's funeral, NTV Kenya 12/02/2020; Weekend, BBC World Service 08/02/2020; Final Attack on Shanghai 1937, British Pathe 13/04/2014; Controversy: Criminology Is Obscuring The Causes Of Crime, BBC Two 23/08/1973; PM, Radio 4 11/03/1996; Homosexuality: Its Nature and Causes by Donald West, Aldine Transaction 22/05/2008; Gay Life, Straight Work by Donald West, Paradise Press 01/03/2012; Mike Hoare Talks Africa, Emma Goldman 15/04/2017; The Wild Geese, directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, Richmond Film Productions/Victory Films/Varius Entertainment Trading A.G. 1978; Last Word, Radio 4 10/03/2019; Breakfast Time, BBC One 20/08/1986.

Julian Worricker on a politician, a teacher, a criminologist, a mercenary.

Archive clips from: Daniel arap Moi’s funeral, NTV Kenya 12/02/2020; Weekend, BBC World Service 08/02/2020; Final Attack on Shanghai 1937, British Pathe 13/04/2014; Controversy: Criminology Is Obscuring The Causes Of Crime, BBC Two 23/08/1973; PM, Radio 4 11/03/1996; Homosexuality: Its Nature and Causes by Donald West, Aldine Transaction 22/05/2008; Gay Life, Straight Work by Donald West, Paradise Press 01/03/2012; Mike Hoare Talks Africa, Emma Goldman 15/04/2017; The Wild Geese, directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, Richmond Film Productions/Victory Films/Varius Entertainment Trading A.G. 1978; Last Word, Radio 4 10/03/2019; Breakfast Time, BBC One 20/08/1986.

726Heather Couper Cbe, Leonard Woodley Qc, Joseph Shabalala2020022120200223 (R4)Pictured: Heather Couper

Matthew Bannister on

Heather Couper, the astronomer who used her engaging media appearances to enthuse a generation about space. We talk to her co-author and business partner Nigel Henbest.

Leonard Woodley, the Trinidad-born barrister who played a leading role in many high profile race trials and became Britain's first Afro-Caribbean Queen's Counsel.

Joseph Shabalala, the South African musician who founded the singing group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. They became global stars after collaborating with Paul Simon on his album Graceland.

Interviewed guest: Nigel Henbest

Interviewed guest: Baroness Helena Kennedy QC

Interviewed guest: Robin Denselow

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Inside Parliament, Radio 4 31/03/1980; PM, Radio 4 25/09/1995; World Routes, Radio 3 18/03/2001; Under African Skies, directed by Joe Berlinger, RadicalMedia 2012; A Brief History of Infinity, BBC World Service 20/09/2006; With Great Pleasure, Radio 4 24/07/1987; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 11/10/1995; The Planets: Are We Alone?, Channel 4 1985.

Matthew Bannister on an astronomer, a barrister, a musician

Archive clips from: Inside Parliament, Radio 4 31/03/1980; PM, Radio 4 25/09/1995; World Routes, Radio 3 18/03/2001; Under African Skies, directed by Joe Berlinger, RadicalMedia 2012; A Brief History of Infinity, BBC World Service 20/09/2006; With Great Pleasure, Radio 4 24/07/1987; Woman’s Hour, Radio 4 11/10/1995; The Planets: Are We Alone?, Channel 4 1985.

727Hosni Mubarak, Andrew Weatherall, Mary Higgins Clark, John Bevan2020022820200301 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Andrew Weatherall, a hugely influential figure in the dance music scene of the 1990s, who revolutionised what a DJ could be and produced many hit albums and remixes. Radio 1's Annie Nightingale explains how he changed her life.

President Hosni Mubarak who ruled Egypt for thirty years before being ousted by mass protests.

The best selling mystery writer Mary Higgins Clark. Her fellow writers Harlan Coben and Alafair S. Burke pay tribute.

John Bevan, the record breaking deep sea diver who was a respected expert on the history of diving.

Producer: Neil George

Matthew Bannister on a DJ, a president, a writer, a diver.

Interviewed Guest: Annie Nightingale CBE

Interviewed Guest: Dina Rezk

Interviewed Guest: Paul Martin

Interviewed Guest: Harlan Coben

Interviewed Guest: Alafair Burke

Interviewed Guest: Rosemary E Lunn

Archive clips from: The First Time With..., 6 Music, 22/11/2017; Panorama, BBC One, 06/10/1981; BBC News, BBC One, 28/01/2011; BBC News, BBC One,03/08/2011; Woman's Hour, Radio 4, 14/06/2000; Woman's Hour, Radio 4, 31/05/2006;

Matthew Bannister on a DJ, a President, a writer and a diver.

728Katherine Johnson, Nexhmije Hoxha, Sir Michael Berridge, Diana Serra Cary (baby Peggy)2020030620200308 (R4)Pictured: Katherine Johnson

Matthew Bannister on

Nexhmije Hoxha, the wife of the Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha. The couple ran a repressive Stalinist regime and she was known in the West as the Lady Macbeth of Albania.

Katherine Johnson, the best known of a small group of African American mathematicians who carried out crucial calculations for the American space programme. Their story was told in the 2017 film Hidden Figures.

Sir Michael Berridge, whose pioneering research into the saliva of blowflies revealed the process of cell signalling, with major implications for humans.

And Diana Serra Cary, who, under the screen name Baby Peggy Montgomery, was a celebrated child star of silent cinema.

Interviewed guest: Professor James Pettifer

Interviewed guest: Albana Kasapi

Interviewed guest: Dr Martin Bootman

Interviewed guest: Tom Lamont

Interviewed guest: Pamela Hutchinson

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Invasion Of Albania 1939, British Path退 13/04/2014; Bugajksi Hour, Rezart Taci 23/03/2012; The World Tonight, Radio 4 11/04/1985; Newsnight, BBC Two 11/04/1985; President Obama Awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom, The Obama White House 24/11/2015; Hidden Figures, directed by Theodore Melfi, Fox 2000 Pictures/Chernin Entertainment/Levantine Films/TSG Entertainment 2016; Katherine Johnson: Math Interest, visionaryproject 08/03/2010; 5 Live Breakfast, Radio 5 Live 25/02/2020; What Matters - Katherine Johnson: NASA Pioneer and Computer, WHRO Public Media 25/02/2011; John Glenn's Historic Space Flight 1962, CNN 08/12/2016; Lewis Wolpert Conversations, Radio 3 01/04/1993; Front Row, Radio 4 18/01/2006; Summer of Silents, Oscars 21/03/2014.

Matthew Bannister on a Stalinist, a mathematician, a biochemist, a film star.

Katherine Johnson, the best known of a small group of African American mathematicians who carried out crucial calculations for the American space programme. Their story was told in the 2017 film 'Hidden Figures'.

And Diana Serra Cary, who, under the screen name 'Baby Peggy' Montgomery, was a celebrated child star of silent cinema.

Archive clips from: Invasion Of Albania 1939, British Path? 13/04/2014; Bugajksi Hour, Rezart Taci 23/03/2012; The World Tonight, Radio 4 11/04/1985; Newsnight, BBC Two 11/04/1985; President Obama Awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom, The Obama White House 24/11/2015; Hidden Figures, directed by Theodore Melfi, Fox 2000 Pictures/Chernin Entertainment/Levantine Films/TSG Entertainment 2016; Katherine Johnson: Math Interest, visionaryproject 08/03/2010; 5 Live Breakfast, Radio 5 Live 25/02/2020; What Matters - Katherine Johnson: NASA Pioneer and 'Computer', WHRO Public Media 25/02/2011; John Glenn's Historic Space Flight 1962, CNN 08/12/2016; Lewis Wolpert Conversations, Radio 3 01/04/1993; Front Row, Radio 4 18/01/2006; Summer of Silents, Oscars 21/03/2014.

Archive clips from: Invasion Of Albania 1939, British Path退 13/04/2014; Bugajksi Hour, Rezart Taci 23/03/2012; The World Tonight, Radio 4 11/04/1985; Newsnight, BBC Two 11/04/1985; President Obama Awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom, The Obama White House 24/11/2015; Hidden Figures, directed by Theodore Melfi, Fox 2000 Pictures/Chernin Entertainment/Levantine Films/TSG Entertainment 2016; Katherine Johnson: Math Interest, visionaryproject 08/03/2010; 5 Live Breakfast, Radio 5 Live 25/02/2020; What Matters - Katherine Johnson: NASA Pioneer and 'Computer', WHRO Public Media 25/02/2011; John Glenn's Historic Space Flight 1962, CNN 08/12/2016; Lewis Wolpert Conversations, Radio 3 01/04/1993; Front Row, Radio 4 18/01/2006; Summer of Silents, Oscars 21/03/2014.

729Javier Perez De Cuellar, Max Von Sydow, Professor Hannah Steinberg, Charles Portis2020031320200315 (R4)Pictured: Javier P退rez de Cu退llar

Matthew Bannister on

The United Nations Secretary-General Javier P退rez de Cu退llar. The Peruvian diplomat faced major challenges including the Iran-Iraq war and the Falklands War.

Max von Sydow the Swedish-born actor whose film roles ranged from Ingmar Bergman to James Bond and, more recently, Game of Thrones.

Professor Hannah Steinberg - a pioneer of psychopharmacology - the study of the effects of drugs on the human mind.

Charles Portis, the American writer best known for his novel True Grit which was twice adapted for the big screen.

Interviewed guest: Richard Gowan

Interviewed guest: Angela Errigo

Interviewed guest: Sandra Fraser

Interviewed guest: Professor Clare Stanford

Interviewed guest: Michael Carlson

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Witness, BBC World Service 12/01/2012; Interview with Cuellar, The Classic Sports 17/11/1991; Iran/Iraq War, TV Eye 1980; Meeting Of The U.N. Security Council (Falklands Conflict), BBC Sound Archive 23/05/1982; Perez De Cuellar Admits Defeat, BBC Sound Archive 31/05/1984; UN 40th Anniversary: J. Perez De Cuellar, BBC Sound Archive 31/05/1984; Virendra Dayal on Cuellar, UN News 05/03/2020; The Seventh Seal, directed by Ingmar Bergman, Svensk Filmindustri 1957; The Film Programme, Radio 4 19/02/2012; The Greatest Story Ever Told, directed by George Stevens, George Stevens Productions 1965; Never Say Never Again, directed by Irvin Kershner, TaliaFilm II Productions/Woodcote/Producers Sales Organization (PSO) 1983; The Exorcist, directed by William Friedkin, Warner Bros/Hoya Productions 1973; Liv Ullmann on Working with Max von Sydow, Criterion Collection 11/02/2019; The Simpsons: The War of Art, Fox Broadcasting Company 23/03/2014; Games of Thrones Season 6, HBO 24/04/2016; True Grit, directed by Henry Hathaway, Wallis-Hazen 1969; True Grit, Radio 4 Extra 26/09/2016; True Grit, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, Paramount Pictures/Skydance Media/Scott Rudin Productions/Mike Zoss Productions 2010.

Matthew Bannister on a diplomat, an actor, a psychopharmacologist, a writer.

Pictured: Javier P?rez de Cu?llar

The United Nations Secretary-General Javier P?rez de Cu?llar. The Peruvian diplomat faced major challenges including the Iran-Iraq war and the Falklands War.

Charles Portis, the American writer best known for his novel 'True Grit' which was twice adapted for the big screen.

730Michel Roux, Sammy Mccarthy, Lilian Mohin, Roy Hudd2020032020200322 (R4)Pictured: Michel Roux

Matthew Bannister on

Michel Roux, the French chef who, with his brother Albert, transformed the British restaurant scene in the 1970s

Sammy McCarthy, the British featherweight champion boxer who became an armed robber.

Lilian Mohin, the lesbian feminist activist who co founded the OnlyWomen Press.

Roy Hudd, the versatile entertainer whose career took him from the music hall stage to TV and radio stardom.

Interviewed guest: William Sitwell

Interviewed guest: John McDonald

Interviewed guest: Anna Marslen -Wilson

Interviewed guest: Tim Mohin

Producer: Neil George

Matthew Bannister on a chef, a boxer, a publisher, an entertainer

731Betty Williams, Dr Fuad Nahdi, Sol Kerzner, Kenny Rogers2020032720200329 (R4)Picture Betty Williams

Matthew Bannister on:

Fuad Nahdi, the journalist, commentator and campaigner named as one of the world's 500 most influential Muslims.

Sol Kerzner, the South African businessman who made a fortune from hotels and casinos and built the controversial Sun City resort under apartheid.

Betty Williams, the office receptionist from Belfast who teamed up with Mairead Corrigan to campaign for peace and won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Kenny Rogers, one of America's greatest country singers known for hits like “Lucille?? and “Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town.??

Interviewed guest: Abdul-Rehman Malik

Interviewed guest: Bishop Toby Howarth

Interviewed guest: Paul Martin

Interviewed guest: Chris Ryder

Interviewed guest: Garth Cartwright

Interviewed guest: Bob Harris

Producer: Neil George

Matthew Bannister on a journalist and commentator, a businessman, a campaigner, a singer

Kenny Rogers, one of America's greatest country singers known for hits like “Lucille” and “Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town.”

Kenny Rogers, one of America's greatest country singers known for hits like ?Lucille?? and ?Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town.??

Kenny Rogers, one of America's greatest country singers known for hits like `Lucille` and `Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town.`

Fuad Nahdi, the journalist, commentator and campaigner named as one of the world’s 500 most influential Muslims.

Kenny Rogers, one of America’s greatest country singers known for hits like “Lucille” and “Ruby Don’t Take Your Love To Town.”

Kenny Rogers, one of America's greatest country singers known for hits like ?Lucille? and ?Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town.?

732Albert Uderzo, Valerie Pettit Obe, Reverend Joseph Lowery, Julie Felix2020040320200405 (R4)Pictured: Albert Uderzo

Matthew Bannister on

Valerie Pettit OBE, the senior MI6 officer in charge of the daring operation to get Soviet double agent Oleg Gordievsky out of Russia after his cover was blown.

Albert Uderzo – the French cartoonist who created Asterix the Gaul.

Reverend Joseph Lowery – the leading American civil rights activist who worked alongside Martin Luther King in the campaign for black equality.

Julie Felix – the American-born singer who became known as the first lady of British folk.

Interviewed guest: Ben Macintyre

Interviewed guest: Agnes Poirier

Interviewed guest: Dr Paul Smith

Interviewed guest: Henrietta Giles

Interviewed guest: Fran Collier

Producer: Neil George

Matthew Bannister on an MI6 officer, a cartoonist, a civil rights leader, a singer.

Albert Uderzo ? the French cartoonist who created Asterix the Gaul.

Reverend Joseph Lowery ? the leading American civil rights activist who worked alongside Martin Luther King in the campaign for black equality.

Julie Felix ? the American-born singer who became known as the first lady of British folk.

Albert Uderzo - the French cartoonist who created Asterix the Gaul.

Reverend Joseph Lowery - the leading American civil rights activist who worked alongside Martin Luther King in the campaign for black equality.

Julie Felix - the American-born singer who became known as the first lady of British folk.

733Dr Bill Frankland Mbe, John Tydeman Obe, The Marquess Of Bath, Honor Blackman20200410Pictured: Dr Bill Frankland

Julian Worricker on:

Dr Bill Frankland, who survived three years in a Japanese prisoner of war camp, studied under Alexander Fleming, and brought the pollen count into the public aren Last Word

733Dr Bill Frankland Mbe, John Tydeman Obe, The Marquess Of Bath, Honor Blackman''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''20200410Pictured: Dr Bill Frankland

Julian Worricker on:

Dr Bill Frankland, who survived three years in a Japanese prisoner of war camp, studied under Alexander Fleming, and brought the pollen count into the public aren

~Last Word

733Dr Bill Frankland Mbe, John Tydeman Obe, The Marquess Of Bath, Honor Blackman''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''20200410Pictured: Dr Bill Frankland

Julian Worricker on:

Dr Bill Frankland, who survived three years in a Japanese prisoner of war camp, studied under Alexander Fleming, and brought the pollen count into the public aren

~Last Word

733Dr Bill Frankland Mbe, John Tydeman Obe, The Marquess Of Bath, Honor Blackman""""""""20200410Pictured: Dr Bill Frankland

Julian Worricker on:

Dr Bill Frankland, who survived three years in a Japanese prisoner of war camp, studied under Alexander Fleming, and brought the pollen count into the public aren

~Last Word

734Sir Stirling Moss Obe, Professor Margaret Burbidge, Mahmoud Jibril, Tim Brooke-taylor Obe''''2020041720200419 (R4)Pictured: Sir Stirling Moss OBE

Matthew Bannister on

Sir Stirling Moss, the iconic British racing driver, noted for his courage and patriotism. Although he never won the world championship, he stormed to victory in many Formula 1 and sports car races.

Professor Margaret Burbidge, the pioneering astronomer who carried out extensive work on quasars.

Mahmoud Jibril, who became interim Prime Minister of Libya after the fall of Colonel Gaddafi.

Tim Brooke-Taylor, the comic actor best known for his parts in The Goodies and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden pay tribute.

Interviewed guest: Simon Taylor

Interviewed guest: Lord Martin Rees

Interviewed guest: Amira Fathalla

Interviewed guest: Chris Serle

Interviewed guest: Graeme Garden OBE

Interviewed guest: Bill Oddie OBE

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: HardTalk: Stirling Moss, BBC News 23/12/2010; The World Tonight, Radio 4 18/11/1971; HardTalk: Mahmoud Jibril, BBC News 23/10/2011; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 03/08/1977; I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, Radio 4 04/01/2016; Front Row, Radio 4 26/09/2018; I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, Radio 2 02/11/1977.

Matthew Bannister on a racing driver, an astronomer, a politician, a comedian

Tim Brooke-Taylor, the comic actor best known for his parts in The Goodies and I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue. Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden pay tribute.

Archive clips from: HardTalk: Stirling Moss, BBC News 23/12/2010; The World Tonight, Radio 4 18/11/1971; HardTalk: Mahmoud Jibril, BBC News 23/10/2011; Woman’s Hour, Radio 4 03/08/1977; I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, Radio 4 04/01/2016; Front Row, Radio 4 26/09/2018; I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again, Radio 2 02/11/1977.

735Dame Jocelyn Barrow Dbe, Keith Critchlow, Leonard 'nipper' Read, John Prine2020042420200426 (R4)Pictured: Dame Jocelyn Barrow

Matthew Bannister on

The artist, professor of architecture and expert on sacred geometry Keith Critchlow. He was a key figure in the Prince's School of Traditional Arts and advised on the design of Islamic-influenced buildings all over the world.

Dame Jocelyn Barrow who was an educator and leading campaigner against racial discrimination. She was the first black woman to be a Governor of the BBC.

Leonard 'Nipper' Read, the respected detective who doggedly pursued the Kray twins.

John Prine, the American country singer known for writing songs which offer a wry commentary on the human condition.

Interviewed guest: Jon Allen

Interviewed guest: Ian Skelly

Interviewed guest: Baroness Valerie Amos

Interviewed guest: Professor Dick Hobbs

Interviewed guest: Bob Harris

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Britain's Best Buildings, BBC Two 16/11/2002; Night Waves, Radio 3 07/12/2004; Analysis, Radio 4 28/10/1976; It's a Fair Cop: Leonard ‘Nipper' Read, Radio 4 07/12/1976; BBC News, BBC One 13/10/1969.

Matthew Bannister on an artist and geometrist, a campaigner, a detective, a singer.

The artist, professor of architecture and expert on sacred geometry Keith Critchlow. He was a key figure in the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts and advised on the design of Islamic-influenced buildings all over the world.

Archive clips from: Britain's Best Buildings, BBC Two 16/11/2002; Night Waves, Radio 3 07/12/2004; Analysis, Radio 4 28/10/1976; It’s a Fair Cop: Leonard ‘Nipper’ Read, Radio 4 07/12/1976; BBC News, BBC One 13/10/1969.

Archive clips from: Britain's Best Buildings, BBC Two 16/11/2002; Night Waves, Radio 3 07/12/2004; Analysis, Radio 4 28/10/1976; It's a Fair Cop: Leonard ?Nipper' Read, Radio 4 07/12/1976; BBC News, BBC One 13/10/1969.

736Ronan O'rahilly, Sir John Houghton Cbe, Sue Davies Obe, Barbara Smoker2020050120200503 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a businessman, an atmospheric physicist, a curator, an atheist

Pictured: Ronan O'Rahilly

Ronan O'Rahilly, the Irish businessman who ran the pirate radio station Radio Caroline on a ship off the coast of Essex.

Sir John Houghton, the atmospheric physicist who was Director of the Met Office and co-chair of the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change.

Sue Davies, who founded and ran the Photographers' Gallery in London, supporting the careers of many leading photographers.

Barbara Smoker, the outspoken atheist and anarchist who was President of the National Secular Society.

Interviewed guest: Ray Clark

Interviewed guest: Hannah Malcolm

Interviewed guest: Dave Roberts

Interviewed guest: Paul Hardaker

Interviewed guest: Amanda Hopkinson

Interviewed guest: Chris Steele-Perkins

Interviewed guest: Professor Anthony Costello

Interviewed guest: Denis Cobell

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Arena: Caroline 199: A Pirate's Tale, BBC Two 01/03/1991; The Story of Pop, Radio 1 26/01/1974; Ray Clark on Radio Caroline 1987; Belief, Radio 3 10/06/2012; Interview with Sue Davies, courtesy of The Photographers' Gallery; Seeds of Faith, Radio 4 14/07/1996; Today, Radio 4 16/12/2002.

Pictured: Ronan O’Rahilly

Ronan O’Rahilly, the Irish businessman who ran the pirate radio station Radio Caroline on a ship off the coast of Essex.

Archive clips from: Arena: Caroline 199: A Pirate's Tale, BBC Two 01/03/1991; The Story of Pop, Radio 1 26/01/1974; Ray Clark on Radio Caroline 1987; Belief, Radio 3 10/06/2012; Interview with Sue Davies, courtesy of The Photographers’ Gallery; Seeds of Faith, Radio 4 14/07/1996; Today, Radio 4 16/12/2002.

737Catherine Hamlin, Irrfan Khan, Denis Goldberg, Ann Sayer2020050820200510 (R4)Matthew Bannister on an obstetrician, an actor, an activist, an athlete

Pictured: Catherine Hamlin

Catherine Hamlin the obstetrician who, with her husband, set about tackling the devastating effects of obstetric fistulae in the women of Ethiopia.

Irrfan Khan, the actor whose career brought stardom in both Indian and Hollywood films, like Jurassic World, Slumdog Millionaire and The Amazing Spiderman.

The South African anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldberg who stood trial alongside Nelson Mandela.

Anne Sayer, the long distance walker who was the first British woman to cover 100 miles in less than 24 hours.

Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon

Interviewed guest: Asjad Nazir

Interviewed guest: Sir Nicholas Stadlen

Interviewed guest: Julie Welch

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: The Oprah Winfrey Show, Syndication/Harpo Studios 2014; Asian Network's Big Debate, Asian Network 29/04/2020; The Lunchbox, directed by Ritesh Batra, Sikhya Entertainment 2013; Jurassic World, directed by Colin Trevorrow, Universal Pictures 2015; Piku, directed by Shoojit Sircar, MSM Motion Pictures 2015; Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan, Celador Films/Film 4 2008; Pienaar's Politics, 5 Live 24/01/2016.

Archive clips from: The Oprah Winfrey Show, Syndication/Harpo Studios 2014; Asian Network's Big Debate, Asian Network 29/04/2020; The Lunchbox, directed by Ritesh Batra, Sikhya Entertainment 2013; Jurassic World, directed by Colin Trevorrow, Universal Pictures 2015; Piku, directed by Shoojit Sircar, MSM Motion Pictures 2015; Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan, Celador Films/Film 4 2008; Pienaar’s Politics, 5 Live 24/01/2016.

738Little Richard, Dr Janet Carr Obe, Professor John Horton Conway, Florian Schneider2020051520200517 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a rock 'n' roll star, a psychologist, a mathematician, a musician

The rock 'n' roll pioneer Little Richard, whose flamboyant performances and powerful vocal style influenced many who came after him.

Janet Carr, the psychologist whose long-running study changed attitudes to people with Down's Syndrome.

John Horton Conway, the playful mathematician who invented the Game of Life.

Florian Schneider, the co-founder of the mould-breaking German electronic band Kraftwerk.

Interviewed guest: Geoff Barker

Interviewed guest: Sally Carr

Interviewed guest: Penny Warren

Interviewed guest: Sir Roger Penrose OM FRS

Interviewed guest: Colm Mulcahy

Interviewed guest: Adam Sweeting

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Little Richard In His Own Words, 6 Music 11/05/2020; Little Richard - A Whop Bop A Lua A Whop Bam Boom, Radio 2 05/12/2012; John Horton Conway: Life, Death and the Monster, Numberphile 09/05/2014; Florian Schneider Interview, Silverstar Club 1998; Florian Schneider, Parley x COP21: Oceans, Climate, Life 08/12/2015.

Janet Carr, the psychologist whose long-running study changed attitudes to people with Down’s Syndrome.

739Lord Robert May Of Oxford, Dr Judith Darmady Obe, Mark Barkan, Saroj Lal2020052220200524 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a mathematical ecologist, a paediatrician, a songwriter, a campaigner

Pictured: Lord Robert May of Oxford

Lord May, a former Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK government and President of the Royal Society. He developed the concept of the R value in tracking the spread of infectious diseases and laid down key principles for scientific advice to politicians.

Judith Darmady, the paediatrician who travelled to Romania to help thousands of children who had been abandoned in so-called orphanages.

Mark Barkan, the songwriter and record producer who wrote “Pretty Flamingo?? which was a hit for Manfred Mann and many other artists. Singer Paul Jones pays tribute.

Saroj Lal, the Indian-born teacher who played a leading role in campaigning for racial equality in Scotland.

Interviewed guest: Lord John Krebs of Wytham

Interviewed guest: Jane Waldron

Interviewed guest: John Illman

Interviewed guest: Bridget Barkan

Interviewed guest: Paul Jones

Interviewed guest: Vineet Lal

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Desert Island Discs: Lord Robert May, Radio 4, 05/06/2012; Ceausescu's Children, BBC News, 30/01/2010; Heaven and Hell, National Museum of Scotland, 2000; The Usual Suspects, Radio Scotland, 13/12/1996; I Believe, You Believe, BBC One Scotland, May 1984.

Mark Barkan, the songwriter and record producer who wrote “Pretty Flamingo” which was a hit for Manfred Mann and many other artists. Singer Paul Jones pays tribute.

Mark Barkan, the songwriter and record producer who wrote ?Pretty Flamingo?? which was a hit for Manfred Mann and many other artists. Singer Paul Jones pays tribute.

Mark Barkan, the songwriter and record producer who wrote `Pretty Flamingo` which was a hit for Manfred Mann and many other artists. Singer Paul Jones pays tribute.

Mark Barkan, the songwriter and record producer who wrote ?Pretty Flamingo? which was a hit for Manfred Mann and many other artists. Singer Paul Jones pays tribute.

740Margaret Maughan, John Cumming Obe, Jerry Givens, John Langdon, Eric Weissberg20200529Julian Worricker on an athlete, a jazz promoter, a campaigner, a comedy writer.

Pictured: Margaret Maughan

Julian Worricker on Britain's first Paralympic gold medallist, Margaret Maughan; Tanni Grey-Thompson compares the games of 1960 and no Last Word

740Margaret Maughan, John Cumming Obe, Jerry Givens, John Langdon, Eric Weissberg''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''20200529Julian Worricker on an athlete, a jazz promoter, a campaigner, a comedy writer.

Pictured: Margaret Maughan

Julian Worricker on Britain's first Paralympic gold medallist, Margaret Maughan; Tanni Grey-Thompson compares the games of 1960 and no

~Last Word

740Margaret Maughan, John Cumming Obe, Jerry Givens, John Langdon, Eric Weissberg''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''20200529Julian Worricker on an athlete, a jazz promoter, a campaigner, a comedy writer.

Pictured: Margaret Maughan

Julian Worricker on Britain's first Paralympic gold medallist, Margaret Maughan; Tanni Grey-Thompson compares the games of 1960 and no

~Last Word

740Margaret Maughan, John Cumming Obe, Jerry Givens, John Langdon, Eric Weissberg""""""""20200529Julian Worricker on an athlete, a jazz promoter, a campaigner, a comedy writer.

Pictured: Margaret Maughan

Julian Worricker on Britain's first Paralympic gold medallist, Margaret Maughan; Tanni Grey-Thompson compares the games of 1960 and no

~Last Word

741Dr Stanley Ho, Roger Fellows, Margaret Meek Spencer, Mory Kante''''20200605Julian Worricker on a political campaigner, a gambling tycoon, an educationist, a musician

Pictured: Stanley Ho

Julian Worricker on:

The man praised by both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown for being the architect of the national minimum wage, Roger Fellow

~Last Word

741Dr Stanley Ho, Roger Fellows, Margaret Meek Spencer, Mory Kante""20200605Julian Worricker on a political campaigner, a gambling tycoon, an educationist, a musician

Pictured: Stanley Ho

Julian Worricker on:

The man praised by both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown for being the architect of the national minimum wage, Roger Fellow Last Word

743Dame Vera Lynn, Professor Geoffrey Burnstock, Larry Kramer, Pierre Nkurunziza2020061920200621 (R4)Matthew Bannister on a neurobiologist, a campaigner, a president, a singer

Pictured: Dame Vera Lynn

Matthew Bannister on:

Professor Geoffrey Burnstock, the eminent neurobiologist who identified the function of a neurotransmitter called ATP with important implications for the treatment of many conditions including strokes, cancer and cystic fibrosis.

Larry Kramer, the outspoken gay rights campaigner who organised direct action to force the US government to confront the AIDS crisis.

Pierre Nkurunziza, the President of Burundi who used violence to hold on to power after his constitutional term ended.

Dame Vera Lynn, the singer known as “the forces' sweetheart?? for her songs of hope during the second world war.

Interviewed guest: Professor Mike Spyer

Interviewed guest: Professor Timothy Arnett

Interviewed guest: Peter Tatchell

Interviewed guest: Vava Tampa

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Interview with Geoffrey Burnstock, Queen Mary, University of London 10/03/2008; Meridian, Radio 4 20/06/1995; Arena, BBC Two 05/02/1993; The Late Show, BBC Two 10/10/1989; Pierre Nkurunziza Interview, Woodrow Wilson Center 16/04/2013; Burundi's Football President, Journeyman Pictures 17/11/2015; Nkurunziza Wins Disputed Election, Al Jazeera 25/07/2015; Burundi Coup Attempt, BBC News 13/05/2015; Desert Island Discs: Dame Vera Lynn, Radio 4 03/09/1989; The Emma Freud Show, Radio 1 01/01/2000.

Dame Vera Lynn, the singer known as “the forces' sweetheart” for her songs of hope during the second world war.

Dame Vera Lynn, the singer known as ?the forces' sweetheart?? for her songs of hope during the second world war.

Dame Vera Lynn, the singer known as `the forces' sweetheart` for her songs of hope during the second world war.

Dame Vera Lynn, the singer known as “the forces’ sweetheart” for her songs of hope during the second world war.

Archive clips from: Interview with Geoffrey Burnstock, Queen Mary, University of London 10/03/2008; Meridian, Radio 4 20/06/1995; Arena, BBC Two 05/02/1993; The Late Show, BBC Two 10/10/1989; Pierre Nkurunziza Interview, Woodrow Wilson Center 16/04/2013; Burundi’s Football President, Journeyman Pictures 17/11/2015; Nkurunziza Wins Disputed Election, Al Jazeera 25/07/2015; Burundi Coup Attempt, BBC News 13/05/2015; Desert Island Discs: Dame Vera Lynn, Radio 4 03/09/1989; The Emma Freud Show, Radio 1 01/01/2000.

Dame Vera Lynn, the singer known as ?the forces' sweetheart? for her songs of hope during the second world war.

744Sir Ian Holm, Jean Kennedy Smith, Felicity Bryan Mbe, Lily Lian2020062620200628 (R4)Matthew Bannister on an actor, an ambassador, an agent, a singer

Pictured: Sir Ian Holm

Sir Ian Holm, the respected actor best known for playing Bilbo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings films and for his interpretation of Shakespeare and Pinter.

Jean Kennedy Smith, the last survivor of nine children of Joseph Kennedy. She was US ambassador to Dublin at a significant time in the Northern Ireland peace process.

Felicity Bryan the literary agent who steered the careers of many leading writers, including James Naughtie who pays tribute.

And Lily Lian, thought to be the last traditional Parisian street singer.

Interviewed guest: Steven Jacobi

Interviewed guest: Shane Harrison

Interviewed guest: Laurence Leamer

Interviewed guest: James Naughtie

Interviewed guest: Agnes Poirier

Producer: Paula McGinley

Archive clips from: Richard III, Radio 3 26/08/1985; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 16/09/1970; The Iceman Goeth, Radio 4 23/04/2009; Chariots of Fire, directed by Hugh Hudson, Allied Stars/Goldcrest Films 1981; The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, directed by Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema 2001; The Borrowers, BBC Two 1992; Be My Guest, Radio Ulster 24/09/1994; Today, Radio 4 17/03/1995; The Good Friday Agreement April 1998, Irish Foreign Ministry 16/01/2004; Agents During Lockdown: Felicity Bryan, FBA 14/04/2020.

Archive clips from: Richard III, Radio 3 26/08/1985; Woman’s Hour, Radio 4 16/09/1970; The Iceman Goeth, Radio 4 23/04/2009; Chariots of Fire, directed by Hugh Hudson, Allied Stars/Goldcrest Films 1981; The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, directed by Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema 2001; The Borrowers, BBC Two 1992; Be My Guest, Radio Ulster 24/09/1994; Today, Radio 4 17/03/1995; The Good Friday Agreement April 1998, Irish Foreign Ministry 16/01/2004; Agents During Lockdown: Felicity Bryan, FBA 14/04/2020.

745Milton Glaser, Terry Dicks, Professor Tom Arie, Else Blangsted2020070320200705 (R4)Pictured: Milton Glaser

Matthew Bannister on

The graphic designer Milton Glaser who came up with the iconic “I heart New York?? logo – but didn't make a penny from it.

Terry Dicks, the controversial right wing Tory MP who went out of his way to challenge political correctness.

Professor Tom Arie, the psychiatrist who helped to transform mental health treatment for older people.

Else Blangsted, the Hollywood music editor whose own life story reads like the script for a dramatic film.

Interviewed guest: Christopher Bonanos

Interviewed guest: Arianne Wack

Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon

Interviewed guest: Dr Claire Hilton

Interviewed guest: Angie Errigo

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from:

Archive clips from: I Heart Milton Glaser, Radio 4 10/02/2011; File on Four, Radio 4 24/07/1984; Sound Archive: Libyan Terrorism and U.K. Deportations, Radio 4 22/04/1986; File on Four, Radio 4 09/06/1993; The Week in Westminster, Radio 4 24/02/1990; Looking for Else, directed by Sandy Kopitopoulos and Daniel Maurer, Amka Films 2007; The Bonfire of the Vanities, directed by Brian De Palma, Warner Bros 1990; Olympic Sports in Berlin 1936, British Pathe 13/04/2014; Samson and Delilah, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, Paramount Pictures 1949.

Matthew Bannister on a designer, an MP, a psychiatrist, a music editor.

The graphic designer Milton Glaser who came up with the iconic “I heart New York” logo – but didn't make a penny from it.

The graphic designer Milton Glaser who came up with the iconic ?I heart New York?? logo ? but didn't make a penny from it.

The graphic designer Milton Glaser who came up with the iconic `I heart New York` logo - but didn't make a penny from it.

The graphic designer Milton Glaser who came up with the iconic “I heart New York” logo – but didn’t make a penny from it.

The graphic designer Milton Glaser who came up with the iconic ?I heart New York? logo ? but didn't make a penny from it.

746Ennio Morricone, Sir Everton Weekes, Baroness Maddock, Earl Cameron Cbe2020071020200712 (R4)Pictured: Ennio Morricone

Matthew Bannister on:

Ennio Morricone, the Italian composer best known for his scores for films like The Good, The Bad and the Ugly and The Mission, but keen to be remembered also for his avant garde classical works.

Sir Everton Weekes, the outstanding batsman who played a key role in West Indian cricket's success in the 1940s and 50s.

Baroness Maddock, the Liberal Democrat politician who won a stunning victory in the Christchurch by-election in 1993.

Earl Cameron, the Bermuda-born actor whose long career included roles in many hit TV series as well as films like Pool of London, Thunderball and Guns at Batasi.

Interviewed guest: David Willey

Interviewed guest: David Temple

Interviewed guest: Donna Symmonds

Interviewed guest: BC Pires

Interviewed guest: Lord Alan Beith

Interviewed guest: Baroness Jenny Randerson

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Outlook, World Service 07/01/2015; Everton Weekes in his own words, Sky Sports January 2019; England v West Windies 1950 Test Match, Pathe News; England v West Indies at Lords 1950, BBC News; British Politics, Radio 4 30/07/1993; Black on Screen, Radio 4 08/01/2001; Front Row, Radio 4 14/10/2016; Pool of London, directed by Basil Dearden, Ealing Studios 1951; The Heart Within, directed by David Eady, Penington Eady Productions 1957; Guns at Batasi, directed by John Guillermin, Twentieth Century Fox 1964; Thunderball, directed by Terence Young, Eon Productions 1965.

Matthew Bannister on a composer, a cricketer, a politician, an actor

Sir Everton Weekes, the outstanding batsman who played a key role in West Indian cricket’s success in the 1940s and 50s.

747Jack Charlton, Zindzi Mandela, Charles Webb, Ida Haendel2020071720200719 (R4)Pictured: Jack Charlton

Matthew Bannister on

The footballer Jack Charlton, who went from a pit village in Northumberland to become a Leeds United stalwart and member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team – and then a successful manager of the Republic of Ireland.

Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of Nelson Mandela who was an anti-apartheid activist and later South Africa's ambassador to Denmark.

Charles Webb, the author of the novel The Graduate which became a classic film starring Dustin Hoffman. Charles was anti-materialism and gave away his royalties and even his homes.

Ida Haendel, the Polish-born violinist known for her interpretations of Walton, Britten and Sibelius, who appeared at the BBC Proms 68 times.

Interviewed guest: John Murray

Interviewed guest: Milton Nkosi

Interviewed guest: Jack Malvern

Interviewed guest: Norman Lebrecht

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Football Daily, 5 Live 11/07/2020; England v Scotland, BBC Sound Archive 10/04/1965; Desert Island Discs: Jack Charlton, Radio 4 20/10/1996; Ireland pays tribute to Jack Charlton, RTE Sport 11/07/2020; Sports Personality of the Year, BBC One 14/12/2008; Talk to Al Jazeera: Zindzi Mandela, Al Jazeera 18/07/2008; Zindzi Mandela reads her father's speech in 1985, BBC News Africa 13/07/2020; Book at Bedtime: The Graduate, Radio 4 05/06/2000; Front Row, Radio 4 29/05/2007; The Graduate, directed by Mike Nichols, Lawrence Truman Productions 1967; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 22/06/2000; EBU Interval Talk: Ida Haendel, Radio 3 26/11/1973; BBC Proms, Radio 3 1994.

Matthew Bannister on a footballer, an activist, a writer, a violinist.

The footballer Jack Charlton, who went from a pit village in Northumberland to become a Leeds United stalwart and member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team ? and then a successful manager of the Republic of Ireland.

The footballer Jack Charlton, who went from a pit village in Northumberland to become a Leeds United stalwart and member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team - and then a successful manager of the Republic of Ireland.

The footballer Jack Charlton, who went from a pit village in Northumberland to become a Leeds United stalwart and member of England’s 1966 World Cup winning team – and then a successful manager of the Republic of Ireland.

Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of Nelson Mandela who was an anti-apartheid activist and later South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark.

Archive clips from: Football Daily, 5 Live 11/07/2020; England v Scotland, BBC Sound Archive 10/04/1965; Desert Island Discs: Jack Charlton, Radio 4 20/10/1996; Ireland pays tribute to Jack Charlton, RTE Sport 11/07/2020; Sports Personality of the Year, BBC One 14/12/2008; Talk to Al Jazeera: Zindzi Mandela, Al Jazeera 18/07/2008; Zindzi Mandela reads her father’s speech in 1985, BBC News Africa 13/07/2020; Book at Bedtime: The Graduate, Radio 4 05/06/2000; Front Row, Radio 4 29/05/2007; The Graduate, directed by Mike Nichols, Lawrence Truman Productions 1967; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 22/06/2000; EBU Interval Talk: Ida Haendel, Radio 3 26/11/1973; BBC Proms, Radio 3 1994.

748John Lewis, Tony Elliott Cbe, Wendy Cooling, Dr Alan Howard2020072420200726 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

John Lewis, the leading American civil rights campaigner who was beaten and imprisoned in the 1960s when he marched with Martin Luther King and later served as a Congressman.

Tony Elliott CBE, who founded the listings magazine Time Out and oversaw its transformation into a global brand.

Wendy Cooling, the former teacher who, through the Bookstart scheme, gave millions of babies and toddlers their first books.

Dr Alan Howard, the nutritionist who came up with the Cambridge Diet which became an international commercial success.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed Guest: Bob Harris

Interviewed Guest: Alan Yentob

Interviewed Guest: Michael Carlson

Interviewed Guest: Justin Somper

Interviewed Guest: Jon Howard

Interviewed Guest: Julio Bruno

Archive clips from: Tomorrow's People, BBC 15/04/1972; Woman's Hour, Radio 4, 01/02/2008; The Perfect Diet?, BBC 2 28/11/1987

Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a publisher, an educationalist and a nutritionist.

749Stuart Wheeler, Josephine Cox, Milos Jakes, Peter Green2020073120200802 (R4)Pictured: Stuart Wheeler

Matthew Bannister on

Stuart Wheeler, the spread betting tycoon who used his millions to fund anti-EU political parties and campaigns.

Josephine Cox, the multi-million selling author whose novels often drew on her working class childhood in Blackburn.

Miloš Jakeš, the General Secretary of the Czech Communist Party at the time of the Velvet Revolution.

Peter Green, the revered guitarist who founded Fleetwood Mac, but later suffered severe mental health problems.

Interviewed guest: Philip Collins

Interviewed guest: Kimberley Young

Interviewed guest: Professor Mary Heimann

Interviewed guest: Bernie Marsden

Producer: Steven Williams

Archive clips from: HARDtalk, BBC News 24 11/10/2019; General Election, ITN 24/05/2001; Nigel Farage on Stuart Wheeler, VoteLeaveMedia 02/04/2009; A Woman's Fortune by Josephine Cox, read by Carole Boyd, Audible/HarperCollins 2018; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 02/09/1999; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 09/10/2001; The Lion's Den by Josephine Cox, read by Robert Glenister, Radio 4 Extra 24/04/2011; The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia 1968, BBC News 21/08/2018; Miloš Jakeš speech, Radio Free Europe 17/07/1989; People's Century: 1989: People Power, BBC One 16/02/1997; BBC News, BBC One 10/12/1989; Peter Green: Man of the World, BBC Four 04/02/2011; The Works: Peter Green: A Hard Road, BBC Two 03/10/1996.

Matthew Bannister on a financier, an author, a politician, a guitarist.

Milo? Jake?, the General Secretary of the Czech Communist Party at the time of the Velvet Revolution.

Archive clips from: HARDtalk, BBC News 24 11/10/2019; General Election, ITN 24/05/2001; Nigel Farage on Stuart Wheeler, VoteLeaveMedia 02/04/2009; A Woman's Fortune by Josephine Cox, read by Carole Boyd, Audible/HarperCollins 2018; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 02/09/1999; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 09/10/2001; The Lion's Den by Josephine Cox, read by Robert Glenister, Radio 4 Extra 24/04/2011; The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia 1968, BBC News 21/08/2018; Milo? Jake? speech, Radio Free Europe 17/07/1989; People's Century: 1989: People Power, BBC One 16/02/1997; BBC News, BBC One 10/12/1989; Peter Green: Man of the World, BBC Four 04/02/2011; The Works: Peter Green: A Hard Road, BBC Two 03/10/1996.

Archive clips from: HARDtalk, BBC News 24 11/10/2019; General Election, ITN 24/05/2001; Nigel Farage on Stuart Wheeler, VoteLeaveMedia 02/04/2009; A Woman’s Fortune by Josephine Cox, read by Carole Boyd, Audible/HarperCollins 2018; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 02/09/1999; Woman’s Hour, Radio 4 09/10/2001; The Lion’s Den by Josephine Cox, read by Robert Glenister, Radio 4 Extra 24/04/2011; The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia 1968, BBC News 21/08/2018; Miloš Jakeš speech, Radio Free Europe 17/07/1989; People’s Century: 1989: People Power, BBC One 16/02/1997; BBC News, BBC One 10/12/1989; Peter Green: Man of the World, BBC Four 04/02/2011; The Works: Peter Green: A Hard Road, BBC Two 03/10/1996.

750John Hume, Stan Mellor Mbe, Paulette Wilson, Sir Alan Parker2020080720200809 (R4)Pictured: John Hume

Matthew Bannister on:

John Hume, the politician widely credited with driving through the Northern Ireland peace process.

Stan Mellor, who became the first jump jockey to ride one thousand winners.

Paulette Wilson, who was wrongly threatened with deportation and went on to campaign for justice for others affected by the Windrush scandal.

And the film director Sir Alan Parker, who brought us 'Bugsy Malone', 'Fame' and 'Midnight Express'. His friend and colleague Lord Puttnam pays tribute.

Interviewed guest: Denis Murray OBE

Interviewed guest: Barry Turley

Interviewed guest: Brough Scott MBE

Interviewed guest: Patrick Vernon

Interviewed guest: Lord David Puttnam CBE

Producer: Paula McGinley

Archive clips from: The Signing of the Good Friday Agreement April 1998, Irish Foreign Ministry 16/01/2014; Northern Ireland Peace Agreement, BBC Sound Archive 10/04/1998; Bill Clinton on John Hume, The Pat Kenny Show, Newstalk 04/08/2020; When I'm 64: John Hume, Radio 4 21/08/2001; Londonderry Riots 1969, Pathe News 13/04/2014; Bono introduces Hume and Trimble, AP Archive 21/05/2015; 1966 Hennessy Gold Cup, The Racing Post 01/08/2020; Paulette Wilson's Visit to Jamaica, The Guardian 07/10/2019; Midlands Today, BBC News 26/10/2017; Theresa May Apologises to Caribbean Leaders, ITV News, 17/04/2018; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 09/07/2000; Melody, directed by Waris Hussein, Hemdale Productions 1971; Bugsy Malone, directed by Alan Parker, The Rank Organisation 1976.

Matthew Bannister on a politician, a jockey, a campaigner, a film director

Archive clips from: The Signing of the Good Friday Agreement April 1998, Irish Foreign Ministry 16/01/2014; Northern Ireland Peace Agreement, BBC Sound Archive 10/04/1998; Bill Clinton on John Hume, The Pat Kenny Show, Newstalk 04/08/2020; When I'm 64: John Hume, Radio 4 21/08/2001; Londonderry Riots 1969, Pathe News 13/04/2014; Bono introduces Hume and Trimble, AP Archive 21/05/2015; 1966 Hennessy Gold Cup, The Racing Post 01/08/2020; Paulette Wilson’s Visit to Jamaica, The Guardian 07/10/2019; Midlands Today, BBC News 26/10/2017; Theresa May Apologises to Caribbean Leaders, ITV News, 17/04/2018; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 09/07/2000; Melody, directed by Waris Hussein, Hemdale Productions 1971; Bugsy Malone, directed by Alan Parker, The Rank Organisation 1976.

751Hawa Abdi, Clive Ponting, President Lee Teng-hui, Richard Brooke2020081420200816 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Hawa Abdi, the Somali doctor who set up a clinic for pregnant women at her home that eventually became a sanctuary for thousands during violence in the country.

Clive Ponting, the civil servant who leaked details of the sinking of the Argentine cruiser the General Belgrano during the Falklands War, but was acquitted of breaching the Official Secrets Act.

Lee Teng-hui, the first democratically elected President of Taiwan.

Richard Brooke, the mountaineer who played a leading role in the Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition of 1957.

Interviewed guest: Cindy Sui

Interviewed guest: David Brooke

Interviewed guest: Sarah J. Robins

Interviewed guest: David Leigh

Producer: Neil George

Matthew Bannister on a doctor, a whistleblower, a president, a mountaineer.

Archive clips from:

752Julian Bream Cbe, Elizabeth Ward Obe, Chris Graham-bell, Stuart Christie2020082120200823 (R4)Pictured: Julian Bream

Matthew Bannister on

Julian Bream, said by many to be the greatest classical guitarist of all time.

Elizabeth Ward, who campaigned for the introduction of the kidney donor card after her son went through three transplants.

Chris Graham-Bell, the founding publisher of the Gay Times magazine.

Stuart Christie, the anarchist who was involved in a plot to blow up the Spanish dictator General Franco.

Interviewed guest: Lord Michael Berkeley CBE

Interviewed guest: Andrew Green

Interviewed guest: Sally Taber

Interviewed guest: Nigel Bell

Interviewed guest: Robert Hanwell

Interviewed guest: Branwen Christie

Interviewed guest: Duncan Campbell

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Julian Bream: My Life in Music, Avie 2006; Man With A Guitar, BBC Sound Archive 25/09/1961; East Midlands Today, BBC One 22/05/1997; Man Alive, BBC Two 14/02/1980; Newsroom South East, BBC One 17/06/1991; Profile: Stuart Christie, Radio 4 10/07/1981; By Fair Means or Foul, Radio 4 20/11/1973; Angry Brigade Trial, Sound Archive, Radio 4 06/12/1972.

Matthew Bannister on a guitarist, a campaigner, a publisher, an anarchist.

753Dr James Partridge Obe, Sally Jacobs, Angela Buxton, Philip Horniblow Obe20200828Pictured: Dr James Partridge OBE (c) Paul Chambers Photography

Julian Worricker on:

The theatre designer, Sally Jacobs, whose work included a groundbreaking production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, set in a white box on stag Last Word

753Dr James Partridge Obe, Sally Jacobs, Angela Buxton, Philip Horniblow Obe''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''20200828Pictured: Dr James Partridge OBE (c) Paul Chambers Photography

Julian Worricker on:

The theatre designer, Sally Jacobs, whose work included a groundbreaking production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, set in a white box on stag

~Last Word

753Dr James Partridge Obe, Sally Jacobs, Angela Buxton, Philip Horniblow Obe''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''20200828Pictured: Dr James Partridge OBE (c) Paul Chambers Photography

Julian Worricker on:

The theatre designer, Sally Jacobs, whose work included a groundbreaking production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, set in a white box on stag

~Last Word

753Dr James Partridge Obe, Sally Jacobs, Angela Buxton, Philip Horniblow Obe""""""""20200828Pictured: Dr James Partridge OBE (c) Paul Chambers Photography

Julian Worricker on:

The theatre designer, Sally Jacobs, whose work included a groundbreaking production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, set in a white box on stag

~Last Word

754Chadwick Boseman, Sir Kenneth Robinson, Lord Renton Of Mount Harry, Doreen Davies''''2020090420200906 (R4)Pictured: Chadwick Boseman

Matthew Bannister on

Chadwick Boseman, whose portrayal of the King of the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda in the movie Black Panther made him a global star.

Sir Kenneth Robinson, the charismatic education expert whose TED talk “Do Schools Kill Creativity??? has been viewed online more than 67 million times.

Lord Renton, the Tory politician who was Chief Whip when Margaret Thatcher was forced to step down as leader.

Doreen Davies, who presided over the music policy and daytime output of BBC Radio 1 during its heyday in the 1970s and 80s.

Interviewed guest: Amon Warmann

Interviewed guest: Chris Anderson

Interviewed guest: Dr Andy Hargreaves

Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon

Interviewed guest: Simon Mills

Interviewed guest: Johnny Beerling

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Marshall, directed by Reginald Hudlin, Chestnut Ridge Productions 2017; Get On Up, directed by Tate Taylor, Imagine Entertainment 2014; Jo Whiley, Radio 2 14/10/2014; 42, directed by Brian Helgeland, Warner Bros 2013; Trevor Nelson's Rhythm Nation, Radio 2 19/11/2019; Black Panther, directed by Ryan Coogler, Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Pictures 2018; Front Row, Radio 4 09/02/2018; Chadwick Boseman – A Tribute from Marvel Studios, JoBlo Movie Trailers 31/08/2020; Sir Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill Creativity?, TED February 2006; Sir Ken Robinson: How To Escape Education's Death Valley, TED Talks Education April 2013; The Radio One Story, BBC Two 09/05/2010; Jimmy Young, Radio 2 13/06/1978; John Lennon Dies, Today Archives / NBC News 09/12/1980.

Matthew Bannister on: an actor, an educationalist, a politician, a BBC manager

Sir Kenneth Robinson, the charismatic education expert whose TED talk “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” has been viewed online more than 67 million times.

Sir Kenneth Robinson, the charismatic education expert whose TED talk ?Do Schools Kill Creativity??? has been viewed online more than 67 million times.

Archive clips from: Marshall, directed by Reginald Hudlin, Chestnut Ridge Productions 2017; Get On Up, directed by Tate Taylor, Imagine Entertainment 2014; Jo Whiley, Radio 2 14/10/2014; 42, directed by Brian Helgeland, Warner Bros 2013; Trevor Nelson's Rhythm Nation, Radio 2 19/11/2019; Black Panther, directed by Ryan Coogler, Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Pictures 2018; Front Row, Radio 4 09/02/2018; Chadwick Boseman ? A Tribute from Marvel Studios, JoBlo Movie Trailers 31/08/2020; Sir Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill Creativity?, TED February 2006; Sir Ken Robinson: How To Escape Education's Death Valley, TED Talks Education April 2013; The Radio One Story, BBC Two 09/05/2010; Jimmy Young, Radio 2 13/06/1978; John Lennon Dies, Today Archives / NBC News 09/12/1980.

Sir Kenneth Robinson, the charismatic education expert whose TED talk `Do Schools Kill Creativity?` has been viewed online more than 67 million times.

Archive clips from: Marshall, directed by Reginald Hudlin, Chestnut Ridge Productions 2017; Get On Up, directed by Tate Taylor, Imagine Entertainment 2014; Jo Whiley, Radio 2 14/10/2014; 42, directed by Brian Helgeland, Warner Bros 2013; Trevor Nelson's Rhythm Nation, Radio 2 19/11/2019; Black Panther, directed by Ryan Coogler, Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Pictures 2018; Front Row, Radio 4 09/02/2018; Chadwick Boseman - A Tribute from Marvel Studios, JoBlo Movie Trailers 31/08/2020; Sir Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill Creativity?, TED February 2006; Sir Ken Robinson: How To Escape Education's Death Valley, TED Talks Education April 2013; The Radio One Story, BBC Two 09/05/2010; Jimmy Young, Radio 2 13/06/1978; John Lennon Dies, Today Archives / NBC News 09/12/1980.

Archive clips from: Marshall, directed by Reginald Hudlin, Chestnut Ridge Productions 2017; Get On Up, directed by Tate Taylor, Imagine Entertainment 2014; Jo Whiley, Radio 2 14/10/2014; 42, directed by Brian Helgeland, Warner Bros 2013; Trevor Nelson's Rhythm Nation, Radio 2 19/11/2019; Black Panther, directed by Ryan Coogler, Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Pictures 2018; Front Row, Radio 4 09/02/2018; Chadwick Boseman – A Tribute from Marvel Studios, JoBlo Movie Trailers 31/08/2020; Sir Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill Creativity?, TED February 2006; Sir Ken Robinson: How To Escape Education’s Death Valley, TED Talks Education April 2013; The Radio One Story, BBC Two 09/05/2010; Jimmy Young, Radio 2 13/06/1978; John Lennon Dies, Today Archives / NBC News 09/12/1980.

Sir Kenneth Robinson, the charismatic education expert whose TED talk ?Do Schools Kill Creativity?? has been viewed online more than 67 million times.

755Stuart King, Comrade Duch, Deirdre Le Faye, David Bryant Cbe2020091120200913 (R4)Pictured: Stuart King

Julian Worricker on:

Stuart King, who co-founded a humanitarian charity which involved perilous flights to southern Africa in light aircraft straight after the war....

The Khmer Rouge executioner, known as Comrade Duch, found guilty of some of the worst atrocities carried out by that regime in Cambodia....

Deirdre Le Faye, a scholar and professor, whose knowledge of the life and works of Jane Austen has been described as 'unparalleled'....

And the man with the pipe whose success on the bowling greens raised the profile of his sport, David Bryant.

Interviewed guest: Max Grove

Interviewed guest: Jonathan Head

Interviewed guest: Nic Dunlop

Interviewed guest: Dr Gillian Dow

Interviewed guest: David Rhys Jones

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: 70 Years of MAF, MAF 2020; Remembering D-Day, MAF 2020; Today, Radio 4 30/03/2009; Comrade Duch Dies, Bloomberg Quick Take News 02/09/2020; Duch Statements Apology, Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia 15/08/2012; Jane Austen's iPod, Radio 4 06/06/2010; 11th Commonwealth Games 1978, BBC Sound Archive, 10/08/1978; David Bryant Interviewed by Brian Roberts, Today, Radio 4 01/11/1966; Bowling Tips From David Bryant, Bowls UK 18/09/2016.

Julian Worricker on a pioneering humanitarian, an executioner, a scholar, a sportsman.

Deirdre Le Faye, a scholar and professor, whose knowledge of the life and works of Jane Austen has been described as 'unparalleled'.....

Archive clips from: 70 Years of MAF, MAF 2020; Remembering D-Day, MAF 2020; Today, Radio 4 30/03/2009; Comrade Duch Dies, Bloomberg Quick Take News 02/09/2020; Duch Statements Apology, Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia 15/08/2012; Jane Austen’s iPod, Radio 4 06/06/2010; 11th Commonwealth Games 1978, BBC Sound Archive, 10/08/1978; David Bryant Interviewed by Brian Roberts, Today, Radio 4 01/11/1966; Bowling Tips From David Bryant, Bowls UK 18/09/2016.

756Sir Terence Conran, Dame Diana Rigg Cbe, Shere Hite, Toots Hibbert2020091820200920 (R4)Pictured: Sir Terence Conran

Matthew Bannister on:

Sir Terence Conran, the designer and businessman who transformed the UK's approach to home d退cor and eating out.

Dame Diana Rigg, the actor who combined a critically acclaimed stage career with stardom on TV and film.

Shere Hite, who wrote the Hite Report which changed attitudes to female sexuality.

Toots Hibbert, the Jamaican singer often called “the man who invented reggae.

Interviewed guest: Deyan Sudjic OBE

Interviewed guest: Michael Quinn

Interviewed guest: Matthew Sweet

Interviewed guest: Lola Atkins

Interviewed guest: Dame Jenni Murray

Interviewed guest: David Katz

Interviewed guest: Glady Wax

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Profile, Radio 4 22/04/1983; The Festival of Britain, British Pathe 07/05/1951; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 01/09/1996; Game of Thrones Series 7 Episode 3, directed by Mark Mylod, HBO 30/07/2017; Front Row, Radio 4 10/09/2020; Today, Radio 4 11/09/2020; Private Passions, Radio 3 3/12/2012; The Avengers, ABC 1965; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 02/05/2006; The First Time With Toots Hibbert, 6 Music 17/01/2019.

Matthew Bannister on a designer, an actor, a researcher, a musician.

Sir Terence Conran, the designer and businessman who transformed the UK's approach to home d?cor and eating out.

Toots Hibbert, the Jamaican singer often called ?the man who invented reggae'.

Toots Hibbert, the Jamaican singer often called `the man who invented reggae'.

Sir Terence Conran, the designer and businessman who transformed the UK’s approach to home d退cor and eating out.

Toots Hibbert, the Jamaican singer often called “the man who invented reggae'.

Archive clips from: Profile, Radio 4 22/04/1983; The Festival of Britain, British Pathe 07/05/1951; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 01/09/1996; Game of Thrones Series 7 Episode 3, directed by Mark Mylod, HBO 30/07/2017; Front Row, Radio 4 10/09/2020; Today, Radio 4 11/09/2020; Private Passions, Radio 3 3/12/2012; The Avengers, ABC 1965; Woman’s Hour, Radio 4 02/05/2006; The First Time With Toots Hibbert, 6 Music 17/01/2019.

757Sir Harold Evans, Ruth Bader-ginsburg, Alan Minter, Helen Taylor-thompson2020092520200927 (R4)Julian Worricker on:

The campaigning journalist and editor, Sir Harold Evans, voted the greatest of all time by his peers....

Ruth Bader-Ginsburg, US Supreme Court Justice, who served in that role for 27 years and became something of a judicial celebrity....

The charity worker Helen Taylor-Thompson, who co-founded Europe's first AIDS hospice at a time of great hostility towards those with the disease....

And the boxer, Alan Minter, who became the undisputed middleweight champion of the world.

Presenter: Julian Worricker

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Jessica Levinson

Interviewed guest: Brenda Feigen

Interviewed guest: Roy Greenslade

Interviewed guest: Dr. Veronica Moss

Interviewed guest: John McDonald

Archive clips from: Archive on 4 - Harold Evans at 90, Radio 4 23/06/2018; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4, 07/04/2000; John Dunn Show, Radio 2, 04/09/1980

Julian Worricker on a journalist, a judge, a charity worker, a boxer.

758Juliette Greco, Bob Gore, Dame Georgina Mace, Jiri Menzel2020100220201004 (R4)Pictured: Juliette Greco

Julian Worricker on the French singer and actor, Juliette Greco, who rose to fame on the famous Left Bank in Paris after the war - Bob Gore who revolutionised outdoor clothing with his invention of the waterproof fabric, Gore-Tex - The ecologist Dame Georgina Mace, who changed the way threatened species were classified and reshaped worldwide conservation policies - And the Czech director, Jiri Menzel, who won an Oscar for his 1966 film 'Closely Observed Trains'.

Interviewed guest: Agnes Poirier

Interviewed guest: David Cole

Interviewed guest: Professor Kate Jones

Interviewed guest: Professor Ian Christie

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: In Town Today, Radio 4 24/03/1962; ‘Vive Paris': The Liberation of Paris in 1944, British Movietone 29/06/2015; Roots of Heaven, directed by John Huston, Darryl F Zanuck Productions / Twentieth Century Fox 1958; Moon Landing Live, BBC America 20/07/2019; Perseverance Launch to Mars, NASA 30/07/2020; The Life Scientific, Radio 4 12/07/2016; Closely Watched Trains, directed by Jiri Menzel, Filmove Studio Barrandov 1966; The Film Programme, Radio 4 09/05/2008.

Julian Worricker on a singer, an inventor, an ecologist and a film director.

Archive clips from: In Town Today, Radio 4 24/03/1962; ?Vive Paris': The Liberation of Paris in 1944, British Movietone 29/06/2015; Roots of Heaven, directed by John Huston, Darryl F Zanuck Productions / Twentieth Century Fox 1958; Moon Landing Live, BBC America 20/07/2019; Perseverance Launch to Mars, NASA 30/07/2020; The Life Scientific, Radio 4 12/07/2016; Closely Watched Trains, directed by Jiri Menzel, Filmove Studio Barrandov 1966; The Film Programme, Radio 4 09/05/2008.

Julian Worricker on the French singer and actor, Juliette Greco, who rose to fame on the famous Left Bank in Paris after the war....

Bob Gore who revolutionised outdoor clothing with his invention of the waterproof fabric, Gore-Tex....

The ecologist Dame Georgina Mace, who changed the way threatened species were classified and reshaped worldwide conservation policies....

Archive clips from: In Town Today, Radio 4 24/03/1962; ‘Vive Paris’: The Liberation of Paris in 1944, British Movietone 29/06/2015; Roots of Heaven, directed by John Huston, Darryl F Zanuck Productions / Twentieth Century Fox 1958; Moon Landing Live, BBC America 20/07/2019; Perseverance Launch to Mars, NASA 30/07/2020; The Life Scientific, Radio 4 12/07/2016; Closely Watched Trains, directed by Jiri Menzel, Filmove Studio Barrandov 1966; The Film Programme, Radio 4 09/05/2008.

759Kenzo Takada, Colonel John Waddy, Frank Windsor, Ann Getty2020100920201011 (R4)Pictured: Kenzo Takada

Matthew Bannister on:

Kenzo Takada, the Japanese-born fashion designer who made Paris his home and was known for his bold use of colour.

Colonel John Waddy, the former head of the SAS who was wounded at the Battle of Arnhem.

Frank Windsor, the actor best known for playing Detective Sergeant Watt in Z Cars and Softly Softly.

Ann Getty, who married into the Getty family and used her fortune to rescue a publishing house, support the arts and start an interior design company.

Interviewed guest: Dana Thomas

Interviewed guest: John O'Reilly

Interviewed guest: Niall Cherry

Interviewed guest: Amanda Windsor

Interviewed guest: Bill Fellows

Interviewed guest: Diane Dorrans Saeks

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Flower by Kenzo, directed by Patrick Guedj 2018; The Clothes Show: Catwalk Special, BBC One 23/10/1994; Kenzo Takada – Renegades of Fashion, Fashion Industry Broadcast 01/03/2020; Red Devils of Arnhem (1944), British Pathe 13/04/2014; Today, Radio 4 08/05/2020; A Bridge Too Far, directed by Richard Attenborough, Joseph E Levine Productions 1977; Oosterbeek Battlefield Tour 2011, Bart H 18/03/2016; Woman's Hour, Radio 2 24/03/1971.

Matthew Bannister on a designer, a soldier, an actor, a socialite

Archive clips from: Flower by Kenzo, directed by Patrick Guedj 2018; The Clothes Show: Catwalk Special, BBC One 23/10/1994; Kenzo Takada ? Renegades of Fashion, Fashion Industry Broadcast 01/03/2020; Red Devils of Arnhem (1944), British Pathe 13/04/2014; Today, Radio 4 08/05/2020; A Bridge Too Far, directed by Richard Attenborough, Joseph E Levine Productions 1977; Oosterbeek Battlefield Tour 2011, Bart H 18/03/2016; Woman's Hour, Radio 2 24/03/1971.

Archive clips from: Flower by Kenzo, directed by Patrick Guedj 2018; The Clothes Show: Catwalk Special, BBC One 23/10/1994; Kenzo Takada - Renegades of Fashion, Fashion Industry Broadcast 01/03/2020; Red Devils of Arnhem (1944), British Pathe 13/04/2014; Today, Radio 4 08/05/2020; A Bridge Too Far, directed by Richard Attenborough, Joseph E Levine Productions 1977; Oosterbeek Battlefield Tour 2011, Bart H 18/03/2016; Woman's Hour, Radio 2 24/03/1971.

Interviewed guest: John O’Reilly

Archive clips from: Flower by Kenzo, directed by Patrick Guedj 2018; The Clothes Show: Catwalk Special, BBC One 23/10/1994; Kenzo Takada – Renegades of Fashion, Fashion Industry Broadcast 01/03/2020; Red Devils of Arnhem (1944), British Pathe 13/04/2014; Today, Radio 4 08/05/2020; A Bridge Too Far, directed by Richard Attenborough, Joseph E Levine Productions 1977; Oosterbeek Battlefield Tour 2011, Bart H 18/03/2016; Woman’s Hour, Radio 2 24/03/1971.

760Derek Mahon, Professor Gerta Vrbov\u00e1, Ang Rita Sherpa, Helena Shenel2020101620201018 (R4)Pictured: Derek Mahon

Matthew Bannister on

Derek Mahon, one of Ireland's greatest poets of recent times, whose work 'Everything's Going To Be Alright' was read on Irish TV and radio at the start of the Covid lockdown.

Professor Gerta Vrbovက, who spent her youth fleeing Nazi persecution, then carried out pioneering work on the interaction between muscles and nerves.

Ang Rita Sherpa, the only person to have climbed Mount Everest ten times without using supplemental oxygen.

Helena Shenel, the voice coach who helped many celebrated performers - including Shirley Bassey, Annie Lennox and Peter Gabriel - to overcome problems with their singing.

Interviewed guest: Sean O'Brien

Interviewed guest: Peter Hilton

Interviewed guest: Uma Shahani

Interviewed guest: Ang Tshering Sherpa

Interviewed guest: Bhadra Sharma

Interviewed guest: Nikki Slade

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Derek Mahon, Radio Ulster 15/01/1984; Arts Extra Special - Derek Mahon: A Celebration, Radio Ulster 16/12/2008; Poetry Please, Radio 4 28/01/2007; New Poems, Radio 3 19/08/1974; Gerta Vrbovက: Oral History, Imperial War Museum 15/04/2003; 60 Minutes Australia, Nine Network 05/10/2018; Last Rites of Ang Rita Sherpa, Nepal Tourism TV 23/09/2020; Slate: Shirley Bassey, BBC One Wales 16/09/1993; Saturday Live, Radio 1 06/04/1985.

Matthew Bannister on a poet, a physiologist, a mountaineer, a voice coach.

Derek Mahon, one of Ireland’s greatest poets of recent times, whose work 'Everything’s Going To Be Alright' was read on Irish TV and radio at the start of the Covid lockdown.

Helena Shenel, the voice coach who helped many celebrated performers – including Shirley Bassey, Annie Lennox and Peter Gabriel – to overcome problems with their singing.

Interviewed guest: Sean O’Brien

Professor Gerta Vrbov?, who spent her youth fleeing Nazi persecution, then carried out pioneering work on the interaction between muscles and nerves.

Helena Shenel, the voice coach who helped many celebrated performers ? including Shirley Bassey, Annie Lennox and Peter Gabriel ? to overcome problems with their singing.

Archive clips from: Derek Mahon, Radio Ulster 15/01/1984; Arts Extra Special - Derek Mahon: A Celebration, Radio Ulster 16/12/2008; Poetry Please, Radio 4 28/01/2007; New Poems, Radio 3 19/08/1974; Gerta Vrbov?: Oral History, Imperial War Museum 15/04/2003; 60 Minutes Australia, Nine Network 05/10/2018; Last Rites of Ang Rita Sherpa, Nepal Tourism TV 23/09/2020; Slate: Shirley Bassey, BBC One Wales 16/09/1993; Saturday Live, Radio 1 06/04/1985.

760Derek Mahon, Professor Gerta Vrbove1, Ang Rita Sherpa, Helena Shenel2020101620201018 (R4)Pictured: Derek Mahon

Matthew Bannister on

Derek Mahon, one of Ireland's greatest poets of recent times, whose work 'Everything's Going To Be Alright' was read on Irish TV and radio at the start of the Covid lockdown.

Professor Gerta Vrbovက, who spent her youth fleeing Nazi persecution, then carried out pioneering work on the interaction between muscles and nerves.

Ang Rita Sherpa, the only person to have climbed Mount Everest ten times without using supplemental oxygen.

Helena Shenel, the voice coach who helped many celebrated performers – including Shirley Bassey, Annie Lennox and Peter Gabriel – to overcome problems with their singing.

Interviewed guest: Sean O'Brien

Interviewed guest: Peter Hilton

Interviewed guest: Uma Shahani

Interviewed guest: Ang Tshering Sherpa

Interviewed guest: Bhadra Sharma

Interviewed guest: Nikki Slade

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Derek Mahon, Radio Ulster 15/01/1984; Arts Extra Special - Derek Mahon: A Celebration, Radio Ulster 16/12/2008; Poetry Please, Radio 4 28/01/2007; New Poems, Radio 3 19/08/1974; Gerta Vrbovက: Oral History, Imperial War Museum 15/04/2003; 60 Minutes Australia, Nine Network 05/10/2018; Last Rites of Ang Rita Sherpa, Nepal Tourism TV 23/09/2020; Slate: Shirley Bassey, BBC One Wales 16/09/1993; Saturday Live, Radio 1 06/04/1985.

Matthew Bannister on a poet, a physiologist, a mountaineer, a voice coach.

Professor Gerta Vrbov?, who spent her youth fleeing Nazi persecution, then carried out pioneering work on the interaction between muscles and nerves.

Helena Shenel, the voice coach who helped many celebrated performers ? including Shirley Bassey, Annie Lennox and Peter Gabriel ? to overcome problems with their singing.

Archive clips from: Derek Mahon, Radio Ulster 15/01/1984; Arts Extra Special - Derek Mahon: A Celebration, Radio Ulster 16/12/2008; Poetry Please, Radio 4 28/01/2007; New Poems, Radio 3 19/08/1974; Gerta Vrbov?: Oral History, Imperial War Museum 15/04/2003; 60 Minutes Australia, Nine Network 05/10/2018; Last Rites of Ang Rita Sherpa, Nepal Tourism TV 23/09/2020; Slate: Shirley Bassey, BBC One Wales 16/09/1993; Saturday Live, Radio 1 06/04/1985.

761Herbert Kretzmer, James Nash, Tom Maschler, Sister Chiara Hatton Hall2020102320201025 (R4)Pictured: Herbert Kretzmer

Matthew Bannister on

Herbert Kretzmer, the journalist turned lyricist, best known for writing the lyrics for the musical Les Mis退rables.

James Nash, the flamboyant adventurer who came under fire as a Colonial Officer in the Middle East during the last days of the British Empire.

Tom Maschler, the influential publisher who promoted the careers of many leading novelists and founded the Booker Prize.

Sister Chiara Hatton Hall, known as 'The Galloping Nun'. She taught Princess Anne and many other students to ride before taking holy orders as a forty-two year old widow.

Interviewed guest: Don Black

Interviewed guest: Russell Davies

Interviewed guest: John Harding

Interviewed guest: Peter Straus

Interviewed guest: Sister Jane Bertelsen

Interviewed guest: Ginny Elliott MBE

Interviewed guest: Steve Axon

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: The Reunion, Radio 4 17/10/2003; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 17/10/2003; Gamal Abdel Nasser's speech on Yemen 1962, IEPlus 27/03/2015; Everything You Need To Know About The Permissive Society, Radio 4 22/07/1971; Kaleidoscope: First Among Equals, Radio 4 22/10/1986; Burghley Horse Trials, AP / British Movietone 21/07/2015; Nuns' Vows at Ladywell Convent 1962, British Pathe 13/04/2014.

Matthew Bannister on a lyricist, an adventurer, a publisher, a nun.

Herbert Kretzmer, the journalist turned lyricist, best known for writing the lyrics for the musical Les Mis?rables.

Archive clips from: The Reunion, Radio 4 17/10/2003; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 17/10/2003; Gamal Abdel Nasser’s speech on Yemen 1962, IEPlus 27/03/2015; Everything You Need To Know About The Permissive Society, Radio 4 22/07/1971; Kaleidoscope: First Among Equals, Radio 4 22/10/1986; Burghley Horse Trials, AP / British Movietone 21/07/2015; Nuns’ Vows at Ladywell Convent 1962, British Pathe 13/04/2014.

762David Toole Obe, Professor Valerie Curtis, Frank Bough, Jill Paton Walsh Cbe2020103020201101 (R4)Pictured: David Toole

Matthew Bannister on

David Toole, the disabled dancer who starred in the opening ceremony of the 2012 Paralympics.

Professor Val Curtis, who was known as the Queen of Hygiene for her expertise on sanitation and research in how to communicate public health messages.

Frank Bough, the popular presenter of TV shows like 'Grandstand' and 'Nationwide' whose BBC career ended in disgrace after he was caught taking drugs with prostitutes.

Jill Paton Walsh, the award winning children's author who also wrote the first self-published novel to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize and completed an unfinished work by Dorothy L. Sayers.

Interviewed guest: Jenny Sealey

Interviewed guest: Oliver Cumming

Interviewed guest: John Stapleton

Interviewed guest: Sally Magnussen

Interviewed guest: Julia Eccleshare

Interviewed guest: Oliver Soden

Reader: Emma Handy

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Midweek, Radio 4 01/03/2017; The Cost of Living, directed by Lloyd Newson, DV8 Physical Theatre 2005; In Business, Radio 4 29/07/2010; Science Stories, Radio 4 28/08/2019; Off The Page, Radio 4 Extra 13/07/2016; Grandstand, BBC One 1960; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 09/07/1975; Nationwide, BBC One 05/08/1983; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 26/04/1987; PM, Radio 4 26/10/2020; BBC Breakfast Time, BBC One 17/01/1983; The John Dunn Show, Radio 2 17/10/1984; News 92, Radio 1 01/09/1992; Treasure Islands: Jill Paton-Walsh, Radio 4 20/11/1991; The Dolphin Crossing by Jill Paton Walsh, Faber & Faber 15/11/2012, read by Emma Handy; Private Passions, Radio 3 07/12/2014; Knowledge of Angels by Jill Paton Walsh, Black Swan 01/01/1995, read by Natasha Pyne, Radio 4 10/10/1994.

Matthew Bannister on a dancer, a hygiene expert, a TV presenter, an author

Jill Paton Walsh, the award winning children’s author who also wrote the first self-published novel to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize and completed an unfinished work by Dorothy L. Sayers.

Archive clips from: Midweek, Radio 4 01/03/2017; The Cost of Living, directed by Lloyd Newson, DV8 Physical Theatre 2005; In Business, Radio 4 29/07/2010; Science Stories, Radio 4 28/08/2019; Off The Page, Radio 4 Extra 13/07/2016; Grandstand, BBC One 1960; Woman’s Hour, Radio 4 09/07/1975; Nationwide, BBC One 05/08/1983; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 26/04/1987; PM, Radio 4 26/10/2020; BBC Breakfast Time, BBC One 17/01/1983; The John Dunn Show, Radio 2 17/10/1984; News 92, Radio 1 01/09/1992; Treasure Islands: Jill Paton-Walsh, Radio 4 20/11/1991; The Dolphin Crossing by Jill Paton Walsh, Faber & Faber 15/11/2012, read by Emma Handy; Private Passions, Radio 3 07/12/2014; Knowledge of Angels by Jill Paton Walsh, Black Swan 01/01/1995, read by Natasha Pyne, Radio 4 10/10/1994.

763Sir Sean Connery, Eavan Boland, Nobby Stiles Mbe, Bobby Ball2020110620201108 (R4)Pictured: Sir Sean Connery

Matthew Bannister on

Sir Sean Connery, seen by many as the definitive James Bond, he won an Oscar for The Untouchables and was a supporter of the Scottish National Party.

Eavan Boland, who changed the course of Irish poetry by making women's experiences central to her work.

The footballer Nobby Stiles, one of only two Englishmen to have won both the World Cup and the European Cup.

Bobby Ball, the comedian whose double act with Tommy Cannon was hugely popular on TV during the 1980s. His catchphrase was “Rock On Tommy??.

Interviewed guest: Christopher Bray

Interviewed guest: Professor Peggy Reynolds

Interviewed guest: Mary Robinson

Interviewed guest: Alex Stepney

Interviewed guest: Gary Richardson

Interviewed guest: Rob Harper

Interviewed guest: Darren Harper

Interviewed guest: Lee Mack

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Sean Connery In His Own Words, BBC 2 Scotland 18/08/2015; Dr No, directed by Terence Young, Eon Productions 1962; With Great Pleasure, Radio 4 09/11/2000; ‘Our Future Will Become The Past of Other Women' by Eavan Boland, read by Fiona Shaw, The Royal Irish Academy 09/12/2018; Archive on 4: Four Women Poets Today, Radio 4 18/07/2020; My Top Ten: Bobby Ball, Radio 1 15/09/1985; Not Going Out, BBC One 30/12/2009.

Matthew Bannister on an actor, a poet, a footballer, a comedian.

Bobby Ball, the comedian whose double act with Tommy Cannon was hugely popular on TV during the 1980s. His catchphrase was “Rock On Tommy”.

Bobby Ball, the comedian whose double act with Tommy Cannon was hugely popular on TV during the 1980s. His catchphrase was ?Rock On Tommy??.

Archive clips from: Sean Connery In His Own Words, BBC 2 Scotland 18/08/2015; Dr No, directed by Terence Young, Eon Productions 1962; With Great Pleasure, Radio 4 09/11/2000; ?Our Future Will Become The Past of Other Women' by Eavan Boland, read by Fiona Shaw, The Royal Irish Academy 09/12/2018; Archive on 4: Four Women Poets Today, Radio 4 18/07/2020; My Top Ten: Bobby Ball, Radio 1 15/09/1985; Not Going Out, BBC One 30/12/2009.

Bobby Ball, the comedian whose double act with Tommy Cannon was hugely popular on TV during the 1980s. His catchphrase was `Rock On Tommy`.

Eavan Boland, who changed the course of Irish poetry by making women’s experiences central to her work.

Archive clips from: Sean Connery In His Own Words, BBC 2 Scotland 18/08/2015; Dr No, directed by Terence Young, Eon Productions 1962; With Great Pleasure, Radio 4 09/11/2000; ‘Our Future Will Become The Past of Other Women’ by Eavan Boland, read by Fiona Shaw, The Royal Irish Academy 09/12/2018; Archive on 4: Four Women Poets Today, Radio 4 18/07/2020; My Top Ten: Bobby Ball, Radio 1 15/09/1985; Not Going Out, BBC One 30/12/2009.

Bobby Ball, the comedian whose double act with Tommy Cannon was hugely popular on TV during the 1980s. His catchphrase was ?Rock On Tommy?.

764Lord Sacks, John Sessions, Joanna Harcourt-smith, Jim Radford2020111320201115 (R4)Pictured: Lord Sacks

Matthew Bannister on

The former Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks, a respected scholar and broadcaster who reached out to other faiths, but had trouble reconciling the different strains of opinion in his own.

John Sessions, the actor and comedian who used his gift for improvisation and mimicry in TV shows like Whose Line Is It Anyway, Spitting Image and Stella Street. Clive Anderson and Sir Kenneth Branagh pay tribute.

Joanna Harcourt-Smith, the socialite who was friends with the Rolling Stones, campaigned to get Timothy Leary released from prison and struggled with addiction. Once she entered recovery she hosted an early podcast called Future Primitive.

Jim Radford, the singer-songwriter and peace campaigner who took part in the D-Day landings aged 15 – and later performed his song based on the experiences at the Royal Albert Hall to mark the 70th Anniversary.

Interviewed guest: Dr Rowan Williams

Interviewed guest: Jenni Frazer

Interviewed guest: Clive Anderson

Interviewed guest: Sir Kenneth Branagh

Interviewed guest: Lara Tambacopoulou

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 26/041991; Sunday, Radio 4 25/08/2013; Today, Radio 4 28/11/2019; Whose Line Is It Anyway, Channel 4 1988; Whose Line Is It Anyway, Radio 4 February 1988; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 25/02/1990; Finding Your Feet, directed by Richard Loncraine, Eclipse Films 2017; Napoleon by John Sessions, directed by Sir Kenneth Branagh 1989; Margaret, directed by James Kent, Great Meadow Productions 2009; Future Primitive: Heartmending, 23/08/2020; My Psychedelic Love Story, directed by Errol Morris, Fourth Floor Productions 22/10/2020; Good Morning Britain, ITV 31/05/2019; D-Day Veteran Goes Back to the Beaches, BBC Three Counties Radio 06/06/2019; Jim Radford Goes Back to Normandy, Legasee Educational Trust 01/08/2017; BBC News 05/06/2019.

Matthew Bannister on a rabbi, an actor, a podcaster, a singer.

Jim Radford, the singer-songwriter and peace campaigner who took part in the D-Day landings aged 15 ? and later performed his song based on the experiences at the Royal Albert Hall to mark the 70th Anniversary.

Jim Radford, the singer-songwriter and peace campaigner who took part in the D-Day landings aged 15 - and later performed his song based on the experiences at the Royal Albert Hall to mark the 70th Anniversary.

765Des O'connor Cbe, Richard Trim Obe, Dr Ataullah Siddiqui, Edith Raymond Locke2020112020201122 (R4)Pictured: Des O'Connor

Matthew Bannister on

The comedian Des O'Connor, an all-round entertainer equally at home telling jokes, hosting a chat show or recording an album.

Richard Trim, the radar engineer who developed the technology that supports modern air traffic control systems.

Dr Ataullah Siddiqui, the leading Muslim scholar who played a major role in creating inter-faith dialogue.

Edith Raymond Locke, the editor of Mademoiselle Magazine who supported the early careers of fashion designers like Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan.

Interviewed guest: David Steadman

Interviewed guest: Fergus Trim

Interviewed guest: Sughra Ahmed

Interviewed guest: Canon Andrew Wingate OBE

Interviewed guest: Ali MacGraw

Interviewed guest: Rosemary Feitelberg

Interviewed guest: Andrea Robinson

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 01/09/1969; Jimmy Tarbuck, The Daily Mail 17/11/2020; One Minute With Des O'Connor, Radio 1 01/01/2000; The Morecambe & Wise Show, BBC Two 25/12/1975; Front Row, Radio 4 06/10/2011; Jimmy Tarbuck, ITV News 16/11/2020; This Morning, ITV 16/11/2020; Countdown, Channel 4 29/09/2008; Good Morning Britain, ITV 16/11/2020; Tomorrow's World, BBC One 15/01/1997; Ataullah Siddiqui, Cardiff University/Islam UK 21/01/2019.

Matthew Bannister on a comedian, a radar engineer, a scholar, an editor.

The comedian Des O’Connor, an all-round entertainer equally at home telling jokes, hosting a chat show or recording an album.

Archive clips from: Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 01/09/1969; Jimmy Tarbuck, The Daily Mail 17/11/2020; One Minute With Des O’Connor, Radio 1 01/01/2000; The Morecambe & Wise Show, BBC Two 25/12/1975; Front Row, Radio 4 06/10/2011; Jimmy Tarbuck, ITV News 16/11/2020; This Morning, ITV 16/11/2020; Countdown, Channel 4 29/09/2008; Good Morning Britain, ITV 16/11/2020; Tomorrow's World, BBC One 15/01/1997; Ataullah Siddiqui, Cardiff University/Islam UK 21/01/2019.

766Diego Maradona, Rosalind Grimshaw, Jan Morris Cbe2020112720201129 (R4)Pictured: Diego Maradona

Matthew Bannister on:

Diego Maradona, the flawed footballing genius who was worshipped by fans in Argentina and his adopted home city of Naples before drug abuse and scandal tainted his reputation. We speak to Asif Kapadia, director of the acclaimed film about Maradona's life.

Rosalind Grimshaw, the talented stained glass artist whose works include a spectacular window depicting the seven days of creation at Chester Cathedral.

And Jan Morris, the author of more than 50 books chronicling her travels around the world and one describing her decision to undergo gender reassignment surgery.

Interviewed guest: Asif Kapadia

Interviewed guest: Chris King

Interviewed guest: Patrick Costeloe

Interviewed guest: Paul Clements

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Today, Radio 4 26/11/2020; 5 Live Breakfast, 26/11/2020; Diego Maradona, directed by Asif Kapadia, On The Corner/Film 4 14/06/2019; Match Commentary: World Cup 1990 Semi Final - Italy v Argentina, BBC Sound Archive 1990; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 29/03/2003; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 16/06/2002; Profile, Radio 4 01/06/1978; The Verb, Radio 4 14/02/2020.

Matthew Bannister on a footballer, a glass artist, an author

Diego Maradona, the flawed footballing genius who was worshipped by fans in Argentina and his adopted home city of Naples before drug abuse and scandal tainted his reputation. We speak to Asif Kapadia, director of the acclaimed film about Maradona’s life.

Archive clips from: Today, Radio 4 26/11/2020; 5 Live Breakfast, 26/11/2020; Diego Maradona, directed by Asif Kapadia, On The Corner/Film 4 14/06/2019; Match Commentary: World Cup 1990 Semi Final - Italy v Argentina, BBC Sound Archive 1990; Woman’s Hour, Radio 4 29/03/2003; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 16/06/2002; Profile, Radio 4 01/06/1978; The Verb, Radio 4 14/02/2020.

767Hamish Macinnes Obe, Jose Padilla, Anne Rasa2020120420201206 (R4)Matthew Bannister on:

Hamish MacInnes, the mountaineer known as `The Fox of Glencoe`. He climbed the Matterhorn aged 16, made four trips to Everest and was a stalwart of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue team. He was also an inventor, coming up with an all metal ice axe and a collapsible stretcher for use in rescue operations. His services were much in demand as an advisor to big budget films like The Eiger Sanction, the Mission and even Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Professor Anne Rasa, an expert in animal behaviour who studied the matriarchal society of the dwarf mongoose and then set up a sanctuary for meerkats in the Kalahari region.

The Spanish DJ Jose Padilla who pioneered chill out music by providing a soundtrack to the sunset on Ibiza.

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes, BBC 4, 01/11/2020; Singular Scots, Radio 4, 12/09/1991; A Time to Talk, Radio Scotland, 10/01/1974; The Eiger Sanction, The Malpaso Company/ Universal Pictures; Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Python (Monty) Pictures / EMI Films; Natural Selection: Mongoose, BBC Bristol, 25/10/1985; J se Padilla - An Ibiza Original, A Fact Magazine Documentary; Moments in Love: A History of Chillout Music, Radio 2, 01.05.2004

Matthew Bannister on a mountaineer, an ethologist, a DJ.

Hamish MacInnes, the mountaineer known as “The Fox of Glencoe”. He climbed the Matterhorn aged 16, made four trips to Everest and was a stalwart of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue team. He was also an inventor, coming up with an all metal ice axe and a collapsible stretcher for use in rescue operations. His services were much in demand as an advisor to big budget films like The Eiger Sanction, the Mission and even Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Archive clips from: Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes, BBC 4, 01/11/2020; Singular Scots, Radio 4, 12/09/1991; A Time to Talk, Radio Scotland, 10/01/1974; The Eiger Sanction, The Malpaso Company/ Universal Pictures; Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Python (Monty) Pictures / EMI Films; Natural Selection: Mongoose, BBC Bristol, 25/10/1985; J se Padilla – An Ibiza Original, A Fact Magazine Documentary; Moments in Love: A History of Chillout Music, Radio 2, 01.05.2004

Hamish MacInnes, the mountaineer known as ?The Fox of Glencoe?. He climbed the Matterhorn aged 16, made four trips to Everest and was a stalwart of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue team. He was also an inventor, coming up with an all metal ice axe and a collapsible stretcher for use in rescue operations. His services were much in demand as an advisor to big budget films like The Eiger Sanction, the Mission and even Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Archive clips from: Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes, BBC 4, 01/11/2020; Singular Scots, Radio 4, 12/09/1991; A Time to Talk, Radio Scotland, 10/01/1974; The Eiger Sanction, The Malpaso Company/ Universal Pictures; Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Python (Monty) Pictures / EMI Films; Natural Selection: Mongoose, BBC Bristol, 25/10/1985; J?se Padilla ? An Ibiza Original, A Fact Magazine Documentary; Moments in Love: A History of Chillout Music, Radio 2, 01.05.2004

767Hamish Macinnes Obe, Jose9 Padilla, Anne Rasa2020120420201206 (R4)MATTHEW BANNISTER on:

Hamish MacInnes, the mountaineer known as “The Fox of Glencoe??. He climbed the Matterhorn aged 16, made four trips to Everest and was a stalwart of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue team. He was also an inventor, coming up with an all metal ice axe and a collapsible stretcher for use in rescue operations. His services were much in demand as an advisor to big budget films like The Eiger Sanction, the Mission and even Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Professor Anne Rasa, an expert in animal behaviour who studied the matriarchal society of the dwarf mongoose and then set up a sanctuary for meerkats in the Kalahari region.

The Spanish DJ Jose Padilla who pioneered chill out music by providing a soundtrack to the sunset on Ibiza.

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes, BBC 4, 01/11/2020; Singular Scots, Radio 4, 12/09/1991; A Time to Talk, Radio Scotland, 10/01/1974; The Eiger Sanction, The Malpaso Company/ Universal Pictures; Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Python (Monty) Pictures / EMI Films; Natural Selection: Mongoose, BBC Bristol, 25/10/1985; J se Padilla – An Ibiza Original, A Fact Magazine Documentary; Moments in Love: A History of Chillout Music, Radio 2, 01.05.2004

MATTHEW BANNISTER on a mountaineer, an ethologist, a DJ.

Hamish MacInnes, the mountaineer known as “The Fox of Glencoe”. He climbed the Matterhorn aged 16, made four trips to Everest and was a stalwart of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue team. He was also an inventor, coming up with an all metal ice axe and a collapsible stretcher for use in rescue operations. His services were much in demand as an advisor to big budget films like The Eiger Sanction, the Mission and even Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Hamish MacInnes, the mountaineer known as ?The Fox of Glencoe??. He climbed the Matterhorn aged 16, made four trips to Everest and was a stalwart of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue team. He was also an inventor, coming up with an all metal ice axe and a collapsible stretcher for use in rescue operations. His services were much in demand as an advisor to big budget films like The Eiger Sanction, the Mission and even Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Archive clips from: Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes, BBC 4, 01/11/2020; Singular Scots, Radio 4, 12/09/1991; A Time to Talk, Radio Scotland, 10/01/1974; The Eiger Sanction, The Malpaso Company/ Universal Pictures; Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Python (Monty) Pictures / EMI Films; Natural Selection: Mongoose, BBC Bristol, 25/10/1985; J?se Padilla ? An Ibiza Original, A Fact Magazine Documentary; Moments in Love: A History of Chillout Music, Radio 2, 01.05.2004

768Mario Molina, Irina Antonova, Vale9ry Giscard D'estaing, Peter Alliss2020121120201213 (R4)MATTHEW BANNISTER on

Mario Molina, the chemist who won the Nobel prize for revealing the devastating impact of CFCs on the ozone layer.

Irina Antonova, the director of the Pushkin Museum in Moscow for more than fifty years. She was caught up in a controversy over her refusal to send back priceless works of art looted by the Soviet Army at the end of the Second World War.

Valery Giscard d'Estaing, President of France between 1974 and 1981. He introduced liberal social reforms and was a passionate supporter of closer European integration.

Peter Alliss, the jovial former player who became known as TV's “Voice of Golf??

Interviewed guest: Tony Adamson

Interviewed guest: Prof James Shields

Interviewed guest: Konstantin Akinsha

Interviewed guest: Dr Tony Cox

Producer: Neil George

MATTHEW BANNISTER on a chemist, a curator, a President, a golf commentator.

Peter Alliss, the jovial former player who became known as TV's “Voice of Golf”

Peter Alliss, the jovial former player who became known as TV's ?Voice of Golf??

768Mario Molina, Irina Antonova, Valery Giscard D'estaing, Peter Alliss (pictured)2020121120201213 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Mario Molina, the chemist who won the Nobel prize for revealing the devastating impact of CFCs on the ozone layer.

Irina Antonova, the director of the Pushkin Museum in Moscow for more than fifty years. She was caught up in a controversy over her refusal to send back priceless works of art looted by the Soviet Army at the end of the Second World War.

Valery Giscard d'Estaing, President of France between 1974 and 1981. He introduced liberal social reforms and was a passionate supporter of closer European integration.

Peter Alliss, the jovial former player who became known as TV's `Voice of Golf`

Interviewed guest: Tony Adamson

Interviewed guest: Prof James Shields

Interviewed guest: Konstantin Akinsha

Interviewed guest: Dr Tony Cox

Producer: Neil George

Matthew Bannister on a chemist, a curator, a President, a golf commentator.

Peter Alliss, the jovial former player who became known as TV's “Voice of Golf”

Peter Alliss, the jovial former player who became known as TV's ?Voice of Golf?

Valery Giscard d’Estaing, President of France between 1974 and 1981. He introduced liberal social reforms and was a passionate supporter of closer European integration.

Peter Alliss, the jovial former player who became known as TV’s “Voice of Golf”

769John Le Carre (pictured), Patience Thomson, Doug Scott, Dame Barbara Windsor2020121820201220 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The author John le Carr退 , the pen name of David Cornwell, who drew on his own experiences as a spy to elevate the espionage novel to new heights.

Patience Thomson, the educator who devoted herself to helping children with reading difficulties and set up a publishing house to create books for them. Michael Morpurgo pays tribute.

Doug Scott, the pioneering mountaineer who was the first Englishman to climb Mount Everest. His friend Sir Chris Bonington recalls Doug's adventures.

Dame Barbara Windsor - the much loved actor who went from Carry On to Eastenders.

Interviewed guest: Adam Sisman

Interviewed guest: Sir Chris Bonnington

Interviewed guest: Denise Prior

Interviewed guest: Alice Thomson

Interviewed guest: Michael Morpurgo

Producer: Neil George

Matthew Bannister on an author, an educator, a mountaineer, an actor

Doug Scott, the pioneering mountaineer who was the first Englishman to climb Mount Everest. His friend Sir Chris Bonington recalls Doug’s adventures.

Dame Barbara Windsor – the much loved actor who went from Carry On to Eastenders.

The author John le Carr? , the pen name of David Cornwell, who drew on his own experiences as a spy to elevate the espionage novel to new heights.

Dame Barbara Windsor ? the much loved actor who went from Carry On to Eastenders.

769John Le Carre9, Patience Thomson, Doug Scott, Dame Barbara Windsor2020121820201220 (R4)MATTHEW BANNISTER on

The author John le Carr退 , the pen name of David Cornwell, who drew on his own experiences as a spy to elevate the espionage novel to new heights.

Patience Thomson, the educator who devoted herself to helping children with reading difficulties and set up a publishing house to create books for them.MICHAEL MORPURGO pays tribute.

Doug Scott, the pioneering mountaineer who was the first Englishman to climb Mount Everest. His friend Sir Chris Bonington recalls Doug's adventures.

Dame BARBARA WINDSOR – the much loved actor who went from Carry On to Eastenders.

Interviewed guest: Adam Sisman

Interviewed guest: Sir Chris Bonnington

Interviewed guest: Denise Prior

Interviewed guest: Alice Thomson

Interviewed guest: MICHAEL MORPURGO

Producer: Neil George

MATTHEW BANNISTER on an author, an educator, a mountaineer, an actor

The author John le Carr? , the pen name of David Cornwell, who drew on his own experiences as a spy to elevate the espionage novel to new heights.

Dame BARBARA WINDSOR ? the much loved actor who went from Carry On to Eastenders.

770Millie Small, Jj Williams, Maurice Healy, Dame Fanny Waterman20201227JULIAN WORRICKER on

Millie Jones, the singer who brought ska rhythms and Jamaican culture to a global audience with her hit song My Boy Lollipop.

JJ Williams, the Llanelli, Wales and British Lions winger who became one of the stars of world rugby.

Dame Fanny Waterman, who co-founded the Leeds International Piano Festival and introduced many of the greatest pianists of our time.

And consumer champion Maurice Healy, editor of Which? magazine and director of the National Consumer Council, who was instrumental in bringing in shopping on a Sunday, cheaper air fares and better food labelling.

Interviewed guest: Chris Blackwell

Interviewed guest: Chris Salewicz

Interviewed guest: Phil Bennett

Interviewed guest: Petroc Trelawny

Interviewed guest: RICHARD THOMAS

Producer: Paul Waters

JULIAN WORRICKER on Millie Small, JJ Williams, Maurice Healy and Dame Fanny Waterman

771Stella Tennant, George Bizos, Joan Feynman, Rishi Kapoor2021010120210103 (R4)Matthew Bannister on Stella Tennant, the iconic fashion model who rose to prominence in the 1990s, becoming the face of Chanel.

George Bizos, the South African human rights lawyer who represented Nelson Mandela at the Rivonia Trial.

Joan Feynman, the astrophysicist who made important breakthroughs in her study of auroras and solar cycles.

Actor Rishi Kapoor, who appeared in almost 100 films and defined Bollywood for a generation.

Interviewed guest: Plum Sykes

Interviewed guest: Sir Nicholas Stadlen

Interviewed guest: Christopher Riley

Interviewed guest: Laura Tenenbaum

Interviewed guest: Haroon Rashid

Producer: Dan Hardoon

Archive clips from: HARDtalk, BBC News 11/10/2011; Remembering Rivonia, BBC World Service 06/03/2018; Nelson Mandela Released from Prison, BBC News Archive 11/02/1990; The Fantastic Mr Feynman, dir. Christopher Riley, BBC2 12/05/2013; Bobby, R.K. Films Ltd 28/09/1973; Prem Rog, K.R. Films Ltd. 31/07/1982; Agneepath, Dharma Productions/Eros International 26/01/2012.

Matthew Bannister on a model, a lawyer, an astrophysicist and an actor.

772Sir Brian Urquhart (pictured), Albert Roux, Dame Rachel Waterhouse, Gerry Marsden20210108Matthew Bannister on

Sir Brian Urquhart, the international civil servant and war veteran who played a key role in setting up United Nations peacekeeping forces.

Albert Roux, the French-born chef who, with his brother Michel, helped to revolutionise the quality of British restaurant cooking.

Dame Rachel Waterhouse, the chair of the Consumers' Association whose campaigns were behind many significant improvements in consumer legislation.

And Gerry Marsden, lead singer of Gerry and the Pacemakers, best known for his hit versions of `You'll Never Walk Alone` and `Ferry ‘Cross The Mersey`.

Interviewed guest: Alison Bernays

Interviewed guest: Andrew Gilmour

Interviewed guest: Rowley Leigh

Interviewed guest: Brian Yates

Interviewed guest: Peter Parfet

Interviewed guest: Spencer Leigh

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips used: Profile: Brian Urquhart, Radio 4, 28.2.1981; Pathe News - Shaping the Future; The Liberation of Bergen Belsen -WS Historic Moments; Desert Island Discs: Albert & Michel Roux, Radio 4, 1986; Albert & Michel Roux on Roux Scholarship - YouTube; File on 4: Quangos, Radio 4, 7.6.1978; Farming Today, Radio 4, 17.10.1988

Matthew Bannister on a civil servant, a chef, a consumer champion, a singer.

Dame Rachel Waterhouse, the chair of the Consumers’ Association whose campaigns were behind many significant improvements in consumer legislation.

And Gerry Marsden, lead singer of Gerry and the Pacemakers, best known for his hit versions of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and “Ferry ‘Cross The Mersey”.

Archive clips used: Profile: Brian Urquhart, Radio 4, 28.2.1981; Pathe News – Shaping the Future; The Liberation of Bergen Belsen –WS Historic Moments; Desert Island Discs: Albert & Michel Roux, Radio 4, 1986; Albert & Michel Roux on Roux Scholarship – YouTube; File on 4: Quangos, Radio 4, 7.6.1978; Farming Today, Radio 4, 17.10.1988

And Gerry Marsden, lead singer of Gerry and the Pacemakers, best known for his hit versions of “You'll Never Walk Alone” and “Ferry ‘Cross The Mersey”.

And Gerry Marsden, lead singer of Gerry and the Pacemakers, best known for his hit versions of ?You'll Never Walk Alone? and ?Ferry ?Cross The Mersey?.

Archive clips used: Profile: Brian Urquhart, Radio 4, 28.2.1981; Pathe News ? Shaping the Future; The Liberation of Bergen Belsen ?WS Historic Moments; Desert Island Discs: Albert & Michel Roux, Radio 4, 1986; Albert & Michel Roux on Roux Scholarship ? YouTube; File on 4: Quangos, Radio 4, 7.6.1978; Farming Today, Radio 4, 17.10.1988

772Sir Brian Urquhart, Albert Roux, Dame Rachel Waterhouse, Gerry Marsden20210108Matthew Bannister on

Sir Brian Urquhart, the international civil servant and war veteran who played a key role in setting up United Nations peacekeeping forces.

Albert Roux, the French-born chef who, with his brother Michel, helped to revolutionise the quality of British restaurant cooking.

Dame Rachel Waterhouse, the chair of the Consumers' Association whose campaigns were behind many significant improvements in consumer legislation.

And Gerry Marsden, lead singer of Gerry and the Pacemakers, best known for his hit versions of “You'll Never Walk Alone?? and “Ferry ‘Cross The Mersey??.

Interviewed guest: Alison Bernays

Interviewed guest: Andrew Gilmour

Interviewed guest: Rowley Leigh

Interviewed guest: Brian Yates

Interviewed guest: Peter Parfet

Interviewed guest: Spencer Leigh

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips used: Profile: Brian Urquhart, Radio 4, 28.2.1981; Pathe News – Shaping the Future; The Liberation of Bergen Belsen –WS Historic Moments; Desert Island Discs: Albert & Michel Roux, Radio 4, 1986; Albert & Michel Roux on Roux Scholarship – YouTube; File on 4: Quangos, Radio 4, 7.6.1978; Farming Today, Radio 4, 17.10.1988

Matthew Bannister on a civil servant, a chef, a consumer champion, a singer.

And Gerry Marsden, lead singer of Gerry and the Pacemakers, best known for his hit versions of “You'll Never Walk Alone” and “Ferry ‘Cross The Mersey”.

And Gerry Marsden, lead singer of Gerry and the Pacemakers, best known for his hit versions of ?You'll Never Walk Alone?? and ?Ferry ?Cross The Mersey??.

Archive clips used: Profile: Brian Urquhart, Radio 4, 28.2.1981; Pathe News ? Shaping the Future; The Liberation of Bergen Belsen ?WS Historic Moments; Desert Island Discs: Albert & Michel Roux, Radio 4, 1986; Albert & Michel Roux on Roux Scholarship ? YouTube; File on 4: Quangos, Radio 4, 7.6.1978; Farming Today, Radio 4, 17.10.1988

773Michael Apted (pictured), Kay Ullrich, Katharine Whitehorn, Reginald Foster2021011520210117 (R4)Julian Worricker on the film-maker Michael Apted, famous for his work on the 7UP documentary series, but who also directed nearly 30 feature films.

Kay Ullrich, an MSP after the first elections to the Scottish parliament, who Nicola Sturgeon described as one of the most influential figures in her life.

Katharine Whitehorn, whose column in the Observer revolutionised the journalism that women wrote....and read.

And the Vatican Latinist, Reginald Foster, who served four Popes, and who would never acknowledge that the language he was expert in was anything other than alive.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Claire Lewis

Interviewed guest: Shelley Joffre

Interviewed guest: Nicola Sturgeon

Interviewed guest: Julie Welch

Interviewed guest: David Willey

Archive from: Today Programme, Radio 4 TX 8.1.2021; On Top of A Column, Radio 4 TX 14.7.1971; A Point of View, Radio 4 TX 12.9.2008; Reginald Foster, High Priest of Latin, Radio 4 TX 16.4.1992; Today Programme, Radio 4 TX 27.12.2008; A World in Your Ear, Radio 4 TX 19.12.2003

Julian Worricker on a film-maker, a politician, a journalist, a translator.

773Michael Apted, Kay Ullrich, Katharine Whitehorn, Reginald Foster2021011520210117 (R4)Julian Worricker on the film-maker Michael Apted, famous for his work on the 7UP documentary series, but who also directed nearly 30 feature films.

Kay Ullrich, an MSP after the first elections to the Scottish parliament, who Nicola Sturgeon described as one of the most influential figures in her life.

Katharine Whitehorn, whose column in the Observer revolutionised the journalism that women wrote....and read.

And the Vatican Latinist, Reginald Foster, who served four Popes, and who would never acknowledge that the language he was expert in was anything other than alive.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Claire Lewis

Interviewed guest: Shelley Joffre

Interviewed guest: Nicola Sturgeon

Interviewed guest: Julie Welch

Interviewed guest: David Willey

Archive from: Today Programme, Radio 4 TX 8.1.2021; On Top of A Column, Radio 4 TX 14.7.1971; A Point of View, Radio 4 TX 12.9.2008; Reginald Foster, High Priest of Latin, Radio 4 TX 16.4.1992; Today Programme, Radio 4 TX 27.12.2008; A World in Your Ear, Radio 4 TX 19.12.2003

Julian Worricker on a film-maker, a politician, a journalist, a translator.

774Phil Spector (pictured), Grace Robertson, Paul Nihill2021012220210124 (R4)Matthew Bannister on:

Phil Spector, the influential record producer who created the `Wall of Sound`. He died while serving a prison sentence for murdering actress Lana Clarkson.

Grace Robertson, the photojournalist known for chronicling working class life in post war Britain.

Paul Nihill, one of the world's finest race walkers who won 96 consecutive races and was the first male British athlete to compete in four consecutive Olympic games.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Mick Brown

Interviewed guest: Prof. Amanda Hopkinson

Interviewed guest: David Ainsworth

Archive clips from: Five Master Photographers, Radio 3 TX 14.8.1990; Olympic Memories Part 3/6 - Mexico 1968, Radio 4 TX 1.4.1984; Olympics 1964: 50km walk, Radio 4 TX 18.10.1964

Matthew Bannister on a record producer, a photographer, a race walker.

Phil Spector, the influential record producer who created the “Wall of Sound”. He died while serving a prison sentence for murdering actress Lana Clarkson.

Paul Nihill, one of the world’s finest race walkers who won 96 consecutive races and was the first male British athlete to compete in four consecutive Olympic games.

Phil Spector, the influential record producer who created the ?Wall of Sound?. He died while serving a prison sentence for murdering actress Lana Clarkson.

774Phil Spector, Grace Robertson, Paul Nihill2021012220210124 (R4)Matthew Bannister on:

Phil Spector, the influential record producer who created the “Wall of Sound??. He died while serving a prison sentence for murdering actress Lana Clarkson.

Grace Robertson, the photojournalist known for chronicling working class life in post war Britain.

Paul Nihill, one of the world's finest race walkers who won 96 consecutive races and was the first male British athlete to compete in four consecutive Olympic games.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Mick Brown

Interviewed guest: Prof. Amanda Hopkinson

Interviewed guest: David Ainsworth

Archive clips from: Five Master Photographers, Radio 3 TX 14.8.1990; Olympic Memories Part 3/6 - Mexico 1968, Radio 4 TX 1.4.1984; Olympics 1964: 50km walk, Radio 4 TX 18.10.1964

Matthew Bannister on a record producer, a photographer, a race walker.

Phil Spector, the influential record producer who created the “Wall of Sound”. He died while serving a prison sentence for murdering actress Lana Clarkson.

Phil Spector, the influential record producer who created the ?Wall of Sound??. He died while serving a prison sentence for murdering actress Lana Clarkson.

775Larry King (pictured), Catherine Ennis, Margaret Weston, Gerry Cottle2021012920210131 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Larry King, the American TV interviewer whose long running show on CNN attracted guests ranging from Presidents to pop stars. Christiane Amanpour pays tribute.

Catherine Ennis, the organist at the City of London Church of St Lawrence Jewry who helped to design four major organs in the capital.

Dame Margaret Weston, the Director of the Science Museum who spread funding around the UK by opening the National Railway Museum in York and the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford.

Gerry Cottle, the charismatic circus owner who overcame bankruptcy and sex and cocaine addiction to evolve the art form as public tastes changed

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Christiane Amanpour

Interviewed guest: Michael Carlson

Interviewed guest: Sir Roger Gifford

Interviewed guest: Sir Andrew Parmley

Interviewed guest: Heather Mayfield

Interviewed guest: David Morgan

Interviewed guest: Professor Vanessa Toulmin

Interviewed guest: John Haze

Archive clips from: Profile, Radio 4 TX 26.03.1974; In Tune, Radio 3 TX 14.10.2016; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 TX 21.9.1984

Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, an organist, a curator, a circus owner

775Larry King, Catherine Ennis, Margaret Weston, Gerry Cottle2021012920210131 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Larry King, the American TV interviewer whose long running show on CNN attracted guests ranging from Presidents to pop stars. Christiane Amanpour pays tribute.

Catherine Ennis, the organist at the City of London Church of St Lawrence Jewry who helped to design four major organs in the capital.

Dame Margaret Weston, the Director of the Science Museum who spread funding around the UK by opening the National Railway Museum in York and the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford.

Gerry Cottle, the charismatic circus owner who overcame bankruptcy and sex and cocaine addiction to evolve the art form as public tastes changed

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Christiane Amanpour

Interviewed guest: Michael Carlson

Interviewed guest: Sir Roger Gifford

Interviewed guest: Sir Andrew Parmley

Interviewed guest: Heather Mayfield

Interviewed guest: David Morgan

Interviewed guest: Professor Vanessa Toulmin

Interviewed guest: John Haze

Archive clips from: Profile, Radio 4 TX 26.03.1974; In Tune, Radio 3 TX 14.10.2016; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 TX 21.9.1984

Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, an organist, a curator, a circus owner

776Lewis Wolpert, Cicely Tyson, Prince Khalid Abdullah And Captain Sir Tom Moore2021020520210207 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The biologist Lewis Wolpert who developed new theories about embryo development and was a passionate communicator of science.

The award winning actor Cicely Tyson, best known for portraying strong, dignified African American women on stage and screen.

Saudi Prince Khalid Abdullah who became one of the world's most successful racehorse owners. His horses included the great Frankel who was unbeaten in 14 races.

Captain Sir Tom Moore, the second world war veteran who became a national hero when he raised millions of pounds for NHS charities as he approached his 100th birthday.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Julian Muscat

Interviewed guest: Brough Scott

Interviewed guest: Matt Wolfe

Interviewed guest: Prof Jim Smith

Archive clips from: Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 TX 25.6.1996; The Essay, Radio 3 TX 25.3.2008; Conversations, Radio 3 TX 27.3.1993; The Michael Ball Show, Radio 2 TX 6.9.2020

Matthew Bannister on a biologist, an actor, a Saudi Prince and a national hero.

776Lewis Wolpert, Cicely Tyson, Prince Khalid Abdullah And Captain Sir Tom Moore (pictured)2021020520210207 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The biologist Lewis Wolpert who developed new theories about embryo development and was a passionate communicator of science.

The award winning actor Cicely Tyson, best known for portraying strong, dignified African American women on stage and screen.

Saudi Prince Khalid Abdullah who became one of the world's most successful racehorse owners. His horses included the great Frankel who was unbeaten in 14 races.

Captain Sir Tom Moore, the second world war veteran who became a national hero when he raised millions of pounds for NHS charities as he approached his 100th birthday.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Julian Muscat

Interviewed guest: Brough Scott

Interviewed guest: Matt Wolfe

Interviewed guest: Prof Jim Smith

Archive clips from: Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 TX 25.6.1996; The Essay, Radio 3 TX 25.3.2008; Conversations, Radio 3 TX 27.3.1993; The Michael Ball Show, Radio 2 TX 6.9.2020

Matthew Bannister on a biologist, an actor, a Saudi Prince and a national hero.

Saudi Prince Khalid Abdullah who became one of the world’s most successful racehorse owners. His horses included the great Frankel who was unbeaten in 14 races.

777George Shultz, Yvonne Conolly, Maureen Colquhoun, Christopher Plummer2021021220210214 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

George Shultz, the US Secretary of State during the Reagan years who came close to brokering a deal to abolish all US and Soviet nuclear weapons.

Yvonne Conolly, Britain's first black female head teacher who overcame racism to become a role model for others.

Maureen Colquhoun, the first UK member of parliament to be openly in a same sex relationship. When they heard the news, her local Labour Party deselected her.

Christopher Plummer, the Canadian born actor who played many roles on stage and screen, but will always be remembered as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Angela Errigo

Interviewed guest: Rose Gottemoeller

Interviewed guest: Philip Taubman

Interviewed guest: Denise Patrick

Interviewed guest: Dame Angela Eagle

Interviewed guest: Peter Tatchell

Archive clips from: Maureen Colquhoun on Countdown to Number 10, Radio 4 TX 3.5.1979; I Was Britain's First Black Headteacher, BBC World Service TV, TX 8.3.2020; West Indian Teacher, Pathe News TX 1969; William Shatner's memories of Christopher Plummer, BBC World News TX 5.2.2021

Matthew Bannister on a politician, a headteacher, an MP and an actor.

Yvonne Conolly, Britain’s first black female head teacher who overcame racism to become a role model for others.

Archive clips from: Maureen Colquhoun on Countdown to Number 10, Radio 4 TX 3.5.1979; I Was Britain’s First Black Headteacher, BBC World Service TV, TX 8.3.2020; West Indian Teacher, Pathe News TX 1969; William Shatner’s memories of Christopher Plummer, BBC World News TX 5.2.2021

Matthew Bannister on a politician, a head teacher, an MP, an actor.

778Carlos Menem (pictured), Mary Wilson, Robin Pooley, Larry Flynt2021021920210221 (R4)Matthew Bannister on:

Carlos Menem, the flamboyant President of Argentina during the 1990s who transformed the country's economy, but was dogged by allegations of corruption.

Mary Wilson, a founding member of the Supremes who rivalled the Beatles for chart success during the 1960s.

Robin Pooley, the businessman who started in the meat trade before switching to become Chief Executive of the Potato Marketing Board and transforming the fortunes of that humble root vegetable.

Larry Flynt, the multi-millionaire pornographer who saw himself as a champion of free speech.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Jill Hedges

Interviewed guest: Professor Ernesto Calvo

Interviewed guest: John Tuckwell

Interviewed guest: Michael Pollitt

Interviewed guest: Adam White

Interviewed guest: Peter White

Archive clips from: Breakfast with Frost, BBC One, TX 25.10.1998; Midweek, Radio 4, TX 2.3.2011; Ken Bruce, Radio 2, TX 16.9.2019; BBC Breakfast, BBC One, TX 12.7.1994; No Triumph No Tragedy - Larry Flynt, Radio 4, TX 19.1.1999

Matthew Bannister on a president, a singer, a businessman and a pornographer.

Carlos Menem, the flamboyant President of Argentina during the 1990s who transformed the country’s economy, but was dogged by allegations of corruption.

779Sir William Macpherson (pictured), Margaret Snyder, Eleanor Wadsworth, Iain Pattinson2021022620210228 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sir William Macpherson, the retired judge whose report on the investigation of the murder of Stephen Lawrence accused the Metropolitan Police of `institutional racism`.

Margaret Snyder, seen by some as the United Nations' first feminist. She established funds and projects to support women in developing countries.

Eleanor Wadsworth, one of the last surviving women who delivered fighter planes during the second world war.

Iain Pattinson, who gave up a career as an oil company executive to write jokes once described as `blue chip filth` for `I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue`.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Lord Brown

Interviewed guest: Joshua Rozenberg

Interviewed guest: Marilyn Carr

Interviewed guest: Wanjira Mathai

Interviewed guest: Jon Naismith

Interviewed guest: Nick Utechin

Interviewed guest: Jack Dee

Archive clips from: Pathe News (A.T.A. 1943); Kaleidoscope: Radio 4, TX 9.2.1991; I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue: Radio 4, TX 15.12.2020 and TX 21.6.1999.

Matthew Bannister on: a judge, a UN civil servant, a pilot, a comedy writer.

Sir William Macpherson, the retired judge whose report on the investigation of the murder of Stephen Lawrence accused the Metropolitan Police of “institutional racism”.

Margaret Snyder, seen by some as the United Nations’ first feminist. She established funds and projects to support women in developing countries.

Iain Pattinson, who gave up a career as an oil company executive to write jokes once described as “blue chip filth” for “I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue”.

Archive clips from: Pathe News (A.T.A. 1943); Kaleidoscope: Radio 4, TX 9.2.1991; I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue: Radio 4, TX 15.12.2020 and TX 21.6.1999.

Iain Pattinson, who gave up a career as an oil company executive to write jokes once described as “blue chip filth” for “I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue”.

Sir William Macpherson, the retired judge whose report on the investigation of the murder of Stephen Lawrence accused the Metropolitan Police of ?institutional racism?.

Iain Pattinson, who gave up a career as an oil company executive to write jokes once described as ?blue chip filth? for ?I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue?.

779Sir William Macpherson, Margaret Snyder, Eleanor Wadsworth, Iain Pattinson2021022620210228 (R4)MATTHEW BANNISTER on

Sir William Macpherson, the retired judge whose report on the investigation of the murder of Stephen Lawrence accused the Metropolitan Police of “institutional racism??.

Margaret Snyder, seen by some as the United Nations' first feminist. She established funds and projects to support women in developing countries.

Eleanor Wadsworth, one of the last surviving women who delivered fighter planes during the second world war.

Iain Pattinson, who gave up a career as an oil company executive to write jokes once described as “blue chip filth?? for “I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue??.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Lord Brown

Interviewed guest: Joshua Rozenberg

Interviewed guest: Marilyn Carr

Interviewed guest: Wanjira Mathai

Interviewed guest: Jon Naismith

Interviewed guest: NICK UTECHIN

Interviewed guest: Jack Dee

Archive clips from: Pathe News (A.T.A. 1943); Kaleidoscope: Radio 4, TX 9.2.1991; I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue: Radio 4, TX 15.12.2020 and TX 21.6.1999.

MATTHEW BANNISTER on: a judge, a UN civil servant, a pilot, a comedy writer.

Sir William Macpherson, the retired judge whose report on the investigation of the murder of Stephen Lawrence accused the Metropolitan Police of “institutional racism”.

Iain Pattinson, who gave up a career as an oil company executive to write jokes once described as “blue chip filth” for “I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue”.

Sir William Macpherson, the retired judge whose report on the investigation of the murder of Stephen Lawrence accused the Metropolitan Police of ?institutional racism??.

Iain Pattinson, who gave up a career as an oil company executive to write jokes once described as ?blue chip filth?? for ?I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue??.

780Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani (pictured), Sidney Alford, Alison Lurie, Chris Barber2021030520210307 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, the Saudi oil minister who presided over the 1970s embargo that caused crises for Western economies.

Sidney Alford, the maverick explosives expert who created methods of defusing improvised explosive devices used in Northern Ireland, Afghanistan and the Middle East. He also demolished large buildings and created spectacular effects for film makers.

Alison Lurie, the American novelist whose biting satires on academic life and manners have been compared to Jane Austen.

Chris Barber, the jazz trombonist and band leader who was a leading figure in the trad boom of the 1960s.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Dr Mai Yamani

Interviewed guest: Javier Blas

Interviewed guest: Jeffrey Robinson

Interviewed guest: Roland Alford

Interviewed guest: Prof Judith Newman

Archive clips used: Panorama: BBC One, TX 20.11.1973; Book at Bedtime - Foreign Affairs: Radio 4, TX 11.10.2004; Desert Island Discs: Radio 4, TX 9.3.1985; 15 Minute Drama - Imaginary Friends: Radio 4, TX 11.7.2011; Chris Barber - Leader of the Band: Radio 2, TX 20.4.2011

Matthew Bannister on an oil minister, an explosives expert, an author and a jazz musician.

Archive clips used: Panorama: BBC One, TX 20.11.1973; Book at Bedtime – Foreign Affairs: Radio 4, TX 11.10.2004; Desert Island Discs: Radio 4, TX 9.3.1985; 15 Minute Drama - Imaginary Friends: Radio 4, TX 11.7.2011; Chris Barber - Leader of the Band: Radio 2, TX 20.4.2011

Archive clips used: Panorama: BBC One, TX 20.11.1973; Book at Bedtime ? Foreign Affairs: Radio 4, TX 11.10.2004; Desert Island Discs: Radio 4, TX 9.3.1985; 15 Minute Drama - Imaginary Friends: Radio 4, TX 11.7.2011; Chris Barber - Leader of the Band: Radio 2, TX 20.4.2011

780Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Sidney Alford, Alison Lurie, Chris Barber2021030520210307 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, the Saudi oil minister who presided over the 1970s embargo that caused crises for Western economies.

Sidney Alford, the maverick explosives expert who created methods of defusing improvised explosive devices used in Northern Ireland, Afghanistan and the Middle East. He also demolished large buildings and created spectacular effects for film makers.

Alison Lurie, the American novelist whose biting satires on academic life and manners have been compared to Jane Austen.

Chris Barber, the jazz trombonist and band leader who was a leading figure in the trad boom of the 1960s.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Dr Mai Yamani

Interviewed guest: Javier Blas

Interviewed guest: Jeffrey Robinson

Interviewed guest: Roland Alford

Interviewed guest: Prof Judith Newman

Archive clips used: Panorama: BBC One, TX 20.11.1973; Book at Bedtime – Foreign Affairs: Radio 4, TX 11.10.2004; Desert Island Discs: Radio 4, TX 9.3.1985; 15 Minute Drama - Imaginary Friends: Radio 4, TX 11.7.2011; Chris Barber - Leader of the Band: Radio 2, TX 20.4.2011

Matthew Bannister on an oil minister, an explosives expert, an author and a jazz musician.

Archive clips used: Panorama: BBC One, TX 20.11.1973; Book at Bedtime ? Foreign Affairs: Radio 4, TX 11.10.2004; Desert Island Discs: Radio 4, TX 9.3.1985; 15 Minute Drama - Imaginary Friends: Radio 4, TX 11.7.2011; Chris Barber - Leader of the Band: Radio 2, TX 20.4.2011

781Nicola Pagett (pictured), Stan Shaw, Prof John Mallard, Rupert Neve2021031220210314 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Nicola Pagett, the acclaimed actor who made her name on TV in Upstairs Downstairs and as Anna Karenina but also excelled in classical stage roles. Later in life she suffered severe mental illness.

Stan Shaw, one of the last Sheffield craftsmen known as `little mesters`. He spent eighty years forging, grinding and finishing blades in the city's cutlery industry.

Professor John Mallard, who led the team at Aberdeen University which developed the first full body MRI scanner.

Rupert Neve, the recording engineer who designed mixing desks revered by rock stars and music producers.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Simon Williams

Interviewed guest: Michael Coveney

Interviewed guest: Prof David Lurie

Interviewed guest: Dave Harries

Interviewed guest: Phil Ward

Archive clips used: Woman's Hour: Radio 4, TX 23.9.1997; Shelford Interviews: Rupert Neve discusses how technologies in the 60's changed sound engineering

Matthew Bannister on an actor, a \u201clittle mester\u201d, a physicist, a recording engineer.

Stan Shaw, one of the last Sheffield craftsmen known as “little mesters”. He spent eighty years forging, grinding and finishing blades in the city’s cutlery industry.

Archive clips used: Woman’s Hour: Radio 4, TX 23.9.1997; Shelford Interviews: Rupert Neve discusses how technologies in the 60's changed sound engineering

Stan Shaw, one of the last Sheffield craftsmen known as “little mesters”. He spent eighty years forging, grinding and finishing blades in the city's cutlery industry.

Stan Shaw, one of the last Sheffield craftsmen known as ?little mesters?. He spent eighty years forging, grinding and finishing blades in the city's cutlery industry.

781Nicola Pagett, Stan Shaw, Prof John Mallard, Rupert Neve2021031220210314 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Nicola Pagett, the acclaimed actor who made her name on TV in Upstairs Downstairs and as Anna Karenina but also excelled in classical stage roles. Later in life she suffered severe mental illness.

Stan Shaw, one of the last Sheffield craftsmen known as “little mesters??. He spent eighty years forging, grinding and finishing blades in the city's cutlery industry.

Professor John Mallard, who led the team at Aberdeen University which developed the first full body MRI scanner.

Rupert Neve, the recording engineer who designed mixing desks revered by rock stars and music producers.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Simon Williams

Interviewed guest: Michael Coveney

Interviewed guest: Prof David Lurie

Interviewed guest: Dave Harries

Interviewed guest: Phil Ward

Archive clips used: Woman's Hour: Radio 4, TX 23.9.1997; Shelford Interviews: Rupert Neve discusses how technologies in the 60's changed sound engineering

Matthew Bannister on an actor, a \u201clittle mester\u201d, a physicist, a recording engineer.

Stan Shaw, one of the last Sheffield craftsmen known as “little mesters”. He spent eighty years forging, grinding and finishing blades in the city's cutlery industry.

Stan Shaw, one of the last Sheffield craftsmen known as ?little mesters??. He spent eighty years forging, grinding and finishing blades in the city's cutlery industry.

782Murray Walker (pictured), King Goodwill Zwelithini, Mary Asprey, Bunny Wailer2021031920210321 (R4)Julian Worricker on:

One of the best known sports commentators of his generation, motor racing's Murray Walker

The woman who co-founded what became the charity, Missling People, Mary Asprey

King Goodwill Zwelithini, who ruled the Zulu nation at a time of enormous change in South Africa

And Bunny Wailer, founder member of the Wailers, whose album Blackheart Man is regarded as one of reggae's finest.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Simon Taylor

Interviewed guest: Nomsa Maseko

Interviewed guest: Sophie Macaulay

Interviewed guest: Trevor McDonald

Interviewed guest: David Katz

Interviewed guest: Clive Allick

Desert Island Discs: Radio 4, TX 16.3.2014; 5 Live Sport Special - Murray Walker (BBC Podcast); BBC News: BBC One, TX 24.9.1994; BBC News: BBC One, TX 26.5.1991; The learning zone: BBC 2, TX 15.1.1998

Julian Worricker on a king, a commentator, a charity founder, a musician.

782Murray Walker, King Goodwill Zwelithini, Mary Asprey Obe, Bunny Wailer2021031920210321 (R4)Julian Worricker on:

One of the best known sports commentators of his generation, motor racing's Murray Walker

The woman who co-founded what became the charity, Missling People, Mary Asprey

King Goodwill Zwelithini, who ruled the Zulu nation at a time of enormous change in South Africa

And Bunny Wailer, founder member of the Wailers, whose album Blackheart Man is regarded as one of reggae's finest.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Simon Taylor

Interviewed guest: Nomsa Maseko

Interviewed guest: Sophie Macaulay

Interviewed guest: Trevor McDonald

Interviewed guest: David Katz

Interviewed guest: Clive Allick

Desert Island Discs: Radio 4, TX 16.3.2014; 5 Live Sport Special - Murray Walker (BBC Podcast); BBC News: BBC One, TX 24.9.1994; BBC News: BBC One, TX 26.5.1991; The learning zone: BBC 2, TX 15.1.1998

Julian Worricker on a king, a commentator, a charity founder, a musician.

783Nawal El Saadawi (pictured), Brigadier Jack Thomas, President John Magufuli, Ion Mihai Pacepa2021032620210328 (R4)Matthew Bannister on:

The Egyptian feminist writer Nawal El Saadawi who faced persecution and imprisonment but never wavered from her commitment to campaigning for women's rights.

Brigadier Jack Thomas who had a distinguished military career, serving during the Second World War, the Korean war and in Northern Ireland.

John Magufuli, the autocratic President of Tanzania who advocated prayer and inhaling herbal infusions as a way of tackling the Coronavirus pandemic.

Ion Mihai Pacepa, the senior Romanian intelligence officer who defected to the West and lived the rest of his life under a secret identity.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Mona Eltahawy

Interviewed guest: Sally Nabil

Interviewed guest: John Thomas

Interviewed guest: Brigadier Norman Allen

Interviewed guest: Zuhura Yunus

Interviewed guest: Prof Ronald Rychlak

Archive clips used: Woman's Hour: Radio 4, TX 25.7.2011; Woman at Point Zero: Radio 4, TX 19.4.1993; Breakfast News: BBC One, TX 14.7.1988

Matthew Bannister on a feminist writer, a soldier, a president and a spy.

The Egyptian feminist writer Nawal El Saadawi who faced persecution and imprisonment but never wavered from her commitment to campaigning for women’s rights.

Archive clips used: Woman’s Hour: Radio 4, TX 25.7.2011; Woman at Point Zero: Radio 4, TX 19.4.1993; Breakfast News: BBC One, TX 14.7.1988

783Nawal El Saadawi, Brigadier Jack Thomas, President John Magufuli, Ion Mihai Pacepa2021032620210328 (R4)Matthew Bannister on:

The Egyptian feminist writer Nawal El Saadawi who faced persecution and imprisonment but never wavered from her commitment to campaigning for women's rights.

Brigadier Jack Thomas who had a distinguished military career, serving during the Second World War, the Korean war and in Northern Ireland.

John Magufuli, the autocratic President of Tanzania who advocated prayer and inhaling herbal infusions as a way of tackling the Coronavirus pandemic.

Ion Mihai Pacepa, the senior Romanian intelligence officer who defected to the West and lived the rest of his life under a secret identity.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Mona Eltahawy

Interviewed guest: Sally Nabil

Interviewed guest: John Thomas

Interviewed guest: Brigadier Norman Allen

Interviewed guest: Zuhura Yunus

Interviewed guest: Prof Ronald Rychlak

Archive clips used: Woman's Hour: Radio 4, TX 25.7.2011; Woman at Point Zero: Radio 4, TX 19.4.1993; Breakfast News: BBC One, TX 14.7.1988

Matthew Bannister on a feminist writer, a soldier, a president and a spy.

784Bob Davey Mbe, George Segal (pictured), Lady Violet Aitken, Tony Hendra2021040220210404 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Bob Davey, the retired water board superintendent who made it his mission to restore an ancient church in Norfolk – and in the process made a remarkable archaeological find.

George Segal, the American film star who was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf??? and starred opposite Glenda Jackson in the comedy “A Touch of Class??.

Lady Violet Aitken, the aristocratic power boat racer who carried on competing despite a serious injury.

Tony Hendra, the outrageous British-born comedian who made his name in America. He edited the magazine National Lampoon, wrote for Spitting Image and played the manager of Spinal Tap in the classic spoof rockumentary.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Nick Ullett

Interviewed guest: Sue Gattuso

Interviewed guest: Michael Goldfarb

Interviewed guest: Laura Levi

Archive clips used: Making History: Radio 4, TX 8.5.2012; BBC NEWS: BBC One, TX 11.7.1969

Matthew Bannister on a church restorer, an actor, a power boat racer, a comedian.

George Segal, the American film star who was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and starred opposite Glenda Jackson in the comedy “A Touch of Class”.

Bob Davey, the retired water board superintendent who made it his mission to restore an ancient church in Norfolk ? and in the process made a remarkable archaeological find.

George Segal, the American film star who was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in ?Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf??? and starred opposite Glenda Jackson in the comedy ?A Touch of Class??.

George Segal, the American film star who was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and starred opposite Glenda Jackson in the comedy “A Touch of Class”.

George Segal, the American film star who was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in ?Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?? and starred opposite Glenda Jackson in the comedy ?A Touch of Class?.

Bob Davey, the retired water board superintendent who made it his mission to restore an ancient church in Norfolk - and in the process made a remarkable archaeological find.

George Segal, the American film star who was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in `Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?` and starred opposite Glenda Jackson in the comedy `A Touch of Class`.

785Doreen Lofthouse Obe, Dr Chris Doake, Barbara Hosking Cbe, Bernice Cohen2021040920210411 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Doreen Lofthouse, the Lancashire businesswoman who took Fisherman's Friends lozenges from a Fleetwood chemist's shop to a multi-million pound international company.

Dr Chris Doake, the glaciologist who was able to predict with great accuracy the break-up of the Antarctic ice shelf.

Barbara Hosking, who served as a Downing Street press officer under both Harold Wilson and Ted Heath and came out as a lesbian in her nineties.

Bernice Cohen, the self-taught investor who became a TV star.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Duncan Lofthouse

Interviewed guest: David Pearce

Interviewed guest: Dr Andy Smith

Interviewed guest: Iain Dale

Interviewed guest: Lawrence Lever

Archive clips used: Women of the Year: BBC One, TX 16.10.1989; Government ad re preparations for the European Single Market: BBC One, TX 12.7.1990; Horizon: Antarctica - Ice Station Rescue: BBC Two, TX 5.2.2018; The Emma Barnett Show: Radio 4, TX 14.2.2018; The Morning Show: BBC One, TX 14.2.2003; Woman's Hour: Radio 4, TX 4.6.1999

Matthew Bannister on a businesswoman, a glaciologist, a civil servant, an investor.

Doreen Lofthouse, the Lancashire businesswoman who took Fisherman’s Friends lozenges from a Fleetwood chemist’s shop to a multi-million pound international company.

Archive clips used: Women of the Year: BBC One, TX 16.10.1989; Government ad re preparations for the European Single Market: BBC One, TX 12.7.1990; Horizon: Antarctica - Ice Station Rescue: BBC Two, TX 5.2.2018; The Emma Barnett Show: Radio 4, TX 14.2.2018; The Morning Show: BBC One, TX 14.2.2003; Woman’s Hour: Radio 4, TX 4.6.1999

786Baroness Shirley Williams (pictured), Glynn Lunney, Lyn Macdonald2021041620210418 (R4)Matthew Bannister on:

The Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Williams of Crosby. As Shirley Williams she was a Labour cabinet minister who abolished the 11-plus exam in many parts of the UK, then a member of the Gang of Four who founded the SDP and later the Lib Dem leader in the House of Lords. Her former colleague Lord Owen pays tribute.

Glynn Lunney, who was the flight director on key American space missions, including the Apollo 11 moon landing and the aborted Apollo 13 mission, during which he played a key role in saving the astronauts' lives. His fellow flight director Gerry Griffin pays tribute.

And Lyn Macdonald, the historian who documented the testimony of ordinary First World War soldiers. The author Sebastian Faulks tells us how she inspired his best-selling novel `Birdsong`.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon

Interviewed guest: Lord David Owen

Interviewed guest: Gerry Griffin

Interviewed guest: Kevin Fong

Interviewed guest: Sebastian Faulks

Archive clips used: Desert Island Discs - Shirley Williams: Radio 4, TX 3.2.2006; World At One: Launch of SDP: Radio 4, TX 26.3.1981; BBC News: BBC One, TX 29.11.1959; The Reunion - The Gang of Four: Radio 4, TX 17.8.2018; I Died In Hell... They Called It Passchendaele: Radio 4, TX 26.10.1977; Woman's Hour: Radio 4, TX 9.11.1974

Matthew Bannister on a politician, a Nasa flight director and a historian.

And Lyn Macdonald, the historian who documented the testimony of ordinary First World War soldiers. The author Sebastian Faulks tells us how she inspired his best-selling novel “Birdsong”.

Archive clips used: Desert Island Discs - Shirley Williams: Radio 4, TX 3.2.2006; World At One: Launch of SDP: Radio 4, TX 26.3.1981; BBC News: BBC One, TX 29.11.1959; The Reunion – The Gang of Four: Radio 4, TX 17.8.2018; I Died In Hell... They Called It Passchendaele: Radio 4, TX 26.10.1977; Woman's Hour: Radio 4, TX 9.11.1974

And Lyn Macdonald, the historian who documented the testimony of ordinary First World War soldiers. The author Sebastian Faulks tells us how she inspired his best-selling novel ?Birdsong?.

Archive clips used: Desert Island Discs - Shirley Williams: Radio 4, TX 3.2.2006; World At One: Launch of SDP: Radio 4, TX 26.3.1981; BBC News: BBC One, TX 29.11.1959; The Reunion ? The Gang of Four: Radio 4, TX 17.8.2018; I Died In Hell... They Called It Passchendaele: Radio 4, TX 26.10.1977; Woman's Hour: Radio 4, TX 9.11.1974

786Baroness Shirley Williams, Glynn Lunney, Lyn Macdonald2021041620210418 (R4)Matthew Bannister on:

The Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Williams of Crosby. As Shirley Williams she was a Labour cabinet minister who abolished the 11-plus exam in many parts of the UK, then a member of the Gang of Four who founded the SDP and later the Lib Dem leader in the House of Lords. Her former colleague Lord Owen pays tribute.

Glynn Lunney, who was the flight director on key American space missions, including the Apollo 11 moon landing and the aborted Apollo 13 mission, during which he played a key role in saving the astronauts' lives. His fellow flight director Gerry Griffin pays tribute.

And Lyn Macdonald, the historian who documented the testimony of ordinary First World War soldiers. The author Sebastian Faulks tells us how she inspired his best-selling novel “Birdsong??.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon

Interviewed guest: Lord David Owen

Interviewed guest: Gerry Griffin

Interviewed guest: Kevin Fong

Interviewed guest: Sebastian Faulks

Archive clips used: Desert Island Discs - Shirley Williams: Radio 4, TX 3.2.2006; World At One: Launch of SDP: Radio 4, TX 26.3.1981; BBC News: BBC One, TX 29.11.1959; The Reunion – The Gang of Four: Radio 4, TX 17.8.2018; I Died In Hell... They Called It Passchendaele: Radio 4, TX 26.10.1977; Woman's Hour: Radio 4, TX 9.11.1974

Matthew Bannister on a politician, a Nasa flight director and a historian.

And Lyn Macdonald, the historian who documented the testimony of ordinary First World War soldiers. The author Sebastian Faulks tells us how she inspired his best-selling novel “Birdsong”.

And Lyn Macdonald, the historian who documented the testimony of ordinary First World War soldiers. The author Sebastian Faulks tells us how she inspired his best-selling novel ?Birdsong??.

Archive clips used: Desert Island Discs - Shirley Williams: Radio 4, TX 3.2.2006; World At One: Launch of SDP: Radio 4, TX 26.3.1981; BBC News: BBC One, TX 29.11.1959; The Reunion ? The Gang of Four: Radio 4, TX 17.8.2018; I Died In Hell... They Called It Passchendaele: Radio 4, TX 26.10.1977; Woman's Hour: Radio 4, TX 9.11.1974

787Helen Mccrory (pictured), Hans K\u00fcng, Eric Gordon, George Reynolds2021042320210425 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Helen McCrory, the actor best known for playing the matriarch Aunt Polly in Peaky Blinders, but equally acclaimed for her classical stage performances. David Hare pays tribute.

Hans Küng, the controversial Catholic theologian who often clashed with the Vatican and wrote many books including 'Does God Exist?` and `Can We Save The Catholic Church?`.

Eric Gordon, the communist journalist who took his family to live in China under Chairman Mao and on his return bought the North London newspaper the Camden Journal and turned its fortunes around.

George Reynolds, the colourful ex-offender who became a multi-millionaire, bought his local football club Darlington FC and once offered to pay off the mortgages of many of his employees and give them each a Mercedes car.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: David Hare

Interviewed guest: Mark Strong

Interviewed guest: Michael Coveney

Interviewed guest: David Willey

Interviewed guest: Charles Curran

Interviewed guest: Kim Gordon

Interviewed guest: Mike Amos

Archive clips used: Sunday programme: Radio 4, TX 7.10.2012; Infallibility Questioned - Prof. Hans Kung: Radio 4, TX 24.7.1971; BBC News: BBC One, TX 16.12.1968; Twenty-Four Hours - Gordon Family Interview: Radio 4, TX 20.10.1969; BBC News: BBC One, TX 16.10.1969; Midweek: Radio 4, TX 2.4.2003; Homeground - George Reynolds Playing By His Own Rules: BBC 2, TX 16.3.2004; Desert Island Discs - Helen McCrory: Radio 4, TX 3.7.2020

Matthew Bannister on an actor, a theologian, an editor, a businessman.

Hans Küng, the controversial Catholic theologian who often clashed with the Vatican and wrote many books including 'Does God Exist?” and “Can We Save The Catholic Church?”.

Archive clips used: Sunday programme: Radio 4, TX 7.10.2012; Infallibility Questioned - Prof. Hans Kung: Radio 4, TX 24.7.1971; BBC News: BBC One, TX 16.12.1968; Twenty-Four Hours - Gordon Family Interview: Radio 4, TX 20.10.1969; BBC News: BBC One, TX 16.10.1969; Midweek: Radio 4, TX 2.4.2003; Homeground - George Reynolds Playing By His Own Rules: BBC 2, TX 16.3.2004; Desert Island Discs – Helen McCrory: Radio 4, TX 3.7.2020

Hans Küng, the controversial Catholic theologian who often clashed with the Vatican and wrote many books including 'Does God Exist?? and ?Can We Save The Catholic Church??.

Archive clips used: Sunday programme: Radio 4, TX 7.10.2012; Infallibility Questioned - Prof. Hans Kung: Radio 4, TX 24.7.1971; BBC News: BBC One, TX 16.12.1968; Twenty-Four Hours - Gordon Family Interview: Radio 4, TX 20.10.1969; BBC News: BBC One, TX 16.10.1969; Midweek: Radio 4, TX 2.4.2003; Homeground - George Reynolds Playing By His Own Rules: BBC 2, TX 16.3.2004; Desert Island Discs ? Helen McCrory: Radio 4, TX 3.7.2020

787Helen Mccrory, Hans Kfcng, Eric Gordon, George Reynolds2021042320210425 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Helen McCrory, the actor best known for playing the matriarch Aunt Polly in Peaky Blinders, but equally acclaimed for her classical stage performances. David Hare pays tribute.

Hans Küng, the controversial Catholic theologian who often clashed with the Vatican and wrote many books including 'Does God Exist??? and “Can We Save The Catholic Church???.

Eric Gordon, the communist journalist who took his family to live in China under Chairman Mao and on his return bought the North London newspaper the Camden Journal and turned its fortunes around.

George Reynolds, the colourful ex-offender who became a multi-millionaire, bought his local football club Darlington FC and once offered to pay off the mortgages of many of his employees and give them each a Mercedes car.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: David Hare

Interviewed guest: Mark Strong

Interviewed guest: Michael Coveney

Interviewed guest: David Willey

Interviewed guest: Charles Curran

Interviewed guest: Kim Gordon

Interviewed guest: Mike Amos

Archive clips used: Sunday programme: Radio 4, TX 7.10.2012; Infallibility Questioned - Prof. Hans Kung: Radio 4, TX 24.7.1971; BBC News: BBC One, TX 16.12.1968; Twenty-Four Hours - Gordon Family Interview: Radio 4, TX 20.10.1969; BBC News: BBC One, TX 16.10.1969; Midweek: Radio 4, TX 2.4.2003; Homeground - George Reynolds Playing By His Own Rules: BBC 2, TX 16.3.2004; Desert Island Discs – Helen McCrory: Radio 4, TX 3.7.2020

Matthew Bannister on an actor, a theologian, an editor, a businessman.

Hans Küng, the controversial Catholic theologian who often clashed with the Vatican and wrote many books including 'Does God Exist?” and “Can We Save The Catholic Church?”.

787Helen Mccrory, Hans Kfcng, Eric Gordon, George Reynolds2021042320210425 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Helen McCrory, the actor best known for playing the matriarch Aunt Polly in Peaky Blinders, but equally acclaimed for her classical stage performances. David Hare pays tribute.

Hans Küng, the controversial Catholic theologian who often clashed with the Vatican and wrote many books including 'Does God Exist??? and ?Can We Save The Catholic Church???.

Eric Gordon, the communist journalist who took his family to live in China under Chairman Mao and on his return bought the North London newspaper the Camden Journal and turned its fortunes around.

George Reynolds, the colourful ex-offender who became a multi-millionaire, bought his local football club Darlington FC and once offered to pay off the mortgages of many of his employees and give them each a Mercedes car.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: David Hare

Interviewed guest: Mark Strong

Interviewed guest: Michael Coveney

Interviewed guest: David Willey

Interviewed guest: Charles Curran

Interviewed guest: Kim Gordon

Interviewed guest: Mike Amos

Archive clips used: Sunday programme: Radio 4, TX 7.10.2012; Infallibility Questioned - Prof. Hans Kung: Radio 4, TX 24.7.1971; BBC News: BBC One, TX 16.12.1968; Twenty-Four Hours - Gordon Family Interview: Radio 4, TX 20.10.1969; BBC News: BBC One, TX 16.10.1969; Midweek: Radio 4, TX 2.4.2003; Homeground - George Reynolds Playing By His Own Rules: BBC 2, TX 16.3.2004; Desert Island Discs ? Helen McCrory: Radio 4, TX 3.7.2020

Matthew Bannister on an actor, a theologian, an editor, a businessman.

788Geoff Crowther, Isamu Akasaki, June Newton, Les Mckeown (pictured)2021043020210502 (R4)Matthew Bannister on:

Geoff Crowther, the global traveller, writer and map maker whose work helped to build the success of the Lonely Planet guide books.

Isamu Akasaki, the Nobel prize winning physicist whose discoveries paved the way for LED lighting.

June Newton, who was a successful portrait photographer using the name Alice Springs to avoid comparisons with her husband and fellow photographer Helmut Newton.

Les McKeown, the front man of the Scottish boy band The Bay City Rollers. At their height the band provoked the same hysteria from fans as the Beatles had done a decade earlier.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Ashley Crowther

Interviewed guest: Tony Wheeler

Interviewed guest: Hiroshi Amano

Interviewed guest: Professor Russell Dupuis

Interviewed guest: Dana Thomas

Interviewed guest: Billy Sloan

Interviewed guest: Nina Myskow

Archive clips used: Newsnight: BBC One, TX 5.8.1999

Matthew Bannister on a guide book writer, a physicist, a photographer, a pop star.

789Baroness O'cathain, Michael Collins, Sharon Matola, Jim Steinman2021050720210509 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Baroness O'Cathain, the successful businesswoman who became Managing Director of the Barbican Arts Centre in London but left after losing the confidence of staff and artists.

Michael Collins, the Apollo 11 astronaut who stayed in the Apollo command module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon.

Sharon Matola, the former lion tamer who became an environmentalist in Belize, establishing a zoo to care for the country's rare and rescued animals.

Jim Steinman, the songwriter whose masterwork “Bat Out Of Hell?? became one of the best-selling albums of all time.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Lord Faulkner of Worcester

Interviewed guest: Sir Nicholas Kenyon

Interviewed guest: Lou Nicolait

Interviewed guest: Andrea Polanco

Interviewed guest: Meat Loaf

Interviewed guest: Don Black

Archive clips used: The Farming Week: Radio 4, TX 1.8.1987; Woman's Hour: Radio 4, TX 17.10.1989; 13 Minutes to the Moon: World Service, TX 15.5.2019; Naomi's Nightmares of Nature: CBBC, TX 2.7.2014; Simon Bates interview with Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman, recorded circa 1993, TX unknown; World at One: Radio 4, TX 21.4.2021; I Write the Songs - Series 3: Radio Wales, TX 12.3.2016

Matthew Bannister on a businesswoman, an astronaut, a zoo director, a songwriter.

Jim Steinman, the songwriter whose masterwork “Bat Out Of Hell” became one of the best-selling albums of all time.

Jim Steinman, the songwriter whose masterwork ?Bat Out Of Hell?? became one of the best-selling albums of all time.

789Baroness O'cathain, Michael Collins, Sharon Matola, Jim Steinman (pictured, With Meat Loaf)2021050720210509 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Baroness O'Cathain, the successful businesswoman who became Managing Director of the Barbican Arts Centre in London but left after losing the confidence of staff and artists.

Michael Collins, the Apollo 11 astronaut who stayed in the Apollo command module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon.

Sharon Matola, the former lion tamer who became an environmentalist in Belize, establishing a zoo to care for the country's rare and rescued animals.

Jim Steinman, the songwriter whose masterwork “Bat Out Of Hell?? became one of the best-selling albums of all time.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Lord Faulkner of Worcester

Interviewed guest: Sir Nicholas Kenyon

Interviewed guest: Lou Nicolait

Interviewed guest: Andrea Polanco

Interviewed guest: Meat Loaf

Interviewed guest: Don Black

Archive clips used: The Farming Week: Radio 4, TX 1.8.1987; Woman's Hour: Radio 4, TX 17.10.1989; 13 Minutes to the Moon: World Service, TX 15.5.2019; Naomi's Nightmares of Nature: CBBC, TX 2.7.2014; Simon Bates interview with Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman, recorded circa 1993, TX unknown; World at One: Radio 4, TX 21.4.2021; I Write the Songs - Series 3: Radio Wales, TX 12.3.2016

Matthew Bannister on a businesswoman, an astronaut, a zoo director, a songwriter.

Jim Steinman, the songwriter whose masterwork “Bat Out Of Hell” became one of the best-selling albums of all time.

Jim Steinman, the songwriter whose masterwork `Bat Out Of Hell` became one of the best-selling albums of all time.

Baroness O’Cathain, the successful businesswoman who became Managing Director of the Barbican Arts Centre in London but left after losing the confidence of staff and artists.

Sharon Matola, the former lion tamer who became an environmentalist in Belize, establishing a zoo to care for the country’s rare and rescued animals.

Jim Steinman, the songwriter whose masterwork ?Bat Out Of Hell? became one of the best-selling albums of all time.

790Olympia Dukakis (pictured), Eric Mcgraw Mbe, Anthony Thwaite2021051420210516 (R4)Matthew Bannister on:

Olympia Dukakis, the Greek-American actor who won an Oscar for playing Cher’s mother in Moonstruck and became an LGBT icon after playing Anna Madrigal in Tales of the City. Its author Armistead Maupin pays tribute.

Eric McGraw who founded and edited a magazine for prisoners called “Inside Time”. Former inmate Noel “Razor” Smith explains how it changed the course of his life.

Anthony Thwaite, the poet, editor and critic who was a pivotal figure in British literary life. The former poet laureate Andrew Motion pays tribute.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Gregory Pappas

Interviewed guest: Armistead Maupin

Interviewed guest: Rachel Billington

Interviewed guest: Noel ‘Razor’ Smith

Interviewed guest: Ann Thwaite

Interviewed guest: Andrew Motion

Archive clips used: Hardtalk: BBC One, TX 19.3.2001; In Living Memory: Strangeways riot: Radio 4, TX 20.4.2005

Matthew Bannister on an actor, an editor and a poet.

Olympia Dukakis, the Greek-American actor who won an Oscar for playing Cher's mother in Moonstruck and became an LGBT icon after playing Anna Madrigal in Tales of the City. Its author Armistead Maupin pays tribute.

Eric McGraw who founded and edited a magazine for prisoners called “Inside Time??. Former inmate Noel “Razor?? Smith explains how it changed the course of his life.

Interviewed guest: Noel ‘Razor' Smith

Eric McGraw who founded and edited a magazine for prisoners called ?Inside Time?. Former inmate Noel ?Razor? Smith explains how it changed the course of his life.

Interviewed guest: Noel ?Razor' Smith

Eric McGraw who founded and edited a magazine for prisoners called ?Inside Time??. Former inmate Noel ?Razor?? Smith explains how it changed the course of his life.

Eric McGraw who founded and edited a magazine for prisoners called `Inside Time`. Former inmate Noel `Razor` Smith explains how it changed the course of his life.

791Spencer Silver, Kevin Jackson, Patricia Brown, Asfaw Yemiru2021052120210523 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Dr. Spencer Silver, the American chemist who invented the adhesive used in Post It Notes.

Kevin Jackson, the writer, broadcaster and critic described as a “21st century man of letters??.

Patricia Brown, who played a leading role in cracking German codes at Bletchley Park during the second world war.

Asfaw Yemiru, the former street boy from Ethiopia who founded a school for orphans in Addis Ababa which has given free education to thousands of students.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Linda Spencer

Interviewed guest: Art Fry

Interviewed guest: Tom Sutcliffe

Interviewed guest: Iona Brown

Interviewed guest: Dr Tessa Dunlop

Interviewed guest: Beneberu Demissie Kassa

Interviewed guest: Revd Canon Tim Kinahan

Archive clips used: Twenty Minutes_Dutch Icons_Vermeer: Radio 3, TX 8.10.2002; Saturday Review: Radio 4, TX 9.11.2019

Matthew Bannister on a chemist, a writer, a codebreaker, a teacher.

Kevin Jackson, the writer, broadcaster and critic described as a “21st century man of letters”.

Kevin Jackson, the writer, broadcaster and critic described as a ?21st century man of letters?.

Kevin Jackson, the writer, broadcaster and critic described as a ?21st century man of letters??.

Kevin Jackson, the writer, broadcaster and critic described as a `21st century man of letters`.

792Sir Paul Cosford, Max Mosley (pictured), Dr Frances Rotblat, Norman Lloyd2021052820210530 (R4)Matthew Bannister on:

Olympia Dukakis, the Greek-American actor who won an Oscar for playing Cher’s mother in Moonstruck and became an LGBT icon after playing Anna Madrigal in Tales of the City. Its author Armistead Maupin pays tribute.

Eric McGraw who founded and edited a magazine for prisoners called “Inside Time??. Former inmate Noel “Razor?? Smith explains how it changed the course of his life.

Anthony Thwaite, the poet, editor and critic who was a pivotal figure in British literary life. The former poet laureate Andrew Motion pays tribute.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Gregory Pappas

Interviewed guest: Armistead Maupin

Interviewed guest: Rachel Billington

Interviewed guest: Noel ‘Razor’ Smith

Interviewed guest: Ann Thwaite

Interviewed guest: Andrew Motion

Archive clips used: Hardtalk: BBC One, TX 19.3.2001; In Living Memory: Strangeways riot: Radio 4, TX 20.4.2005

Eric McGraw who founded and edited a magazine for prisoners called “Inside Time”. Former inmate Noel “Razor” Smith explains how it changed the course of his life.

Julian Worricker on:

Sir Paul Cosford, who - as medical director of Public Health England - took on a prominent role during the Ebola outbreak and the Salisbury poisonings.

The Formula One boss, Max Mosley, who helped turn his sport into a global spectacle and became an outspoken privacy campaigner.

Dr Frances Rotblat, a haematologist, whose pioneering work led to significant advances in the treatment of haemophilia.

And the veteran actor, Norman Lloyd, whose career began in the 1920s and who worked alongside Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock and Charlie Chaplin.

Interviewed guest: Dr Gillian Leng

Interviewed guest: Jeremy Hunt

Interviewed guest: Simon Taylor

Interviewed guest: Tom Brown

Interviewed guest: Donogh O’Brien

Archive clips used: BBC News: BBC One, TX 7.3.2018; BBC News, BBC One, TX 25.10.2014; Today Programme: Radio 4, TX 24.5.2021; On the Ropes: Radio 4, TX 1.3.2011; Today: Radio 4, TX 22.11.1984; Brain of Britain: Radio 4, TX 12.9.1977; Art for the Millions: Radio 4, TX 1.2.2018

Julian Worricker on a medical director, a motorsport boss, a scientist, an actor.

Interviewed guest: Donogh O'Brien

Interviewed guest: Donogh O?Brien

Olympia Dukakis, the Greek-American actor who won an Oscar for playing Cher?s mother in Moonstruck and became an LGBT icon after playing Anna Madrigal in Tales of the City. Its author Armistead Maupin pays tribute.

Eric McGraw who founded and edited a magazine for prisoners called ?Inside Time??. Former inmate Noel ?Razor?? Smith explains how it changed the course of his life.

Interviewed guest: Noel ?Razor? Smith

Olympia Dukakis, the Greek-American actor who won an Oscar for playing Cher's mother in Moonstruck and became an LGBT icon after playing Anna Madrigal in Tales of the City. Its author Armistead Maupin pays tribute.

793Eric Carle (pictured), Helen Murray Free, Michael Parsons, Evelyn Mcnicol2021060420210606 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The children’s author and illustrator Eric Carle, best known for creating The Very Hungry Caterpillar which has sold fifty-five million copies.

Helen Murray Free, the American chemist who developed revolutionary simple tests for diabetes and other serious conditions.

Michael Parsons, the engineer who designed some of the world’s longest suspension bridges, including the Severn Bridge and the Humber Bridge.

Evelyn McNicol, the pioneering Scottish mountaineer who was a member of the first all-female British expedition to the Himalayas.

Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed

Interviewed guest: Oliver Jeffers

Interviewed guest: Julia Eccleshare

Interviewed guest: Dr Bill Carroll

Interviewed guest: Philip Parsons

Interviewed guest: Kate Ross

Archive clips used: Open Book: Radio 4, TX 4.5.1999; The Severn Bridge at 50_A High Wire Act: BBC One Wales, TX 7.9.2016; Ladies Scottish Climbing Club: Radio Scotland, TX 20.12.2006

Matthew Bannister on an author, a chemist, an engineer, a mountaineer.

The children's author and illustrator Eric Carle, best known for creating The Very Hungry Caterpillar which has sold fifty-five million copies.

Michael Parsons, the engineer who designed some of the world's longest suspension bridges, including the Severn Bridge and the Humber Bridge.

The children?s author and illustrator Eric Carle, best known for creating The Very Hungry Caterpillar which has sold fifty-five million copies.

Michael Parsons, the engineer who designed some of the world?s longest suspension bridges, including the Severn Bridge and the Humber Bridge.

794Lee Evans (pictured), Yuan Longping, Bill Mccall, Alix Dobkin2021061120210613 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Lee Evans, the world-record-breaking American sprinter who took part in black power protests at the 1968 Mexico Olympics.

Yuan Longping, the plant scientist who developed hybrid varieties of rice that increased yields dramatically and so saved millions from hunger.

Bill McCall, the General Secretary of the Institution of Professional Civil Servants who challenged Margaret Thatcher over union recognition at GCHQ.

Alix Dobkin, the folk singer and lesbian activist who performed to women-only audiences.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Tommie Smith

Interviewed guest: Professor Douglas Hartmann

Interviewed guest: Keith Bradsher

Interviewed guest: Charles Harvey

Interviewed guest: Liza Cowan

Archive clips used: Athletics_400 Metres Final: BBC One, TX 18.10.1968; A Classless Civil Service: Radio 3, TX 10.7.1968; BBC News: BBC One, TX 28.2.1984

Matthew Bannister on a sprinter, a plant scientist, a union leader, a singer.

795Edward De Bono, Paul Van Doren, Alastair Hanton Obe, Violetta Elvin2021061820210620 (R4)Pictured: Edward de Bono

Matthew Bannister on

Edward De Bono, the psychologist who advocated lateral thinking – and sold the concept to companies around the world.

Paul Van Doren, the American businessman whose Vans sneakers were adopted by skateboarders, making him a multi-millionaire.

Alastair Hanton OBE, who set up the National Girobank and developed direct debits to allow greater access to banking before becoming a campaigner for ethical investing and greener transport.

Violetta Elvin, the Russian ballerina who made her name as a rival to Dame Margot Fonteyn at the Royal Ballet.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Sarah Tucker

Interviewed guest: Steve Van Doren

Interviewed guest: Nicholas Smith

Interviewed guest: Angus Hanton

Interviewed guest: Raffaele Lauro

Interviewed guest: Ronald Hynd

Translator: Martin Esposito

Archive clips used: Logical and Lateral, Radio 4 29/12/1976; Today, Radio 4 29/04/1976; Fast Times at Ridgemont High, directed by Amy Heckerling, Universal Pictures 1982; LA Olympics Opening Ceremony, ABC News 1984; Alastair Hanton Oral History, The Hanton Family 2021.

Matthew Bannister on a thinker, a businessman, banker, a ballerina.

Edward De Bono, the psychologist who advocated lateral thinking ? and sold the concept to companies around the world.

Edward De Bono, the psychologist who advocated lateral thinking - and sold the concept to companies around the world.

796Kenneth Kaunda, Janet Malcolm, Penny Kemp, Bob Swash2021062520210627 (R4)Pictured: President Kenneth Kaunda

Matthew Bannister on

The Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda who fought for independence then ruled his country for nearly thirty years, but was voted out of office in the first multi-party elections of 1991.

Janet Malcolm, the American writer whose works questioned the ethics of journalists and biographers, including herself.

Penny Kemp, who brought passion and professionalism to the campaigns of the Green Party.

Bob Swash, the theatre producer whose hits included Evita and Blood Brothers.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Maureen Nkandu

Interviewed guest: Katie Roife

Interviewed guest: Darren Johnson

Interviewed guest: Caroline Lucas

Interviewed guest: Michael Coveney

Interviewed guest: Willy Russell

Archive clips used: Zambian Independence Celebrations, BBC Archives, October 1964; Reading Chekhov, Radio 3 08/07/2004; A Brunch Conversation with Janet Malcolm, Kelly Writers’ House 19/03/2013; Today, Radio 4 13/09/2002; Greens On The Record, BBC One 24/09/1989; The World This Weekend, Radio 4 16/04/2006; Taking Issue, BBC Radio Scotland 30/01/1986.

Matthew Bannister on a president, a writer, a campaigner, a producer.

Archive clips used: Zambian Independence Celebrations, BBC Archives, October 1964; Reading Chekhov, Radio 3 08/07/2004; A Brunch Conversation with Janet Malcolm, Kelly Writers' House 19/03/2013; Today, Radio 4 13/09/2002; Greens On The Record, BBC One 24/09/1989; The World This Weekend, Radio 4 16/04/2006; Taking Issue, BBC Radio Scotland 30/01/1986.

Archive clips used: Zambian Independence Celebrations, BBC Archives, October 1964; Reading Chekhov, Radio 3 08/07/2004; A Brunch Conversation with Janet Malcolm, Kelly Writers? House 19/03/2013; Today, Radio 4 13/09/2002; Greens On The Record, BBC One 24/09/1989; The World This Weekend, Radio 4 16/04/2006; Taking Issue, BBC Radio Scotland 30/01/1986.

797John Mcafee (pictured), Tr\u1ea7n Thi\u1ec7n Khi\u00eam, Karla Burns, Horace 'lyle' Hutley2021070220210704 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The controversial American businessman John McAfee who made his first fortune selling anti-virus software, retreated into a compound in Belize where he was suspected of links with organised crime, campaigned to win the Presidential nomination for the Libertarian party and was found hanged in a Spanish prison cell after facing extradition on fraud and tax evasion charges.

General Tr?n Thi?n Khiꀀm, a key player in the 'snake pit' of coup and counter coup that destabilised the government of South Vietnam during the war of the 1960s.

Karla Burns, the Broadway and West End singer who became the first black person to win an Olivier Award.

Horace 'Lyle' Hutley, thought to be the last surviving prisoner of war who worked on the infamous bridge over the River Kwai.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Michael Carlson

Interviewed guest: Nanette Burstein

Interviewed guest: Professor Lien-Hang T. Nguyen

Interviewed guest: Bill Ripper

Interviewed guest: Allan Mallinson

Archive clips used: CNBC News, 24/06/2021; Soft Focus with Jena Friedman, Adult Swim 2019; John McAfee on Larry King, Ora TV 11/03/2016; President Johnson Speaks on the Vietnam Crisis, British Pathe 1964; The Fall of Saigon, CBC News 1975; One On One, PBS 02/01/2019; It’s All Good With Sierra, Wichita Public TV 14/06/2012; The Battle of Dunkirk, British Pathe 1940; The Fall of Singapore, British Pathe/Gaumont/Reuters 1942; Far East Prisoners of War Return Home, British Movietone 11/10/1945.

Matthew Bannister on a businessman, a general, a singer, a war veteran.

General Tr?n Thi?n Khi?m, a key player in the 'snake pit' of coup and counter coup that destabilised the government of South Vietnam during the war of the 1960s.

Archive clips used: CNBC News, 24/06/2021; Soft Focus with Jena Friedman, Adult Swim 2019; John McAfee on Larry King, Ora TV 11/03/2016; President Johnson Speaks on the Vietnam Crisis, British Pathe 1964; The Fall of Saigon, CBC News 1975; One On One, PBS 02/01/2019; It's All Good With Sierra, Wichita Public TV 14/06/2012; The Battle of Dunkirk, British Pathe 1940; The Fall of Singapore, British Pathe/Gaumont/Reuters 1942; Far East Prisoners of War Return Home, British Movietone 11/10/1945.

Archive clips used: CNBC News, 24/06/2021; Soft Focus with Jena Friedman, Adult Swim 2019; John McAfee on Larry King, Ora TV 11/03/2016; President Johnson Speaks on the Vietnam Crisis, British Pathe 1964; The Fall of Saigon, CBC News 1975; One On One, PBS 02/01/2019; It?s All Good With Sierra, Wichita Public TV 14/06/2012; The Battle of Dunkirk, British Pathe 1940; The Fall of Singapore, British Pathe/Gaumont/Reuters 1942; Far East Prisoners of War Return Home, British Movietone 11/10/1945.

798Donald Rumsfeld (pictured), Menelik Shabazz, Elizabeth French2021070920210711 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Donald Rumsfeld, the US Secretary of Defense who challenged the military bureaucracy, advocated the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and was blamed for many of the failings of that operation.

Menelik Shabazz, the pioneering film director who supported the careers of many other black film makers.

Elizabeth French, the archaeologist who was a leading expert on the pottery of the ancient Greek city of Mycenae.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Justin Webb

Interviewed guest: Andrew Cockburn

Interviewed guest: Joy Francis

Interviewed guest: David Somerset

Interviewed guest: John Bennet

Archive clips used: C-SPAN 19/03/2003; CNN 02/12/2002; AP 13/05/2004;

Step Forward Youth 1977 by Menelik Shabazz; Burning an Illusion 1981 by Menelik Shabazz;

Blood Ah Go Run 1981 by Menelik Shabazz; Autumn Breeze Movies, Mycenaean War and Peace 24/05/2010;

Introduction to Mycenaeans and Mycenaean Culture, History with Cy 21/06/2019; History Victorum,

The Citadel of Mycenae 04/06/2020.

Matthew Bannister on a US defense secretary, a film-maker and an archaeologist.

799Jehan Sadat (pictured), Michael Horovitz, Richard Ernst, Dilip Kumar2021071620210718 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Jehan Sadat, the wife of president Anwar Sadat of Egypt, who campaigned for women’s rights, supported the disabled and disadvantaged people and forged an academic career.

Michael Horovitz, the anarchic poet who staged chaotic 'happenings' and supported new talent.

Richard Ernst, the Swiss chemist who won the Nobel prize for his work on nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Dilip Kumar, the Bollywood actor known as 'the king of tragedy'.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Noah Bakr

Interviewed guest: Shibley Telhami

Interviewed guest: Adam Horovitz

Interviewed guest: John Hegley

Interviewed guest: Matthias Ernst

Interviewed guest: Professor Kurt Wüthrich

Interviewed guest: Anil Sinanan

Archive clips used: ABC NEWS, 06/10/1980; SPINE TV, 21/12/2011;

Optic Nerve Ltd 2011-2021; Martin Packard, You Tube 2010; Devdas film, 1955; Kohinoor film, 1960; Mughal-E-Azam film, 1960.

Matthew Bannister on a First Lady, a poet, a chemist, an actor

Jehan Sadat, the wife of president Anwar Sadat of Egypt, who campaigned for women's rights, supported the disabled and disadvantaged people and forged an academic career.

Jehan Sadat, the wife of president Anwar Sadat of Egypt, who campaigned for women?s rights, supported the disabled and disadvantaged people and forged an academic career.

800Gillian Sheen (pictured), William 'twink' Allen, Lawrence 'benny' Goodman, Alan Lewis2021072320210725 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Gillian Sheen, the first and only British person to win an Olympic Gold Medal for fencing.

Professor William 'Twink' Allen, the equine fertility expert whose request for permission to clone a horse was turned down by regulators.

Squadron Leader Lawrence 'Benny' Goodman, the bomber pilot who flew highly dangerous missions with the 617 squadron during the second world war.

Alan Lewis, the publisher and editor who presided over some of the most successful music magazines of the late twentieth century, including 'Sounds', 'NME' and 'Kerrang!'.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Bruce Donaldson

Interviewed guest: Malcolm Fare

Interviewed guest: Richard Greenwood

Interviewed guest: Dr. Robert Owen

Interviewed guest: James Brown

Archive clips used: BRITISH FENCING interview, 2012; PATHE, Olympian wins at foil competition, 1957; CSA The Melbourne Rendezvous film, 1956; Global Entertainment Test Tube Foals, 2016; MYFOOTAGE.COM Bombers Sink Nazi Battleship, 1944; PATHE RAF's New 10 Ton Bomb, 1945; EMAP Kerrang! UK advert, 2007.

Matthew Bannister on an Olympian, a horse fertility expert, a Squadron Leader, a publisher

801Jackie Mason (pictured), John Woodcock, Dinah Murray, Billy Lacey2021073020210801 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Jackie Mason, the comedian and former rabbi whose observations of Jewish life took him from the Borscht Belt to Broadway.

John Woodcock, the veteran cricket writer who reported on some of the greatest matches of the twentieth century.

Dinah Murray, a tireless campaigner for the rights of autistic people.

Billy Lacey, thought to be the last of the Norfolk marshmen who used traditional methods to clear dykes and cut reeds.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Michael Goldfarb

Interviewed guest: Jonathan Agnew

Interviewed guest: Fergus Murray

Interviewed guest: Dr Rebecca Wood

Interviewed guest: Sue Goodchild

Archive clips used: 20th CENTURY FOX, Simpsons episode 8F05, 1991; WARNER, The World According To Me, 1987; YouTube, A Bi Geznut The Genius Which is Jackie Mason; Angel/EMI, Look Who's Laughing - Live at the London Palladium, 1997; SPORTS BOOK AWARDS, John Woodcock, 2018; WISEArchive, Bill Lacey interview, 2021.

Matthew Bannister on a comedian, a cricket writer, a campaigner, a marshman

802Sir Graham Vick (pictured), Carmel Budiardjo, Piers Plowright, Dusty Hill2021080620210808 (R4)Julian Worricker on:

The opera director, Sir Graham Vick, who challenged people's perceptions by discovering new performers and new audiences.

Carmel Budiardjo, the human rights campaigner whose work was influenced by time spent in jail in Indonesia.

The award-winning radio documentary maker, Piers Plowright, who set out to shine a light on the everyday lives of ordinary people.

And Dusty Hill....the bearded bass player from Texas, who enjoyed worldwide success as part of ZZ Top.

Producer: Laura Northedge

Interviewed guest: Simon Halsey

Interviewed guest: Nicholas Payne

Interviewed guest: Jonathan Head

Interviewed guest: Barbara Patilla

Interviewed guest: Simon Elmes

Interviewed guest: Sam Dunn

Julian Worricker on an opera director, a campaigner, a radio producer and a musician.

803Jean 'binta' Breeze Mbe (pictured), Sir Nicholas Goodison, Shaykh Abdalqadir As-sufi, Joyce Shrubbs2021081320210815 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The Jamaican-born poet Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze MBE, who was known for her compelling performances. We have a tribute from Linton Kwesi Johnson.

Sir Nicholas Goodison, chairman of the stock exchange at the time of the Big Bang in the 1980s and also a noted expert on antique clocks.

Shaykh Abdalqadir as-Sufi, the influential Muslim teacher who was born Ian Dallas, worked as an actor and script writer in the 1960s and converted to Islam after a visit to the holy city of Fez in Morocco.

Joyce Shrubbs, who joined the Royal Observer Corps during World War II and rose to become its highest ranking woman officer.

Producer: Laura Northedge

Interviewed guest: Justin Urquhart Stewart

Interviewed guest: Jonathan Betts

Interviewed guest: Linton Kwesi Johnson

Interviewed guest: Dona Croll

Interviewed guest: Shaykh Paul Salahuddin Armstrong

Interviewed guest: Yasin Dutton

Interviewed guest: Michael Marks

Interviewed guest: Edwina Holden

Archive clips used: Pathe News, London stock exchange during Second World War; Cineriz, Federico Fellini's 8 1/2; Cyclops TV, documentary Sentinels of Britain.

Matthew Bannister on a poet, a stockbroker, a Muslim teacher, a military observer

The Jamaican-born poet Jean ‘Binta' Breeze MBE, who was known for her compelling performances. We have a tribute from Linton Kwesi Johnson.

The Jamaican-born poet Jean ?Binta' Breeze MBE, who was known for her compelling performances. We have a tribute from Linton Kwesi Johnson.

The Jamaican-born poet Jean ?Binta? Breeze MBE, who was known for her compelling performances. We have a tribute from Linton Kwesi Johnson.

804Una Stubbs (pictured), Gino Strada, Mo Hayder2021082020210822 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Una Stubbs, the actor who first came to fame in the 1960s TV sitcom 'Till Death Us Do Part', then attracted a new generation of fans as Aunt Sally in Worzel Gummidge. She was also an acclaimed stage performer and ended her career as Mrs Hudson in the Sherlock TV series.

Gino Strada, the Italian surgeon who set up the charity Emergency to provide state of the art hospital facilities in some of the world’s poorest countries, including Afghanistan. The photographer Giles Duley pays tribute.

Mo Hayder, the best-selling crime writer known for describing the grisly details of violence, who in a previous life was a glamour model and TV actor.

Producer: Laura Northedge

Interviewed guest: Christian Henson

Interviewed guest: David Benedict

Interviewed guest: Giles Duley

Interviewed guest: Alice Jolly

Interviewed guest: Selina Walker

Archive clips used: Yorkshire Films Archive, Dairy Box advert 1958; Ivy Films, Summer Holiday 1963; Southern Television, Worzel Gummidge 1979; Freemantle/Thames TV, 5's Company 1997; Hartswood Films, Sherlock 2014; The Graduate Institute Geneva, Gino Strada wins Right Livelihood Award 09/12/2015; Right Livelihood Awards, Gino Strada acceptance speech 04/12/2015; Dreamscape Media/ISIS Productions, Birdman audiobook.

Matthew Bannister on an actor, a surgeon, a writer

Gino Strada, the Italian surgeon who set up the charity Emergency to provide state of the art hospital facilities in some of the world's poorest countries, including Afghanistan. The photographer Giles Duley pays tribute.

Gino Strada, the Italian surgeon who set up the charity Emergency to provide state of the art hospital facilities in some of the world?s poorest countries, including Afghanistan. The photographer Giles Duley pays tribute.

805Charlie Watts (pictured), Austin Mitchell, Hugh Wood, Sean Lock2021082720210829 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts. We have a tribute from the boogie woogie pianist who played with Charlie in his other band.

The maverick Labour MP and TV presenter Austin Mitchell who fought for the fishing industry in his constituency of Great Grimsby, once changing his surname to 'Haddock' as a publicity stunt.

The composer Hugh Wood, remembered by his former student the pianist Joanna MacGregor.

And the comedian Sean Lock, a regular on Channel Four’s panel show '8 Out of 10 Cats'. His friend and fellow comic Lee Mack pays tribute.

Producer: Lucy Wai

Archive clips used: Daily Politics: BBC Two, TX 13.11.12; BBC NEWS: BBC One, TX 1.2.1989; Woman's Hour: Radio 4, TX 23.8.2014; YORKSHIRE TV - September 1974; BBC Proms 2019: Radio 3, TX 29.8.2019; Cheltenham Festival 1999: London Mozart Players & Chilingirian Quartet; 15 Storeys High: Radio 4, TX 24.11.1999; Channel 4, You Tube page.

Matthew Bannister on a drummer, a Labour MP, a composer and a comedian.

And the comedian Sean Lock, a regular on Channel Four's panel show '8 Out of 10 Cats'. His friend and fellow comic Lee Mack pays tribute.

And the comedian Sean Lock, a regular on Channel Four?s panel show '8 Out of 10 Cats'. His friend and fellow comic Lee Mack pays tribute.

Archive clips used: Daily Politics: BBC Two, TX 13.11.12; BBC NEWS: BBC One, TX 1.2.1989; Woman's Hour: Radio 4, TX 23.8.2014; YORKSHIRE TV - September 1974; BBC Proms 2019: Radio 3, TX 29.8.2019; Cheltenham Festival 1999: London Mozart Players and Chilingirian Quartet; 15 Storeys High: Radio 4, TX 24.11.1999; Channel 4, You Tube page.

806Jill Murphy (pictured), Len Gibson, Dame Elizabeth Blackadder, Nanci Griffith2021090320210905 (R4)Matthew Bannister on:

The children’s author Jill Murphy who based her best-selling stories of the Worst Witch on her own schooldays.

Len Gibson, the former prisoner of war from Sunderland who worked on the notorious Burma railway and later taught Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics to play guitar.

Dame Elizabeth Blackadder, the acclaimed artist noted for her exquisite Japanese-influenced paintings of flowers and cats.

Nanci Griffith, the singer and songwriter from Texas who was known as the 'queen of folkabilly'.

Producer: Lucy Wai

Interviewed guest: Bob Harris

Interviewed guest: Alexandra Gladwell

Interviewed guest: Brian Burnie

Interviewed guest: Pamela Todd

Interviewed guest: Alice Strang

Interviewed guest: Duncan Macmillan

Archive clips used: BBC, Jackanory Words or Pictures 1995; CBBC/ZDF, The Worst Witch 2017; BBC, Woman's Hour 2016; Pathe News, Japanese planes 1943; WarGen, The War Memories of Len Gibson 2019; Daft as a Brush charity, Dave Stewart tribute to Len Gibson 2021; BBC, Conversation with Artists 1982; BBC, Words and Music 1994; BBC, Bob Harris' Country 2012.

Matthew Bannister on an author, a prisoner of war, an artist, a country singer

The children's author Jill Murphy who based her best-selling stories of the Worst Witch on her own schooldays.

The children?s author Jill Murphy who based her best-selling stories of the Worst Witch on her own schooldays.

807Sergei Kovalev (pictured), Lee 'scratch' Perry, Abebech Gobena, Ed Asner2021091020210912 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sergei Kovalev, the scientist and leading dissident, who spoke out against human rights abuses under the Soviet Union and the Yeltsin and Putin regimes. He was sent to a labour camp and suffered internal exile.

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, the reggae pioneer who helped Bob Marley to develop his sound.

Abebech Gobena, the Ethiopian humanitarian who devoted her life to helping thousands of disadvantaged children, with some calling her ‘Africa’s Mother Theresa’.

Ed Asner, the American actor best known for playing the irascible but principled news editor in the TV series Lou Grant.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Jonathan Dimbleby

Interviewed guest: Victor Davidoff

Interviewed guest: Neil ‘Mad Professor’ Fraser

Interviewed guest: David Katz

Interviewed guest: Elias Mulugeta Hordofa

Interviewed guest: David Gritten

Interviewed guest: Angie Errigo

Archive clips used: BBC, Russia: A Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby 25/05/2008; ITN, Chechnya war report 1995; YouTube - Human Rights Watch, Sergei Kovalev interview 28/12/2011; BBC, Lee 'Scratch' Perry in His Own Words 13/06/2011; YouTube - Choir at Emmanuel Orphanage in Woliso 2010; BBC, News Report 1Ethiopia Famine 7/07/1984; BBC, Everywoman 27/02/2004; Addis Post, Abebech Gobena funeral 06/07/2021; My Generation, Bill Newcott interview with Ed Asner 2021; Pixar/Disney, Up movie 2009; MTM Productions, Lou Grant S01 E01 1977; EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG, Ed Asner interview 2011; New Line Cinema/Guy Walks into a Bar Productions/Gold/Miller Productions, Elf movie 2003.

Matthew Bannister on a dissident, a reggae pioneer, a humanitarian, an actor

Lee ‘Scratch' Perry, the reggae pioneer who helped Bob Marley to develop his sound.

Abebech Gobena, the Ethiopian humanitarian who devoted her life to helping thousands of disadvantaged children, with some calling her ‘Africa's Mother Theresa'.

Interviewed guest: Neil ‘Mad Professor' Fraser

Lee ?Scratch' Perry, the reggae pioneer who helped Bob Marley to develop his sound.

Abebech Gobena, the Ethiopian humanitarian who devoted her life to helping thousands of disadvantaged children, with some calling her ?Africa's Mother Theresa'.

Interviewed guest: Neil ?Mad Professor' Fraser

Lee ?Scratch? Perry, the reggae pioneer who helped Bob Marley to develop his sound.

Abebech Gobena, the Ethiopian humanitarian who devoted her life to helping thousands of disadvantaged children, with some calling her ?Africa?s Mother Theresa?.

Interviewed guest: Neil ?Mad Professor? Fraser

Abebech Gobena, the Ethiopian humanitarian who devoted her life to helping thousands of disadvantaged children, with some calling her ?Africa's Mother Theresa?.

808Otelo Saraiva De Carvalho, Jean-paul Belmondo (pictured), Angela Milner, Inge Ginsberg2021091720210919 (R4)Datshiane Navanayagam on Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, the army officer who led the Carnation Revolution in Portugal.

Jean-Paul Belmondo, the unconventional film star who made his name in the film Breathless.

Angela Milner the palaeontologist who identified the previously unknown fish-eating theropod, the Baryonyx Walkeri.

Inge Ginsberg - the holocaust survivor who became a heavy metal singer in her nineties.

Produced by Neil George

Interviewed guest: Kenneth Maxwell

Interviewed guest: Raquel Varela

Interviewed guest: Neil Christie

Interviewed guest: Paul Barrett

Interviewed guest: Pedro da Silva

Interviewed guest: Lucia Caruso

Archive clips used: Thames TV, Portugal The Carnation Revolution 02/05/1974; Les Productions Georges de Beauregard/Soci退t退 Nouvelle de Cin退matographie (SNC)/Les Films Imperia, A Bout de Souffle 1960; YouTube, Tetes d'affiche Jean-Paul Belmondo interview 1961; Films Georges de Beauregard/Rome Paris Films/Soci退t退 Nouvelle de Cin退matographie (SNC), Pierrot Le Fou (trailer) 1965; Cerito Films/Les Films/ArianeSimar Films, Stavisky (trailer) 1974; Dinosaurs Dinosaurs Dinosaurs, Interview with Angela Milner 1985; Natural History Museum, Baryonyx - the discovery of an amazing fish-eating dinosaur 2011; The New York Times YouTube Channel, How a Holocaust Survivor Became Death Metal Grandma 2018.

Datshiane Navanayagam on a revolutionary, an actor, a palaeontologist and a singer.

Archive clips used: Thames TV, Portugal The Carnation Revolution 02/05/1974; Les Productions Georges de Beauregard/Soci?t? Nouvelle de Cin?matographie (SNC)/Les Films Imperia, A Bout de Souffle 1960; YouTube, Tetes d'affiche Jean-Paul Belmondo interview 1961; Films Georges de Beauregard/Rome Paris Films/Soci?t? Nouvelle de Cin?matographie (SNC), Pierrot Le Fou (trailer) 1965; Cerito Films/Les Films/ArianeSimar Films, Stavisky (trailer) 1974; Dinosaurs Dinosaurs Dinosaurs, Interview with Angela Milner 1985; Natural History Museum, Baryonyx - the discovery of an amazing fish-eating dinosaur 2011; The New York Times YouTube Channel, How a Holocaust Survivor Became Death Metal Grandma 2018.

809Jimmy Greaves (pictured), Sir Clive Sinclair, Olivia Jordan, Carolyn Shoemaker2021092420210926 (R4)Julian Worricker on:

One of the greatest attacking footballers of all time, Jimmy Greaves, who later became a successful and often very funny TV presenter...

The inventor Sir Clive Sinclair, who made home computers and calculators portable and affordable.

Olivia Jordan whose heroism during World War 2 saw her driving ambulances through France before she became Charles De Gaulle's translator.

And the astrophysicist, Carolyn Shoemaker, one of the world's foremost detectors of comets and asteroids.

Interviewed guest: Jim Rosenthal

Interviewed guest: Jason Fitzpatrick

Interviewed guest: Christopher Curry

Interviewed guest: Tessa Dunlop

Interviewed guest: Dr Jennifer Wiseman

Interviewed guest: David Levy

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: The Levin Interview: Radio 4 24.06.1984; Today, Radio 4 20.09.2021; Profile, Radio 4 22.03.1979; Newsreel: German Invasion of France 1940, Pathe News; To All Free Frenchmen: Charles de Gaulle on the French Defeat 1940, Pathe News 13.04.2014; The Jupiter Collision - Watch this space, BBC Two 16.07.1994; BBC News: BBC One 22.07.1994.

Julian Worricker on a footballer, an inventor, a translator and an astrophysicist.

810Lord Gowrie, Kamla Bhasin (pictured), Shirley Metherell Mbe, Roger Hunt Mbe2021100120211003 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Lord Gowrie, the Tory peer who served as Northern Ireland minister and Arts minister under Margaret Thatcher. He was also a poet and went on to chair Sotheby’s and the Arts Council.

Kamla Bhasin, the Indian feminist writer who inspired millions of women in her campaigns against patriarchy.

Shirley Metherell MBE who founded a centre for the treatment of babies with hearing loss after her own daughter was diagnosed.

Roger Hunt MBE, the Liverpool FC striker who played a key role in England’s 1966 World Cup winning team.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon

Interviewed guest: V (formerly known as Eve Ensler)

Interviewed guest: Aishwarya Bhuta

Interviewed guest: Julie Hughes

Interviewed guest: Imogen Manuel

Interviewed guest: John Keith

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 3, Private Passions - Lord Gowrie 01/08/1998; BBC Radio 4, The Ones That Got Away 01/08/2001; YouTube, Kamla Basin Official - Because I am a Girl 27/03/2020; YouTube, Kamla Bhasin - Slogans for One Billion Rising, 31/10/2013; TEDxDurbarMarg, Kamla Bhasin - In Women We Believe 08/06/2021; The Elizabeth Foundation Charity, Interview with Shirley Metherell MBE; BBC Radio 5Live, Football Daily 29/09/2021; British Pathe, Liverpool vs Leeds 1965 cup final; BBC1 Summer of 66 - Magyr Misery 26/05/1986; YouTube, England vs Scotland April 1966.

Matthew Bannister on a politician, a feminist, a charity founder, a footballer

Lord Gowrie, the Tory peer who served as Northern Ireland minister and Arts minister under Margaret Thatcher. He was also a poet and went on to chair Sotheby's and the Arts Council.

Roger Hunt MBE, the Liverpool FC striker who played a key role in England's 1966 World Cup winning team.

Lord Gowrie, the Tory peer who served as Northern Ireland minister and Arts minister under Margaret Thatcher. He was also a poet and went on to chair Sotheby?s and the Arts Council.

Roger Hunt MBE, the Liverpool FC striker who played a key role in England?s 1966 World Cup winning team.

811Antony Hewish (pictured), Roger Michell, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Jane Powell2021100820211010 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Antony Hewish, the radio astronomer who won the Nobel Prize for his work on discovering pulsars.

Roger Michell, the film, theatre and TV director who brought us Notting Hill, The Buddha of Suburbia and Persuasion.

Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the President of Algeria for more than twenty years, who was ousted from power after trying to secure a fifth term in office.

And Jane Powell, the American actor, singer and dancer who starred in many classic film musicals in the 1940s and 50s.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Astronomer Royal Lord Rees

Interviewed guest: Michael Rowan-Robinson

Interviewed guest: Jeremy Sams

Interviewed guest: David Benedict

Interviewed guest: Maher Mezahi

Archive clips used: Web of Stories, Antony Hewish interview 01/08/2017; New York Times, Almost Famous - The Silent Pulse of the Universe 27/07/2021; Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Notting Hill (film) 1999; BBC Radio 3, The Essay – Roger Michell 06/05/2016; BBC 2, Downtown Lagos 07/10/1992; Paramount/Scott Rudin, Changing Lanes (film) 2002; BBC/Mill退sime Productions/WGBH, Jane Austen’s Persuasion (tv series) 1995; YouTube, From Our Mountains – revolution song; BBC Newsnight, Algerian Elections 15/04/1999; BBC World Service, This Week and Africa – Algeria Referendum 18/09/1999; BBC Radio 4, Today – Algerian Elections 09/04/2009; HBO/VICE News, The Youth-Led Protests That Forced Algeria's President To Not Run Again 13/03/2019; SAG-AFTRA Foundation, Conversation with Jane Powell 02/12/1997; Charles R. Rogers Productions, Song of the Open Road (trailer) 1944; NBC RADIO, The Big Show 12/11/1950.

Matthew Bannister on an astronomer, a director, a president and an actor.

Archive clips used: Web of Stories, Antony Hewish interview 01/08/2017; New York Times, Almost Famous - The Silent Pulse of the Universe 27/07/2021; Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Notting Hill (film) 1999; BBC Radio 3, The Essay – Roger Michell 06/05/2016; BBC 2, Downtown Lagos 07/10/1992; Paramount/Scott Rudin, Changing Lanes (film) 2002; BBC/Mill退sime Productions/WGBH, Jane Austen's Persuasion (tv series) 1995; YouTube, From Our Mountains – revolution song; BBC Newsnight, Algerian Elections 15/04/1999; BBC World Service, This Week and Africa – Algeria Referendum 18/09/1999; BBC Radio 4, Today – Algerian Elections 09/04/2009; HBO/VICE News, The Youth-Led Protests That Forced Algeria's President To Not Run Again 13/03/2019; SAG-AFTRA Foundation, Conversation with Jane Powell 02/12/1997; Charles R. Rogers Productions, Song of the Open Road (trailer) 1944; NBC RADIO, The Big Show 12/11/1950.

Archive clips used: Web of Stories, Antony Hewish interview 01/08/2017; New York Times, Almost Famous - The Silent Pulse of the Universe 27/07/2021; Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Notting Hill (film) 1999; BBC Radio 3, The Essay ? Roger Michell 06/05/2016; BBC 2, Downtown Lagos 07/10/1992; Paramount/Scott Rudin, Changing Lanes (film) 2002; BBC/Mill?sime Productions/WGBH, Jane Austen's Persuasion (tv series) 1995; YouTube, From Our Mountains ? revolution song; BBC Newsnight, Algerian Elections 15/04/1999; BBC World Service, This Week and Africa ? Algeria Referendum 18/09/1999; BBC Radio 4, Today ? Algerian Elections 09/04/2009; HBO/VICE News, The Youth-Led Protests That Forced Algeria's President To Not Run Again 13/03/2019; SAG-AFTRA Foundation, Conversation with Jane Powell 02/12/1997; Charles R. Rogers Productions, Song of the Open Road (trailer) 1944; NBC RADIO, The Big Show 12/11/1950.

Archive clips used: Web of Stories, Antony Hewish interview 01/08/2017; New York Times, Almost Famous - The Silent Pulse of the Universe 27/07/2021; Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Notting Hill (film) 1999; BBC Radio 3, The Essay ? Roger Michell 06/05/2016; BBC 2, Downtown Lagos 07/10/1992; Paramount/Scott Rudin, Changing Lanes (film) 2002; BBC/Mill?sime Productions/WGBH, Jane Austen?s Persuasion (tv series) 1995; YouTube, From Our Mountains ? revolution song; BBC Newsnight, Algerian Elections 15/04/1999; BBC World Service, This Week and Africa ? Algeria Referendum 18/09/1999; BBC Radio 4, Today ? Algerian Elections 09/04/2009; HBO/VICE News, The Youth-Led Protests That Forced Algeria's President To Not Run Again 13/03/2019; SAG-AFTRA Foundation, Conversation with Jane Powell 02/12/1997; Charles R. Rogers Productions, Song of the Open Road (trailer) 1944; NBC RADIO, The Big Show 12/11/1950.

Archive clips used: Web of Stories, Antony Hewish interview 01/08/2017; New York Times, Almost Famous - The Silent Pulse of the Universe 27/07/2021; Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Notting Hill (film) 1999; BBC Radio 3, The Essay - Roger Michell 06/05/2016; BBC 2, Downtown Lagos 07/10/1992; Paramount/Scott Rudin, Changing Lanes (film) 2002; BBC/Mill退sime Productions/WGBH, Jane Austen's Persuasion (tv series) 1995; YouTube, From Our Mountains - revolution song; BBC Newsnight, Algerian Elections 15/04/1999; BBC World Service, This Week and Africa - Algeria Referendum 18/09/1999; BBC Radio 4, Today - Algerian Elections 09/04/2009; HBO/VICE News, The Youth-Led Protests That Forced Algeria's President To Not Run Again 13/03/2019; SAG-AFTRA Foundation, Conversation with Jane Powell 02/12/1997; Charles R. Rogers Productions, Song of the Open Road (trailer) 1944; NBC RADIO, The Big Show 12/11/1950.

812Abdul Qadeer Khan (pictured), R. Allen Gardner, Joyce Jackson, Beresford King-smith2021101520211017 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, once described as the world’s most dangerous man - but hailed as a hero in his native Pakistan for leading the country’s development of nuclear weapons.

Dr. R. Allen Gardner, the American ethologist who trained a chimpanzee to use sign language.

Beresford King-Smith, who played a key backstage role in the success of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

And memories of the long life of Joyce Jackson who has died aged 107.

Interviewed guest: Stephen Maddock OBE

Interviewed guest: Mary Lee Jensvold

Interviewed guest: Umer Farooq

Interviewed guest: Gordon Corera

Interviewed guest: Sarah Allatt

Archive clips used: DocsOnline, Nuclear Tango 26/05/2009; AP, Clinton condemns Pakistans Nuclear Tests 28/05/1998; Al Jazeera English, Abdul Qadeer Khan 10/10/2021; Geo News, Funeral prayers for Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan 10/10/2021; WGBH, BBC Horizon - Washoe the Chimp 04/11/1974; YouTube, Unidentified clip of Beatrix and Allen Gardner with Washoe the Chimp 13/02/2009; Sarah Allatt, Private interviews of Joyce Jackson 2021; BBC, Scrapbook for 1924 23/02/1955; British Path退, Sir Alan Cobham shows how he will refuel in the air 1934; Inter-Path退 History, British Declaration of War 03/09/1939; BBC Radio 4, On The Town - Birmingham 02/01/1980; Central Television, Simon Rattle on the Record 1988.

Matthew Bannister on a metallurgist, an ethologist, a centenarian, an orchestra manager.

Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, once described as the world's most dangerous man - but hailed as a hero in his native Pakistan for leading the country's development of nuclear weapons.

Archive clips used: DocsOnline, Nuclear Tango 26/05/2009; AP, Clinton condemns Pakistans Nuclear Tests 28/05/1998; Al Jazeera English, Abdul Qadeer Khan 10/10/2021; Geo News, Funeral prayers for Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan 10/10/2021; WGBH, BBC Horizon - Washoe the Chimp 04/11/1974; YouTube, Unidentified clip of Beatrix and Allen Gardner with Washoe the Chimp 13/02/2009; Sarah Allatt, Private interviews of Joyce Jackson 2021; BBC, Scrapbook for 1924 23/02/1955; British Path?, Sir Alan Cobham shows how he will refuel in the air 1934; Inter-Path? History, British Declaration of War 03/09/1939; BBC Radio 4, On The Town - Birmingham 02/01/1980; Central Television, Simon Rattle on the Record 1988.

Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, once described as the world?s most dangerous man - but hailed as a hero in his native Pakistan for leading the country?s development of nuclear weapons.

813Colin Powell (pictured), Brendan Kennelly, Myriam Sarachik, John Clunies-ross2021102220211024 (R4)Kirsty Lang on

Colin Powell, who rose from an impoverished childhood in Harlem to become US Secretary of State

A much loved Irish poet: Brendan Kennelly who learnt his storytelling skills growing up in his father’s pub in County Kerry

A ground-breaking female scientist Myriam Sarachik who had to contend with the deeply entrenched sexism

And the extraordinary story of John Clunies-Ross - former ruler of the Cocos Islands which he ran for many years as a private fiefdom

Produced by Neil George

Interviewed guest: Karen de Young

Interviewed guest: John Sugar

Interviewed guest: Gerald Dawe

Interviewed guest: Kenneth Chang

Interviewed guest: John George Clunies-Ross

Archive clips used: AP, US President Biden on Colin Powell 18/10/2021; NBC, Colin Powell addresses UN Sec Council 2003; Aspen Ideas Festival, Colin Powell 26/09/2007; Bloodaxe Books, Driving to Work With Brendan Kennelly 19/09/2011; CUNY TV, Women to Women - Dr Myriam P. Sarachik 28/04/2005; David R.M. Irving - YouTube, The World of Cocos Malay Music and Dance 30/12/2020; ABC (Australian TV), Dynasties - The Clunies-Ross Family 2004; Movietone, Queen at Cocos Islands and Ceylon 22/04/1954.

Kirsty Lang on a General, a poet, a scientist and the ruler of the Cocos Islands

A much loved Irish poet: Brendan Kennelly who learnt his storytelling skills growing up in his father's pub in County Kerry

A much loved Irish poet: Brendan Kennelly who learnt his storytelling skills growing up in his father?s pub in County Kerry

814Bernard Haitink (pictured), Victor Gregg, Ruthie Tompson, Paddy Moloney2021102920211031 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Bernard Haitink, one of the greatest orchestral conductors of his generation, known for his interpretations of Mahler, Bruckner and Wagner.

Victor Gregg, the British soldier who was caught up in the Dresden bombing raids, suffered Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and later went undercover for MI6.

Ruthie Tompson, one of Walt Disney’s longest serving animators, she worked on classic films like 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' and 'Fantasia'.

Paddy Moloney, the Irish pipe player who founded and led the influential band the Chieftains.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Norman Lebretch

Interviewed guest: Nick Kenyon

Interviewed guest: Rick Stroud

Interviewed guest: Brian Sibley

Interviewed guest: Louise Mulcahy

Interviewed guest: Aed퀀n Moloney

Archive clips used: BBC, Proms 2005/2008/2019; BBC Radio 3, Music Matters 20/11/2017; BBC Radio 2, Victor - Read by John Hurt 12/11/2011; MPTF YouTube channel, Spotlight on Ruthie Tompson 06/03/2012; King Features Syndicate, Popeye The Sailor Man ep52 1960; Walt Disney Productions, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937/Pinocchio 1940/Mary Poppins 1964; BBC, Omnibus 29/01/1976; BBC, Profile 15/11/1976; BBC FOUR, Legends - The Chieftains 15/03/2008; BBC, The Old Grey Whistle Test 06/04/1976.

Matthew Bannister on a conductor, a soldier, an animator, and a piper.

Ruthie Tompson, one of Walt Disney's longest serving animators, she worked on classic films like 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' and 'Fantasia'.

Interviewed guest: Aed?n Moloney

Ruthie Tompson, one of Walt Disney?s longest serving animators, she worked on classic films like 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' and 'Fantasia'.

815Sir Michael Rutter (pictured), Christopher Wenner, Sister Megan Rice, Jeanette Altwegg2021110520211107 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sir Michael Rutter who was known as the 'father of child psychiatry'. He pioneered research into many aspects of child development.

Christopher Wenner - also known as Max Stahl - who changed career from Blue Peter TV presenter to intrepid documentary film maker.

Sister Megan Rice, the American nun who campaigned against nuclear weapons. She was arrested and sent to prison for breaking into a uranium processing plant.

Jeanette Altwegg, the last British woman to win the individual Olympic Gold Medal for figure skating back in 1952.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Edmund Sonuga-Barke

Interviewed guest: Stephen Scott

Interviewed guest: Martin Wenner

Interviewed guest: David Butcher

Interviewed guest: Carole Sargent

Interviewed guest: Peter Mason

Interviewed guest: Susan D Russell

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, The Life Scientific - Sir Michael Rutter 03/06/2014; BBC TV, Blue Peter 18/06/1979; JOURNEYMAN TV, REF 4701 Dili Massacre 12/07/1994; ABC Australia, British journalist and television presenter passes away 28/10/2021; MSNBC, Nun Prisoned For Anti-Nuclear Protest Released 21/05/2015; British Path退, Atomic Tests in Nevada 1955; Washington Post, The Nun Who Broke Into a US Nuclear... 30/04/2013; War Register's International, Sister Megan Rice Talk In London 08/02/2016; British Path退, British Amateur Figure Skating 1947; British Movietone, British Women in Winter Olympics 25/02/1952; BBC Sound Archive, Olympic Games Skating 02/02/1952; AP /Movietone, Jeannette Altwegg wins European Figure Skating 08/02/1951.

Matthew Bannister on a psychiatrist, a film maker, a campaigner, a figure skater

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, The Life Scientific - Sir Michael Rutter 03/06/2014; BBC TV, Blue Peter 18/06/1979; JOURNEYMAN TV, REF 4701 Dili Massacre 12/07/1994; ABC Australia, British journalist and television presenter passes away 28/10/2021; MSNBC, Nun Prisoned For Anti-Nuclear Protest Released 21/05/2015; British Path?, Atomic Tests in Nevada 1955; Washington Post, The Nun Who Broke Into a US Nuclear... 30/04/2013; War Register's International, Sister Megan Rice Talk In London 08/02/2016; British Path?, British Amateur Figure Skating 1947; British Movietone, British Women in Winter Olympics 25/02/1952; BBC Sound Archive, Olympic Games Skating 02/02/1952; AP /Movietone, Jeannette Altwegg wins European Figure Skating 08/02/1951.

816Sir Archie Lamb (pictured), John Boyden, Ida Nudel, Abolhassan Banisadr2021111220211114 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sir Archie Lamb who rose from Foreign Office filing clerk to become one of the UK’s most distinguished ambassadors.

John Boyden, the record producer who founded the Classics For Pleasure label to bring classical music to a wide audience at affordable prices.

Ida Nudel, whose campaigns on behalf of Jewish people refused permission to emigrate to Israel from the Soviet Union led to her being sent to Siberia.

Abolhassan Banisadr, the first President of Iran after the Islamic Revolution.

Produced by Neil George

Interviewed guest: Robin Lamb

Interviewed guest: Tony Faulkner

Interviewed guest: Norman Lebrecht

Interviewed guest: Jane Biran

Interviewed guest: Hossein Bastani

Archive clips used: Churchill College Archives Centre - Cambridge, Interview with Sir Archie Lamb 21/06/2000; BBC Panorama 18/07/1977; AP Archive, Anti-Soviet Demonstration Over Jews' Treatment 04/10/1987; YouTube, Songs of Islamic Revolution in Iran 02/02/2020; AP Archive, Ayatollah Komeini Returns in Triumph to Iran 01/02/1974; ABC News, Iran Hostage Crisis 1979 11/11/1979; BBC Radio 4, The World Tonight 03/08/2009; AP Archive, Iran - Fall of President Bani-Sadr 26/06/1981.

Matthew Bannister on a diplomat, a record producer, a 'refusenik' and a president.

Sir Archie Lamb who rose from Foreign Office filing clerk to become one of the UK's most distinguished ambassadors.

Sir Archie Lamb who rose from Foreign Office filing clerk to become one of the UK?s most distinguished ambassadors.

817Aaron Beck, Joan Carlyle (pictured), Etel Adnan, Anne Bradford2021111920211121 (R4)Kirsty Lang on Aaron Beck the Eminent psychiatrist who developed cognitive behavioural therapy into the world’s most popular treatment for depression and anxiety.

Joan Carlyle the principal soprano at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden for almost 20 years.

Etel Adnan one of the Arab world's most important writers, and author of one of the most important War Novels ever written and

Anne Bradford Compiler of the bestselling crossword solver’s dictionary who could complete the Times puzzle in six minutes.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Dr Judith Beck

Interviewed guest: Catriona Gallo

Interviewed guest: Peggy Reynolds

Interviewed guest: Dr Elizabeth Marcus

Interviewed guest: Gillian Beauchamp

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, All In The Mind 26/03/2003; BBC TWO, Living Hell: Depression 03/03/1999; BBC TWO, Music On Two: I Think It Should Go Like This 31/01/1973; Serpentine Galleries, Etel Adnan Reading From The Arab Apocalypse 07/10/2015; HENI Talks, Hans Ulrich Obrist Visits Etel Adnan 24/02/2020; BBC Radio 4, The Reference Library 21/11/2000.

Kirsty Lang on a psychiatrist, a soprano, a writer and a crossword solver.

Kirsty Lang on Aaron Beck the Eminent psychiatrist who developed cognitive behavioural therapy into the world's most popular treatment for depression and anxiety.

Anne Bradford Compiler of the bestselling crossword solver's dictionary who could complete the Times puzzle in six minutes.

818Ian Wallace, Rossana Banti, Ivy Nicholson (pictured), Cedric Robinson Mbe2021112620211128 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Ian Wallace, one of the most influential figures in British ornithology. At one time he had seen a wider variety of species of birds than anyone else in Britain.

Rossana Banti, the Italian partisan who risked her life acting as a courier for the Resistance.

Ivy Nicholson, the model who was once a muse for Andy Warhol but fell on hard times and ended up sleeping on the streets.

Cedric Robinson MBE, who guided people across the treacherous sands of Morecambe Bay for more than 50 years.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Stephen Moss

Interviewed guest: Roderick Bailey

Interviewed guest: Bill Bewley

Interviewed guest: Taryn Gould

Interviewed guest: Sean Bolger

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, 100 Years of British Birds 07/05/2007; The Sound Approach Podcast, Interview With Ian Wallace 2019; Progettazione Multimediale, Noi Partigiani - Interview With Rossana Banti 2021; Taryn Gould / Vimeo, As Is, As Was teaser 2014; Planet Group Entertainment, Factory People 2008; YouTube, Valarie Solanas on Shooting Andy Warhol 1968; BBC Radio 4, Midweek 09/12/2009; BBC Radio 4 Extra, Crossing the Bay 19/04/2019; BBC Radio 4, Saturday Live 16/07/2016.

Matthew Bannister on an ornithologist, a partisan, a model, a guide

819Stephen Sondheim (pictured), Sir Frank Williams, Jo-carroll Dennison2021120320211205 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Stephen Sondheim, the acclaimed composer and lyricist who revolutionised the stage musical. We have a tribute from Imelda Staunton who gave award-winning performances in some of his finest roles.

Sir Frank Williams, the Formula One motor racing team owner who continued to enjoy great success after breaking his neck in a car crash that left him quadriplegic. His close friend and colleague Sir Patrick Head recalls their long working relationship.

Jo-Carroll Dennison, the oldest surviving winner of the Miss America beauty contest and one of the first to object to the swim suit round.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: David Benedict and to actor

Interviewed guest: Imelda Staunton

Interviewed guest: Simon Taylor.

Interviewed guest: Jenny Kirchner

Interviewed guest: Evan Mills

Archive clips used: BBC TV, The Late Show: Face to Face - Stephen Sondheim 09/10/1995; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Stephen Sondheim 31/12/2000; BBC Sound Archive, Frank Williams Interview 12/07/1980; BBC One, News 29/11/2021; BBC Radio 1Xtra, Newsbeat 29/11/2021; Watershed Pictures/Formula One Constructors Association, Mansell & Williams 1992; BBC 5Live, News 29/11/2021; BBC Radio 4, Sport On Four 20/09/1986; YouTube, Crash Aftermath - F1 1994 San Marino; BBC One, Six o' Clock News 29/10/1997; BBC Radio 4, Today programme 29/11/2021; Justin Johnson/YouTube Channel, Delta Blues on the Weissenborn Lap Slide Guitar 20/08/2021; British Path退, Miss America 1940; Miss America Organization/Evan Mills, Jo-Carroll Dennison 100th Anniversary Gala Speech 07/09/2021; Kenco Productions/CBS Television Network, The Phil Silvers Show 1955; Columbia Pictures, Trailer for the Jolson Story 1946; Alliance Productions, Trailer for Prehistoric Women 1950; Television Corporation of America, Abbott and Costello Show S1 E24 The Actors' Home 1953.

Matthew Bannister on a composer, a motor racing team owner and a beauty queen.

Matthew Bannister on Stephen Sondheim, the acclaimed composer and lyricist who revolutionised the stage musical. We have a tribute from Imelda Staunton who gave award-winning performances in some of his finest roles. Sir Frank Williams, the Formula One motor racing team owner who continued to enjoy great success after breaking his neck in a car crash that left him quadriplegic. His close friend and colleague Sir Patrick Head recalls their long working relationship. Jo-Carroll Dennison, the oldest surviving winner of the Miss America beauty contest and one of the first to object to the swim suit round. Producer: Neil George Interviewed guest: David Benedict and to actor

Interviewed guest: Evan Mills Archive clips used: BBC TV, The Late Show: Face to Face - Stephen Sondheim 09/10/1995; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Stephen Sondheim 31/12/2000; BBC Sound Archive, Frank Williams Interview 12/07/1980; BBC One, News 29/11/2021; BBC Radio 1Xtra, Newsbeat 29/11/2021; Watershed Pictures/Formula One Constructors Association, Mansell & Williams 1992; BBC 5Live, News 29/11/2021; BBC Radio 4, Sport On Four 20/09/1986; YouTube, Crash Aftermath - F1 1994 San Marino; BBC One, Six o' Clock News 29/10/1997; BBC Radio 4, Today programme 29/11/2021; Justin Johnson/YouTube Channel, Delta Blues on the Weissenborn Lap Slide Guitar 20/08/2021; British Path退, Miss America 1940; Miss America Organization/Evan Mills, Jo-Carroll Dennison 100th Anniversary Gala Speech 07/09/2021; Kenco Productions/CBS Television Network, The Phil Silvers Show 1955; Columbia Pictures, Trailer for the Jolson Story 1946; Alliance Productions, Trailer for Prehistoric Women 1950; Television Corporation of America, Abbott and Costello Show S1 E24 The Actors' Home 1953.

Archive clips used: BBC TV, The Late Show: Face to Face - Stephen Sondheim 09/10/1995; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Stephen Sondheim 31/12/2000; BBC Sound Archive, Frank Williams Interview 12/07/1980; BBC One, News 29/11/2021; BBC Radio 1Xtra, Newsbeat 29/11/2021; Watershed Pictures/Formula One Constructors Association, Mansell & Williams 1992; BBC 5Live, News 29/11/2021; BBC Radio 4, Sport On Four 20/09/1986; YouTube, Crash Aftermath - F1 1994 San Marino; BBC One, Six o' Clock News 29/10/1997; BBC Radio 4, Today programme 29/11/2021; Justin Johnson/YouTube Channel, Delta Blues on the Weissenborn Lap Slide Guitar 20/08/2021; British Path?, Miss America 1940; Miss America Organization/Evan Mills, Jo-Carroll Dennison 100th Anniversary Gala Speech 07/09/2021; Kenco Productions/CBS Television Network, The Phil Silvers Show 1955; Columbia Pictures, Trailer for the Jolson Story 1946; Alliance Productions, Trailer for Prehistoric Women 1950; Television Corporation of America, Abbott and Costello Show S1 E24 The Actors' Home 1953.

Interviewed guest: Evan Mills Archive clips used: BBC TV, The Late Show: Face to Face - Stephen Sondheim 09/10/1995; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Stephen Sondheim 31/12/2000; BBC Sound Archive, Frank Williams Interview 12/07/1980; BBC One, News 29/11/2021; BBC Radio 1Xtra, Newsbeat 29/11/2021; Watershed Pictures/Formula One Constructors Association, Mansell and Williams 1992; BBC 5Live, News 29/11/2021; BBC Radio 4, Sport On Four 20/09/1986; YouTube, Crash Aftermath - F1 1994 San Marino; BBC One, Six o' Clock News 29/10/1997; BBC Radio 4, Today programme 29/11/2021; Justin Johnson/YouTube Channel, Delta Blues on the Weissenborn Lap Slide Guitar 20/08/2021; British Path退, Miss America 1940; Miss America Organization/Evan Mills, Jo-Carroll Dennison 100th Anniversary Gala Speech 07/09/2021; Kenco Productions/CBS Television Network, The Phil Silvers Show 1955; Columbia Pictures, Trailer for the Jolson Story 1946; Alliance Productions, Trailer for Prehistoric Women 1950; Television Corporation of America, Abbott and Costello Show S1 E24 The Actors' Home 1953.

820Sir Antony Sher (pictured), Roger Phillips, Judy Totton2021121020211212 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sir Antony Sher, one of the finest actors of his generation, who was also a writer and a painter. We have a heartfelt personal tribute from his husband, the Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company Gregory Doran.

Roger Phillips, the colourful plant photographer who produced many authoritative books on wild flowers, trees and plants but was perhaps best known for his work on mushrooms.

Judy Totton, the music business publicist who worked with clients like Status Quo, Toyah Willcox and the Great Train robber Ronnie Biggs. Her friend Joan Armatrading pays tribute.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Gregory Doran

Interviewed guest: Martyn Rix

Interviewed guest: Lyla Foy

Interviewed guest: Joan Armatrading

Interviewed guest: John Taylor

Archive clips used: Opus Arte, King Lear - Royal Shakespeare Company 2017; BBC Radio 3, Free Thinking - Antony Sher 06/05/2015; Illuminations Media, Macbeth - Royal Shakespeare Company 2003; Roger Phillips' YouTube Channel, Wild Food Forager: Foraging for Morel Mushrooms in the Forest 24/05/2019; YouTube: Happy Tibet, Tibetan Prayer Dechen Monlam 26/10/2017.

Matthew Bannister on an actor, a mushroom expert and a publicist.

Matthew Bannister on Sir Antony Sher, one of the finest actors of his generation, who was also a writer and a painter. We have a heartfelt personal tribute from his husband, the Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company Gregory Doran. Roger Phillips, the colourful plant photographer who produced many authoritative books on wild flowers, trees and plants but was perhaps best known for his work on mushrooms. Judy Totton, the music business publicist who worked with clients like Status Quo, Toyah Willcox and the Great Train robber Ronnie Biggs. Her friend Joan Armatrading pays tribute. Producer: Neil George Interviewed guest: Gregory Doran

Interviewed guest: John Taylor Archive clips used: Opus Arte, King Lear - Royal Shakespeare Company 2017; BBC Radio 3, Free Thinking - Antony Sher 06/05/2015; Illuminations Media, Macbeth - Royal Shakespeare Company 2003; Roger Phillips' YouTube Channel, Wild Food Forager: Foraging for Morel Mushrooms in the Forest 24/05/2019; YouTube: Happy Tibet, Tibetan Prayer Dechen Monlam 26/10/2017.

821Mary Maher, Robbie Shakespeare (pictured), Anwar Ditta, Anne Rice2021121720211219 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The journalist and feminist Mary Maher. She edited the women’s page of the Irish Times and was a prime mover in campaigns for equal rights.

The bass player Robbie Shakespeare. With his partner Sly Dunbar he formed a powerful rhythm section in demand by artists from Peter Tosh and Black Uhuru to Grace Jones, Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan.

Anwar Ditta, the British Asian mother who fought for five years to be allowed to bring her three children from Pakistan to the UK.

Anne Rice the best-selling author of the Vampire Chronicles series of books.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Rosita Sweetman

Interviewed guest: Michael Foley

Interviewed guest: Don Chandler

Interviewed guest: David Katz

Interviewed guest: Tariq Mehmood

Interviewed guest: Ruth Bundey

Interviewed guest: Dr Samantha George

Archive clips used: RTE, Bowman - Tribute to Mary Maher 12/12/2021; GRANADA TV, World in Action: These Children Are Mine 16/03/1981; Oxford Television Production/BBC FOUR, Cover Stories - Anne Rice 25/06/2002; BBC Radio 4, Front Row - Tribute to Anne Rice 13/12/2021; Geffen Pictures, Interview With The Vampire (1994); Anne Rice YouTube Channel, Returning to Christianity 07/05/2010.

Matthew Bannister on a journalist, a bass player, a campaigner and an author.

Matthew Bannister on The journalist and feminist Mary Maher. She edited the women’s page of the Irish Times and was a prime mover in campaigns for equal rights. The bass player Robbie Shakespeare. With his partner Sly Dunbar he formed a powerful rhythm section in demand by artists from Peter Tosh and Black Uhuru to Grace Jones, Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan. Anwar Ditta, the British Asian mother who fought for five years to be allowed to bring her three children from Pakistan to the UK. Anne Rice the best-selling author of the Vampire Chronicles series of books. Producer: Neil George Interviewed guest: Rosita Sweetman

Interviewed guest: Dr Samantha George Archive clips used: RTE, Bowman - Tribute to Mary Maher 12/12/2021; GRANADA TV, World in Action: These Children Are Mine 16/03/1981; Oxford Television Production/BBC FOUR, Cover Stories - Anne Rice 25/06/2002; BBC Radio 4, Front Row - Tribute to Anne Rice 13/12/2021; Geffen Pictures, Interview With The Vampire (1994); Anne Rice YouTube Channel, Returning to Christianity 07/05/2010.

The journalist and feminist Mary Maher. She edited the women's page of the Irish Times and was a prime mover in campaigns for equal rights.

Matthew Bannister on The journalist and feminist Mary Maher. She edited the women's page of the Irish Times and was a prime mover in campaigns for equal rights. The bass player Robbie Shakespeare. With his partner Sly Dunbar he formed a powerful rhythm section in demand by artists from Peter Tosh and Black Uhuru to Grace Jones, Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan. Anwar Ditta, the British Asian mother who fought for five years to be allowed to bring her three children from Pakistan to the UK. Anne Rice the best-selling author of the Vampire Chronicles series of books. Producer: Neil George Interviewed guest: Rosita Sweetman

822Bell Hooks (pictured), Shirley Mcgreal, Lionel Blair, Melvin Van Peebles2021122420211226 (R4)Julian Worricker on

The feminist writer bell hooks, credited with prompting new, radical thinking about race, gender and class.

Shirley McGreal, founder of the International Primate Protection League, whose work in conservation led to her opening a gibbon sanctuary in South Carolina.

The singer, dancer and actor, Lionel Blair, whose career began during World War II, and spanned eight decades...

And the pioneering film director, Melvin Van Peebles, who became known as the godfather of black cinema.

Producer: Emily Finch

Interviewed guest: Liza Goddard

Interviewed guest: Gwenda Motley

Interviewed guest: Linda Strong-Leek

Interviewed guest: Helen Thirlway

Interviewed guest: Jess Conrad

Interviewed guest: Garrett Chaffin-Quiray

Archive clips used: YouTube, Freedom Forum: Speaking Freely - bell hooks 29/03/2016; Sankofa Read Aloud YouTube Channel, Happy to Be Nappy by bell hooks 03/07/2017; YouTube, The Bill Collins Show - Shirley McGreal 13/04/2018; International Primate Protection League Facebook Page, Gibbons Singing and Swinging 16/4/2020; BBC1 TV, Nationwide: Shirley McGreal 01/07/1980; SOSorangutans YouTube page, Orangutan Longcall 11/10/2011; YouTube, Gibbon Sound 05/10/2016; THAMES TV, Give Us a Clue (Series 2) 1979; The Official Sammy Davis Jr Website, Sammy Davis Jr and Lionel Blair Tap Battle - 1961 Royal Variety Performance; BBC Radio 4, Today 17/02/2010.

Julian Worricker on a writer, a conservationist, an entertainer, a film director.

823Janice Long (pictured), Marvin Hagler, Esther Bejarano, Leslie Bricusse2021123120220102 (R4)Julian Worricker on

Janice Long, the pioneering female DJ who was heard on Radios 1 and 2 and was a familiar face on Top of the Pops.

“Marvellous?? Marvin Hagler, one of the greatest middleweight boxing champions of all time.

Esther Bejarano, one of the last survivors of the Auschwitz women’s orchestra who devoted her life to campaigning against racism.

Leslie Bricusse OBE, the prolific songwriter behind dozens of hits for stage and screen, including songs for the Bond films, Willy Wonka and Doctor Dolittle.

Producer: Dan Hardoon

Interviewed guest: Annie Nightingale CBE

Interviewed guest: Peter “Hooky?? Hook

Interviewed guest: Sugar Ray Leonard

Interviewed guest: John McDonald

Interviewed guest: Antonella Romeo

Interviewed guest: Kutlu Yurtseven

Interviewed guest: Evie Bricusse

Interviewed guest: Dame Joan Collins

Interviewed guest: Craig McLean

Archive clips from: YouTube, Janice Long Radio 2 Presenter on 3-2-1 in 1978; YouTube, Janice Long 1986 interview with Billy Jam 10/09/2020; Top of the Pops, BBC1 07/03/1985; Rob Bonnett interview with Marvin Hagler, BBC TV 11/06/2005; On Side, BBC1 09/03/1998; YouTube, Marvin Hagler vs Alan Minter 1980, Fight Collective 07/03/2021; YouTube, Marvin Hagler vs Sugar Ray Leonard, Top Rank Boxing 06/04/2020; YouTube, Esther Bejarano & Coincidence, ‘Mir Lebn Ejbig’; BBC4, Shooting the War: Women 03/02/2010; YouTube, K怀lner Treff - Mit Jeanette Hain und Esther Bejarano 30/03/2019; Esther Bejarano & Microphone Mafia, ‘Avanti Popolo’; BBC Radio 2, Graham Norton 05/11/2017.

Julian Worricker on a DJ, a boxer, a Holocaust survivor and a songwriter.

“Marvellous” Marvin Hagler, one of the greatest middleweight boxing champions of all time.

Interviewed guest: Peter “Hooky” Hook

Esther Bejarano, one of the last survivors of the Auschwitz women's orchestra who devoted her life to campaigning against racism.

Archive clips from: YouTube, Janice Long Radio 2 Presenter on 3-2-1 in 1978; YouTube, Janice Long 1986 interview with Billy Jam 10/09/2020; Top of the Pops, BBC1 07/03/1985; Rob Bonnett interview with Marvin Hagler, BBC TV 11/06/2005; On Side, BBC1 09/03/1998; YouTube, Marvin Hagler vs Alan Minter 1980, Fight Collective 07/03/2021; YouTube, Marvin Hagler vs Sugar Ray Leonard, Top Rank Boxing 06/04/2020; YouTube, Esther Bejarano & Coincidence, ‘Mir Lebn Ejbig'; BBC4, Shooting the War: Women 03/02/2010; YouTube, K怀lner Treff - Mit Jeanette Hain und Esther Bejarano 30/03/2019; Esther Bejarano & Microphone Mafia, ‘Avanti Popolo'; BBC Radio 2, Graham Norton 05/11/2017.

?Marvellous? Marvin Hagler, one of the greatest middleweight boxing champions of all time.

Interviewed guest: Peter ?Hooky? Hook

Archive clips from: YouTube, Janice Long Radio 2 Presenter on 3-2-1 in 1978; YouTube, Janice Long 1986 interview with Billy Jam 10/09/2020; Top of the Pops, BBC1 07/03/1985; Rob Bonnett interview with Marvin Hagler, BBC TV 11/06/2005; On Side, BBC1 09/03/1998; YouTube, Marvin Hagler vs Alan Minter 1980, Fight Collective 07/03/2021; YouTube, Marvin Hagler vs Sugar Ray Leonard, Top Rank Boxing 06/04/2020; YouTube, Esther Bejarano & Coincidence, ?Mir Lebn Ejbig'; BBC4, Shooting the War: Women 03/02/2010; YouTube, K?lner Treff - Mit Jeanette Hain und Esther Bejarano 30/03/2019; Esther Bejarano & Microphone Mafia, ?Avanti Popolo'; BBC Radio 2, Graham Norton 05/11/2017.

Archive clips from: YouTube, Janice Long Radio 2 Presenter on 3-2-1 in 1978; YouTube, Janice Long 1986 interview with Billy Jam 10/09/2020; Top of the Pops, BBC1 07/03/1985; Rob Bonnett interview with Marvin Hagler, BBC TV 11/06/2005; On Side, BBC1 09/03/1998; YouTube, Marvin Hagler vs Alan Minter 1980, Fight Collective 07/03/2021; YouTube, Marvin Hagler vs Sugar Ray Leonard, Top Rank Boxing 06/04/2020; YouTube, Esther Bejarano and Coincidence, ‘Mir Lebn Ejbig'; BBC4, Shooting the War: Women 03/02/2010; YouTube, K怀lner Treff - Mit Jeanette Hain und Esther Bejarano 30/03/2019; Esther Bejarano and Microphone Mafia, ‘Avanti Popolo'; BBC Radio 2, Graham Norton 05/11/2017.

`Marvellous` Marvin Hagler, one of the greatest middleweight boxing champions of all time.

Interviewed guest: Peter `Hooky` Hook

824Lord Rogers (pictured), April Ashley Mbe, Joan Didion, Ray Illingworth2022010720220109 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Lord Rogers of Riverside, the influential architect who designed the Pompidou Centre in Paris and the Lloyds Building in London.

April Ashley, the transgender model who partied with pop stars and aristocrats during the Swinging Sixties and campaigned for changes to the law on gender identity.

Joan Didion, the American writer best known for her memoir “The Year of Magical Thinking?? written after the deaths of her husband and daughter.

Ray Illingworth, the Yorkshire-born cricketer who captained England to two successive Ashes victories.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Catherine Slessor

Interviewed guest: Ivan Harbour

Interviewed guest: Christine Burns MBE

Interviewed guest: Dr Gary Everett

Interviewed guest: Tracy Daughtery

Interviewed guest: Susanna Moore

Interviewed guest: Henry Blofeld

Archive clips used:

Matthew Bannister on an architect, a transgender pioneer, a writer and a cricketer.

Joan Didion, the American writer best known for her memoir 'The Year of Magical Thinking' written after the deaths of her husband and daughter.

Archive clips used: BBC TV, IMAGINE - Richard Rogers Inside Out 26/02/2008; ThamesTv YouTube Channel, Good Afternoon - April Ashley Interview 1970s; Media Archive Central England, What Am I? (1980); BBC RADIO 4, KALEIDOSCOPE - California Dreaming 05/07/1979; F.P. Productions / Universal Pictures, Play It As It Lays (1972); BBC RADIO 3, Words and Music - Less is More 23/02/2020; BBC RADIO 4, Today 23/04/2008; Merlin Television, MMC Masterclass (1994); YouTube, Ray Illingworth Career Review 01/01/2022; YouTube, Ashes Tour 1970-71 7th Test SCG 17/08/2021; BBC RADIO 4, Start The Week 09/08/1980; BBC RADIO 5Live, Ian Chappell Tribute to Ray Illingworth 26/12/2021; BBC RADIO 4, It's Your Line 13/04/1971; BBC Video. Ashes '72 (1988); YouTube, The Ashes 1970-71 Australia v England 7th Test End of Match 31/10/2016.

Matthew Bannister on an architect, a transgender pioneer, a writer, a cricketer

825Sidney Poitier (pictured), Eo Wilson, Sarah Weddington, Assunta 'pupetta' Maresca2022011420220116 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win a 'Best Actor' Oscar, known for his powerful performances in ‘In The Heat of The Night’, ‘Lilies of the Field’ and ‘To Sir, With Love’. His co-star in that film - Lulu - pays tribute.

E.O.Wilson, the American biologist and champion of biodiversity who some have compared to Charles Darwin.

Sarah Weddington, the lawyer who argued the landmark case of Roe v Wade before the US Supreme Court. The case, which is being challenged now, established the constitutional right for women to have abortions.

Assunta ‘Pupetta’ Maresca, the Italian mafia boss who served a prison sentence for shooting dead the man who killed her husband.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Lulu

Interviewed guest: Barbie Latza Nadeau

Interviewed guest: Dr George McGavin

Interviewed guest: Paula Ehrlich

Interviewed guest: Joshua Prager

Interviewed guest: Mary Ziegler

Interviewed guest: Stephen Bourne

Archive clips used: The Mirisch Corporation, In The Heat Of The Night (1967); BBC News, Bonnie Greer tribute to Sidney Poitier 07/01/2022; Entertainment Tonight Canada, Philip Davis tribute to Sidney Poitier 07/01/2022; YouTube, Poitier 80; Twentieth Century Fox, No Way Out (1950); Oscars / YouTube channel, Sidney Poitier wins best Actor 36th Oscars (1964); Columbia British Productions, To Sir, With Love (1967); BBC Radio 4, The Life Scientific - E.O. Wilson 28/07/2015; Texas Tribune / YouTube channel, Sarah Weddington interview 22/01/2013; ITV News / YouTube channel, Protest of anti-abortion laws in America 21/05/2019; BBC TV, Everyman - The Politics Of Life 03/12/1989.

Matthew Bannister on an actor, a biologist, a lawyer and a mafia boss.

Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win a 'Best Actor' Oscar, known for his powerful performances in ‘In The Heat of The Night', ‘Lilies of the Field' and ‘To Sir, With Love'. His co-star in that film - Lulu - pays tribute.

Assunta ‘Pupetta' Maresca, the Italian mafia boss who served a prison sentence for shooting dead the man who killed her husband.

Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win a 'Best Actor' Oscar, known for his powerful performances in ?In The Heat of The Night', ?Lilies of the Field' and ?To Sir, With Love'. His co-star in that film - Lulu - pays tribute.

Assunta ?Pupetta' Maresca, the Italian mafia boss who served a prison sentence for shooting dead the man who killed her husband.

826Lord Sainsbury, David Stuart, Elizabeth Selby, Ronnie Spector (pictured)2022012120220123 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover who led the expansion of the family grocery business during the 1970s and 80s.

David Stuart, the former gay escort and drug dealer who turned his life around and became a much loved support worker and advocate for the LGBT community.

Elizabeth Selby, who with her husband ran one of the UK’s most successful photographic agencies, supplying pictures to newspapers and magazines around the world.

And Ronnie Spector, lead singer of the Ronettes and wife of the notorious music producer Phil Spector.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Sir Timothy Sainsbury

Interviewed guest: Adam Leyland

Interviewed guest: Matthew Hodson

Interviewed guest: John Selby

Interviewed guest: Herbie Knott

Archive clips used: Sainsburys, Jamie Oliver Advert 2003; BBC Archive, Woman's Hour - Centenary of J. Sainsbury Ltd 18/04/1969; BBC Radio 4, The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin: The Manipulators 29/01/1980; .NOBI Films, hu.mans: David Stuart 2016; David Stuart YouTube Channel, Why chemsex support doesn't belong in traditional addiction services 30/12/2021; BBC 6 Music, Lauren Laverne with Ronnie Spector 15/06/2016; BBC Radio 2, Tycoon of Teen 21/12/1996.

Matthew Bannister on a businessman, an LGBT support worker, a photo agent, a singer

Elizabeth Selby, who with her husband ran one of the UK's most successful photographic agencies, supplying pictures to newspapers and magazines around the world.

Archive clips used: Sainsburys, Jamie Oliver Advert 2003; BBC Archive, Woman's Hour - Centenary of J. Sainsbury Ltd 18/04/1969; BBC Radio 4, The Fall and Rise of REGINALD PERRIN: The Manipulators 29/01/1980; .NOBI Films, hu.mans: David Stuart 2016; David Stuart YouTube Channel, Why chemsex support doesn't belong in traditional addiction services 30/12/2021; BBC 6 Music, Lauren Laverne with Ronnie Spector 15/06/2016; BBC Radio 2, Tycoon of Teen 21/12/1996.

827Meat Loaf (pictured), Andre Leon Talley, Jana Bennett, Kristin Baybars2022012820220130 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Meat Loaf, the rock opera singer best known for his album Bat Out Of Hell.

Andr退 Leon Talley, the fashion editor who played a leading role at US Vogue magazine and supported the careers of many designers.

Jana Bennett, the BBC executive who led the transformation of TV science programmes and oversaw the Corporation’s move into the digital age.

Kristin Baybars, whose beautiful doll's house furniture and other toys were sought after by children and adults alike.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Dana Thomas

Interviewed guest: Mark Thompson

Interviewed guest: Lorraine Heggessey

Interviewed guest: Susila Baybars

Interviewed guest: Janet Richardson

Archive clips used: BBC Four, Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell 21/01/2022; CNBC News, assassination of John F. Kennedy 22/11/1963; BBC Radio 5Live, Afternoon Edition 07/09/2016; Twentieth Century Fox / Michael White Productions, The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975; Radio 4 Last Word 09/05/2021; Fox 2000 Pictures / New Regency Productions / Linson Films, Fight Club 1999; BBC Radio 4, Front Row 12/01/2010; BBC One, Good Morning with Anne and Nick 27/10/1995; CBS, The Late Late Show with James Corden 25/01/2022; BBC Natural History Unit / Impossible Pictures / Discovery Channel, Walking With Dinosaurs 1999; BBC / The Learning Channel, The Human Body 1998, YouTube / National Theatre, Jerry Springer (The Opera) - National Theatre 50th Birthday Show 06/07/2014; Andr退 Leon Talley Full Address Oxford Union 08/05/2013; Entertainment Tonight Canada, tribute to Andr退 Leon Talley; BBC Radio 5Live, Emma Barnett with Andr退 Leon Talley 11/06/2020; Los Angeles Times / YouTube Channel, Andr退 Leon Talley On Growing Up 10/09/2017; BBC News, Kristin Baybars news report 17/01/2017; London Dollshouse Showcase, Kristin Baybars & her Aladdin's Cave 2016; BBC One Play School 06/01/1978; Talkback Thames / BBC, QI S02 E04 22/10/2004.

Matthew Bannister on a singer, a fashion editor, a BBC executive, a toymaker

Jana Bennett, the BBC executive who led the transformation of TV science programmes and oversaw the Corporation's move into the digital age.

Andr? Leon Talley, the fashion editor who played a leading role at US Vogue magazine and supported the careers of many designers.

Archive clips used: BBC Four, Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell 21/01/2022; CNBC News, assassination of John F. Kennedy 22/11/1963; BBC Radio 5Live, Afternoon Edition 07/09/2016; Twentieth Century Fox / Michael White Productions, The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975; Radio 4 Last Word 09/05/2021; Fox 2000 Pictures / New Regency Productions / Linson Films, Fight Club 1999; BBC Radio 4, Front Row 12/01/2010; BBC One, Good Morning with Anne and Nick 27/10/1995; CBS, The Late Late Show with James Corden 25/01/2022; BBC Natural History Unit / Impossible Pictures / Discovery Channel, Walking With Dinosaurs 1999; BBC / The Learning Channel, The Human Body 1998, YouTube / National Theatre, Jerry Springer (The Opera) - National Theatre 50th Birthday Show 06/07/2014; Andr? Leon Talley Full Address Oxford Union 08/05/2013; Entertainment Tonight Canada, tribute to Andr? Leon Talley; BBC Radio 5Live, Emma Barnett with Andr? Leon Talley 11/06/2020; Los Angeles Times / YouTube Channel, Andr? Leon Talley On Growing Up 10/09/2017; BBC News, Kristin Baybars news report 17/01/2017; London Dollshouse Showcase, Kristin Baybars & her Aladdin's Cave 2016; BBC One Play School 06/01/1978; Talkback Thames / BBC, QI S02 E04 22/10/2004.

Archive clips used: BBC Four, Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell 21/01/2022; CNBC News, assassination of John F. Kennedy 22/11/1963; BBC Radio 5Live, Afternoon Edition 07/09/2016; Twentieth Century Fox / MICHAEL WHITE Productions, The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975; Radio 4 Last Word 09/05/2021; Fox 2000 Pictures / New Regency Productions / Linson Films, Fight Club 1999; BBC Radio 4, Front Row 12/01/2010; BBC One, Good Morning with Anne and Nick 27/10/1995; CBS, The Late Late Show with James Corden 25/01/2022; BBC Natural History Unit / Impossible Pictures / Discovery Channel, Walking With Dinosaurs 1999; BBC / The Learning Channel, The Human Body 1998, YouTube / National Theatre, JERRY SPRINGER (The Opera) - National Theatre 50th Birthday Show 06/07/2014; Andr退 Leon Talley Full Address Oxford Union 08/05/2013; Entertainment Tonight Canada, tribute to Andr退 Leon Talley; BBC Radio 5Live, Emma Barnett with Andr退 Leon Talley 11/06/2020; Los Angeles Times / YouTube Channel, Andr退 Leon Talley On Growing Up 10/09/2017; BBC News, Kristin Baybars news report 17/01/2017; London Dollshouse Showcase, Kristin Baybars and her Aladdin's Cave 2016; BBC One Play School 06/01/1978; Talkback Thames / BBC, QI S02 E04 22/10/2004.

828Sir Crispin Tickell, Barry Cryer (pictured), Darlene Hard, Elza Soares2022020420220206 (R4)Julian Worricker on:

The diplomat Sir Crispin Tickell, who advised four prime ministers, and influenced international policy on climate change...

The writer and performer, Barry Cryer, whose work spanned sixty years and involved scripts for most of the comedy greats...

Darlene Hard, 21 times a Grand Slam tennis champion, described as one of the greatest doubles players of her generation...

And the Brazilian singer, Elza Soares, who was a campaigner for women's rights and against racism.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Oliver Tickell

Interviewed guest: Euan Nisbit

Interviewed guest: Sally Jones

Interviewed guest: Virginia Wade

Interviewed guest: Robin Denslow

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Sir Crispin Tickell 15/04/1990; BBC One, Breakfast News - Gulf War 17/01/1991; United Nations, UN General Assembly Climate Change 08/11/1989; AP, Rio Earth Summit 12/06/1992; BBC Four, Mark Lawson talks to Barry Cryer 02/04/2008; BBC Radio 4, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue 24/08/2015; YouTube, Darlene Hard vs Maria Bueno US Nationals 1960; BBC Archive, All England Championships Ladies Final 04/07/1960; BBC Archive, All England Championships Ladies Final TX 06/07/1957; BBC Four, Brasil, Brasil: Samba to Bossa 24/11/2007.

Julian Worricker on a diplomat, a comedian, a sportswoman and a singer

828Sir Crispin Tickell, Barry Cryer, Darlene Hard, Elza Soares2022020420220206 (R4)JULIAN WORRICKER on:

The diplomat Sir Crispin Tickell, who advised four prime ministers, and influenced international policy on climate change...

The writer and performer, BARRY CRYER, whose work spanned sixty years and involved scripts for most of the comedy greats...

Darlene Hard, 21 times a Grand Slam tennis champion, described as one of the greatest doubles players of her generation...

And the Brazilian singer, Elza Soares, who was a campaigner for women's rights and against racism.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Oliver Tickell

Interviewed guest: Euan Nisbit

Interviewed guest: Sally Jones

Interviewed guest: Virginia Wade

Interviewed guest: Robin Denslow

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Sir Crispin Tickell 15/04/1990; BBC One, Breakfast News - Gulf War 17/01/1991; United Nations, UN General Assembly Climate Change 08/11/1989; AP, Rio Earth Summit 12/06/1992; BBC Four, MARK LAWSON talks to BARRY CRYER 02/04/2008; BBC Radio 4, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue 24/08/2015; YouTube, Darlene Hard vs Maria Bueno US Nationals 1960; BBC Archive, All England Championships Ladies Final 04/07/1960; BBC Archive, All England Championships Ladies Final TX 06/07/1957; BBC Four, Brasil, Brasil: Samba to Bossa 24/11/2007.

JULIAN WORRICKER on a diplomat, a comedian, a sportswoman and a singer

829Bamber Gascoigne (pictured), Norma Waterson, Claire Tomlinson, Thich Nhat Hanh2022021120220213 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Bamber Gascoigne, the broadcaster and author best known as the long serving host of the TV quiz show 'University Challenge'.

Norma Waterson, the revered singer who was part of the Waterson Carthy dynasty that played a leading role in the English folk revival. We have a personal tribute from her husband Martin Carthy and daughter Eliza Carthy.

Claire Tomlinson, who broke down barriers to become one of the UK's best polo players.

Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese-born Buddhist monk known as the 'father of mindfulness'.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Christina Gascoigne

Interviewed guest: Wasfi Kani

Interviewed guest: Martin Carthy

Interviewed guest: Eliza Carthy

Interviewed guest: Mark Tomlinson

Interviewed guest: Brother Phap Huu

Interviewed guest: Jeff Wilson

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs 01/11/1987; Granada TV, University Challenge 01/09/1987; BBC Two, The Young Ones - Bambi 08/05/1984; Granada TV, The Christians e03 The Birth of Europe 16/08/1977; BBC Radio 3, Music Matters 31/03/2018; BBC Radio 4, The King of Games 21/08/1984; BBC SOUND ARCHIVE, Hurlingham vs Scotland 02/09/1980; YouTube / Is Secret, Namo Avalokiteshvara Plum Village Chanting 13/08/2014; BBC Two, Arena: Stories My Country Told Me 14/07/1996.

Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, a singer, a polo player and a Buddhist monk.

Claire Tomlinson, who broke down barriers to become one of the UK’s best polo players.

829Bamber Gascoigne, Norma Waterson, Claire Tomlinson, Thich Nhat Hanh2022021120220213 (R4)MATTHEW BANNISTER on

Bamber Gascoigne, the broadcaster and author best known as the long serving host of the TV quiz show 'University Challenge'.

NORMA WATERSON, the revered singer who was part of the Waterson Carthy dynasty that played a leading role in the English folk revival. We have a personal tribute from her husband MARTIN CARTHY and daughter Eliza Carthy.

Claire Tomlinson, who broke down barriers to become one of the UK's best polo players.

Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese-born Buddhist monk known as the 'father of mindfulness'.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Christina Gascoigne

Interviewed guest: Wasfi Kani

Interviewed guest: MARTIN CARTHY

Interviewed guest: Eliza Carthy

Interviewed guest: Mark Tomlinson

Interviewed guest: Brother Phap Huu

Interviewed guest: Jeff Wilson

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs 01/11/1987; Granada TV, University Challenge 01/09/1987; BBC Two, The Young Ones - Bambi 08/05/1984; Granada TV, The Christians e03 The Birth of Europe 16/08/1977; BBC Radio 3, Music Matters 31/03/2018; BBC Radio 4, The King of Games 21/08/1984; BBC SOUND ARCHIVE, Hurlingham vs Scotland 02/09/1980; YouTube / Is Secret, Namo Avalokiteshvara Plum Village Chanting 13/08/2014; BBC Two, Arena: Stories My Country Told Me 14/07/1996.

MATTHEW BANNISTER on a broadcaster, a singer, a polo player and a Buddhist monk.

830Beryl Vertue Cbe (pictured), Flavio Carboni, Phil Harvey, Lata Mangeshkar2022021820220220 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Beryl Vertue, the TV and film producer who brought us 'Men Behaving Badly' and 'Sherlock'. The actors Martin Clunes and Martin Freeman pay tribute.

Flavio Carboni, the Italian wheeler dealer who was at the centre of many legal and political mysteries, including the death of the Vatican banker Roberto Calvi.

Phil Harvey, the American businessman who set up a chain of sex shops to fund the provision of birth control to millions of people in the developing world.

Lata Mangeshkar, who was seen as one of India’s most influential singers. She recorded songs in thirty six Indian languages.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Simon Nye

Interviewed guest: Martin Clunes

Interviewed guest: Martin Freeman

Interviewed guest: Philip Willan

Interviewed guest: Simona Zecchi

Interviewed guest: Christopher Purdy

Interviewed guest: Anil Sinanan

Archive clips used: BBC RADIO 3, Free Thinking 09/06/2021; Thames TV/Hartswood Films, Men Behaving Badly S01 E01 18/02/1992; BBC/Hartswood Films, Men Behaving Badly S06 E01 06/11/1997; BBC/Hartswood Films, Sherlock 2010; BBC RADIO 4, Desert Island Discs 20/01/2013; YouTube, Italian Dinner Party 2010; BBC ONE, PANORAMA: Called To Account 20/12/1982; BBC NEWS, Report on Roberto Calvi 06/10/2005; BBC NEWS, Bomb Explosion in Bologna 03/08/1980; DKT International, Phil Harvey: Pioneer of Social Marketing 28/09/2015; YouTube/Telly TalkIndia, Lata Mangeshkar Funeral 07/02/2022.

Matthew Bannister on a producer, a 'fixer', a businessman, a singer

Lata Mangeshkar, who was seen as one of India's most influential singers. She recorded songs in thirty six Indian languages.

831Jamal Edwards Mbe, P.j. O'rourke (pictured), Romaine Hart Obe, Ronnie Campbell2022022520220227 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Jamal Edwards, the young music entrepreneur whose YouTube channel supported the careers of grime and rap stars like Dave, Skepta and Stormzy.

P.J. O’Rourke, the conservative American satirist who applied his barbed wit to reporting from the world’s trouble spots.

Romaine Hart, whose Screen on the Green cinema gave a platform to art house films and was described by Quentin Tarantino as “the coolest cinema in London??.

Ronnie Campbell, the Scottish crofter and land rights campaigner who is thought to have been the last Highland drover, taking flocks of sheep on long distance journeys by foot.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Crystal Mahey-Morgan

Interviewed guest: Michael Goldfarb

Interviewed guest: Nicola Hart

Interviewed guest: Kenny Mackintosh

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4: Bookclub, TX 5.2.2006; BBC Radio 4: The Report, TX 11.2.2016

Matthew Bannister on a music entrepreneur, a writer, a cinema owner, a crofter

Romaine Hart, whose Screen on the Green cinema gave a platform to art house films and was described by Quentin Tarantino as “the coolest cinema in London”.

P.J. O'Rourke, the conservative American satirist who applied his barbed wit to reporting from the world's trouble spots.

Romaine Hart, whose Screen on the Green cinema gave a platform to art house films and was described by Quentin Tarantino as ?the coolest cinema in London?.

Romaine Hart, whose Screen on the Green cinema gave a platform to art house films and was described by Quentin Tarantino as `the coolest cinema in London`.

832Sonny Ramadhin (pictured), Sister Catherine Wybourne, Captain Raymond Savage, Anna Karen2022030420220306 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sonny Ramadhin, the West Indian bowler who was one of the heroes of the side that scored a famous victory over England in 1950.

Sister Catherine Wybourne, who was known as the 'digital nun' for her use of blogs and social media to communicate the messages of her order.

Captain Raymond Savage, one of the last surviving prisoners of war who worked on the notorious Burma railway in the 1940s.

Anna Karen, the actor best known for her appearances in the TV sitcom 'On The Buses' and the 'Carry On' films.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Kenneth Ramchand

Interviewed guest: Joshua Surtees

Interviewed guest: Eric Southworth

Interviewed guest: Caroline Aston

Interviewed guest: Linda Regan

Archive clips used: YouTube, Melbourne 1960 - The Tied Test; British Path退, West Indies Cricketers Look 'Aussie' Class (1950); Joshua Surtees, Interview with Sonny Ramadhin; BBC SOUND ARCHIVE, ENGLAND V WEST INDIES 29/06/1950; Imperial War Museum, IWM 4823 Interview with Raymond Savage; British Path退/ Reuters, The Fall of Singapore 1942; London Weekend Television, On The Buses TV Show 1971; Rabbit and Snail / Morris Bright MBE Interview with Anna Karen; Hammer Films/EMI, Holiday on The Buses (1973); The Rank Organization, Carry on Camping (1969); BBC One, Eastenders 20/01/1997; BBC Radio 4, Listening Corner - Sally's Secret by Shirley Hughes 04/04/1983.

Matthew Bannister on a cricketer, a nun, a soldier and an actor

Archive clips used: YouTube, Melbourne 1960 - The Tied Test; British Path?, West Indies Cricketers Look 'Aussie' Class (1950); Joshua Surtees, Interview with Sonny Ramadhin; BBC SOUND ARCHIVE, ENGLAND V WEST INDIES 29/06/1950; Imperial War Museum, IWM 4823 Interview with Raymond Savage; British Path?/ Reuters, The Fall of Singapore 1942; London Weekend Television, On The Buses TV Show 1971; Rabbit and Snail / Morris Bright MBE Interview with Anna Karen; Hammer Films/EMI, Holiday on The Buses (1973); The Rank Organization, Carry on Camping (1969); BBC One, Eastenders 20/01/1997; BBC Radio 4, Listening Corner - Sally's Secret by Shirley Hughes 04/04/1983.

833Shirley Hughes (pictured), Roger Graef, Shane Warne2022031120220313 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Shirley Hughes, the children’s author and illustrator whose books created a welcoming and recognisable picture of family life.

Roger Graef, the documentary filmmaker who revealed the inner workings of the criminal justice system, the planning authorities and the treatment of children in care.

Shane Warne, the Australian spin bowler hailed as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, but also known for his off the pitch party lifestyle.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Tom Vulliamy

Interviewed guest: Julia Eccleshare

Interviewed guest: Michael Palin

Interviewed guest: Katie Derham

Interviewed guest: Simon Wilde

Archive clips used: Random House Children's Publishers UK, Shirley Hughes reading 'Dogger' 18/09/2013; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Shirley Hughes 25/03/2001; BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour - Shirley Hughes on 30 Years of Alfie 06/06/2011; Amnesty International, A Pleasure at Her Majesty's - documentary 1976; BAFTA, Tribute to Roger Graef 02/05/2014; Derrick Knight and Partners/ BFI, One of Them is Brett - documentary 1965; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Robert Graef 26/10/2014; BBC One, Police - A Complaint of Rape 18/01/1982; BBC Radio 5Live, Remembering Shane Warne 04/03/2022; YouTube, 5 Magical Wickets of Shane Warne 05/08/2018; 60 Minutes Australia/ YouTube Channel, Shane Warne Interview 04/03/2022; Cricket.com.au/ YouTube Channel, From the Vault - Warne's Four Turns Adelaide on its Head 19/04/2020; BBC Radio 4, News - Shane Warne Sent Home from World Cup 11/02/2003; BBC Radio 4, Today - Tribute to Shane Warne 05/04/2022.

Matthew Bannister on a children's author and illustrator, a documentary maker, a cricketer

Shirley Hughes, the children's author and illustrator whose books created a welcoming and recognisable picture of family life.

834Mary Coombs, Paul Farmer, Leslie Lonsdale-cooper, William Hurt (pictured)2022031820220320 (R4)John Wilson on Mary Coombs, the world's first female computer programmer in the commercial sector; Paul Farmer, a medical anthropologist who saved millions of lives in the world's poorest countries; Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper, who had a run-in with General Eisenhower and later went on to translate the comic book Tintin; and William Hurt, Oscar-winning actor.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Fred Frank Land OBE

Interviewed guest: Georgina Ferry

Interviewed guest: Sheila Davis

Interviewed guest: Sue Brown

Interviewed guest: Michael Goldfarb

Archive clips used: Putney High School YouTube Channel, Mary Coombs - 125th Anniversary Alumnae Portrait Exhibition 09/11/2018; LEO Computer Society / The Centre for Computing History, Sounds of the Leo Computer - LEO III in Operation 1964; Google / computingheritage YouTube Channel, Mary Coombs shares her story 25/09/2013; Partners in Health YouTube Channel, Paul Farmer - I believe in healthcare as a human right 21/05/2009; Decades TV Network, America Enters World War II 1941; British Movietone, Festival of Britain Opening 03/05/1951; BBC Cymru / Moulinsart, Tintin's Adventure with Frank Gardner 30/10/2011; Ellipse Programme/Nelvana Ltd, Tintin - The Crab With The Golden Claws (DVD) 1992; BBC Radio 4 Extra, The Adventures of Tintin By Herg退 - Explorers On The Moon (Radio Drama) 06/02/1992; The Ladd Company, Body Heat (1981) film; HB Filmes / FilmDallas, Kiss of The Spiderwoman (1985) film; Marvel Studios / Vita-Ray Dutch Productions (III) / Studio Babelsberg, Captain America - Civil War (2016) film.

John Wilson on a computer programmer, a medical anthropologist, a translator and an actor.

Archive clips used: Putney High School YouTube Channel, Mary Coombs - 125th Anniversary Alumnae Portrait Exhibition 09/11/2018; LEO Computer Society / The Centre for Computing History, Sounds of the Leo Computer - LEO III in Operation 1964; Google / computingheritage YouTube Channel, Mary Coombs shares her story 25/09/2013; Partners in Health YouTube Channel, Paul Farmer - I believe in healthcare as a human right 21/05/2009; Decades TV Network, America Enters World War II 1941; British Movietone, Festival of Britain Opening 03/05/1951; BBC Cymru / Moulinsart, Tintin's Adventure with Frank Gardner 30/10/2011; Ellipse Programme/Nelvana Ltd, Tintin - The Crab With The Golden Claws (DVD) 1992; BBC Radio 4 Extra, The Adventures of Tintin By Herg? - Explorers On The Moon (Radio Drama) 06/02/1992; The Ladd Company, Body Heat (1981) film; HB Filmes / FilmDallas, Kiss of The Spiderwoman (1985) film; Marvel Studios / Vita-Ray Dutch Productions (III) / Studio Babelsberg, Captain America - Civil War (2016) film.

835Bruce Page, Dottie Frazier, Josephine Veasey (pictured), Maynard Davies2022032520220327 (R4)MATTHEW BANNISTER on

Bruce Page, the investigative journalist best known for leading the Sunday Times Insight team's expose of the Thalidomide scandal.

Dottie Frazier, the pioneering American scuba diver who kept a boa constrictor as a pet and rode a motorcycle until she was in her nineties.

Josephine Veasey, the British mezzo-soprano acclaimed for her performances in works by Wagner and Berlioz.

And Maynard Davies, who left school unable to read and write, went on to become a well-known bacon curer and chronicled his extraordinary life in a series of books.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: MAGNUS LINKLATER

Interviewed guest: Peter Kellner

Interviewed guest: Alec Peirce

Interviewed guest: Karen Straus

Interviewed guest: Una Barry

Interviewed guest: Karen McCall

Archive clips used: AP Archive, How West Germany Treats Thalidomide Children 10/12/1972; BBC One, The Editors: Press and Politicians 02/07/1978; Alec Peirce Scuba Channel, Dottie Frazier - A Diving Legend 09/01/2020; BBC Radio 4, A Musical Evening - Josephine Veasey 01/08/1985; YouTube - TheScottReaProject/Channel 4, Interview with Maynard Davies 1996; BBC Radio 4, The Food Programme - Interview with Maynard Davies 23/07/2000; AmericanRhetoric.com/YouTube Channel, MADELEINE ALBRIGHT - International Women's Day speech 08/03/2010.

MATTHEW BANNISTER on a journalist, a diver, a singer and a bacon curer

Bruce Page, the investigative journalist best known for leading the Sunday Times Insight team’s expose of the Thalidomide scandal.

836Madeleine Albright (pictured), Peter Padfield, Christina Smith, Sheila Paine2022040120220403 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The first female US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who was a leading advocate of the NATO bombing campaign aimed at stopping ethnic cleansing in the Balkans.

Peter Padfield, the naval historian who as a young man took part in the reconstruction of the voyage of the Mayflower from the UK to the USA.

Christina Smith, the colourful entrepreneur known as “the queen of Covent Garden?? for her property and business development in that area of London.

Sheila Paine, who travelled to remote areas of the world to build up a renowned collection of textiles.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Jim Naughtie

Interviewed guest: Tom Lippman

Interviewed guest: Fiona Padfield

Interviewed guest: Andrew Lambert

Interviewed guest: Dame Rosemary Anne Squire DBE

Interviewed guest: Nick Fielding

Archive used: One to One: Madeleine Albright, BBC Two, TX 12.9.2005; A Woman Called Smith, BBC Two, TX 30.4.1997

Matthew Bannister on a US politician, a naval historian, an entrepreneur, a textile expert

Christina Smith, the colourful entrepreneur known as “the queen of Covent Garden” for her property and business development in that area of London.

Christina Smith, the colourful entrepreneur known as ?the queen of Covent Garden? for her property and business development in that area of London.

Christina Smith, the colourful entrepreneur known as `the queen of Covent Garden` for her property and business development in that area of London.

837Derek Mack (pictured), June Brown, Doris Derby, Dave Sales2022040820220410 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Derek Mack, the rocket engineer who helped Britain enter the space age

June Brown, the actor best known as Dot Cotton in Eastenders

Dr Doris A. Derby, the American civil rights activist and photographer who took historic pictures of the struggle for equality

Dave Sales, the Dorset fisherman who fought a 23 year campaign to protect the sea bed in Lyme Bay.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Dion Mack

Interviewed guest: Ken MacTaggart

Interviewed guest: Bob Banks

Interviewed guest: Hannah Collins

Interviewed guest: Gill Sales

Archive clips used: British Path退, The Black Knight Rocket 1958; BBC One, The One Show - The Rocket Men 25/01/2019; BBC TV Archive, Black Arrow Project - 24 Hours 27/10/1971; BBC One, Eastenders, 1985-2020; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - June Brown 17/02/2017; British Movietone, V E Day in London 1945; Granada TV, Coronation Street, 19/08/1970; Library of Congress, Southern Oral History Program in North Carolina - Doris Derby Interview 2011; Storylines, Guardians of the Reef Project - Interview with David Sales 27/07/2017.

Matthew Bannister on a rocket engineer, an actor, a civil rights campaigner, a fisherman.

Archive clips used: British Path?, The Black Knight Rocket 1958; BBC One, The One Show - The Rocket Men 25/01/2019; BBC TV Archive, Black Arrow Project - 24 Hours 27/10/1971; BBC One, Eastenders, 1985-2020; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - June Brown 17/02/2017; British Movietone, V E Day in London 1945; Granada TV, Coronation Street, 19/08/1970; Library of Congress, Southern Oral History Program in North Carolina - Doris Derby Interview 2011; Storylines, Guardians of the Reef Project - Interview with David Sales 27/07/2017.

838Jordan Mooney (pictured), Jack Higgins, Robert Ashe, David Mckee2022041520220417 (R4)John Wilson remembers the lives of those who have recently died including Jordan Mooney the punk icon known as ‘the original Sex Pistol’ who ended up as a veterinary nurse.

Jack Higgins, the thriller writer who hit the jackpot with The Eagle Has Landed, and sold more than 250 million books.

Robert Ashe, an aid worker who spent most of his working life supporting refugees all over the world.

And David McKee - author and illustrator who created timeless childhood favourites including Mr Benn and Elmer the multi-coloured elephant.

Producer: Neil George

Archive Clips Used: BBC 6Music, Three Minute Epiphany - The Essence of Punk and Defiance 05/06/2019; BBC TWO, The Culture Show - Jordan Mooney interview 01/07/2014; Megalovision/ Whaley-Malin Productions, Jubilee - trailer (1978); BBC Radio 2, The John Dunn Show 01/07/1992; Audible Audiobook/Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, The Savage Day by Jack Higgins 2019; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Jack Higgins 12/12/1981; Associated General Films/ ITC Entertainment, The Eagle Has Landed - trailer (1976); BBC Radio 4, Profile - Jack Higgins 27/04/1984; ThamesTV/ Freemantle, The Killing Fields - Cambodia VT50536 18/01/1990; BBC News, 29/06/1980; BBC News, 23/10/1999; BBC Breakfast News, interview with David McKee 25/05/2019; BookTrust, David McKee reads Elmer 25/05/2022; Books Alive! YouTube Channel, Not Now Bernard by David McKee 08/11/2017; BBC TWO, Mr Benn - Pirate 31/03/1972; Made in Me - YouTube Channel, Me Books - David McKee interview 10/01/2013.

John Wilson on a punk icon, a writer, an aid worker and an illustrator.

John Wilson remembers the lives of those who have recently died including Jordan Mooney the punk icon known as ‘the original Sex Pistol' who ended up as a veterinary nurse.

John Wilson remembers the lives of those who have recently died including Jordan Mooney the punk icon known as ?the original Sex Pistol' who ended up as a veterinary nurse.

839Mimi Reinhard, Sir Harrison Birtwistle (pictured), Sylvia Lancaster Obe, Letizia Battaglia2022042220220424 (R4)John Wilson on

Mimi Reinhard, the Holocaust survivor who typed Oskar Schindler’s famous list and later turned down an offer from Steven Spielberg.

Sir Harrison Birtwistle, the uncompromising British composer of contemporary classical music who once caused panic at the Proms.

Sylvia Lancaster, the mother of Sophie Lancaster who was brutally murdered in 2007. Sylvia set up a foundation with the aim of promoting tolerance and inclusivity among young people...

And Letizia Battaglia, who defied the Mafia with her graphic photographs of their crimes.

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips used: BBC News 24, Mimi Reinhard 07/12/2007; Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment, Schindler's List - Trailer 1993; Oscars, Schindler's List wins Best Picture 1994; The Royal Opera - YouTube Channel, The Minotaur - Labyrinth Scene 1991; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Sir Harrison Birtwistle 16/01/1994; BBC Radio 3/English National Opera, The Mask Of Orpheus 01/04/1987; BBC News 24, Greater Manchester Police records offences against members of subcultures 04/04/2013; BBC TWO, Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster 12/03/2015; BBC Radio 4 Extra, Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster 11/10/2015; Granada TV, Coronation Street 07/05/2021.

John Wilson on a Holocaust survivor, a composer, a campaigner and a photographer.

Mimi Reinhard, the Holocaust survivor who typed Oskar Schindler's famous list and later turned down an offer from Steven Spielberg.

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Yvonne Blenkinsop, one of the four so-called 'Headscarf Revolutionaries' from Hull who campaigned for better safety regulations on fishing trawlers after three were lost at sea in 1968.

Margaret Carswell, the doctor and ornithologist who treated survivors of the Ugandan civil war and in her spare time compiled the definitive guide to the country’s bird population.

Mikhail Vasenkov, the Russian spy who assumed a South American identity and lived undercover in the United States for decades.

Denise Coffey, the talented comic actor who made her name in the TV show 'Do Not Adjust Your Set'.

Producer: Emily Finch

Interviewed guest: Nell Carswell

Interviewed guest: Grace Carswell

Interviewed guest: Gordon Corera

Interviewed guest: Dr. Brian W. Lavery

Interviewed guest: Humphry Barclay

Interviewed guest: Michael Coveney

Interviewed guest: Miriam Margolyes

Archive clips used:

Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, an ornithologist, a spy and an actor.

Margaret Carswell, the doctor and ornithologist who treated survivors of the Ugandan civil war and in her spare time compiled the definitive guide to the country's bird population.

Archive clips used: British Path退, Hull - Trawlers Lost At Sea - Wives Demand Stricter Safety Measures 1968; BBC World Service, Witness - Hull's Headscarf Revolutionaries 12/02/2018; BBC TV, Look North - Yvonne Blenkinsop gets freedom of the city of Hull 20/12/2018; YouTube, Triple Trawler Disaster - Hull 1968; xeno-canto, XC292779 Speckled Tinkerbird / XC291649 Woodland Warbler; BBC World Service, Witness - The Fall of Idi Amin 29/04/2014; BBC News 24, Russia/US Spy Swap 09/07/2010; Rediffusion, Do Not Adjust Your Set Ep 05 25/01/1968; BBC Radio 4 Extra, Alison and Maud 20/05/2009.

MATTHEW BANNISTER on a campaigner, an ornithologist, a spy, an actor

Archive clips used: British Path?, Hull - Trawlers Lost At Sea - Wives Demand Stricter Safety Measures 1968; BBC World Service, Witness - Hull's Headscarf Revolutionaries 12/02/2018; BBC TV, Look North - Yvonne Blenkinsop gets freedom of the city of Hull 20/12/2018; YouTube, Triple Trawler Disaster - Hull 1968; xeno-canto, XC292779 Speckled Tinkerbird / XC291649 Woodland Warbler; BBC World Service, Witness - The Fall of Idi Amin 29/04/2014; BBC News 24, Russia/US Spy Swap 09/07/2010; Rediffusion, Do Not Adjust Your Set Ep 05 25/01/1968; BBC Radio 4 Extra, Alison and Maud 20/05/2009.

841Colonel Alan Jenkins, Mary Monson, Elspeth Barker, Art Rupe (pictured)2022050620220508 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Colonel Alan Jenkins, the Gurhka officer who was the last living Westerner to have travelled to independent Tibet.

Mary Monson, the solicitor who devoted her career to helping the poor and disadvantaged.

Elspeth Barker, the novelist and critic who lived a colourful life surrounded by animals in a Norfolk farmhouse.

Art Rupe, the American record producer who helped to launch the careers of Little Richard and Sam Cooke.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Nigel Warren

Interviewed guest: Roger Croston

Interviewed guest: Joseph Kotrie Monson

Interviewed guest: Raffaella Barker

Interviewed guest: Geoff Barker

Archive clips used: BBC TV Archive, Jungle Green - Borneo 24/12/1964; BBC Radio Manchester, Trump's tour bus 13/07/2018; Mary Monson Solicitors - YouTube channel, client care philosophy 18/02/2014; BBC Radio 4, O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker 14/10/1992; BBC Radio 3, The Verb - Life, Nature & Literature 10/04/2004; CBS, Alan Freed Rock & Roll Dance Party 1957.

Matthew Bannister on a soldier, a lawyer, an author and a music producer.

842Kathy Boudin, Dennis Waterman Pictured, Sidney Altman, Regine Zylberberg 2022051320220515 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Kathy Boudin, the American radical activist who was sent to prison for her part in the killing of a security guard and two police officers during a robbery. While serving her sentence she became a campaigner for penal reform.

Dennis Waterman, the actor best known for his roles in TV series 'The Sweeney', 'Minder' and 'New Tricks'.

Sidney Altman, the American biologist who won the Nobel prize for his work on the function of RNA...

And R退gine Zylberberg, the French nightclub owner who claimed to have invented the discotheque.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Baroness Helena Kennedy QC.

Interviewed guest: Dr Thomas R. Cech, Ph.D.

Interviewed guest: Hugh Schofield

Archive clips used: CBS Sunday Morning, Weather Underground's accidental bombing 06/03/1970; Center for Justice at Columbia University, Interview with Kathy Boudin 09/05/2022; BBC One, Life and Times of Dennis Waterman 06/12/2000; Danziger Productions Ltd, Night Train To Inverness (1960); Cy Howard Productions / Desilu Productions, Fair Exchange (1962); Minder.org / YouTube clip, Dennis Waterman - Very Early Clip 07/10/2016; BHE Films / Crasto, Up The Junction (1968); Euston Films / Thames TV, The Sweeney (TV series) 1974; Euston Films / Thames TV, Minder 1979; BBC / Wall To Wall, New Tricks 01/04/2004; UC Berkeley Events, Unravelling the Mystery of Ribonucleic Acid 2010; i24NEWS Francais, Histoires Et Decouvertes R退gine se raconte 4/04/2021.

Matthew Bannister on an activist, an actor, a biologist, a night club owner.

And R?gine Zylberberg, the French nightclub owner who claimed to have invented the discotheque.

Archive clips used: CBS Sunday Morning, Weather Underground's accidental bombing 06/03/1970; Center for Justice at Columbia University, Interview with Kathy Boudin 09/05/2022; BBC One, Life and Times of Dennis Waterman 06/12/2000; Danziger Productions Ltd, Night Train To Inverness (1960); Cy Howard Productions / Desilu Productions, Fair Exchange (1962); Minder.org / YouTube clip, Dennis Waterman - Very Early Clip 07/10/2016; BHE Films / Crasto, Up The Junction (1968); Euston Films / Thames TV, The Sweeney (TV series) 1974; Euston Films / Thames TV, Minder 1979; BBC / Wall To Wall, New Tricks 01/04/2004; UC Berkeley Events, Unravelling the Mystery of Ribonucleic Acid 2010; i24NEWS Francais, Histoires Et Decouvertes R?gine se raconte 4/04/2021.

843Shireen Abu Akleh, Robert Gillmor, Leonid Kravchuk (pictured), Carrie White2022052020220522 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Shireen Abu Akleh, the respected Al Jazeera reporter who was shot dead while covering an Israeli military raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank.

Robert Gillmor, the wildlife artist best known for his striking paintings of birds.

Leonid Kravchuk who oversaw Ukraine’s transition to independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union and became its President.

Carrie White, the hairdresser who styled some of Hollywood’s biggest stars and became addicted to drink and drugs.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Dalia Hatuqa

Interviewed guest: Stephen Moss

Interviewed guest: Dr Taras Kuzio

Interviewed guest: Helena de Bertodano

Interviewed guest: Pitita Alcala White

Archive clips used: BBC News 24, Newsday 12/05/2022; BBC News,14/05/2022; Al Jazeera English, 74 years of Nakba 2022; xeno-canto.org, Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta); BBC One, Animal Magic 23/11/1971; YouTube/Behind Nhu, Eurasian collared dove call 17/05/2020; BBC Radio 4, The World Tonight 28/04/1986; BBC News, Ukranian Referendum Results 02/12/1991; AP Archive, Ukraine - Preparations for Presidential Elections 25/06/1994; BBC One, six o'clock news - Ukraine Nuclear Weapons 14/01/1994; Connie Martinson YouTube channel, Upper Cut - Carrie White interview 31/10/2011.

Matthew Bannister on a journalist, an artist, a president and a hairdresser.

Leonid Kravchuk who oversaw Ukraine's transition to independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union and became its President.

Carrie White, the hairdresser who styled some of Hollywood's biggest stars and became addicted to drink and drugs.

844Baroness Haleh Afshar, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Kay Mellor, Vangelis (pictured)2022052720220529 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Baroness Haleh Afshar, the Iranian-born academic and activist who made her home in the UK and campaigned for women’s rights.

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Emir of Abu Dhabi and President of the United Arab Emirates who led the transformation of his country and was a key ally of the West.

Kay Mellor, the TV writer best known for series like 'Band of Gold', 'Fat Friends' and 'The Syndicate'.

Vangelis, the prolific composer who won an Oscar for the soundtrack to the film 'Chariots of Fire'.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Molly Newton

Interviewed guest: Janet Veitch OBE.

Interviewed guest: Sameer Hashmi.

Interviewed guest: Paul Allen.

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Baroness Haleh Afshar 28/12/2008; FOX 5 New York, The first minutes of the reporting of the 9/11 attacks from WNYW 11/09/2001; BBC Radio 4, Today Programme - Kay Mellor tribute 18/05/2022; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Kay Mellor OBE 29/10/2017; Granada TV, Band of Gold (1995); Rollem Productions/ Tiger Aspect Productions/ Yorkshire Television, Fat Friends 2000; Isolde Films, Vangelis and the Journey to Ithaka - Documentary (2013); Al Jazeera English, Vangelis: A Message of Hope 22/01/2012.

Matthew Bannister on an activist, a president, a writer and a composer.

Baroness Haleh Afshar, the Iranian-born academic and activist who made her home in the UK and campaigned for women's rights.

845Dervla Murphy, Lester Piggott, Anne Howells 2022060320220605 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Dervla Murphy, the intrepid travel writer who cycled from her native Ireland to India.

Lester Piggott, the jockey who rode thousands of winners and broke many records, including winning the Derby 9 times.

Anne Howells, the acclaimed mezzo soprano known for her beautiful voice and sense of mischief.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Antonia Quirke

Interviewed guest: Hilary Bradt MBE

Interviewed guest: Susan Griffiths

Interviewed guest: Frank Keogh

Interviewed guest: Sir John Tomlinson CBE

Interviewed guest: Mark Rice-Oxley

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Dervla Murphy 17/01/1993; BBC Radio 4, Wheels Within Wheels ep 2 23/12/2001; BBC Radio 4, Intrepid Women 19/05/1980; BBC Radio 4, Wheels Within Wheels ep 3 30/12/2001; BBC Sport, AP McCoy tribute to Lester Piggott May 2022; BBC News 06/06/1970; BBC News, Frankie Dettori tribute to Lester Piggott 30/05/2022; BBC News, Willie Carson tribute to Lester Piggott 30/05/2022; British Path退, Lester Piggott 56th win 1950; YouTube, 1970 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes win 25/07/1970; Ascot Racecourse, Lester Piggott interview 23/07/2020; Central Television/Spitting Image Productions, Spitting Image 1984-1996; BBC News, Lester Piggott tax evasion 23/10/1987; NBC Sports, Lester Piggott amazing ride on Royal Academy 27/10/1990; BBC Radio Archive, Music Now: Anne Howells 20/09/1975.

Matthew Bannister on a travel writer, a jockey, a singer

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Dervla Murphy 17/01/1993; BBC Radio 4, Wheels Within Wheels ep 2 23/12/2001; BBC Radio 4, Intrepid Women 19/05/1980; BBC Radio 4, Wheels Within Wheels ep 3 30/12/2001; BBC Sport, AP McCoy tribute to Lester Piggott May 2022; BBC News 06/06/1970; BBC News, Frankie Dettori tribute to Lester Piggott 30/05/2022; BBC News, Willie Carson tribute to Lester Piggott 30/05/2022; British Path?, Lester Piggott 56th win 1950; YouTube, 1970 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes win 25/07/1970; Ascot Racecourse, Lester Piggott interview 23/07/2020; Central Television/Spitting Image Productions, Spitting Image 1984-1996; BBC News, Lester Piggott tax evasion 23/10/1987; NBC Sports, Lester Piggott amazing ride on Royal Academy 27/10/1990; BBC Radio Archive, Music Now: Anne Howells 20/09/1975.

846Amanda Claridge, Sidhu Moose Wala (pictured), Mark Sykes, Paul Vance2022061020220612 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Amanda Claridge, the archaeologist who was a leading expert on ancient Rome.

Sidhu Moose Wala, the acclaimed Indian rapper who was shot dead at the age of 28.

Mark Sykes, the upper-class gambler, con man, gun smuggler and playboy.

Paul Vance, who wrote the song 'Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' and whose death was announced prematurely in 2006.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Richard Hodges

Interviewed guest: Professor Richard Alston

Interviewed guest: Bobby Friction

Interviewed guest: Lady Colin Campbell

Interviewed guest: Douglas Thompson

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 3, Night Waves - Roman Empire Exhibition 20/10/2000; BBC One, Nationwide - Pompeii 19/11/1976; BBC News 31/05/2022; ABP Sanjha / YouTube Channel, Sidhu Moose Wala in Big Trouble 04/05/2020; BBC Radio 4, Last Word 29/09/2006.

Matthew Bannister on an archaeologist, a rapper, a gambler and a songwriter.

847Dame Paula Rego (pictured), Bruce Kent, Hilary Devey Cbe2022061720220619 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Dame Paula Rego, the acclaimed Portuguese-born artist who later made her home in the UK and was renowned for making vivid and disturbing work focussing on the subjugation of women. We talk to her son Nick Willing.

Bruce Kent, the Catholic priest who became a leader of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

Hilary Devey CBE, who founded a multi-million pound freight distribution business and was one of the Dragons on the TV show Dragons Den.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Nick Willing

Interviewed guest: Jacky Klein

Interviewed guest: Kate Hudson

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Dame Paula Rego 07/12/1997; Kismet Film Company/ BBC, Paula Rego - Secrets and Stories 25/03/2017; Eric Minh Swenson Art Films, Samella Lewis - Pioneering Visual Artist and Educator 19/12/2016; BBC Radio Ulster, Bruce Kent documentary 13/03/1988; British Movietone, Aldermaston March - Natural Sound 12/04/1963; British Movietone, The March to Aldermaston in Trafalgar Square 10/04/1958; BBC Radio 4, PM - Cardinal Basil Hume interview 27/04/1983; BBC News, Troops Erect Fence Around RAF Molesworth Base 06/02/1985; CND - YouTube Channel, Bruce Kent - Why I joined CND 18/02/2018; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Hilary Devey 02/11/2012; BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour - Hilary Devey interview 24/05/2012; BBC One, Dragons' Den (Season 10) 2012; ITV Studios - YouTube Channel, Loose Women - Hilary Devey interview 03/06/2015.

Matthew Bannister on an artist, a campaigner and an entrepreneur.

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Dom Phillips, the freelance journalist who was ambushed and shot dead on a trip into the Amazon rain forest.

Stephen S. Thompson, the novelist and screenwriter who won a BAFTA for his TV drama telling the story of his brother’s experiences during the Windrush scandal.

Caroline Drummond, who campaigned for greater links between farming and environmental protection – and oversaw the launch of Open Farm Sunday.

Maureen Hiron, the top-class bridge player who invented many new games including Continuo and Quizwrangle.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Sian Phillips

Interviewed guest: Sylvia Colombo

Interviewed guest: Anthony Bryan

Interviewed guest: Krishnendu Majumdar

Interviewed guest: Minette Batters

Interviewed guest: Ian Pigott

Interviewed guest: W. Eric Martin

Interviewed guest: Deej Johnson

Archive clips used: BBC News 24, Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira 16/06/2022; Metr poles - Caf退 da Manh  Com Jornalistas 14/06/2022; BBC News Online, Amber Rudd's regret over scale of Windrush problem 26/04/2018; Edinburgh Television Festival, Sitting in Limbo - Edinburgh TV Festival 2021 12/06/2021; Left Bank Pictures/BBC/Ian Johnson Publicity, BBC Trailers Sitting in Limbo 01/06/2020; BAFTA, Sitting in Limbo wins Single Drama BAFTA TV Awards 2021 06/06/2021; BBC Radio 4, The Archers 07/06/2019; BBC Two, A Will To Win 20/10/1986; Granada TV, The Krypton Factor 1993.

Matthew Bannister on a journalist, a writer, a farming campaigner and a games inventor.

Stephen S. Thompson, the novelist and screenwriter who won a BAFTA for his TV drama telling the story of his brother's experiences during the Windrush scandal.

Caroline Drummond, who campaigned for greater links between farming and environmental protection ? and oversaw the launch of Open Farm Sunday.

Archive clips used: BBC News 24, Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira 16/06/2022; Metr?poles - Caf? da Manh? Com Jornalistas 14/06/2022; BBC News Online, Amber Rudd's regret over scale of Windrush problem 26/04/2018; Edinburgh Television Festival, Sitting in Limbo - Edinburgh TV Festival 2021 12/06/2021; Left Bank Pictures/BBC/Ian Johnson Publicity, BBC Trailers Sitting in Limbo 01/06/2020; BAFTA, Sitting in Limbo wins Single Drama BAFTA TV Awards 2021 06/06/2021; BBC Radio 4, The Archers 07/06/2019; BBC Two, A Will To Win 20/10/1986; Granada TV, The Krypton Factor 1993.

Caroline Drummond, who campaigned for greater links between farming and environmental protection - and oversaw the launch of Open Farm Sunday.

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Dame Deborah James who raised millions of pounds for cancer research by talking openly about living with - and dying from - bowel cancer.

Yves Coppens, the charismatic French palaeontologist who led the team that discovered hominid remains estimated to be 3.2 million years old.

Revel Guest OBE, the documentary film producer who became chair of the Hay Literary Festival.

Samuel Bhima, the first Malawian to become a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Jude Rogers

Interviewed guest: Zeresenay Alemseged

Interviewed guest: Corisande Albert

Interviewed guest: Maliza Bhima

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 5 Online, Raising a Glass to Deborah James 28/06/2022; BBC Two, The Making of Mankind - One Small Step 11/05/1981; FRANCE 24 English, Yves Coppens dies at 87 23/06/2022; PBS (US), PBS Ident by Paul Alan Levi; Trans Atlantic Film, Placido 1983; Dreamworks Pictures/ Touchstone Pictures/ Reliance Entertainment, War Horse (2011) Trailer; YouTube/ memoriesofrhodesia, 1957 Royal Tour of Nyasaland 29/10/2015; Meliza Bhima Personal interview archive with Samuel Bhima; BBC Sound Archive, Dr Hastings Banda Interview 27/02/1959.

Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a palaeontologist, a film producer and a doctor.

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Baroness Greengross, who championed the rights of older people as Director General of the charity Age Concern.

Sonny Barger, the leading American Hell’s Angel who was arrested 21 times and spent 13 years in prison.

Technoblade, the young Youtuber who amassed millions of followers for his commentaries on the video game Minecraft.

Qin Yi, the leading Chinese film star whose career spanned eight decades.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Gail Perry

Interviewed guest: Alexandre Kalache

Interviewed guest: Zhen Zhang

Interviewed guest: Chris Berry

Interviewed guest: Deanne Stillman

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour 07/03/2003; BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour 03/03/2004; BBC News, News report on Dementia 03/07/2012; BBC Two, Hell's Angels 04/01/2004; BBC Four, Storyville - Gimme Shelter 11/12/2009; KSAN Radio/ Stefan Ponek/ from Storyville - Gimme Shelter, Sonny Barger Interview 11/12/2009; EricSalasProductions/ YouTube Channel, Sonny Barger Exclusive Interview 08/08/2012; Technoblade YouTube Channel, Minecraft Storymode Season 1 Episode 1 07/01/2019; Technoblade YouTube Channel, 'so long nerds' 01/07/2022/; Technoblade YouTube Channel, the hypixel skyblock experience 14/06/2019; BBC Radio 4, Glenda Jackson interviews Peter Brook 19/04/2021; Shanghai Film Studio/ Tianma Film Studio, Woman Basketball Player No 5 (1957); Ningxia Film Group/ Shanghai Film Studios, Railway Guerrilla (1956); China Central Television, Under the Roofs of Shanghai (1982); BBC One, Eastenders 26/05/1997.

Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a Hell's Angel, a YouTuber and an actor.

Sonny Barger, the leading American Hell's Angel who was arrested 21 times and spent 13 years in prison.

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Shinzo Abe - Japan’s longest-serving prime minister who sought to end a wartime legacy of defeat and occupation and to tackle the economy through ‘Abenomics’.

Actor Mona Hammond is best known for her TV role in Eastenders.

Lorna de Smidt, the anti-apartheid and anti-racist activist who cut her political teeth in the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa in the late 1960s.

And Monty Norman - Composer and singer who wrote the James Bond main theme and a string of successful musicals as well.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Nakano Koichi

Interviewed guest: Dr Kristin Surak

Interviewed guest: Michael Buffong

Interviewed guest: Graham de Smidt

Interviewed guest: Matthew Sweet

Archive clips used: BBC News, Report on death of Shinzo Abe, 08/07/2022; BBC Radio 4, The World This Weekend, Votes counted for Japanese election, 29/07/2007; BBC One, Eastenders 25/10/2010; Humphrey Barclay Productions for Channel 4, Desmond's S01E04 26/01/1989; BBC Radio 4, The Archers 28/12/2003; BBC Two, Storm Damage (1989), 23/01/2000; Paramount Pictures/ Albert S. Ruddy Productions/ Alfran Productions, The Godfather Part 1 (1972); BBC Radio 4, News Bulletin19/03/2001; BBC Two Omnibus - Monty Norman interview 17/10/1982.

Kirsty Lang on a prime minister, an actor, an activist and a composer.

Shinzo Abe - Japan's longest-serving prime minister who sought to end a wartime legacy of defeat and occupation and to tackle the economy through ‘Abenomics'.

Shinzo Abe - Japan's longest-serving prime minister who sought to end a wartime legacy of defeat and occupation and to tackle the economy through ?Abenomics'.

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Tony Sirico, the former armed robber turned actor who found fame playing the role of mobster Paulie Walnuts in ground-breaking television series The Sopranos.

Jos退 Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Angola as president for 37 years, steering the country through a bloody civil war, and reaping the benefits of an oil boom while being accused of huge levels of corruption.

Ann Shulgin, a therapist who pioneered the use of psychedelics and MDMA in therapy together with her chemist husband Sasha.

And Ivana Trump, the Czechoslovakian skier and model whose marriage to Donald Trump made her a fixture of tabloid and society pages for decades.

Producer: Tim Bano

Interviewed guest: Fr Robert Sirico

Interviewed guest: Dr Justin Pearce

Interviewed guest: Amanda Feilding

Interviewed guest: Professor David Nutt

Archive clips used: Paramount Pictures, The First Wives Club (1996); American Playhouse, The Big Bang (1989); NBC Today, 20th Anniversary of 'The Sopranos' 10/01/2019; HBO, The Sopranos (1999); Miramax/ Sweetland Films/ Magnolia Production, Bullets Over Broadway (1994); YouTube, Com퀀cio Jos退 Eduardo dos Santos - Angola 1992 16/09/2010; BBC Sound Archive, Independence celebrations in Angola 11/11/1975; BBC Radio 4, News 23/02/2002; BBC News Archive, Angola vote in first election for 16 years 05/09/2008; BBC Two, Panorama - The Corrupt Billionaire 25/01/2020; Viveka Films, MDMA The Movie - Promo Clip (2016); CBS News, When Ecstasy was legal 1985; gaiamedia/ YouTube channel, Ask the Shulgins 17/03/2014; BBC One, Wogan - Ivana Trump interview 03/06/1992; CBS Sunday Morning, Ivana Trump interview 08/10/2017; BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour - Ivana Trump interview 03/06/1992; HBO/ Harpo Productions, The Oprah Winfrey Show 25/04/1998; BBC One, Modern Times - The Fame Game 03/01/1996; Del Monte/ Brian Jackson, UK Del Monte pears advert (2014).

John Wilson on an actor, a president, a therapist and a businesswoman.

Jos? Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Angola as president for 37 years, steering the country through a bloody civil war, and reaping the benefits of an oil boom while being accused of huge levels of corruption.

Archive clips used: Paramount Pictures, The First Wives Club (1996); American Playhouse, The Big Bang (1989); NBC Today, 20th Anniversary of 'The Sopranos' 10/01/2019; HBO, The Sopranos (1999); Miramax/ Sweetland Films/ Magnolia Production, Bullets Over Broadway (1994); YouTube, Com?cio Jos? Eduardo dos Santos - Angola 1992 16/09/2010; BBC Sound Archive, Independence celebrations in Angola 11/11/1975; BBC Radio 4, News 23/02/2002; BBC News Archive, Angola vote in first election for 16 years 05/09/2008; BBC Two, Panorama - The Corrupt Billionaire 25/01/2020; Viveka Films, MDMA The Movie - Promo Clip (2016); CBS News, When Ecstasy was legal 1985; gaiamedia/ YouTube channel, Ask the Shulgins 17/03/2014; BBC One, Wogan - Ivana Trump interview 03/06/1992; CBS Sunday Morning, Ivana Trump interview 08/10/2017; BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour - Ivana Trump interview 03/06/1992; HBO/ Harpo Productions, The Oprah Winfrey Show 25/04/1998; BBC One, Modern Times - The Fame Game 03/01/1996; Del Monte/ Brian Jackson, UK Del Monte pears advert (2014).

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Tony Sirico, the former armed robber turned actor who found fame playing the role of mobster Paulie Walnuts in ground-breaking television series The Sopranos.

Jos退 Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Angola as president for 37 years, steering the country through a bloody civil war, and reaping the benefits of an oil boom while being accused of huge levels of corruption.

Ann Shulgin, a therapist who pioneered the use of psychedelics and MDMA in therapy together with her chemist husband Sasha.

And Ivana Trump, the Czechoslovakian skier and model whose marriage to DONALD TRUMP made her a fixture of tabloid and society pages for decades.

Producer: Tim Bano

Interviewed guest: Fr Robert Sirico

Interviewed guest: Dr Justin Pearce

Interviewed guest: Amanda Feilding

Interviewed guest: Professor David Nutt

Archive clips used: Paramount Pictures, The First Wives Club (1996); American Playhouse, The Big Bang (1989); NBC Today, 20th Anniversary of 'The Sopranos' 10/01/2019; HBO, The Sopranos (1999); Miramax/ Sweetland Films/ Magnolia Production, Bullets Over Broadway (1994); YouTube, Com퀀cio Jos退 Eduardo dos Santos - Angola 1992 16/09/2010; BBC Sound Archive, Independence celebrations in Angola 11/11/1975; BBC Radio 4, News 23/02/2002; BBC News Archive, Angola vote in first election for 16 years 05/09/2008; BBC Two, Panorama - The Corrupt Billionaire 25/01/2020; Viveka Films, MDMA The Movie - Promo Clip (2016); CBS News, When Ecstasy was legal 1985; gaiamedia/ YouTube channel, Ask the Shulgins 17/03/2014; BBC One, Wogan - Ivana Trump interview 03/06/1992; CBS Sunday Morning, Ivana Trump interview 08/10/2017; BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour - Ivana Trump interview 03/06/1992; HBO/ Harpo Productions, The Oprah Winfrey Show 25/04/1998; BBC One, Modern Times - The Fame Game 03/01/1996; Del Monte/ Brian Jackson, UK Del Monte pears advert (2014).

JOHN WILSON on an actor, a president, a therapist and a businesswoman.

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Lord DAVID TRIMBLE, Northern Irish politician who was an architect of the Good Friday Agreement and won a Nobel Peace Prize.

Susie Steiner, a British crime author who shared her experience of living with a brain tumour.

Uwe Seeler, captain of the West German football team in 1966 and a hero for his home team of Hamburg.

Producer: Sofie Vilcins

Interviewed guest: Lord Dean Godson

Interviewed guest: Val McDermid

Interviewed guest: Alan Mullery MBE

Interviewed guest: Derek Rae

Archive clips used: British Path退, 1966 World Cup Final: England vs Germany (Part 1) 1966; BBC Radio 4, Meeting Myself Coming Back - DAVID TRIMBLE 05/03/2017; BBC News Online, Good Friday agreement 10/04/1998; BBC Radio 4, Today - TONY BLAIR on DAVID TRIMBLE 26/07/2022; ITV.com, Michelle O'Neill on DAVID TRIMBLE's legacy of leadership 26/07/2022; BBC Radio Ulster, Doug Beattie and Sir Jefferey Donaldson on DAVID TRIMBLE 26/07/2022; BBC Radio 4, Great Lives - ELVIS PRESLEY 14/08/2007; Peter James TV / YouTube Channel, Susie Steiner interview 02/01/2018; BBC Radio 4, In Touch, Susie Steiner interview 12/04/2016; BBC Radio 4, Open Book - Susie Steiner interview 24/09/2020; BBC Archive, 1966 World Cup Final 30/07/1966; YouTube, Uwe Seeler scores against England - World Cup 1970; HSV / Hamburger SV YouTube Channel, The Life of Uwe Seeler 22/07/2022; YouTube, HSV Team Tribute in memory of Uwe Seeler.

JOHN WILSON on a peacemaker, an author and a football legend.

Archive clips used: British Path?, 1966 World Cup Final: England vs Germany (Part 1) 1966; BBC Radio 4, Meeting Myself Coming Back - David Trimble 05/03/2017; BBC News Online, Good Friday agreement 10/04/1998; BBC Radio 4, Today - Tony Blair on David Trimble 26/07/2022; ITV.com, Michelle O'Neill on David Trimble's legacy of leadership 26/07/2022; BBC Radio Ulster, Doug Beattie and Sir Jefferey Donaldson on David Trimble 26/07/2022; BBC Radio 4, Great Lives - Elvis Presley 14/08/2007; Peter James TV / YouTube Channel, Susie Steiner interview 02/01/2018; BBC Radio 4, In Touch, Susie Steiner interview 12/04/2016; BBC Radio 4, Open Book - Susie Steiner interview 24/09/2020; BBC Archive, 1966 World Cup Final 30/07/1966; YouTube, Uwe Seeler scores against England - World Cup 1970; HSV / Hamburger SV YouTube Channel, The Life of Uwe Seeler 22/07/2022; YouTube, HSV Team Tribute in memory of Uwe Seeler.

854Bernard Cribbins Obe, Diana Kennedy Mbe, Sir Colin Blakemore, Nichelle Nichols2022080520220807 (R4)MATTHEW BANNISTER on

BERNARD CRIBBINS OBE, the much-loved actor known for appearances in The Railway Children and Doctor Who as well as reading countless stories on Jackanory.

Diana Kennedy MBE, the British-born food writer who dedicated her life to promoting the diversity of Mexican cuisine.

Sir COLIN BLAKEMORE, the neuroscientist who received death threats after speaking out in defence of experiments on animals.

Nichelle Nichols, the trailblazing African American actor who played Lieutenant Uhura in Star Trek.

Producer: Sofie Vilcins

Interviewed guest: Jenny Agutter

Interviewed guest: HELEN LEDERER

Interviewed guest: Gabriela Cကmara

Interviewed guest: Fiona Fox

Archive clips used:

MATTHEW BANNISTER on an actor, a food writer, a neuroscientist, and an actor.

Archive clips used: EMI Films, The Railway Children 1970; BBC One, Fawlty Towers - The Hotel Inspectors 10/10/1975; BBC, CBeebies - Storm in a Teacup 05/04/2015; Filmfair, The Wombles - One Pair of Feet 23/02/1973; BBC Radio 4, The Food Programme 30/06/2014; Greenwich Entertainment/Submarine Deluxe, Diana Kennedy - Nothing Fancy 2020; BBC Two, The Mind Machine 13/09/1988; BBC Radio 4, Today 08/11/2011; BBC Radio 4, The Life Scientific - Sir Colin Blakemore 08/11/2011; Desilu Productions/Norway Corporation, Star Trek S02E02 Who Mourns For Adonais 27/04/1970; BBC Radio 4, Archive on 4 - Star Trek, The Undiscovered Future 03/09/2016; BBC Radio 1, Nicky Campbell - Nichelle Nichols interview 31/01/1995; NASA, Recruitment Film 1977; Yap Films, Building Star Trek (TV Movie) 2016.

Interviewed guest: Gabriela C?mara

855James Lovelock, Ayman Al-zawahiri, Roy Hackett Mbe, Dame Olivia Newton-john2022081220220814 (R4)Kirsty Lang on

James Lovelock (pictured), the scientist and inventor who came up with the Gaia theory.

Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda.

Roy Hackett MBE, who led the Bristol bus boycott in 1963.

Dame Olivia Newton-John, the singer and actor who starred in Grease.

Producer: Emily Finch

Interviewed guest: Bryan Appleyard CBE

Interviewed guest: Paul Martin

Interviewed guest: Lynn Mareno

Interviewed guest: Professor Kehinde Andrews

Interviewed guest: Holly Thomas

Archive clips used: Web of Stories - YouTube channel, James Lovelock - The Gaia Theory (11/17) 17/08/2017; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - James Lovelock 17/11/1997; AP Archive, USS Cole Attacked 12/10/2000; BBC News, Bombings in New York 11/09/2001; BBC Two, Newsnight - London Bombings 07/07/2005; BBC Radio 4, Six O'clock News 06/10/1981; AP Archive, Muslim Extremists Trial 15/12/1982; PBS News Hour, President George W. Bush - First US strikes in Afghanistan 07/10/2001; CBS News, Biden announces death of Ayman al-Zawahiri 02/08/2022; BBC Ideas, Why I'm still fighting racism at 90 24/01/2019; BBC One, Paul O'Grady's Working Britain 15/08/2013; BBC World Service, Witness - Bristol Bus Boycott 10/10/2019; BBC One, Parkinson - Olivia Newton-John interview 02/12/1978; Paramount Pictures/Robert Stigwood Organisation (RSO)/Allan Carr Production, Grease (Film clip) 1978.

Kirsty Lang on a scientist, a terrorist, an activist and a film star.

856Lamont Dozier, Joan Lingard, Issey Miyake, Edana Minghella2022081920220821 (R4)John Wilson on

Lamont Dozier (pictured), who wrote dozens of hits for Motown Records.

Joan Lingard, the author of the popular Kevin and Sadie books set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Issey Miyake, the Japanese fashion designer who survived the atomic bomb.

Edana Minghella, the mental health researcher and jazz singer.

Producer: Emily Finch

Interviewed guest: Eddie Holland

Interviewed guest: Adam White

Interviewed guest: Shelly Clark

Interviewed guest: Lindsey Fraser

Interviewed guest: Dana Thomas

Interviewed guest: Dai Fujiwara

Interviewed guest: Dominic Minghella

Interviewed guest: Jo Brand

Archive clips used: Radio 4, Front Row - Brian and Eddie Holland interview 25/12/2019; BBC Radio 1, David Jensen Show - Lamont Dozier interview 29/02/1984; Radio 4, Joan Lingard interview 01/01/1984; BBC Two, Maggie episode 1 17/02/1981; British Path退, Atomic Bomb Destruction in Japan (1945); INA Soci退t退/YouTube Channel, Mai 68 et l'退ducation (1968).

John Wilson on a songwriter, a children's author, a fashion designer, a researcher

Archive clips used: Radio 4, Front Row - Brian and Eddie Holland interview 25/12/2019; BBC Radio 1, David Jensen Show - Lamont Dozier interview 29/02/1984; Radio 4, Joan Lingard interview 01/01/1984; BBC Two, Maggie episode 1 17/02/1981; British Path?, Atomic Bomb Destruction in Japan (1945); INA Soci?t?/YouTube Channel, Mai 68 et l'?ducation (1968).

857Margaret Keane, Keith Smith, Mario Fiorentini, Brenda Fisher2022082620220828 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Margaret Keane (pictured), the American artist whose paintings of children with 'Big Eyes' became hugely popular in the 1960s. Her identity as the painter was kept secret by her husband who claimed the works as his own.

Keith Smith, the market trader who co-founded the Poundland chain of shops.

Mario Fiorentini, Italy’s most decorated partisan, who risked torture and death to fight the German occupation of his country.

Brenda Fisher, the long distance swimmer from Grimsby who became an international celebrity after breaking the women’s speed record for swimming the English Channel.

Producer: Emily Finch

Interviewed guest: Larry Karaszewski

Interviewed guest: Steve Smith

Interviewed guest: Philip Cooke

Interviewed guest: Alessandro Portelli

Interviewed guest: Lucy Wood

Interviewed guest: Peter Winchester MBE

Archive clips used: Westinghouse Broadcasting Company / Mike Douglas Entertainments, The Mike Douglas Show - Interview with Margaret Keane 1972; BBC World Service, Outlook - Margaret Keane interview 30/12/2014; Duane Anderly, 1964 Lost Interview with Walter and Margaret Keane from YouTube; The Weinstein Company / Silverwood Films / Tim Burton Productions, Big Eyes (film clip) 2014; Express & Star YouTube Channel, Founder of Poundland, Keith Smith opens his grounds up for a festival 25/06/2015; BBC One, Antiques Roadshow: Series 41 - Pioneering Women Special 10/06/2018; BBC Sound Archive, Swim The Channel 17/08/1951.

Matthew Bannister on an artist, an entrepreneur, a partisan and a swimmer.

Mario Fiorentini, Italy's most decorated partisan, who risked torture and death to fight the German occupation of his country.

Brenda Fisher, the long distance swimmer from Grimsby who became an international celebrity after breaking the women's speed record for swimming the English Channel.

858Mikhail Gorbachev, Stella 'jaye' Edwards, Jerry Allison2022090220220904 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The last President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev (pictured), who was feted in the West but often derided in his own country. We follow his journey from a collective farm in Stavropol to momentous times in the Kremlin, including the introduction of Perestroika and Glasnost, the end of the Cold War and the coup that toppled him from power.

Stella 'Jaye' Edwards, who was the last surviving British woman pilot who delivered planes from factories to front line bases during the second world war.

Jerry Allison, the drummer and songwriter with Buddy Holly and the Crickets, whose girlfriend inspired their hit song 'Peggy Sue'.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Bridget Kendall

Interviewed guest: John Eames Petersen

Interviewed guest: Geoff Barker

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, Today programme 31/08/2022; BBC Two, Newsnight 30/08/2022; CNN - Larry King, Mikhail Gorbachev interview November 1993; UVA Miller Center, President Ronald Reagan speech on the Geneva Summit 21/11/1985; Pizza Hut, Gorbachev TV spot commercial January 1998; Juno Beach Centre / YouTube Channel, Jaye Edwards interview 19/02/2019; British Path退, Sir Stafford Cripps and the A.T.A. (1943); Geoff Barker Archives, Jerry Allison interview.

Matthew Bannister on a president, a pilot and a drummer.

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, Today programme 31/08/2022; BBC Two, Newsnight 30/08/2022; CNN - Larry King, Mikhail Gorbachev interview November 1993; UVA Miller Center, President Ronald Reagan speech on the Geneva Summit 21/11/1985; Pizza Hut, Gorbachev TV spot commercial January 1998; Juno Beach Centre / YouTube Channel, Jaye Edwards interview 19/02/2019; British Path?, Sir Stafford Cripps and the A.T.A. (1943); Geoff Barker Archives, Jerry Allison interview.

859Bill Turnbull, Anne Sutton, Norah Vincent, Drummie Zeb2022091620220918 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Bill Turnbull (pictured), the journalist and BBC Breakfast presenter who was also a beekeeper and committed fan of Wycombe Wanderers.

Anne Sutton, whose detailed studies of the life and times of King Richard III transformed his reputation.

Norah Vincent, who wrote a best-selling book about her experience of living as a man for eighteen months and then suffered a mental breakdown.

Drummie Zeb, the drummer and vocalist with the British reggae band Aswad.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Sian Williams

Interviewed guest: Wendy Moorhen

Interviewed guest: Justine Hardy

Interviewed guest: Brinsley Forde

Archive clips used: BBC One, BBC Breakfast 27/04/2001; BBC News, London Bombs at Kings Cross 08/07/2005; BBC Three, Strictly Dance Fever on Three 01/04/2006; BBC One, BBC Breakfast - Bill Turnball talks about cancer 21/12/2018; WeTalkWycombe/ YouTube Channel, Best Wycombe Wanderers Chants! 06/07/2020; BBC One, BBC Breakfast 23/01/2007; BBC One, Celebrity Mastermind 01/01/2008; London Film Production/ L.O.P., Richard III (1955) film; Quite Frankly Productions/ BBC Hardtalk Extra, Norah Vincent 21/04/2006; ABC News, Self-Made Man: Norah Vincent 2006; Elephant House Studios/ Tribute, Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert 11/06/1988.

Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, a historian, a writer, a drummer

860Jean-luc Godard, Barbara Ehrenreich, Dennis Wilson, Mavis Nicholson20220923Kirsty Lang on Jean-Luc Godard (pictured), the critic and filmmaker who revolutionised French cinema.

The writer and journalist Barbara Ehrenreich, whose bestseller 'Nickel and Dimed', is considered a classic in social justice literature.

Captain Dennis Wilson, the Normandy veteran whose war poems were ranked alongside Wilfred Owen’s...

And Mavis Nicholson, the Welsh broadcaster with a knack for making her subjects talk about matters that they had never previously confronted in public.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Ian Christie

Interviewed guest: Professor James Williams

Interviewed guest: Alissa Quart

Interviewed guest: Professor Tim Crook

Interviewed guest: Steve Nicholson

Interviewed guest: Maureen Lipman

Archive clips used: Les Films de la Pl退iade/ Path退 Consortium Cin退ma, Vivre Sa Vie (1962) - Trailer; Daphne Productions Inc/ WNET/ Thirteen, The Dick Cavett Show – Interview with Jean-Luc Godard 23/10/1980; Les Films Imp退ria/ Les Productions Georges de Beauregard/ Soci退t退 Nouvelle de Cin退matographie (SNC),

861Dame Hilary Mantel, John Mcvicar, Joyce Reynolds, Paul Sartin2022093020221002 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Dame Hilary Mantel (pictured), the Booker prize winning novelist best known for the Wolf Hall trilogy.

John McVicar, the former armed robber who studied sociology in prison and became a writer and broadcaster.

Joyce Reynolds, the eminent Cambridge classicist who specialised in the study of epigraphs and taught Dame Mary Beard who joins us to remember her.

The multi-instrumentalist and singer Paul Sartin, a key figure on the English folk scene and member of the band Bellowhead. His band mate Sam Sweeney pays tribute.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Laurie Taylor

Interviewed guest: Dame Mary Beard

Interviewed guest: Sam Sweeney

Interviewed guest: Jon Wilks

Archive clips used: Company Pictures/ Playground Entertainment/ BBC, Wolf Hall – E01 Three Card Trick 21/01/2015; BBC News, interview with Hilary Mantel 03/05/2020; BBC Radio 4, Front Row – extended interview with Hilary Mantel 05/06/2012; BBC Radio 4, The Reith Lectures – Hilary Mantel 13/06/2017; Polytel/ The Who Films, McVicar (1980) UK TV Trailer; BBC One, Straight Talk – John McVicar interview 09/05/1980; BBC Radio 4, Six Men – John McVicar interview 20/04/1986; Loftsingers Andover, Andover Museum Loft Singers Promo 13/10/2018.

Matthew Bannister on an author, an ex-offender, a classicist and a musician.

Archive clips used: Company Pictures/ Playground Entertainment/ BBC, Wolf Hall ? E01 Three Card Trick 21/01/2015; BBC News, interview with Hilary Mantel 03/05/2020; BBC Radio 4, Front Row ? extended interview with Hilary Mantel 05/06/2012; BBC Radio 4, The Reith Lectures ? Hilary Mantel 13/06/2017; Polytel/ The Who Films, McVicar (1980) UK TV Trailer; BBC One, Straight Talk ? John McVicar interview 09/05/1980; BBC Radio 4, Six Men ? John McVicar interview 20/04/1986; Loftsingers Andover, Andover Museum Loft Singers Promo 13/10/2018.

Archive clips used: Company Pictures/ Playground Entertainment/ BBC, Wolf Hall - E01 Three Card Trick 21/01/2015; BBC News, interview with Hilary Mantel 03/05/2020; BBC Radio 4, Front Row - extended interview with Hilary Mantel 05/06/2012; BBC Radio 4, The Reith Lectures - Hilary Mantel 13/06/2017; Polytel/ The Who Films, McVicar (1980) UK TV Trailer; BBC One, Straight Talk - John McVicar interview 09/05/1980; BBC Radio 4, Six Men - John McVicar interview 20/04/1986; Loftsingers Andover, Andover Museum Loft Singers Promo 13/10/2018.

862Yusuf Al-qaradawi, 'ma' Smith Mbe, Mike Burrows, Loretta Lynn2022100720221009 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Yusuf al-Qaradawi, one of the most influential Muslim scholars of his generation. He reached a vast audience through his show on the TV channel Al Jazeera.

Ma' Smith MBE, who ran a celebrated soup kitchen in Oxford for thirty years.

Mike Burrows, the pioneering cycle designer who came up with the Lotus 108 bike ridden by Chris Boardman when he won Olympic Gold in Barcelona.

Loretta Lynn (pictured), the American country singer whose songs told the stories of working class women.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Dr. Usaama al-Azami

Interviewed guest: Gary Smith

Interviewed guest: Stuart Dennison

Interviewed guest: Michael Hutchinson

Interviewed guest: Garth Cartwright

Archive clips used: MEMRI TV Production, Friday Sermon with Dr. Yusef al-Qaradhawi 15/04/2005; BBC Two, Newsnight 07/07/2004; BBC Radio 4, PM 07/07/2004; BBC News Online, Ma Smith wins Pride of Britain Award 01/11/2018; BBC One, Songs Of Praise – Interview with Ma Smith 08/03/2020; BBC Sport, Barcelona 1992 – Chris Boardman qualifying 28/07/1992; BBC Radio 4, Eureka – Mike Burrows 16/01/1994; BBC One, Tomorrow’s World - Mike Burrows interview 01/10/1993; BBC Radio 2, Loretta Lynn – In Conversation 07/03/2016.

Matthew Bannister on a Muslim scholar, a voluntary worker, a cycle designer and a singer.

Archive clips used: MEMRI TV Production, Friday Sermon with Dr. Yusef al-Qaradhawi 15/04/2005; BBC Two, Newsnight 07/07/2004; BBC Radio 4, PM 07/07/2004; BBC News Online, Ma Smith wins Pride of Britain Award 01/11/2018; BBC One, Songs Of Praise – Interview with Ma Smith 08/03/2020; BBC Sport, Barcelona 1992 – Chris Boardman qualifying 28/07/1992; BBC Radio 4, Eureka – Mike Burrows 16/01/1994; BBC One, Tomorrow's World - Mike Burrows interview 01/10/1993; BBC Radio 2, Loretta Lynn – In Conversation 07/03/2016.

Archive clips used: MEMRI TV Production, Friday Sermon with Dr. Yusef al-Qaradhawi 15/04/2005; BBC Two, Newsnight 07/07/2004; BBC Radio 4, PM 07/07/2004; BBC News Online, Ma Smith wins Pride of Britain Award 01/11/2018; BBC One, Songs Of Praise ? Interview with Ma Smith 08/03/2020; BBC Sport, Barcelona 1992 ? Chris Boardman qualifying 28/07/1992; BBC Radio 4, Eureka ? Mike Burrows 16/01/1994; BBC One, Tomorrow's World - Mike Burrows interview 01/10/1993; BBC Radio 2, Loretta Lynn ? In Conversation 07/03/2016.

Archive clips used: MEMRI TV Production, Friday Sermon with Dr. Yusef al-Qaradhawi 15/04/2005; BBC Two, Newsnight 07/07/2004; BBC Radio 4, PM 07/07/2004; BBC News Online, Ma Smith wins Pride of Britain Award 01/11/2018; BBC One, Songs Of Praise - Interview with Ma Smith 08/03/2020; BBC Sport, Barcelona 1992 - Chris Boardman qualifying 28/07/1992; BBC Radio 4, Eureka - Mike Burrows 16/01/1994; BBC One, Tomorrow's World - Mike Burrows interview 01/10/1993; BBC Radio 2, Loretta Lynn - In Conversation 07/03/2016.

863Dame Angela Lansbury, Lady Keswick, Sacheen Littlefeather, Franca Fendi2022101420221016 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Dame Angela Lansbury (pictured), the stage and screen actor best known in recent years for her role in the TV series Murder She Wrote.

Lady Keswick who was Director of the Conservative think tank the Centre for Policy Studies after being a special adviser to Kenneth Clarke at Education and the Treasury. He pays tribute.

Sacheen Littlefeather, who staged a high profile protest about the representation of Native Americans in Hollywood when she declined an Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando.

Franca Fendi, one of five sisters who took an Italian leather and fur business from a small shop in Rome to a multi-million pound international fashion house.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: David Benedict

Interviewed guest: Matt Wolf

Interviewed guest: Kenneth Clarke

Interviewed guest: Tim Knox

Interviewed guest: N. Bird Runningwater

Interviewed guest: Dana Thomas

Archive clips used: Corymore Productions/ Universal Television, Murder She Wrote S05E10 10/02/1990; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Gaslight (1941) clip; Wallis Productions, Blue Hawaii (1961) clip; Audible Audio/ W.F. Howes Ltd, The Colour Of The Sky After Rain – by Tessa Keswick 22/10/2020; BBC Radio 4, PM 17/06/2003; ABC7/ KGO-TV, Escape To Alcatraz – Documentary 13/06/2021; Firelight Media/ Native American Public Telecommunications/ WGBH, Wounded Knee 16/01/2009; Oscars – YouTube Channel, 45th Annual Academy Awards® 27/03/1973; BBC Radio 4, Short Cuts 12/07/2016; KPIX Public Affairs Presentation, I Believe – Sacheen Littlefeather interview 1976; BBC News, Academy apologises to Sacheen Littlefeather 16/08/2022.

Matthew Bannister on an actor, a special adviser, a campaigner, a businesswoman

Archive clips used: Corymore Productions/ Universal Television, Murder She Wrote S05E10 10/02/1990; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Gaslight (1941) clip; Wallis Productions, Blue Hawaii (1961) clip; Audible Audio/ W.F. Howes Ltd, The Colour Of The Sky After Rain ? by Tessa Keswick 22/10/2020; BBC Radio 4, PM 17/06/2003; ABC7/ KGO-TV, Escape To Alcatraz ? Documentary 13/06/2021; Firelight Media/ Native American Public Telecommunications/ WGBH, Wounded Knee 16/01/2009; Oscars ? YouTube Channel, 45th Annual Academy Awards® 27/03/1973; BBC Radio 4, Short Cuts 12/07/2016; KPIX Public Affairs Presentation, I Believe ? Sacheen Littlefeather interview 1976; BBC News, Academy apologises to Sacheen Littlefeather 16/08/2022.

Archive clips used: Corymore Productions/ Universal Television, Murder She Wrote S05E10 10/02/1990; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Gaslight (1941) clip; Wallis Productions, Blue Hawaii (1961) clip; Audible Audio/ W.F. Howes Ltd, The Colour Of The Sky After Rain - by Tessa Keswick 22/10/2020; BBC Radio 4, PM 17/06/2003; ABC7/ KGO-TV, Escape To Alcatraz - Documentary 13/06/2021; Firelight Media/ Native American Public Telecommunications/ WGBH, Wounded Knee 16/01/2009; Oscars - YouTube Channel, 45th Annual Academy Awards® 27/03/1973; BBC Radio 4, Short Cuts 12/07/2016; KPIX Public Affairs Presentation, I Believe - Sacheen Littlefeather interview 1976; BBC News, Academy apologises to Sacheen Littlefeather 16/08/2022.

864Ian Hamilton Kc, Audrey Evans, Parvatiben Solanki, Robbie Coltrane Obe2022102120221023 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Ian Hamilton KC, the Scottish lawyer who, as a student, took part in removing the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey and returning it to Scotland.

Professor Audrey Evans, the paediatric oncologist who founded a global network of homes where the families of her young patients could stay during their treatment.

Parvatiben Solanki, who teamed up with her husband to launch Garavi Gujarat, one of the biggest selling Asian news magazines outside India.

Robbie Coltrane OBE (pictured), the actor best known for playing Hagrid in the Harry Potter films and the criminal psychologist 'Fitz' in Cracker.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Kevin Drummond KC

Interviewed guest: Richard Durham

Interviewed guest: Shailesh Solanki

Archive clips used: crisden1/ YouTube Channel, O?ran na Cloiche performed by Ruairidh Caimbeul 14/07/2010; Infinity Features Entertainment/ The Mob Film Company/ Alliance, Stone of Destiny (2008) movie clip; BBC World Service, The History Hour - How I took the British Coronation Stone 29/12/2018; British Path退, ‘The Stone’ Returns 1951, AP Archive, Stone of Scone Is Returned After 700 Years In UK 21/07/2015; Modern Hero/ YouTube Channel, Meet Dr. Audrey Evans 27/05/2017; RMHC/ YouTube Channel, Ronald McDonald House Charities 16/07/2020; BBC One, Black Adder the Third, Ink and Incapability 05/06/1987; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs – Robbie Coltrane 09/02/1992; BBC News Scotland 10/04/2014; BBC Scotland, Tutti Frutti – The Boy Can’t Help It 03/05/1987; Eon Productions/ United Artists, GoldenEye (1995) movie clip; A+E Networks/ Granada Television, Cracker – Murder On The Train 27/09/1993; Hat Trick Productions, Clive Anderson Talks Back – Robbie Coltrane interview 29/10/1993; Warner Bros./ Heyday Films/ 1492 Pictures, Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone (2001) movie clip; Casey Patterson Entertainment/ Pulse Films/ Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts (2022); Warner Bros./ Heyday Films/ 1492 Pictures, Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002) movie clip.

Matthew Bannister on a lawyer, a paediatric oncologist, a publisher and an actor.

Archive clips used: crisden1/ YouTube Channel, O?ran na Cloiche performed by Ruairidh Caimbeul 14/07/2010; Infinity Features Entertainment/ The Mob Film Company/ Alliance, Stone of Destiny (2008) movie clip; BBC World Service, The History Hour - How I took the British Coronation Stone 29/12/2018; British Path?, ?The Stone' Returns 1951, AP Archive, Stone of Scone Is Returned After 700 Years In UK 21/07/2015; Modern Hero/ YouTube Channel, Meet Dr. Audrey Evans 27/05/2017; RMHC/ YouTube Channel, Ronald McDonald House Charities 16/07/2020; BBC One, Black Adder the Third, Ink and Incapability 05/06/1987; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs ? Robbie Coltrane 09/02/1992; BBC News Scotland 10/04/2014; BBC Scotland, Tutti Frutti ? The Boy Can't Help It 03/05/1987; Eon Productions/ United Artists, GoldenEye (1995) movie clip; A+E Networks/ Granada Television, Cracker ? Murder On The Train 27/09/1993; Hat Trick Productions, Clive Anderson Talks Back ? Robbie Coltrane interview 29/10/1993; Warner Bros./ Heyday Films/ 1492 Pictures, Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone (2001) movie clip; Casey Patterson Entertainment/ Pulse Films/ Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts (2022); Warner Bros./ Heyday Films/ 1492 Pictures, Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002) movie clip.

Archive clips used: crisden1/ YouTube Channel, O?ran na Cloiche performed by Ruairidh Caimbeul 14/07/2010; Infinity Features Entertainment/ The Mob Film Company/ Alliance, Stone of Destiny (2008) movie clip; BBC World Service, The History Hour - How I took the British Coronation Stone 29/12/2018; British Path退, ‘The Stone' Returns 1951, AP Archive, Stone of Scone Is Returned After 700 Years In UK 21/07/2015; Modern Hero/ YouTube Channel, Meet Dr. Audrey Evans 27/05/2017; RMHC/ YouTube Channel, Ronald McDonald House Charities 16/07/2020; BBC One, Black Adder the Third, Ink and Incapability 05/06/1987; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs – Robbie Coltrane 09/02/1992; BBC News Scotland 10/04/2014; BBC Scotland, Tutti Frutti – The Boy Can't Help It 03/05/1987; Eon Productions/ United Artists, GoldenEye (1995) movie clip; A+E Networks/ Granada Television, Cracker – Murder On The Train 27/09/1993; Hat Trick Productions, Clive Anderson Talks Back – Robbie Coltrane interview 29/10/1993; Warner Bros./ Heyday Films/ 1492 Pictures, Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone (2001) movie clip; Casey Patterson Entertainment/ Pulse Films/ Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts (2022); Warner Bros./ Heyday Films/ 1492 Pictures, Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002) movie clip.

Archive clips used: crisden1/ YouTube Channel, O?ran na Cloiche performed by Ruairidh Caimbeul 14/07/2010; Infinity Features Entertainment/ The Mob Film Company/ Alliance, Stone of Destiny (2008) movie clip; BBC World Service, The History Hour - How I took the British Coronation Stone 29/12/2018; British Path退, ‘The Stone' Returns 1951, AP Archive, Stone of Scone Is Returned After 700 Years In UK 21/07/2015; Modern Hero/ YouTube Channel, Meet Dr. Audrey Evans 27/05/2017; RMHC/ YouTube Channel, Ronald McDonald House Charities 16/07/2020; BBC One, Black Adder the Third, Ink and Incapability 05/06/1987; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Robbie Coltrane 09/02/1992; BBC News Scotland 10/04/2014; BBC Scotland, Tutti Frutti - The Boy Can't Help It 03/05/1987; Eon Productions/ United Artists, GoldenEye (1995) movie clip; A+E Networks/ Granada Television, Cracker - Murder On The Train 27/09/1993; Hat Trick Productions, Clive Anderson Talks Back - Robbie Coltrane interview 29/10/1993; Warner Bros./ Heyday Films/ 1492 Pictures, Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone (2001) movie clip; Casey Patterson Entertainment/ Pulse Films/ Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts (2022); Warner Bros./ Heyday Films/ 1492 Pictures, Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002) movie clip.

865Dame Carmen Callil Ivy, Jo Hunter, Kathleen Booth, Dietrich Mateschitz 2022102820221030 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Dame Carmen Callil (pictured), the Australian-born publisher who founded the feminist Virago Books.

Ivy Jo Hunter, known as the 'forgotten man of Motown', he co-wrote Dancing In The Street for Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.

Kathleen Booth the mathematician and pioneering computer designer.

Dietrich Mateschitz, the billionaire who turned the Red Bull energy drink into a global success by sponsoring sports clubs and daring stunts, including backing two Formula One motor racing teams.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Harriet Spicer

Interviewed guest: Graham Betts

Interviewed guest: Ian Booth

Interviewed guest: Amanda Booth

Interviewed guest: Nina Baker

Interviewed guest: Chris Medland

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Carmen Callil; Audible Audio/ Spoken Realms, My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin 30/03/2021; The Red Bull Company, Rapunzel commercial 1991; BBC One, Formula 1 - The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 14/11/2010; Red Bull Stratos, Red Bull Space Dive 14/10/2012; TikTok.com @pianograndad - Alan Melinek.

Matthew Bannister on a publisher, a songwriter, a computer pioneer and a billionaire.

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs – Carmen Callil; Audible Audio/ Spoken Realms, My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin 30/03/2021; The Red Bull Company, Rapunzel commercial 1991; BBC One, Formula 1 – The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 14/11/2010; Red Bull Stratos, Red Bull Space Dive 14/10/2012; TikTok.com @pianograndad – Alan Melinek.

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs ? Carmen Callil; Audible Audio/ Spoken Realms, My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin 30/03/2021; The Red Bull Company, Rapunzel commercial 1991; BBC One, Formula 1 ? The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 14/11/2010; Red Bull Stratos, Red Bull Space Dive 14/10/2012; TikTok.com @pianograndad ? Alan Melinek.

866Baroness Blood, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ian Jack, Hilaree Nelson2022110420221106 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Baroness Blood (pictured), the trade unionist, community worker and peace campaigner who became the first woman from Northern Ireland to be given a life peerage.

Jerry Lee Lewis, the rock 'n' roll pioneer whose turbulent private life included bigamy, violence and drug addiction.

Ian Jack, the journalist known for his long form articles and for editing the Independent on Sunday and the literary magazine Granta.

Hilaree Nelson, the intrepid ski mountaineer who completed more than forty challenging expeditions in 16 countries.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Monica McWilliams

Interviewed guest: Joe Bonomo

Interviewed guest: Bill Paterson

Interviewed guest: Sigrid Rausing

Interviewed guest: Richard Williams

Interviewed guest: Emily Harrington

Archive clips used: Newsline Belfast/ YouTube, NI Women's Coalition Launch and Forum 1996; BBC News, Lady Blood being sworn into the House of Lords 02/11/1999; BBC Radio 4, The House of Ladies - The Mouldbreakers 17/08/2005; YouTube, Jerry Lee & Myra Lewis interview 1958; BBC Radio 3, Night Waves 16/05/2007; The North Face, Mentors - Hilaree Nelson 04/09/2018; Men's Journal/ YouTube, The Line Between Good and Evil 20/01/2021; OutsideWatch/ YouTube, Failure Is Next To Success - Hilaree Nelson Elements 26/06/2020; AP Archive, US extreme skier cremated in Nepal 02/11/2022; The North Face, Lhotse ft. Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison 15/10/2019.

Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a musician, a journalist and a ski mountaineer.

867Leslie Phillips Cbe, Dame Valerie Beral, Avtar Singh Jouhl, Atarah Ben-tovim Mbe 2022111120221113 (R4)MATTHEW BANNISTER on

LESLIE PHILLIPS CBE (pictured), the actor who made his name in the Navy Lark and the Carry On Films, then became a respected character actor.

Dame Valerie Beral, the epidemiologist who created the million women study and investigated the safety of the contraceptive pill and HRT.

Avtar Singh Jouhl, the trade unionist and activist who campaigned for racial equality.

Atarah Ben-Tovim MBE, the flautist who inspired generations of children to take up music.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: PETER BRADSHAW

Interviewed guest: Tim Teeman

Interviewed guest: Jagwant Jouhl

Interviewed guest: David Jesudason

Interviewed guest: Emily Banks

Archive clips used: BBC News, HardTalk Extra – LESLIE PHILLIPS 2000; Peter Rogers Productions/ Beaconsfield Productions, Carry On Teacher (1959); BBC Radio 4 Extra, The Navy Lark – Left Hand Down A Bit! 28/03/2009; Sol C. Siegel Productions/ Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer, Les Girls (1957); Peter Rogers Productions/ Beaconsfield Productions, Carry on Nurse (1959); Impact Quadrant/ Izaro Films/ Quadrant Films, Spanish Fly (1976); Amblin Entertainment/ Warner Brothers, Empire of the Sun (1987); BBC Radio 4, The Skivers 17/03/1994; BBC Radio 4, The Life Scientific – Valerie Beral 05/02/2013; Jagwant Photobooks, Avtar Singh Jouhl interview – 2021; Midlands Today/ YouTube, MALCOLM X visits Smethwick 03/10/2014; BBC Radio 3, Sound Archive – Atarah Ben-Tovim 11/05/1972; Thames TV, Seeing And Doing – Atarah Ben-Tovim 1985; BBC Radio 3, Atarah's Music Box 04/10/1976; BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour 02/06/2004; Sandie Smith/ YouTube Channel, Atarah Ben-Tovim and Sophie Clavel at Chateau Rigaud 16/09/2016.

MATTHEW BANNISTER on an actor, an epidemiologist, an activist and a musician.

Archive clips used: BBC News, HardTalk Extra - Leslie Phillips 2000; Peter Rogers Productions/ Beaconsfield Productions, Carry On Teacher (1959); BBC Radio 4 Extra, The Navy Lark - Left Hand Down A Bit! 28/03/2009; Sol C. Siegel Productions/ Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer, Les Girls (1957); Peter Rogers Productions/ Beaconsfield Productions, Carry on Nurse (1959); Impact Quadrant/ Izaro Films/ Quadrant Films, Spanish Fly (1976); Amblin Entertainment/ Warner Brothers, Empire of the Sun (1987); BBC Radio 4, The Skivers 17/03/1994; BBC Radio 4, The Life Scientific - Valerie Beral 05/02/2013; Jagwant Photobooks, Avtar Singh Jouhl interview - 2021; Midlands Today/ YouTube, Malcolm X visits Smethwick 03/10/2014; BBC Radio 3, Sound Archive - Atarah Ben-Tovim 11/05/1972; Thames TV, Seeing And Doing - Atarah Ben-Tovim 1985; BBC Radio 3, Atarah's Music Box 04/10/1976; BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour 02/06/2004; Sandie Smith/ YouTube Channel, Atarah Ben-Tovim and Sophie Clavel at Chateau Rigaud 16/09/2016.

Archive clips used: BBC News, HardTalk Extra – Leslie Phillips 2000; Peter Rogers Productions/ Beaconsfield Productions, Carry On Teacher (1959); BBC Radio 4 Extra, The Navy Lark – Left Hand Down A Bit! 28/03/2009; Sol C. Siegel Productions/ Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer, Les Girls (1957); Peter Rogers Productions/ Beaconsfield Productions, Carry on Nurse (1959); Impact Quadrant/ Izaro Films/ Quadrant Films, Spanish Fly (1976); Amblin Entertainment/ Warner Brothers, Empire of the Sun (1987); BBC Radio 4, The Skivers 17/03/1994; BBC Radio 4, The Life Scientific – Valerie Beral 05/02/2013; Jagwant Photobooks, Avtar Singh Jouhl interview – 2021; Midlands Today/ YouTube, Malcolm X visits Smethwick 03/10/2014; BBC Radio 3, Sound Archive – Atarah Ben-Tovim 11/05/1972; Thames TV, Seeing And Doing – Atarah Ben-Tovim 1985; BBC Radio 3, Atarah’s Music Box 04/10/1976; BBC Radio 4, Woman’s Hour 02/06/2004; Sandie Smith/ YouTube Channel, Atarah Ben-Tovim and Sophie Clavel at Chateau Rigaud 16/09/2016.

Archive clips used: BBC News, HardTalk Extra ? Leslie Phillips 2000; Peter Rogers Productions/ Beaconsfield Productions, Carry On Teacher (1959); BBC Radio 4 Extra, The Navy Lark ? Left Hand Down A Bit! 28/03/2009; Sol C. Siegel Productions/ Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer, Les Girls (1957); Peter Rogers Productions/ Beaconsfield Productions, Carry on Nurse (1959); Impact Quadrant/ Izaro Films/ Quadrant Films, Spanish Fly (1976); Amblin Entertainment/ Warner Brothers, Empire of the Sun (1987); BBC Radio 4, The Skivers 17/03/1994; BBC Radio 4, The Life Scientific ? Valerie Beral 05/02/2013; Jagwant Photobooks, Avtar Singh Jouhl interview ? 2021; Midlands Today/ YouTube, Malcolm X visits Smethwick 03/10/2014; BBC Radio 3, Sound Archive ? Atarah Ben-Tovim 11/05/1972; Thames TV, Seeing And Doing ? Atarah Ben-Tovim 1985; BBC Radio 3, Atarah's Music Box 04/10/1976; BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour 02/06/2004; Sandie Smith/ YouTube Channel, Atarah Ben-Tovim and Sophie Clavel at Chateau Rigaud 16/09/2016.

868Peter De Savary, Bob Le Sueur Mbe, Ela Bhatt, Hannah Pick-goslar2022111820221120 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Peter de Savary, the serial entrepreneur who ran private members’ clubs, once owned both Land’s End and John O’Groats and spent a fortune trying to win the America’s Cup for the UK.

Bob Le Sueur MBE, who risked his life during the German occupation of Jersey by helping Russian slave workers to escape.

Ela Bhatt (pictured), the Indian trade unionist who campaigned for the rights of street vendors and other self-employed women.

Hannah Pick-Goslar, the German-born Israeli nurse and Holocaust survivor who was a close friend of Anne Frank.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Savannah de Savary

Interviewed guest: Chris Stone

Interviewed guest: Renana Jhabvala

Archive clips used: OxfordUnion YouTube Channel, Peter de Savary – Business Advice 22/03/2013; BBC World News, Madonna and Guy Ritchie marry 22/12/2000; BBC Sound Archive, Peter de Savary – America’s Cup 02/07/1983; BBC Sound Archive, The America’s Cup 27/09/1983; BBC Radio 5Live, Backtrackers – Jersey Under Occupation 02/05/1991; BBC Radio 4, Open Country 24/11/2011; British Path退/ Gaumont British Newsreel, Liberation of the Channel Islands (1945); BBC Two, Gandhi – The Rise To Fame 10/10/2009; BBC Two, India – Ruins of the Raj 11/12/1990; Yad Vashem – The World Holocaust Remeberance Center, ‘That’s What I Hope’ – The Story of Hannah Pick 13/01/2020; BBC Two Holocaust Memorial Day 27/01/2005.

Matthew Bannister on an entrepreneur, a war hero, a campaigner and a Holocaust survivor.

Peter de Savary, the serial entrepreneur who ran private members' clubs, once owned both Land's End and John O'Groats and spent a fortune trying to win the America's Cup for the UK.

Archive clips used: OxfordUnion YouTube Channel, Peter de Savary – Business Advice 22/03/2013; BBC World News, Madonna and Guy Ritchie marry 22/12/2000; BBC Sound Archive, Peter de Savary – America's Cup 02/07/1983; BBC Sound Archive, The America's Cup 27/09/1983; BBC Radio 5Live, Backtrackers – Jersey Under Occupation 02/05/1991; BBC Radio 4, Open Country 24/11/2011; British Path退/ Gaumont British Newsreel, Liberation of the Channel Islands (1945); BBC Two, Gandhi – The Rise To Fame 10/10/2009; BBC Two, India – Ruins of the Raj 11/12/1990; Yad Vashem – The World Holocaust Remeberance Center, ‘That's What I Hope' – The Story of Hannah Pick 13/01/2020; BBC Two Holocaust Memorial Day 27/01/2005.

Archive clips used: OxfordUnion YouTube Channel, Peter de Savary ? Business Advice 22/03/2013; BBC World News, Madonna and Guy Ritchie marry 22/12/2000; BBC Sound Archive, Peter de Savary ? America's Cup 02/07/1983; BBC Sound Archive, The America's Cup 27/09/1983; BBC Radio 5Live, Backtrackers ? Jersey Under Occupation 02/05/1991; BBC Radio 4, Open Country 24/11/2011; British Path?/ Gaumont British Newsreel, Liberation of the Channel Islands (1945); BBC Two, Gandhi ? The Rise To Fame 10/10/2009; BBC Two, India ? Ruins of the Raj 11/12/1990; Yad Vashem ? The World Holocaust Remeberance Center, ?That's What I Hope' ? The Story of Hannah Pick 13/01/2020; BBC Two Holocaust Memorial Day 27/01/2005.

Archive clips used: OxfordUnion YouTube Channel, Peter de Savary - Business Advice 22/03/2013; BBC World News, Madonna and Guy Ritchie marry 22/12/2000; BBC Sound Archive, Peter de Savary - America's Cup 02/07/1983; BBC Sound Archive, The America's Cup 27/09/1983; BBC Radio 5Live, Backtrackers - Jersey Under Occupation 02/05/1991; BBC Radio 4, Open Country 24/11/2011; British Path退/ Gaumont British Newsreel, Liberation of the Channel Islands (1945); BBC Two, Gandhi - The Rise To Fame 10/10/2009; BBC Two, India - Ruins of the Raj 11/12/1990; Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remeberance Center, ‘That's What I Hope' - The Story of Hannah Pick 13/01/2020; BBC Two Holocaust Memorial Day 27/01/2005.

869Mehran Karimi Nasseri, Ann Savours, Sue Baker, Wilko Johnson2022112520221127 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Mehran Karimi Nasseri – otherwise known as Sir Alfred (pictured). He was the Iranian migrant who lived for eighteen years in terminal one of the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris.

Sue Baker, the motoring journalist who presented Top Gear.

Ann Savours, the archivist and polar historian who wrote books on the search for the Northwest Passage and Captain Scott’s ship the Discovery.

Wilko Johnson, the former guitarist with Dr Feelgood who was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2013 and given ten months to live. He undertook a farewell tour, but then a nine hour operation changed the prognosis.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: John Shirley

Interviewed guest: Robert Headland

Interviewed guest: Michael Palin

Interviewed guest: Paul Schroeder

Interviewed guest: Martin Gurdon

Interviewed guest: Vicki Butler-Henderson

Interviewed guest: Andrew Donkin

Archive clips used: Clip from the trailer for Terminal Man, Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers YouTube Channel, Uploaded 13/12/2017; Clip from the trailer for Jonathan Dove's opera 'Flight', Minnesota Opera YouTube Channel, Uploaded on 24/01/2020; BBC Archive: BBC World News - 13/11/2022: An Iranian man who lived in a Paris airport for 18 years has died; BBC Archive, Top Gear 27/09/1983; BBC Sound Archive, Mastertapes 19/05/2018; BBC Archive, World News 07/08/2013

Matthew Bannister on a migrant, a journalist, an archivist and a musician.

Ann Savours, the archivist and polar historian who wrote books on the search for the Northwest Passage and Captain Scott's ship the Discovery.

Mehran Karimi Nasseri ? otherwise known as Sir Alfred (pictured). He was the Iranian migrant who lived for eighteen years in terminal one of the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris.

Mehran Karimi Nasseri - otherwise known as Sir Alfred (pictured). He was the Iranian migrant who lived for eighteen years in terminal one of the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris.

870Doddie Weir, Hebe De Bonafini, Irene Cara, Cornelia Schroeder2022120220221204 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Doddie Weir (pictured), the leading Scottish rugby player who spent the last few years of his life raising funds for research into the causes of Motor Neurone Disease.

Hebe de Bonafini, the human rights activist from Argentina who led the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo in campaigning to trace victims of the country’s so-called “Dirty War”.

Irene Cara, the singer and actor best known for her role in the film “Fame” and for co-writing the hit song “Flashdance”.

Cornelia Schroeder, the virologist from East Germany who made a significant contribution to the treatment of herpes and influenza.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Prof Kai Simons

Interviewed guest: Jill Douglas

Interviewed guest: James Grainger

Interviewed guest: Paul Schroeder

Archive clips used: Dr Ludwig/YouTube channel, ‘Der heimliche Aufmarsch‘ 22/08/2021; British Pathe/YouTube channel, Soviets close off East Germany 1952 10/11/2020; British Pathe/YouTube channel, Berlin riots in 1953 13/04/2014; BBC ARCHIVE: rugby commentary, BBC Scotland TX 04/03/1995; M P YouTube channel, Jim Telfer’s tribute to Doddie Weir 26/11/2022; British and Irish Lions YouTube channel, Doddie’s ‘mistaken identity’ 04/07/2020; Lorraine YouTube channel, Doddie Weir interview 29/11/2018; Rugby Republic YouTube channel, Doddie honoured NZ rugby stadium this autumn 13/11/2022; lozleo/YouTube channel, Irene Cara performs on ‘The Original Amateur Hour’ in 1967 29/08/2011; BBC ARCHIVE: Pebble Mill, BBC Two TX 27/02/1996; PROFILES Featuring Mickey Burns channel, Profiles host Mickey Burns interviews Singer, Songwriter and Actress Irene Cara 14/01/2014; Al Jazeera/YouTube channel, Tribute to Hebe de Bonafine 22/11/2022; BBC ARCHIVE: International Assignment, Radio 4 TX 4/9/1981

Matthew Bannister on a rugby player, a campaigner, a singer and a virologist.

Hebe de Bonafini, the human rights activist from Argentina who led the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo in campaigning to trace victims of the country's so-called “Dirty War”.

Archive clips used: Dr Ludwig/YouTube channel, ‘Der heimliche Aufmarsch‘ 22/08/2021; British Pathe/YouTube channel, Soviets close off East Germany 1952 10/11/2020; British Pathe/YouTube channel, Berlin riots in 1953 13/04/2014; BBC ARCHIVE: rugby commentary, BBC Scotland TX 04/03/1995; M P YouTube channel, Jim Telfer's tribute to Doddie Weir 26/11/2022; British and Irish Lions YouTube channel, Doddie's ‘mistaken identity' 04/07/2020; Lorraine YouTube channel, Doddie Weir interview 29/11/2018; Rugby Republic YouTube channel, Doddie honoured NZ rugby stadium this autumn 13/11/2022; lozleo/YouTube channel, Irene Cara performs on ‘The Original Amateur Hour' in 1967 29/08/2011; BBC ARCHIVE: Pebble Mill, BBC Two TX 27/02/1996; PROFILES Featuring Mickey Burns channel, Profiles host Mickey Burns interviews Singer, Songwriter and Actress Irene Cara 14/01/2014; Al Jazeera/YouTube channel, Tribute to Hebe de Bonafine 22/11/2022; BBC ARCHIVE: International Assignment, Radio 4 TX 4/9/1981

Hebe de Bonafini, the human rights activist from Argentina who led the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo in campaigning to trace victims of the country's so-called ?Dirty War?.

Irene Cara, the singer and actor best known for her role in the film ?Fame? and for co-writing the hit song ?Flashdance?.

Archive clips used: Dr Ludwig/YouTube channel, ?Der heimliche Aufmarsch? 22/08/2021; British Pathe/YouTube channel, Soviets close off East Germany 1952 10/11/2020; British Pathe/YouTube channel, Berlin riots in 1953 13/04/2014; BBC ARCHIVE: rugby commentary, BBC Scotland TX 04/03/1995; M P YouTube channel, Jim Telfer's tribute to Doddie Weir 26/11/2022; British and Irish Lions YouTube channel, Doddie's ?mistaken identity' 04/07/2020; Lorraine YouTube channel, Doddie Weir interview 29/11/2018; Rugby Republic YouTube channel, Doddie honoured NZ rugby stadium this autumn 13/11/2022; lozleo/YouTube channel, Irene Cara performs on ?The Original Amateur Hour' in 1967 29/08/2011; BBC ARCHIVE: Pebble Mill, BBC Two TX 27/02/1996; PROFILES Featuring Mickey Burns channel, Profiles host Mickey Burns interviews Singer, Songwriter and Actress Irene Cara 14/01/2014; Al Jazeera/YouTube channel, Tribute to Hebe de Bonafine 22/11/2022; BBC ARCHIVE: International Assignment, Radio 4 TX 4/9/1981

Hebe de Bonafini, the human rights activist from Argentina who led the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo in campaigning to trace victims of the country's so-called “Dirty War??.

Irene Cara, the singer and actor best known for her role in the film “Fame?? and for co-writing the hit song “Flashdance??.

Hebe de Bonafini, the human rights activist from Argentina who led the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo in campaigning to trace victims of the country's so-called `Dirty War`.

Irene Cara, the singer and actor best known for her role in the film `Fame` and for co-writing the hit song `Flashdance`.

871Christine Mcvie, Jiang Zemin, Derek Granger2022120920221211 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Christine McVie who wrote some of Fleetwood Mac’s biggest hits and was a key player in the turbulent history of the band.

Jiang Zemin, who became Chinese President after the 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square and presided over the opening up of the country’s economy.

Derek Granger, the TV and film producer best known for the acclaimed adaptation of Brideshead Revisited.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Tim Sullivan

Interviewed guest: Isabel Hilton

Interviewed guest: Matt O’Casey

Interviewed guest: Anthony Andrews

Matthew Bannister on a musician, a Chinese leader and a producer.

Christine McVie who wrote some of Fleetwood Mac's biggest hits and was a key player in the turbulent history of the band.

Jiang Zemin, who became Chinese President after the 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square and presided over the opening up of the country's economy.

Interviewed guest: Matt O'Casey

872Joyce Bryant, George 'johnny' Johnson Mbe, Dame Clare Marx, Joseph Kittinger2022121620221218 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Joyce Bryant (pictured), the American singer who was named by Ebony magazine as one of the five most beautiful black women in the world.

Squadron Leader George 'Johnny' Johnson MBE, the last surviving airman who took part in the Dambuster raids.

Dame Clare Marx, the first woman to be elected President of the Royal College of Surgeons.

Joseph Kittinger, who held the record for the world’s highest skydive for over 50 years. He jumped from 19.5 miles above sea level.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Jim Byers

Interviewed guest: Andrew Reed

Interviewed guest: John McDonald

Archive clips used: Metromedia Television, WNEW-TV interview with Joyce Bryant; Benedict Bogeaus Production, Mr Ace (1946) film clip; BBC News 24, HARDtalk- George ‘Johnny’ Johnson interview 05/01/2018; Associated British Picture Corporation, The Dam Busters (1955) film clip; BBC Radio 3, Private Passions 24/04/2022; BBC One, Hi-De-Hi! 26/02/1981; BBC Radio 4, The Men Who Fell to Earth 31/03/2009; 1895 Films, Apollo – Missions to the Moon (2019) documentary clip.

Matthew Bannister on a singer, a squadron leader, a surgeon, a skydiver.

Joseph Kittinger, who held the record for the world's highest skydive for over 50 years. He jumped from 19.5 miles above sea level.

Archive clips used: Metromedia Television, WNEW-TV interview with Joyce Bryant; Benedict Bogeaus Production, Mr Ace (1946) film clip; BBC News 24, HARDtalk- George ‘Johnny' Johnson interview 05/01/2018; Associated British Picture Corporation, The Dam Busters (1955) film clip; BBC Radio 3, Private Passions 24/04/2022; BBC One, Hi-De-Hi! 26/02/1981; BBC Radio 4, The Men Who Fell to Earth 31/03/2009; 1895 Films, Apollo – Missions to the Moon (2019) documentary clip.

Archive clips used: Metromedia Television, WNEW-TV interview with Joyce Bryant; Benedict Bogeaus Production, Mr Ace (1946) film clip; BBC News 24, HARDtalk- George ?Johnny' Johnson interview 05/01/2018; Associated British Picture Corporation, The Dam Busters (1955) film clip; BBC Radio 3, Private Passions 24/04/2022; BBC One, Hi-De-Hi! 26/02/1981; BBC Radio 4, The Men Who Fell to Earth 31/03/2009; 1895 Films, Apollo ? Missions to the Moon (2019) documentary clip.

Archive clips used: Metromedia Television, WNEW-TV interview with Joyce Bryant; Benedict Bogeaus Production, Mr Ace (1946) film clip; BBC News 24, HARDtalk- George ‘Johnny' Johnson interview 05/01/2018; Associated British Picture Corporation, The Dam Busters (1955) film clip; BBC Radio 3, Private Passions 24/04/2022; BBC One, Hi-De-Hi! 26/02/1981; BBC Radio 4, The Men Who Fell to Earth 31/03/2009; 1895 Films, Apollo - Missions to the Moon (2019) documentary clip.

873Victor Lewis-smith, Maureen Doherty, Pablo Milanes, Ailsa Irving20221223Matthew Bannister on

The columnist, broadcaster, producer, musician and outrageous hoaxer Victor Lewis-Smith (pictured).

Maureen Doherty, the designer who worked with Issey Miyake and founded the influential fashion brand Egg. Edmund de Waal pays tribute.

Pablo Milan退s, the Cuban musician who was one of the founders of the nueva trova singer/songwriter movement.

Ailsa Irving, who started and ran the UK Endometriosis Society after a long battle to get her own symptoms diagnosed.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Graham Pass

Interviewed guest: Edmund de Waal

Interviewed guest: Robin Denselow

Interviewed guest: Rob Irving

Interviewed guest: Emma Cox

Archive clips used: BBC Two, Inside Victor Lewis-Smith 06/12/1993; YouTube, Opera Spoof by Victor Lewis-Smith; BBC Radio 4, You and Yours - the revival of Brylcreem 02/12/1985; BBC Radio 4, Midweek 21/05/1986; BBC Radio 4 Extra, Victor Lewis-Smith s1e08, 05/10/2017; Associated Rediffusion Productions Ltd/ Victor Lewis-Smith, Mary Whitehouse Sketch; YouTube, Victor Lewis-Smith - BBC Reception General Pinochet Prank Call; BBC Radio 4, Loose Ends - Victor Lewis-Smith 01/01/1987; BBC Radio 1, Victor Lewis-Smith Christmas Message, 26/12/1989; YouTube/ CriticalPast channel, Fidel Castro and his army fight against Batista's forces 12/06/2014; Juan Pil Vila, Pablo Milan退s documentary (2017).

Matthew Bannister on a columnist and broadcaster, a designer, a singer, and a campaigner.

Pablo Milan?s, the Cuban musician who was one of the founders of the nueva trova singer/songwriter movement.

Archive clips used: BBC Two, Inside Victor Lewis-Smith 06/12/1993; YouTube, Opera Spoof by Victor Lewis-Smith; BBC Radio 4, You and Yours - the revival of Brylcreem 02/12/1985; BBC Radio 4, Midweek 21/05/1986; BBC Radio 4 Extra, Victor Lewis-Smith s1e08, 05/10/2017; Associated Rediffusion Productions Ltd/ Victor Lewis-Smith, Mary Whitehouse Sketch; YouTube, Victor Lewis-Smith - BBC Reception General Pinochet Prank Call; BBC Radio 4, Loose Ends - Victor Lewis-Smith 01/01/1987; BBC Radio 1, Victor Lewis-Smith Christmas Message, 26/12/1989; YouTube/ CriticalPast channel, Fidel Castro and his army fight against Batista's forces 12/06/2014; Juan Pil Vila, Pablo Milan?s documentary (2017).

874Terry Hall, Dame Beryl Grey, Heather Iandolo, Eric Allison2022123020230101 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Terry Hall (pictured), the singer who captured the disillusionment of a generation with The Specials’ biggest hit “Ghost Town”.

Heather Iandolo, the daughter of the notorious Nazi propaganda broadcaster known as Lord Haw Haw.

Eric Allison, who turned his back on a life of crime to become the Guardian’s prisons correspondent.

Dame Beryl Grey, the acclaimed ballerina who went on to run the London Festival Ballet.

Producer: Tim Bano

Interviewed Guests: Professor Colin Holmes, Simon Hattenstone and Alastair Macaulay

Matthew Bannister on a singer, the daughter of Lord Haw Haw, an ex-offender, a ballerina

Terry Hall (pictured), the singer who captured the disillusionment of a generation with The Specials' biggest hit “Ghost Town”.

Eric Allison, who turned his back on a life of crime to become the Guardian's prisons correspondent.

Terry Hall (pictured), the singer who captured the disillusionment of a generation with The Specials' biggest hit ?Ghost Town?.

Terry Hall (pictured), the singer who captured the disillusionment of a generation with The Specials' biggest hit “Ghost Town??.

Terry Hall (pictured), the singer who captured the disillusionment of a generation with The Specials' biggest hit `Ghost Town`.

875Pope Benedict Xvi, Dame Vivienne Westwood, James Caan, Georgia Holt2023010620230108 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Pope Benedict XVI, the religious conservative who was the first Pontiff to resign from the job in almost 600 years.

Dame Vivienne Westwood (pictured), punk pioneer, high fashion designer and eco warrior.

James Caan, the American actor best known for playing Sonny Corleone in The Godfather.

Georgia Holt, the singer who enjoyed success late in life thanks to her daughter Cher.

Producer: Tim Bano

Interviewed guest: Catherine Pepinster

Interviewed guest: Ian Kelly

Interviewed guest: Laird Borelli-Persson

Interviewed guest: David Thomson

Interviewed guest: P David Ebersole

Archive clips used: YouTube/ Rome Reports.com, Habemus Papam - Uploaded 2012; BBC Radio 4 News 19/04/2005; YouTube, The Regensburg Speech 12/09/2006; BBC Radio 4, Thought for the Day 24/12/2010; BBC News Archive, Pope Benedict XVI announces resignation 11/02/2013; Netflix/ Rideback, The Two Popes (2019); BBC One, The British Fashion Awards 15/10/1991; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Vivienne Westwood 28/06/1992; BBC Four, Vivenne Westwood Talks To Kirsty Wark 13/04/2004; BBC One, Wogan with Sue Lawley 11/03/1988; Finished Films, Westwood - Punk, Icon, Activist (2018); BBC One, Wogan In Hollywood - James Caan interview 02/01/1991; Paramount Pictures/ Albert S. Ruddy Productions/ Alfran Productions, The Godfather (1972); Castle Rock Entertainment/ Nelson Entertainment, Misery (1990); Broadway Video/ Conaco/ NBC Studios, Late Night with Conan O'Brien 31/10/2003; New Line Cinema/ Guy Walks into A Bar Productions/ Gold/Miller Productions, Elf (2003); Mann/Caan Productions, Thief (1981); WJZ-TV13 Baltimore 1979; Westinghouse Broadcasting Company/ Mike Douglas Entertainments, Mike Douglas Show 1979; Paramount Domestic TV, Entertainment Tonight 1988.

Matthew Bannister on a pope, a fashion designer, an actor and a singer.

876Gianluca Vialli, Fay Weldon, Michael Dower, Anita Pointer2023011320230115 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Gianluca Vialli (pictured), the Italian footballer who won many major trophies with Sampdoria and Juventus before moving to Chelsea as a player and then manager.

Fay Weldon, the author who told stories of women taking control of their own destinies, including ‘The Life and Loves of A She Devil’.

Michael Dower, the former Director General of the Countryside Commission who devoted his life to conserving and developing the British countryside.

Anita Pointer, one of three Pointer Sisters who recorded hits like ‘Jump (For My Love)’ and ‘I’m So Excited’.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: John Foot

Interviewed guest: Fiona Reynolds

Interviewed guest: Katrina Leskanich

Archive clips used: BBC One, The FA Cup: 2022/23: Third Round 08/01/2023; BBC 5Live, Football Daily – Remembering Gianluca Vialli 06/01/2023; Sky Sports Retro, Gianluca Vialli looks back on his career 06/01/2023; Everything FOOTBALL/ YouTube Channel, Barcelona 2 – 0 Sampdoria 1989 European Cup Winners’ Cup Final 1989; RAI, Roberto Mancini e Gianluca Vialli – Che Tempo Che Fa 27/11/2022; BBC 5Live, Headliners (Gianluca Vialli interview) 14/05/2020; Sky Sports News, Graeme Souness pays tribute to his friend and former teammate – 06/01/2023; Chelsea Fan Clips/ YouTube, Chelsea fans pay respects to Gianluca Vialli 08/01/2023; BBC Two, Frank Delaney – Men and Women Writers 26/11/1984; AP/ British Movietone, Go To Work On An Egg advert 21/04/1966; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs Fay Weldon 23/02/1980; Thames TV, Afternoon Plus – interview with Fay Weldon 26/10/982; BBC Newsnight YouTube Channel, Fay Weldon interview 06/04/2017; BBC TV/ Arts & Entertainment Network/ Seven Network Australia, The Life and Loves of a She-Devil 08/10/1986; arc2020eu, Michael Dower’s speech on behalf of ARC2020 at the ‘CAP’ post ‘2013’ 20/07/2010; Thomas Müller/ YouTube Channel, Michael Dower 14/11/2022; ABC News, Barbara Walters interview with Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad 07/12/2011; YouTube, Anita Pointer interview at her Beverly Hills home for German TV 2009.

Matthew Bannister on a footballer, an author, a conservationist and a singer.

Fay Weldon, the author who told stories of women taking control of their own destinies, including ‘The Life and Loves of A She Devil'.

Anita Pointer, one of three Pointer Sisters who recorded hits like ‘Jump (For My Love)' and ‘I'm So Excited'.

Archive clips used: BBC One, The FA Cup: 2022/23: Third Round 08/01/2023; BBC 5Live, Football Daily – Remembering Gianluca Vialli 06/01/2023; Sky Sports Retro, Gianluca Vialli looks back on his career 06/01/2023; Everything FOOTBALL/ YouTube Channel, Barcelona 2 – 0 Sampdoria 1989 European Cup Winners' Cup Final 1989; RAI, Roberto Mancini e Gianluca Vialli – Che Tempo Che Fa 27/11/2022; BBC 5Live, Headliners (Gianluca Vialli interview) 14/05/2020; Sky Sports News, Graeme Souness pays tribute to his friend and former teammate – 06/01/2023; Chelsea Fan Clips/ YouTube, Chelsea fans pay respects to Gianluca Vialli 08/01/2023; BBC Two, Frank Delaney – Men and Women Writers 26/11/1984; AP/ British Movietone, Go To Work On An Egg advert 21/04/1966; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs Fay Weldon 23/02/1980; Thames TV, Afternoon Plus – interview with Fay Weldon 26/10/982; BBC Newsnight YouTube Channel, Fay Weldon interview 06/04/2017; BBC TV/ Arts & Entertainment Network/ Seven Network Australia, The Life and Loves of a She-Devil 08/10/1986; arc2020eu, Michael Dower's speech on behalf of ARC2020 at the ‘CAP' post ‘2013' 20/07/2010; Thomas Müller/ YouTube Channel, Michael Dower 14/11/2022; ABC News, Barbara Walters interview with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad 07/12/2011; YouTube, Anita Pointer interview at her Beverly Hills home for German TV 2009.

Fay Weldon, the author who told stories of women taking control of their own destinies, including ?The Life and Loves of A She Devil'.

Anita Pointer, one of three Pointer Sisters who recorded hits like ?Jump (For My Love)' and ?I'm So Excited'.

Archive clips used: BBC One, The FA Cup: 2022/23: Third Round 08/01/2023; BBC 5Live, Football Daily ? Remembering Gianluca Vialli 06/01/2023; Sky Sports Retro, Gianluca Vialli looks back on his career 06/01/2023; Everything FOOTBALL/ YouTube Channel, Barcelona 2 ? 0 Sampdoria 1989 European Cup Winners' Cup Final 1989; RAI, Roberto Mancini e Gianluca Vialli ? Che Tempo Che Fa 27/11/2022; BBC 5Live, Headliners (Gianluca Vialli interview) 14/05/2020; Sky Sports News, Graeme Souness pays tribute to his friend and former teammate ? 06/01/2023; Chelsea Fan Clips/ YouTube, Chelsea fans pay respects to Gianluca Vialli 08/01/2023; BBC Two, Frank Delaney ? Men and Women Writers 26/11/1984; AP/ British Movietone, Go To Work On An Egg advert 21/04/1966; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs Fay Weldon 23/02/1980; Thames TV, Afternoon Plus ? interview with Fay Weldon 26/10/982; BBC Newsnight YouTube Channel, Fay Weldon interview 06/04/2017; BBC TV/ Arts & Entertainment Network/ Seven Network Australia, The Life and Loves of a She-Devil 08/10/1986; arc2020eu, Michael Dower's speech on behalf of ARC2020 at the ?CAP' post ?2013' 20/07/2010; Thomas Müller/ YouTube Channel, Michael Dower 14/11/2022; ABC News, Barbara Walters interview with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad 07/12/2011; YouTube, Anita Pointer interview at her Beverly Hills home for German TV 2009.

Archive clips used: BBC One, The FA Cup: 2022/23: Third Round 08/01/2023; BBC 5Live, Football Daily - Remembering Gianluca Vialli 06/01/2023; Sky Sports Retro, Gianluca Vialli looks back on his career 06/01/2023; Everything FOOTBALL/ YouTube Channel, Barcelona 2 - 0 Sampdoria 1989 European Cup Winners' Cup Final 1989; RAI, Roberto Mancini e Gianluca Vialli - Che Tempo Che Fa 27/11/2022; BBC 5Live, Headliners (Gianluca Vialli interview) 14/05/2020; Sky Sports News, Graeme Souness pays tribute to his friend and former teammate - 06/01/2023; Chelsea Fan Clips/ YouTube, Chelsea fans pay respects to Gianluca Vialli 08/01/2023; BBC Two, Frank Delaney - Men and Women Writers 26/11/1984; AP/ British Movietone, Go To Work On An Egg advert 21/04/1966; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs Fay Weldon 23/02/1980; Thames TV, Afternoon Plus - interview with Fay Weldon 26/10/982; BBC Newsnight YouTube Channel, Fay Weldon interview 06/04/2017; BBC TV/ Arts & Entertainment Network/ Seven Network Australia, The Life and Loves of a She-Devil 08/10/1986; arc2020eu, Michael Dower's speech on behalf of ARC2020 at the ‘CAP' post ‘2013' 20/07/2010; Thomas Müller/ YouTube Channel, Michael Dower 14/11/2022; ABC News, Barbara Walters interview with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad 07/12/2011; YouTube, Anita Pointer interview at her Beverly Hills home for German TV 2009.

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Jeff Beck (pictured), who was acclaimed as one of the most influential and innovative rock guitarists of all time.

Alice Mahon, the left wing Labour MP who often rebelled against her own party.

Tom Karen OBE, the designer who came up with the Raleigh Chopper Bike, the Bond Bug, the Reliant Robin and the Popemobile.

Gina Lollobrigida, the first post war Italian actress to gain an international reputation as a sex symbol. She was known for her rivalry with Sophia Loren.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Martin Power

Interviewed guest: Jeremy Corbyn

Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon

Interviewed guest: Eugenie Karen

Interviewed guest: Josephine Bahns

Interviewed guest: Angie Errigo

Archive clips used: BrianMay.Com, Thoughts on sad loss of Jeff Beck 12/01/2023; UK Parliament, Margaret Thatcher's last Prime Minister's Questions 27/11/1990; Raleigh, Noel Edmonds' Raleigh bike advert 1978; Discovery Real Time, Wheeler Dealers S07E06 Bond Bug 12/10/2010; krc/ YouTube, sound effect Landspeeder - Star Wars 18/01/2017; BBC Sound Archive, The Pope in Liverpool 30/05/1982; BBC Sound Archive, The Morning Show - African Service 07/01/1970; Excelsa Film/ Omnium International du Film/ Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica, Women of Rome - clip (1954); Hecht-Lancaster Productions/ Joanna Productions/ Susan Productions, Trapeze - trailer (1956); 7 Pictures/ Raoul Walsh Enterprises, Come September - trailer (1961); BBC One, Parkinson 28/09/1974; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/ Canterbury Production, Never So Few - trailer (1959).

Matthew Bannister on a guitarist, an MP, a designer and an actress.

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Howard Baderman, the hospital consultant who transformed the discipline of emergency medicine and treated casualties from high profile events like the Kings Cross Tube Fire and the sinking of the Thames river boat The Marchioness.

David Crosby (pictured), the singer and songwriter with the Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young whose life went through periods of chaos through drug addiction.

Milly Thompson, the artist who, as a member of the BANK collective, satirised the pretentiousness of the art world.

Brenda Heywood, the archaeologist who was fascinated by the stories behind the building of Hadrian’s Wall.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: James Baderman

Interviewed guest: Simon Bedwell

Interviewed guest: Sacha Craddock

Interviewed guest: Suzanne Heywood

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, The World Tonight – King’s Cross fire 18/11/1987; BBC One, Breakfast Time – King’s Cross fire 19/11/1987; BBC One, The Nine O’Clock News 20/08/1989; BBC One, BBC Breakfast News 03/06/1991; WNYC, Here’s The Thing – David Crosby 24/04/2018; BBC Radio 4, Mastertapes – David Crosby (The B-Side) 19/11/2013; BBC Radio 4, Mastertapes – David Crosby (The A-Side) 18/11/2013; Channel 5 News (US) – Today 12/12/1985; AXS TV, The Big Interview with Dan Rather – Crosby, Stills & Nash 07/02/2020.

Matthew Bannister on a doctor, a musician, an artist and an archaeologist.

Brenda Heywood, the archaeologist who was fascinated by the stories behind the building of Hadrian's Wall.

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, The World Tonight – King's Cross fire 18/11/1987; BBC One, Breakfast Time – King's Cross fire 19/11/1987; BBC One, The Nine O'Clock News 20/08/1989; BBC One, BBC Breakfast News 03/06/1991; WNYC, Here's The Thing – David Crosby 24/04/2018; BBC Radio 4, Mastertapes – David Crosby (The B-Side) 19/11/2013; BBC Radio 4, Mastertapes – David Crosby (The A-Side) 18/11/2013; Channel 5 News (US) – Today 12/12/1985; AXS TV, The Big Interview with Dan Rather – Crosby, Stills & Nash 07/02/2020.

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, The World Tonight ? King's Cross fire 18/11/1987; BBC One, Breakfast Time ? King's Cross fire 19/11/1987; BBC One, The Nine O'Clock News 20/08/1989; BBC One, BBC Breakfast News 03/06/1991; WNYC, Here's The Thing ? David Crosby 24/04/2018; BBC Radio 4, Mastertapes ? David Crosby (The B-Side) 19/11/2013; BBC Radio 4, Mastertapes ? David Crosby (The A-Side) 18/11/2013; Channel 5 News (US) ? Today 12/12/1985; AXS TV, The Big Interview with Dan Rather ? Crosby, Stills & Nash 07/02/2020.

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, The World Tonight - King's Cross fire 18/11/1987; BBC One, Breakfast Time - King's Cross fire 19/11/1987; BBC One, The Nine O'Clock News 20/08/1989; BBC One, BBC Breakfast News 03/06/1991; WNYC, Here's The Thing - David Crosby 24/04/2018; BBC Radio 4, Mastertapes - David Crosby (The B-Side) 19/11/2013; BBC Radio 4, Mastertapes - David Crosby (The A-Side) 18/11/2013; Channel 5 News (US) - Today 12/12/1985; AXS TV, The Big Interview with Dan Rather - Crosby, Stills & Nash 07/02/2020.

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Ralph Ehrmann, the German-born businessman behind the success of the Airfix model kits that delighted a generation of young boys in the 1960s and 70s.

Sylvia Syms (pictured), the actor whose roles ranged from beautiful heroines in the 1950s and 60s to Margaret Thatcher and The Queen Mother later in life.

Rabbi Dr Abraham Levy, the leader of the UK’s oldest Jewish community who was awarded the OBE for services to interfaith relations.

Jo Sandilands, who edited the magazines Honey and Woman and became Programme Controller of Capital Radio in London.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Melanie Williams

Interviewed guest: Jenny Agutter

Interviewed guest: Jonathan Sacerdoti

Interviewed guest: Alexandra Ehrmann

Interviewed guest: Jeremy Brook

Interviewed guest: Gay Search

Archive clips used:

East of Sudan (clip), YouTube: MorningsideMovies channel, uploaded 28/11/2021; In Town Today, BBC Radio TX 21/08/1965; My Teenage Daughter (clip), YouTube: Network Distributing channel, uploaded 01/09/2014; Ice Cold in Alex (clip), YouTube: Coolmacatrain channel, uploaded 09/02/2019; Clip from ITV news item about Intermission Youth Theatre School, YouTube: Ricardo P Lloyd channel, uploaded 04/11/2019;Excerpt of Les Barker reading his poem ‘D退j

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Frene Ginwala (pictured), one of the leading figures in the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, who became Speaker of the country’s first democratically elected parliament.

Lady Martha Bruce OBE, governor of Scotland’s first purpose built prison for women.

General Pervez Musharraf, who took power as President of Pakistan in a military coup and supported George Bush’s War on Terror.

Paco Rabanne, the designer who created clothes from metal, plastics and wood.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: John Battersby

Interviewed guest: Tessa Dunlop

Interviewed guest: Umer Farooq

Interviewed guest: Suzy Menkes OBE

Archive clips used: C-Span, South African State of the National Address, introduction 24/05/1994; The Freedom Collection, Frene Ginwala – We had more offices than the South African Government had Embassies 06/07/2015; British Path退, Come On Girls Join The Ats 1944; British Movietone, ATS Training Centre 07/07/1941; BBC Radio 4, Now – In Scotland 30/06/1971; BBC One, Nationwide 09/12/1975; ABC Australia, Profile of a General 2000; BBC Two, Newsnight 13/10/1999; BBC World News, HARDtalk – Pervez Musharraf 10/01/2001; NDTV – News (YouTube Channel), Pervez Musharraf interview uploaded on 17/11/2011; BBC News, Assassination Attempt On Musharraf 25/12/2003; FRANCE24 (YouTube Channel), EN – Culture – Paco Rabanne interview uploaded on 04/07/2007; British Path退, Cinetic Fashions aka Paco Rabanne Way-Out Fashions 1967; British Path退, Metal Fashions 1969; Paco Rabanne, UK television advert 1986.

Matthew Bannister on an activist, a prison governor, a president and a designer.

Frene Ginwala (pictured), one of the leading figures in the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, who became Speaker of the country's first democratically elected parliament.

Lady Martha Bruce OBE, governor of Scotland's first purpose built prison for women.

General Pervez Musharraf, who took power as President of Pakistan in a military coup and supported George Bush's War on Terror.

Archive clips used: C-Span, South African State of the National Address, introduction 24/05/1994; The Freedom Collection, Frene Ginwala ? We had more offices than the South African Government had Embassies 06/07/2015; British Path?, Come On Girls Join The Ats 1944; British Movietone, ATS Training Centre 07/07/1941; BBC Radio 4, Now ? In Scotland 30/06/1971; BBC One, Nationwide 09/12/1975; ABC Australia, Profile of a General 2000; BBC Two, Newsnight 13/10/1999; BBC World News, HARDtalk ? Pervez Musharraf 10/01/2001; NDTV ? News (YouTube Channel), Pervez Musharraf interview uploaded on 17/11/2011; BBC News, Assassination Attempt On Musharraf 25/12/2003; FRANCE24 (YouTube Channel), EN ? Culture ? Paco Rabanne interview uploaded on 04/07/2007; British Path?, Cinetic Fashions aka Paco Rabanne Way-Out Fashions 1967; British Path?, Metal Fashions 1969; Paco Rabanne, UK television advert 1986.

Archive clips used: C-Span, South African State of the National Address, introduction 24/05/1994; The Freedom Collection, Frene Ginwala - We had more offices than the South African Government had Embassies 06/07/2015; British Path退, Come On Girls Join The Ats 1944; British Movietone, ATS Training Centre 07/07/1941; BBC Radio 4, Now - In Scotland 30/06/1971; BBC One, Nationwide 09/12/1975; ABC Australia, Profile of a General 2000; BBC Two, Newsnight 13/10/1999; BBC World News, HARDtalk - Pervez Musharraf 10/01/2001; NDTV - News (YouTube Channel), Pervez Musharraf interview uploaded on 17/11/2011; BBC News, Assassination Attempt On Musharraf 25/12/2003; FRANCE24 (YouTube Channel), EN - Culture - Paco Rabanne interview uploaded on 04/07/2007; British Path退, Cinetic Fashions aka Paco Rabanne Way-Out Fashions 1967; British Path退, Metal Fashions 1969; Paco Rabanne, UK television advert 1986.

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Professor David Vaughan OBE, who was a leading expert on the effects of climate change on glaciers in the Antarctic.

Burt Bacharach (pictured), who wrote scores of hit songs including 'I Say A Little Prayer', 'Do You Know The Way To San Jos退' and 'Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head'.

Janet Anderson, the Labour MP who wrote entertaining reports of proceedings in parliament for Queen Elizabeth.

Eileen Sheridan – one of Britain’s greatest cyclists, she held the speed record for the journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats for 36 years.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Justin Rowlatt

Interviewed guest: Professor Dame Jane Francis

Interviewed guest: Professor Andrew Shepherd

Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon

Interviewed guest: Paul Jones

Archive clips used: BBC World News, Our World - Journey to Doomsday Glacier 07/02/2020; BBC News, Scientists at NASA say East Antarctica is showing signs of significant melting 11/12/2018; The Christmas TV & Film Company/ BBC Four, Burt Bacharach... This Is Now 30/04/2012; BBC Radio Wales, Eye on Wales 16/06/1996; BBC Radio 4, With Humble Duty Reports... 05/10/2014; British Path退, Sporting Britons - Eileen Sheridan's Record 1954; British Path退, Housewife Cyclist 1956, Testimony Films/ BBC Four, Pedalling Dreams - The Raleigh Story 20/07/2017.

Matthew Bannister on a glaciologist, a composer, an MP and a cyclist.

Burt Bacharach (pictured), who wrote scores of hit songs including 'I Say A Little Prayer', 'Do You Know The Way To San Jos退' and 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head'.

Eileen Sheridan – one of Britain's greatest cyclists, she held the speed record for the journey from Land's End to John O'Groats for 36 years.

Burt Bacharach (pictured), who wrote scores of hit songs including 'I Say A Little Prayer', 'Do You Know The Way To San Jos?' and 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head'.

Eileen Sheridan ? one of Britain's greatest cyclists, she held the speed record for the journey from Land's End to John O'Groats for 36 years.

Archive clips used: BBC World News, Our World - Journey to Doomsday Glacier 07/02/2020; BBC News, Scientists at NASA say East Antarctica is showing signs of significant melting 11/12/2018; The Christmas TV & Film Company/ BBC Four, Burt Bacharach... This Is Now 30/04/2012; BBC Radio Wales, Eye on Wales 16/06/1996; BBC Radio 4, With Humble Duty Reports... 05/10/2014; British Path?, Sporting Britons - Eileen Sheridan's Record 1954; British Path?, Housewife Cyclist 1956, Testimony Films/ BBC Four, Pedalling Dreams - The Raleigh Story 20/07/2017.

Eileen Sheridan - one of Britain's greatest cyclists, she held the speed record for the journey from Land's End to John O'Groats for 36 years.

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Dorothy Pitman Hughes who brought black women into the 70s Feminist movement and inspired Gloria Steinem.

Raquel Welch (pictured), the Hollywood actor who became a Sixties sex symbol after playing a cavewoman in the film 'One Million Years BC'.

The aeronautical engineer Ralph Hooper OBE who designed the revolutionary Harrier jump jet.

And Dickie Davies, the sports presenter best known for anchoring ITV Saturday afternoons in the 70s and 80s.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Laura L Lovett

Interviewed guest: Professor John Fielding

Interviewed guest: Sir Colin Chandler

Interviewed guest: Jim Rosenthal

Archive clips used: ITV Sport, World of Sport 1985/1973/1981; CBS Mornings/ YouTube Channel, Life and Legacy of Activist and Feminist Leader Dorothy Pitman Hughes uploaded on 24/07/2021; Artemis Rising Foundation/ Saks Picture Company/ The Glorias, The Glorias – movie clip (2020); Associated British Path退/ Hammer Films/ Seven Arts Productions, One Million Years BC – trailer (1966); BBC Radio 2, Gloria Hunniford Show 01/01/1989; BBC One, Parkinson 11/11/1972; Twentieth Century Fox, Myra Breckinridge – movie clip (1970); HIT Entertainment/ Henson Associates (HA)/ Incorporated Television Company (ITC), The Muppet Show S03E11 17/11/1978; Film at Lincoln Center/ YouTube Channel, Q&A with Raquel Welch uploaded on 23/02/2012; BBC Two, Designing the ‘60s 15/03/2003; British Path退, Harrier Plane (1968); BBC One, Red Arrows Flyover Centenary of RAF 10/07/2018; Thames Television, The Benny Hill Show 18/02/1976; ITV Studios, The Best of ITV Wrestling (DVD) 2006.

A feminist, an engineer, an actress and a sports presenter.

Archive clips used: ITV Sport, World of Sport 1985/1973/1981; CBS Mornings/ YouTube Channel, Life and Legacy of Activist and Feminist Leader Dorothy Pitman Hughes uploaded on 24/07/2021; Artemis Rising Foundation/ Saks Picture Company/ The Glorias, The Glorias ? movie clip (2020); Associated British Path?/ Hammer Films/ Seven Arts Productions, One Million Years BC ? trailer (1966); BBC Radio 2, Gloria Hunniford Show 01/01/1989; BBC One, Parkinson 11/11/1972; Twentieth Century Fox, Myra Breckinridge ? movie clip (1970); HIT Entertainment/ Henson Associates (HA)/ Incorporated Television Company (ITC), The Muppet Show S03E11 17/11/1978; Film at Lincoln Center/ YouTube Channel, Q&A with Raquel Welch uploaded on 23/02/2012; BBC Two, Designing the ?60s 15/03/2003; British Path?, Harrier Plane (1968); BBC One, Red Arrows Flyover Centenary of RAF 10/07/2018; Thames Television, The Benny Hill Show 18/02/1976; ITV Studios, The Best of ITV Wrestling (DVD) 2006.

Archive clips used: ITV Sport, World of Sport 1985/1973/1981; CBS Mornings/ YouTube Channel, Life and Legacy of Activist and Feminist Leader Dorothy Pitman Hughes uploaded on 24/07/2021; Artemis Rising Foundation/ Saks Picture Company/ The Glorias, The Glorias - movie clip (2020); Associated British Path退/ Hammer Films/ Seven Arts Productions, One Million Years BC - trailer (1966); BBC Radio 2, Gloria Hunniford Show 01/01/1989; BBC One, Parkinson 11/11/1972; Twentieth Century Fox, Myra Breckinridge - movie clip (1970); HIT Entertainment/ Henson Associates (HA)/ Incorporated Television Company (ITC), The Muppet Show S03E11 17/11/1978; Film at Lincoln Center/ YouTube Channel, Q&A with Raquel Welch uploaded on 23/02/2012; BBC Two, Designing the ‘60s 15/03/2003; British Path退, Harrier Plane (1968); BBC One, Red Arrows Flyover Centenary of RAF 10/07/2018; Thames Television, The Benny Hill Show 18/02/1976; ITV Studios, The Best of ITV Wrestling (DVD) 2006.

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The extraordinary Lady Betty Boothroyd (pictured) who went from humble beginnings in a Yorkshire mill town to becoming Westminster’s first female Speaker.

John Motson OBE - the BBC’s voice of football for half a century,

The pioneering New York publisher Marianne Mantell who paved the way for audio books...

And Lithuanian pianist Sulamita Aronovsky who founded London’s International Piano competition.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon

Interviewed guest: Matthew Rubery

Interviewed guest: Ricky George

Interviewed guest: Jonathan Powell

Archive clips used: YouTube/ The Independent, Baroness Betty Boothroyd’s best moments uploaded on 27/02/2023; BBC One, Parkinson 04/11/2000; Central Cinema Company Film, Last Word

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The extraordinary Lady Betty Boothroyd (pictured) who went from humble beginnings in a Yorkshire mill town to becoming Westminster’s first female Speaker.

John Motson OBE - the BBC’s voice of football for half a century,

The pioneering New York publisher Marianne Mantell who paved the way for audio books...

And Lithuanian pianist Sulamita Aronovsky who founded London’s International Piano competition.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon

Interviewed guest: Matthew Rubery

Interviewed guest: Ricky George

Interviewed guest: Jonathan Powell

Archive clips used: YouTube/ The Independent, Baroness Betty Boothroyd’s best moments uploaded on 27/02/2023; BBC One, Parkinson 04/11/2000; Central Cinema Company Film,

~Last Word

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The extraordinary Lady Betty Boothroyd (pictured) who went from humble beginnings in a Yorkshire mill town to becoming Westminster’s first female Speaker.

John Motson OBE - the BBC’s voice of football for half a century,

The pioneering New York publisher Marianne Mantell who paved the way for audio books...

And Lithuanian pianist Sulamita Aronovsky who founded London’s International Piano competition.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon

Interviewed guest: Matthew Rubery

Interviewed guest: Ricky George

Interviewed guest: Jonathan Powell

Archive clips used: YouTube/ The Independent, Baroness Betty Boothroyd’s best moments uploaded on 27/02/2023; BBC One, Parkinson 04/11/2000; Central Cinema Company Film,

~Last Word

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The extraordinary Lady Betty Boothroyd (pictured) who went from humble beginnings in a Yorkshire mill town to becoming Westminster’s first female Speaker.

John Motson OBE - the BBC’s voice of football for half a century,

The pioneering New York publisher Marianne Mantell who paved the way for audio books...

And Lithuanian pianist Sulamita Aronovsky who founded London’s International Piano competition.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon

Interviewed guest: Matthew Rubery

Interviewed guest: Ricky George

Interviewed guest: Jonathan Powell

Archive clips used: YouTube/ The Independent, Baroness Betty Boothroyd’s best moments uploaded on 27/02/2023; BBC One, Parkinson 04/11/2000; Central Cinema Company Film,

~Last Word

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Judith Heumann (pictured), the American disability rights campaigner who led the longest non-violent occupation of a Federal building in US history.

Brian Tufano, the cinematographer who shot films like Quadrophenia, Trainspotting and Billy Elliot.

Sir David Elliott, a key figure in the negotiations that created the European single market.

Elizabeth Foulkes, who helped to define common standards for architects in the UK.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Thomas Shakespeare

Interviewed guest: Stuart Harris

Interviewed guest: Franc Roddam

Interviewed guest: Tony Pierce-Roberts

Interviewed guest: Simon Pugsley

Interviewed guest: Lord Hannay GCMG

Interviewed guest: Nick Foulkes

Archive clips used: TEDx talks, Judith Heumann - Our fight for disability rights and why we're not done yet 24/04/2018; BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour 06/08/2021; Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, The Power of 504 (1977); StudioCanal/ Working Title Films/ BBC Films, Billy Elliott (2000) trailer; BBC Two Rogue Male 22/09/1976; BBC TV Archive, All in a Day - The Fight 12/11/1973; The Who Films/ Polytel, Quadrophenia (1979) trailer; Channel Four Films/ Figment Films/ The Noel Gay Motion Picture Company, Trainspotting (1996) trailer; Future Films/ MBP (Germany)/ Scala Productions, Last Orders (2001) trailer; BBC TV Archive, The Evacuees 05/03/1975; Screen and Film School, In memory of cinematographer Brian Tufano (February 2023); BBC Sound Archive, Margaret Thatcher speaks on the future of the European community 20/09/1988; DTI, Europe's Open for Business - UK TV advert (1991-92); Nick Foulkes, personal archive interview with Elizabeth Foulkes (2014); British Path退, New housing to replace demolished village inspected by Nye Bevan (1946).

Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a cinematographer, a diplomat and an architect.

Archive clips used: TEDx talks, Judith Heumann - Our fight for disability rights and why we're not done yet 24/04/2018; BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour 06/08/2021; Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, The Power of 504 (1977); StudioCanal/ Working Title Films/ BBC Films, Billy Elliott (2000) trailer; BBC Two Rogue Male 22/09/1976; BBC TV Archive, All in a Day - The Fight 12/11/1973; The Who Films/ Polytel, Quadrophenia (1979) trailer; Channel Four Films/ Figment Films/ The Noel Gay Motion Picture Company, Trainspotting (1996) trailer; Future Films/ MBP (Germany)/ Scala Productions, Last Orders (2001) trailer; BBC TV Archive, The Evacuees 05/03/1975; Screen and Film School, In memory of cinematographer Brian Tufano (February 2023); BBC Sound Archive, Margaret Thatcher speaks on the future of the European community 20/09/1988; DTI, Europe's Open for Business - UK TV advert (1991-92); Nick Foulkes, personal archive interview with Elizabeth Foulkes (2014); British Path?, New housing to replace demolished village inspected by Nye Bevan (1946).

885Chaim Topol, Zandra Flemister, Bill Tidy Mbe, Avis Fawcitt2023031720230319 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The actor and singer Chaim Topol (pictured), best known for his performances in the musical Fiddler on the Roof.

Zandra Flemister, the first African American woman to work as a Secret Service special agent.

The prolific cartoonist Bill Tidy MBE who created the Cloggies and The Fosdyke Saga.

Avis Fawcitt, the Leicestershire music teacher who devoted her life to the Orphean Youth and Concert Orchestra.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: John Collinge

Interviewed guest: Sylvia Tidy-Harris

Interviewed guest: Sir Tim Rice

Interviewed guest: Ian Stewart

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs – Chaim Topol 15/10/1983; BBC Radio 4, In The Public Eye 28/12/1967; Batjack Productions/ The Llenroc Productions/ The Mirisch Corporation, Cast A Giant Shadow (1966) film clip; Eon Productions, For Your Eyes Only (1981) film clip; Starling Films/ Famous Films (II)/ Dino De Laurentis Company, Flash Gordon (1980) film clip; The Mirisch Production Company/ Cartier Productions, Fiddler On The Roof (1971); BBC Radio 4, The World This Weekend, South Asian Earthquake 09/10/2005; BBC Radio 4 Extra, The Fosdyke Saga – Tripe War 21/07/2018; BBC Two, One Man’s Week – Bill Tidy 16/04/1975; BBC Radio 4, I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue 21/01/1989; Jeremy Oakley personal archive, Avis Fawcitt actuality and music.

Matthew Bannister on an actor, a special agent, a cartoonist and a music teacher.

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs – Chaim Topol 15/10/1983; BBC Radio 4, In The Public Eye 28/12/1967; Batjack Productions/ The Llenroc Productions/ The Mirisch Corporation, Cast A Giant Shadow (1966) film clip; Eon Productions, For Your Eyes Only (1981) film clip; Starling Films/ Famous Films (II)/ Dino De Laurentis Company, Flash Gordon (1980) film clip; The Mirisch Production Company/ Cartier Productions, Fiddler On The Roof (1971); BBC Radio 4, The World This Weekend, South Asian Earthquake 09/10/2005; BBC Radio 4 Extra, The Fosdyke Saga – Tripe War 21/07/2018; BBC Two, One Man's Week – Bill Tidy 16/04/1975; BBC Radio 4, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue 21/01/1989; Jeremy Oakley personal archive, Avis Fawcitt actuality and music.

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs ? Chaim Topol 15/10/1983; BBC Radio 4, In The Public Eye 28/12/1967; Batjack Productions/ The Llenroc Productions/ The Mirisch Corporation, Cast A Giant Shadow (1966) film clip; Eon Productions, For Your Eyes Only (1981) film clip; Starling Films/ Famous Films (II)/ Dino De Laurentis Company, Flash Gordon (1980) film clip; The Mirisch Production Company/ Cartier Productions, Fiddler On The Roof (1971); BBC Radio 4, The World This Weekend, South Asian Earthquake 09/10/2005; BBC Radio 4 Extra, The Fosdyke Saga ? Tripe War 21/07/2018; BBC Two, One Man's Week ? Bill Tidy 16/04/1975; BBC Radio 4, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue 21/01/1989; Jeremy Oakley personal archive, Avis Fawcitt actuality and music.

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Chaim Topol 15/10/1983; BBC Radio 4, In The Public Eye 28/12/1967; Batjack Productions/ The Llenroc Productions/ The Mirisch Corporation, Cast A Giant Shadow (1966) film clip; Eon Productions, For Your Eyes Only (1981) film clip; Starling Films/ Famous Films (II)/ Dino De Laurentis Company, Flash Gordon (1980) film clip; The Mirisch Production Company/ Cartier Productions, Fiddler On The Roof (1971); BBC Radio 4, The World This Weekend, South Asian Earthquake 09/10/2005; BBC Radio 4 Extra, The Fosdyke Saga - Tripe War 21/07/2018; BBC Two, One Man's Week - Bill Tidy 16/04/1975; BBC Radio 4, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue 21/01/1989; Jeremy Oakley personal archive, Avis Fawcitt actuality and music.

886Jacqueline Gold Cbe, Lance Reddick, Traute Lafrenz, Lynn Seymour2023032420230326 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Jacqueline Gold CBE – the businesswoman who turned Ann Summers from a couple of seedy sex shops into a multi-million pound high street success.

Lance Reddick, the American actor best known for playing Cedric Daniels in The Wire.

Traute Lafrenz, the last known survivor of the White Rose Group that actively resisted the Nazis in Germany during the second world war.

Lynn Seymour, one of the greatest dramatic ballerinas of the twentieth century.

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Interviewed guest: Kevin O’Hare

Interviewed guest: Charlotte Hardie

Interviewed guest: Dr. Renee Meyer

Interviewed guest: Helen O’Hara

Archive clips used:

Desert Island Discs, Jacqueline Gold, BBC Radio 4, 02/11/2018; Woman’s Hour, BBC Radio 4, 18/04/2017; Off Camera Show, Sam Jones interviews Lance Reddick, YouTube, uploaded 04/11/2019; In Town Today, Michael Smee interviews Lynn Seymour, BBC Television 27/02/1975; The Wire _Season 1, HBO Films, uploaded to YouTube 25/02/2011;

Matthew Bannister on a businesswoman, an actor, a campaigner, a ballerina

Interviewed guest: Kevin O'Hare

Interviewed guest: Helen O'Hara

Desert Island Discs, Jacqueline Gold, BBC Radio 4, 02/11/2018; Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4, 18/04/2017; Off Camera Show, Sam Jones interviews Lance Reddick, YouTube, uploaded 04/11/2019; In Town Today, Michael Smee interviews Lynn Seymour, BBC Television 27/02/1975; The Wire _Season 1, HBO Films, uploaded to YouTube 25/02/2011;

Jacqueline Gold CBE ? the businesswoman who turned Ann Summers from a couple of seedy sex shops into a multi-million pound high street success.

Jacqueline Gold CBE - the businesswoman who turned Ann Summers from a couple of seedy sex shops into a multi-million pound high street success.

887Paul O'grady, Gordon Moore, Vera Selby, Simon Emmerson2023033120230402 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Paul O’Grady, who made his name as the drag queen Lily Savage, and went on to become a much-loved TV and radio star.

Gordon Moore, the tech entrepreneur who founded the chip maker Intel and came up with Moore’s law which says that computer processing power doubles every two years.

Vera Selby who challenged sexist prejudice to become the women’s world snooker champion – twice.

And Simon Emmerson who put together two hugely influential bands – the Afro Celt Sound System and the Imagined Village. Eliza Carthy pays tribute.

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Interviewee: Zoe Kleinman

Interviewee: Harvey Fineberg

Interviewee: Eliza Carthy

Interviewee: Johnny Kalsi

Interviewee: Hector Nunns

Interviewee: Keith Green

Archive clips used:

Paul O’Grady show, BBC Radio 2 03/06/2018; YouTube, uploaded; Lily Savage at the Filth concert in aid of the Terence Higgins Trust, Youtube uploaded 23/09/2014 ; Parkinson, BBC ONE, 28/02/2004; Paul O’Grady on Royal Vauxhall Tavern Raid, Peter Tatchell Foundation, YouTube, uploaded 29/03/2023; Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 28/12/2003; Inheritance Tracks, BBC Radio 4, 04/01/2020; Vera Selby on Ladies Day, World Snooker Tour, Youtube uploaded 26/04/2016; Vera Selby: How to play snooker, Youtube uploaded 26/03/2009; Gordon Moore, Frontiers, BBC Radio 4, 01/10/2010; Oral History of Gordon Moore, Computer History magazine, Youtube, uploaded 24/03/2008; A Discussion with Gordon Moore and Harvey Fineberg, Moore Foundation, Youtube uploaded 24/08/2016

Matthew Bannister on an entertainer, a tech entrepreneur, a snooker player, a musician.

Paul O'Grady, who made his name as the drag queen Lily Savage, and went on to become a much-loved TV and radio star.

Gordon Moore, the tech entrepreneur who founded the chip maker Intel and came up with Moore's law which says that computer processing power doubles every two years.

Vera Selby who challenged sexist prejudice to become the women's world snooker champion – twice.

Paul O'Grady show, BBC Radio 2 03/06/2018; YouTube, uploaded; Lily Savage at the Filth concert in aid of the Terence Higgins Trust, Youtube uploaded 23/09/2014 ; Parkinson, BBC ONE, 28/02/2004; Paul O'Grady on Royal Vauxhall Tavern Raid, Peter Tatchell Foundation, YouTube, uploaded 29/03/2023; Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 28/12/2003; Inheritance Tracks, BBC Radio 4, 04/01/2020; Vera Selby on Ladies Day, World Snooker Tour, Youtube uploaded 26/04/2016; Vera Selby: How to play snooker, Youtube uploaded 26/03/2009; Gordon Moore, Frontiers, BBC Radio 4, 01/10/2010; Oral History of Gordon Moore, Computer History magazine, Youtube, uploaded 24/03/2008; A Discussion with Gordon Moore and Harvey Fineberg, Moore Foundation, Youtube uploaded 24/08/2016

Vera Selby who challenged sexist prejudice to become the women's world snooker champion ? twice.

And Simon Emmerson who put together two hugely influential bands ? the Afro Celt Sound System and the Imagined Village. Eliza Carthy pays tribute.

Vera Selby who challenged sexist prejudice to become the women's world snooker champion - twice.

And Simon Emmerson who put together two hugely influential bands - the Afro Celt Sound System and the Imagined Village. Eliza Carthy pays tribute.

888Nigel Lawson, Emahoy Tsegue-maryam Gu\u00e8brou, Ken Buchanan, Mary Rayner2023040720230409 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Nigel Lawson – Baron Lawson of Blaby, the reforming Chancellor of the Exchequer under Margaret Thatcher. He cut income tax, led the campaign of privatisation and paved the way for the Big Bang in the City of London.

Emahoy Tsegu退-Maryam Gu耀brou, the Ethiopian-born nun acclaimed for her unique musical compositions.

Ken Buchanan, the Scottish boxer who became World Lightweight Champion.

Mary Rayner, the children’s author and illustrator best known for her books about Mr and Mrs Pig and their ten piglets.

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Interviewee: Jim Black

Interviewee: Ilan Volkov

Interviewee: Kate Molleson

Interviewee: Sarah Rayner

Archive used:

Nigel Lawson - Chancellor of Exchequer, Budget statement, House of Commons, BBC News, 13/03/1984; Lord Baker interview, Today, BBC Radio 4, 04/04/2023; Nigel Lawson, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 03/12/1989; Nigel Lawson interview, In The Psychiatrist Chair, BBC Radio 4, 01/09/1998; Nigel Lawson interview on Government’s White Paper on Public Expenditure, The World Tonight, BBC Radio 4, 01/11/1979; Margaret Thatcher speech to Conservative Party Conference, BBC News, 14/10/1983; Nigel Lawson comments on his resignation in the House of Commons, BBC News, 31/10/1989; Lord Moore interview, Today, BBC Radio 4, 04/04/2023; Emahoy Tsegu退-Maryam Gu耀brou interview, The Honky Tonk Nun documentary, BBC Radio 4, 18/04/2017; Ken Buchanan interview, Scotland Today, BBC Scotland, 18/09/1971; Ken Buchanan interview, Scottish Sporting Legends, BBC Scotland, 18/10/2002; This Sporting Life – Ken Buchanan, BBC Scotland, 03/04/2023 ; Undisputed: The Life and Times of Ken Buchanan, BBC Scotland, 14/09/2021; Babe, Universal Studios promo, IMDB uploaded 1995.

Matthew Bannister on a politician, a musician, a boxer and a writer.

Mary Rayner, the children's author and illustrator best known for her books about Mr and Mrs Pig and their ten piglets.

Nigel Lawson - Chancellor of Exchequer, Budget statement, House of Commons, BBC News, 13/03/1984; Lord Baker interview, Today, BBC Radio 4, 04/04/2023; Nigel Lawson, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 03/12/1989; Nigel Lawson interview, In The Psychiatrist Chair, BBC Radio 4, 01/09/1998; Nigel Lawson interview on Government's White Paper on Public Expenditure, The World Tonight, BBC Radio 4, 01/11/1979; Margaret Thatcher speech to Conservative Party Conference, BBC News, 14/10/1983; Nigel Lawson comments on his resignation in the House of Commons, BBC News, 31/10/1989; Lord Moore interview, Today, BBC Radio 4, 04/04/2023; Emahoy Tsegu退-Maryam Gu耀brou interview, The Honky Tonk Nun documentary, BBC Radio 4, 18/04/2017; Ken Buchanan interview, Scotland Today, BBC Scotland, 18/09/1971; Ken Buchanan interview, Scottish Sporting Legends, BBC Scotland, 18/10/2002; This Sporting Life – Ken Buchanan, BBC Scotland, 03/04/2023 ; Undisputed: The Life and Times of Ken Buchanan, BBC Scotland, 14/09/2021; Babe, Universal Studios promo, IMDB uploaded 1995.

Nigel Lawson ? Baron Lawson of Blaby, the reforming Chancellor of the Exchequer under Margaret Thatcher. He cut income tax, led the campaign of privatisation and paved the way for the Big Bang in the City of London.

Emahoy Tsegu?-Maryam Gu?brou, the Ethiopian-born nun acclaimed for her unique musical compositions.

Nigel Lawson - Chancellor of Exchequer, Budget statement, House of Commons, BBC News, 13/03/1984; Lord Baker interview, Today, BBC Radio 4, 04/04/2023; Nigel Lawson, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 03/12/1989; Nigel Lawson interview, In The Psychiatrist Chair, BBC Radio 4, 01/09/1998; Nigel Lawson interview on Government's White Paper on Public Expenditure, The World Tonight, BBC Radio 4, 01/11/1979; Margaret Thatcher speech to Conservative Party Conference, BBC News, 14/10/1983; Nigel Lawson comments on his resignation in the House of Commons, BBC News, 31/10/1989; Lord Moore interview, Today, BBC Radio 4, 04/04/2023; Emahoy Tsegu?-Maryam Gu?brou interview, The Honky Tonk Nun documentary, BBC Radio 4, 18/04/2017; Ken Buchanan interview, Scotland Today, BBC Scotland, 18/09/1971; Ken Buchanan interview, Scottish Sporting Legends, BBC Scotland, 18/10/2002; This Sporting Life ? Ken Buchanan, BBC Scotland, 03/04/2023 ; Undisputed: The Life and Times of Ken Buchanan, BBC Scotland, 14/09/2021; Babe, Universal Studios promo, IMDB uploaded 1995.

Nigel Lawson - Baron Lawson of Blaby, the reforming Chancellor of the Exchequer under Margaret Thatcher. He cut income tax, led the campaign of privatisation and paved the way for the Big Bang in the City of London.

Nigel Lawson - Chancellor of Exchequer, Budget statement, House of Commons, BBC News, 13/03/1984; Lord Baker interview, Today, BBC Radio 4, 04/04/2023; Nigel Lawson, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 03/12/1989; Nigel Lawson interview, In The Psychiatrist Chair, BBC Radio 4, 01/09/1998; Nigel Lawson interview on Government's White Paper on Public Expenditure, The World Tonight, BBC Radio 4, 01/11/1979; Margaret Thatcher speech to Conservative Party Conference, BBC News, 14/10/1983; Nigel Lawson comments on his resignation in the House of Commons, BBC News, 31/10/1989; Lord Moore interview, Today, BBC Radio 4, 04/04/2023; Emahoy Tsegu退-Maryam Gu耀brou interview, The Honky Tonk Nun documentary, BBC Radio 4, 18/04/2017; Ken Buchanan interview, Scotland Today, BBC Scotland, 18/09/1971; Ken Buchanan interview, Scottish Sporting Legends, BBC Scotland, 18/10/2002; This Sporting Life - Ken Buchanan, BBC Scotland, 03/04/2023 ; Undisputed: The Life and Times of Ken Buchanan, BBC Scotland, 14/09/2021; Babe, Universal Studios promo, IMDB uploaded 1995.

889Ben Ferencz, Seymour Fortescue, Valerie Elliott, Rachel Pollack2023041420230416 (R4)Matthew Bannister on Ben Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. He devoted his life to campaigning for an international system of justice for the victims of such crimes.

Seymour Fortescue, the banker who pioneered the credit and debit card revolution.

Valerie Elliott, the respected journalist who reported on politics and then rural affairs.

Rachel Pollack, the author and trans activist best known for her award-winning novel Unquenchable Fire and for creating the first mainstream transgender superhero. Her friend Neil Gaiman pays tribute.

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Interviewee: Don Ferencz

Interviewee: Neil Gaiman

Interviewee: Andrea Gittleman

Interviewee: Alisa Kwitney

Interviewee: Rick Kelsey

Interviewee: Jennie Fortescue

Interviewee: Tony Harrop-Griffiths

Archive used:

British Pathe, The Nuremberg Trials (1945), VS Court Assembling, YouTube, uploaded 13/04/2014; Ben Ferencz interview, BBC News, HardTalk, 22/07/2017; Rachel Pollack interview on The Tarot of Perfection, YouTube uploaded 14/07/2010; Rachel Pollack discussing her inspirations, Fortress Comics, YouTube uploaded 04/05/2022; Valerie Elliott, Genethod Gwent, Come Down to Earth Boy, YouTube, uploaded 18/12/2018;

Matthew Bannister on a lawyer, a banker, a journalist, an author

890Anne Perry, Dame Mary Quant, Jean Argles, Ahmad Jamal2023042120230423 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Anne Perry, the best-selling crime novelist who committed a murder when she was a teenager.

Dame Mary Quant, the influential fashion designer at the heart of the swinging 60s. Pattie Boyd recalls the coat Mary designed for her wedding to George Harrison.

Jean Argles, who – with her sister - served as a codebreaker during the second world war.

Ahmad Jamal, the jazz pianist and composer whose restrained but intense style inspired Miles Davis. Joe Stilgoe pays tribute.

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Interviewee: Joanne Drayton

Interviewee: Jenny Lister

Interviewee: Pattie Boyd

Interviewee: Tessa Dunlop

Interviewee: Joe Stilgoe

Archive used:

Carnaby Street, British Pathe News, 1969; Mary Quant interview with ITN about the ideas that guided her innovative designs, ITN Archive, YouTube uploaded 13/04/2023; Mary Quant interview, Woman’s Hour, BBC Radio 4 , 16/02/2012; Anne Perry: The Making of a Writer, Open Road Media, YouTube uploaded 21/03/2010; Ian Rankin interview with Anne Perry, YouTube uploaded 18/08/2007; Heavenly Creatures film promo, YouTube uploaded 22/07/2014; Jean Argles interview, Legasee, The Veterans Video Archive, recording date unknown, source: legasee.org.uk;

Matthew Bannister on an author, a designer, a codebreaker and a musician.

Carnaby Street, British Pathe News, 1969; Mary Quant interview with ITN about the ideas that guided her innovative designs, ITN Archive, YouTube uploaded 13/04/2023; Mary Quant interview, Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4 , 16/02/2012; Anne Perry: The Making of a Writer, Open Road Media, YouTube uploaded 21/03/2010; Ian Rankin interview with Anne Perry, YouTube uploaded 18/08/2007; Heavenly Creatures film promo, YouTube uploaded 22/07/2014; Jean Argles interview, Legasee, The Veterans Video Archive, recording date unknown, source: legasee.org.uk;

Jean Argles, who ? with her sister - served as a codebreaker during the second world war.

Jean Argles, who - with her sister - served as a codebreaker during the second world war.

891Barry Humphries, Len Goodman, Professor Elizabeth Murray, Jah Shaka2023042820230430 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Barry Humphries, best known for his comic creations Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. We have tributes from Rob Brydon and John Humphrys.

Len Goodman, who went from working as a welder to international fame as head judge of Strictly Come Dancing.

Professor Elizabeth Murray, a pioneer in the use of digital technology in health care.

And Jah Shaka, dub reggae star, producer and sound system king.

Interviewee: Rob Brydon

Interviewee: John Humphrys

Interviewee: Mary Richardson

Interviewee: Anne Pender

Interviewee: Professor Fiona Stevenson

Interviewee: Neil Fraser (also known as music producer Mad Professor)

Interviewee: Bryan Gee

Producer: Paul Martin

Archive used:

Dame Edna Everage on Parkinson, BBC One, 1998, uploaded to YouTube 01/07/2017; One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage, ITV, 1988, uploaded to YouTube 22/04/2023; Another Audience With Dame Edna Everage, ITV, 1984, uploaded to YouTube, 01/09/2022; Barry Humphries on Parkinson, BBC One, 1982, uploaded to YouTube. 23/04/2023; Barry Humphries, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 29/05/2009

Dame Edna Everage on the Today Programme, BBC Radio 4, 18/09/2019; Len Goodman, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 24/06/2011; Jah Shaka, Junior Brown, Warriors, Reggae Records Archives, YouTube uploaded 26/09/2022; Jah Shaka sound system live London, (Tape Edit)YouTube uploaded 15/10/2022;

Matthew Bannister on a comedian, a dancer, a medical researcher and a musician

892Harry Belafonte, Jerry Springer, Valerie Winn, Kate Saunders2023050520230507 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Harry Belafonte, the singer and actor who was also a leading civil rights campaigner.

Jerry Springer, whose TV talk show was once voted the worst in history – but was watched by millions around the world.

Valerie Winn, the runner who became the face of a campaign to allow women to compete in top level middle distance races.

Kate Saunders, the novelist, journalist and critic who won the Costa Prize for Children’s Literature for her book Five Children on the Western Front.

Interviewee: Michael Shnayerson

Interviewee: Amanda Craig

Interviewee: Wendy Sly

Interviewee: Jene Galvin

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Harry Belafonte, Desert Island Discs, BBC Home Service, 06/10/1958; 'Sing Your Song': Remembering Harry Belafonte, Who Used His Fame to Help Civil Rights Movement, Democracy Now, YouTube uploaded 26/04/2023; Harry Belafonte interview, Film Night, BBC Archive originally broadcast 15/04/1972; Civil Rights, British Pathe, uploaded YouTube 25/11/2016; Harry Belafonte interview, PBS Newshour, PBC, YouTube uploaded 15/11/2011; Kate Saunders introduction on Have I Got News For You, BBC ONE, 28/09/1990; Jerry Springer , Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 06/11/2009; Jerry Springer resigns from Cincinnati city council in 1974, WCPO, YouTube uploaded 28/04/2016; Jerry’s Final Thought Brings Him To Tears, Jerry Springer Show, YouTube uploaded 21/09/2015; When Paxman met Springer, BBC Newsnight, 26/02/2014;

Matthew Bannister on a singer and actor, a broadcaster, a runner and an author.

Kate Saunders, the novelist, journalist and critic who won the Costa Prize for Children's Literature for her book Five Children on the Western Front.

Harry Belafonte, Desert Island Discs, BBC Home Service, 06/10/1958; 'Sing Your Song': Remembering Harry Belafonte, Who Used His Fame to Help Civil Rights Movement, Democracy Now, YouTube uploaded 26/04/2023; Harry Belafonte interview, Film Night, BBC Archive originally broadcast 15/04/1972; Civil Rights, British Pathe, uploaded YouTube 25/11/2016; Harry Belafonte interview, PBS Newshour, PBC, YouTube uploaded 15/11/2011; Kate Saunders introduction on Have I Got News For You, BBC ONE, 28/09/1990; Jerry Springer , Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 06/11/2009; Jerry Springer resigns from Cincinnati city council in 1974, WCPO, YouTube uploaded 28/04/2016; Jerry's Final Thought Brings Him To Tears, Jerry Springer Show, YouTube uploaded 21/09/2015; When Paxman met Springer, BBC Newsnight, 26/02/2014;

Jerry Springer, whose TV talk show was once voted the worst in history ? but was watched by millions around the world.

Jerry Springer, whose TV talk show was once voted the worst in history - but was watched by millions around the world.

893Grace Bumbry, Don Short, Dame Rosemary Cramp, Wee Willie Harris2023051220230514 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The opera singer Grace Bumbry who broke down barriers by becoming the first black performer at the Bayreuth Festival.

Don Short, the showbusiness journalist who coined the term “Beatlemania” and became good friends with the Fab Four.

Dame Rosemary Cramp, the archaeologist who deepened our understanding of the Anglo Saxon period.

And Wee Willie Harris, the flamboyant rock’n’roller name checked in Ian Dury’s song “Reasons To Be Cheerful”

Interviewee: David Brewer

Interviewee: Daisy Dunn

Interviewee: Professor Joanna Story

Interviewee: Jonathan Wingate

Interviewee: Tony Thorpe

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Royal Visit to Kenya - First Stage of the Commonwealth Tour, British Pathe, 1952; A taste of Beatlemania in the 1960s, CBS News, CBS YouTube channel, uploaded 21/01/2014; Don Short interview about the writing of his memoir 'The Beatles and Beyond', The Surrey Edit, YouTube uploaded 24/03/2020; Rosemary Cramp interview, On Site, BBC Radio, 03/09/1967; Professor Rosemary Cramp interview, PM, BBC Radio 4, 29/05/1979; Rosemary Cramp, Professor of Archaeology at Durham University, talks to Sue Macgregor about her life and work, BBC Radio 4, 08/12/1988; Meet The Archaeologist: Rosemary Cramp, YouTube uploaded 04/07/2014; Wee Willie Harris – Still Rocking, Celluloid Tapestry, YouTube uploaded 29/06/2023.

Matthew Bannister on an opera singer, a journalist, an archaeologist and a rock'n'roller

And Wee Willie Harris, the flamboyant rock'n'roller name checked in Ian Dury's song “Reasons To Be Cheerful”

Don Short, the showbusiness journalist who coined the term ?Beatlemania? and became good friends with the Fab Four.

And Wee Willie Harris, the flamboyant rock'n'roller name checked in Ian Dury's song ?Reasons To Be Cheerful?

Royal Visit to Kenya - First Stage of the Commonwealth Tour, British Pathe, 1952; A taste of Beatlemania in the 1960s, CBS News, CBS YouTube channel, uploaded 21/01/2014; Don Short interview about the writing of his memoir 'The Beatles and Beyond', The Surrey Edit, YouTube uploaded 24/03/2020; Rosemary Cramp interview, On Site, BBC Radio, 03/09/1967; Professor Rosemary Cramp interview, PM, BBC Radio 4, 29/05/1979; Rosemary Cramp, Professor of Archaeology at Durham University, talks to Sue Macgregor about her life and work, BBC Radio 4, 08/12/1988; Meet The Archaeologist: Rosemary Cramp, YouTube uploaded 04/07/2014; Wee Willie Harris ? Still Rocking, Celluloid Tapestry, YouTube uploaded 29/06/2023.

Don Short, the showbusiness journalist who coined the term “Beatlemania?? and became good friends with the Fab Four.

And Wee Willie Harris, the flamboyant rock'n'roller name checked in Ian Dury's song “Reasons To Be Cheerful??

Don Short, the showbusiness journalist who coined the term `Beatlemania` and became good friends with the Fab Four.

And Wee Willie Harris, the flamboyant rock'n'roller name checked in Ian Dury's song `Reasons To Be Cheerful`

Royal Visit to Kenya - First Stage of the Commonwealth Tour, British Pathe, 1952; A taste of Beatlemania in the 1960s, CBS News, CBS YouTube channel, uploaded 21/01/2014; Don Short interview about the writing of his memoir 'The Beatles and Beyond', The Surrey Edit, YouTube uploaded 24/03/2020; Rosemary Cramp interview, On Site, BBC Radio, 03/09/1967; Professor Rosemary Cramp interview, PM, BBC Radio 4, 29/05/1979; Rosemary Cramp, Professor of Archaeology at Durham University, talks to Sue Macgregor about her life and work, BBC Radio 4, 08/12/1988; Meet The Archaeologist: Rosemary Cramp, YouTube uploaded 04/07/2014; Wee Willie Harris - Still Rocking, Celluloid Tapestry, YouTube uploaded 29/06/2023.

894Newton Minow, Vicky Neale, Lois Keith, Gerald Rose2023051920230521 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Newton Minow, who was just 35 when he was appointed chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission by President John F. Kennedy. He gave a famous speech describing TV as a “vast wasteland” and helped to set up the Public Broadcasting Service.

Vicky Neale, the mathematician who responded to her diagnosis with cancer by launching a podcast discussing the role of maths in cancer research.

Lois Keith, who campaigned for equal rights for disabled people.

Gerald Rose, the children’s book illustrator who won the Kate Greenaway Medal for his work on “Old Winkle and the Seagulls”

Interviewee: Nell Minow

Interviewee: Professor Hannah Fry

Interviewee: Charlie Gilderdale

Interviewee: Richard Rose

Interviewee: Joanna Owen

Interviewee: Dea Birkett

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Newt Minow interview, Talk of the Nation, NPR, 06/09/2006; Newton Minow's interview, PBS News Hour, YouTube, uploaded 08/05/2021; Newton Minow on his 1961 'Vast Wasteland' speech, Emmy TV Legends, 04/05/2011; President Obama Awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom 2016, The Obama White House, YouTube, uploaded 22/11/2016; Vicky Neale, Maths+Cancer podcast, University of Oxford, date unknown - source: oxford.shorthandstories.com/maths-plus-cancer/ ; Vicky Neale appearance on The Infinity Monkey Cage, BBC Radio 4, 07/07/2014; Vicky Neale, Oxford Mathematics, YouTube uploaded 27/05/2022;

Matthew Bannister on a broadcast regulator, a mathematician, a campaigner, an illustrator.

Gerald Rose, the children's book illustrator who won the Kate Greenaway Medal for his work on “Old Winkle and the Seagulls”

Newton Minow, who was just 35 when he was appointed chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission by President John F. Kennedy. He gave a famous speech describing TV as a ?vast wasteland? and helped to set up the Public Broadcasting Service.

Gerald Rose, the children's book illustrator who won the Kate Greenaway Medal for his work on ?Old Winkle and the Seagulls?

Newton Minow, who was just 35 when he was appointed chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission by President John F. Kennedy. He gave a famous speech describing TV as a “vast wasteland?? and helped to set up the Public Broadcasting Service.

Gerald Rose, the children's book illustrator who won the Kate Greenaway Medal for his work on “Old Winkle and the Seagulls??

Newton Minow, who was just 35 when he was appointed chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission by President John F. Kennedy. He gave a famous speech describing TV as a `vast wasteland` and helped to set up the Public Broadcasting Service.

Gerald Rose, the children's book illustrator who won the Kate Greenaway Medal for his work on `Old Winkle and the Seagulls`

895Tina Turner, Martin Amis, Leroy Cooper, Rolf Harris, Marlene Bauer Hagge2023052620230528 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Tina Turner, the singer who overcame an abusive relationship to become an international superstar

Martin Amis, one of the literary giants of his generation

Leroy Cooper, the photographer who captured the social history of his area of Liverpool

Rolf Harris, the entertainer who was imprisoned for sexually assaulting young girls

Marlene Bauer Hagge, the last surviving founding member of the US Ladies Professional Golf Association

Interviewee: Dan Franklin

Interviewee: Leee John

Interviewee: Ray Quarless

Interviewee: Levi Tafari

Interviewee: David Sillito

Interviewee: Lewine Mair

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Tina Turner - From the archives: Life of suffering and triumph, CBS Sunday Morning, originally broadcast October 2018, YouTube uploaded 25/05/2023; Tina Turner talks to Larry King about her life in music (1997), CNN, YouTube uploaded 21/05/2016; Will Gompertz interviews Tina Turner, Tina Turner: Simply the Best, BBC One, 26/11/2018; Anne Rohmer interviews Tina Turner (1985), Canada TV News , CTV YouTube uploaded 24/05/2023; Martin Amis interview, The Late Show: Face To Face, BBC TWO, 25/10/1993; Martin Amis, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 29/12/1996; Leroy Cooper interview with Flora Zajicek, Empathy Museum, 2022; Toxteth riots July 1981, BBC News; Marlene Bauer Hagge interview, LPGA Takeaway: 67 Years Later, the Founders Look Back, Golf.com YouTube uploaded 4/11/2016; 1960 U.S. Women's Open newsreel, United States Golf Association, YouTube uploaded 30/05/2014; Marlene Bauer, The Last Of The LPGA Founders, The Golf Library, YouTube uploaded 19/05/2023;

Matthew Bannister on a singer, an author, a photographer and a golfer.

896Jeremy Clarke, Dr Moira Woods, Iain Johnstone, Rita Lee2023060220230604 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Jeremy Clarke, who chronicled his experiences of living a “low life” in the Spectator magazine for more than 20 years. We have a tribute from Eric Idle.

The women’s rights campaigner Dr. Moira Woods, who set up the Irish Republic’s first dedicated sexual assault treatment unit.

Iain Johnstone, the film critic and documentary maker who told the stories of stars like Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand and John Wayne.

Rita Lee, the singer known as Brazil’s “Queen of Rock”

Interviewee: Eric Idle

Interviewee: David Goodhart

Interviewee: Rosita Sweetman

Interviewee: Oliver Johnstone

Interviewee: Camilo Rocha

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Jeremy Clarke's Low Life: Dead cool, Jeremy has bitten the bullet and taken up yoga, The Spectator, uploaded Facebook 03/09/2023; Jeremy Clarke’s Low Life - Sharon has ditched Jeremy and is getting a dog, her mum has set him up on a blind date, The Spectator, uploaded Facebook 09/07/2023; Jeremy Clarke, Off the Page, BBC Radio 4, 09/07/2009; Dr Moira Wood appearance on Irish Television from 1994, YouTube, uploaded 10/02/2016; President Nixon visits Dublin 1966, RTE Archives, RTE website uploaded in 2016; Iain Johnstone appearance, Film 82: E.T. Review, BBC Archive, Facebook, uploaded 06/12/2017; Iain Johnstone, Jaws - from the Set 1974, YouTube, uploaded 09/01/2012; 1976: Tonight, BBC Archive, Facebook uploaded 20/02/2020; A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Official Trailer, MGM Studios, YouTube uploaded 09/08/2021; Harold Wilson appearance, Friday Night, Saturday Morning, BBC Two, 19/10/1979; Rita Lee, Lan瀀a Perfume, Live concert, MTV Brazil, YouTube uploaded 02/09/2015; Rita Lee – Agora So Fata Voce, Live Universal Music Group, YouTube uploaded 26/01/2017;

Matthew Bannister on a columnist, a campaigner, a film critic and a singer.

The women's rights campaigner Dr. Moira Woods, who set up the Irish Republic's first dedicated sexual assault treatment unit.

Rita Lee, the singer known as Brazil's “Queen of Rock”

Jeremy Clarke's Low Life: Dead cool, Jeremy has bitten the bullet and taken up yoga, The Spectator, uploaded Facebook 03/09/2023; Jeremy Clarke's Low Life - Sharon has ditched Jeremy and is getting a dog, her mum has set him up on a blind date, The Spectator, uploaded Facebook 09/07/2023; Jeremy Clarke, Off the Page, BBC Radio 4, 09/07/2009; Dr Moira Wood appearance on Irish Television from 1994, YouTube, uploaded 10/02/2016; President Nixon visits Dublin 1966, RTE Archives, RTE website uploaded in 2016; Iain Johnstone appearance, Film 82: E.T. Review, BBC Archive, Facebook, uploaded 06/12/2017; Iain Johnstone, Jaws - from the Set 1974, YouTube, uploaded 09/01/2012; 1976: Tonight, BBC Archive, Facebook uploaded 20/02/2020; A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Official Trailer, MGM Studios, YouTube uploaded 09/08/2021; Harold Wilson appearance, Friday Night, Saturday Morning, BBC Two, 19/10/1979; Rita Lee, Lan瀀a Perfume, Live concert, MTV Brazil, YouTube uploaded 02/09/2015; Rita Lee – Agora So Fata Voce, Live Universal Music Group, YouTube uploaded 26/01/2017;

Jeremy Clarke, who chronicled his experiences of living a ?low life? in the Spectator magazine for more than 20 years. We have a tribute from Eric Idle.

Rita Lee, the singer known as Brazil's ?Queen of Rock?

Jeremy Clarke's Low Life: Dead cool, Jeremy has bitten the bullet and taken up yoga, The Spectator, uploaded Facebook 03/09/2023; Jeremy Clarke's Low Life - Sharon has ditched Jeremy and is getting a dog, her mum has set him up on a blind date, The Spectator, uploaded Facebook 09/07/2023; Jeremy Clarke, Off the Page, BBC Radio 4, 09/07/2009; Dr Moira Wood appearance on Irish Television from 1994, YouTube, uploaded 10/02/2016; President Nixon visits Dublin 1966, RTE Archives, RTE website uploaded in 2016; Iain Johnstone appearance, Film 82: E.T. Review, BBC Archive, Facebook, uploaded 06/12/2017; Iain Johnstone, Jaws - from the Set 1974, YouTube, uploaded 09/01/2012; 1976: Tonight, BBC Archive, Facebook uploaded 20/02/2020; A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Official Trailer, MGM Studios, YouTube uploaded 09/08/2021; Harold Wilson appearance, Friday Night, Saturday Morning, BBC Two, 19/10/1979; Rita Lee, Lan?a Perfume, Live concert, MTV Brazil, YouTube uploaded 02/09/2015; Rita Lee ? Agora So Fata Voce, Live Universal Music Group, YouTube uploaded 26/01/2017;

Jeremy Clarke, who chronicled his experiences of living a “low life?? in the Spectator magazine for more than 20 years. We have a tribute from Eric Idle.

Rita Lee, the singer known as Brazil's “Queen of Rock??

Jeremy Clarke, who chronicled his experiences of living a `low life` in the Spectator magazine for more than 20 years. We have a tribute from Eric Idle.

Rita Lee, the singer known as Brazil's `Queen of Rock`

Jeremy Clarke's Low Life: Dead cool, Jeremy has bitten the bullet and taken up yoga, The Spectator, uploaded Facebook 03/09/2023; Jeremy Clarke's Low Life - Sharon has ditched Jeremy and is getting a dog, her mum has set him up on a blind date, The Spectator, uploaded Facebook 09/07/2023; Jeremy Clarke, Off the Page, BBC Radio 4, 09/07/2009; Dr Moira Wood appearance on Irish Television from 1994, YouTube, uploaded 10/02/2016; President Nixon visits Dublin 1966, RTE Archives, RTE website uploaded in 2016; Iain Johnstone appearance, Film 82: E.T. Review, BBC Archive, Facebook, uploaded 06/12/2017; Iain Johnstone, Jaws - from the Set 1974, YouTube, uploaded 09/01/2012; 1976: Tonight, BBC Archive, Facebook uploaded 20/02/2020; A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Official Trailer, MGM Studios, YouTube uploaded 09/08/2021; Harold Wilson appearance, Friday Night, Saturday Morning, BBC Two, 19/10/1979; Rita Lee, Lan瀀a Perfume, Live concert, MTV Brazil, YouTube uploaded 02/09/2015; Rita Lee - Agora So Fata Voce, Live Universal Music Group, YouTube uploaded 26/01/2017;

897Mel Parry, Professor Alice Coleman, Hugh Callaghan, Cynthia Weil2023060920230611 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Mel Parry, the SAS veteran who was part of the team that stormed the Iranian embassy in London in 1980.

Professor Alice Coleman, the geographer whose modifications to modernist high rise estates won the support of Margaret Thatcher.

Hugh Callaghan, the labourer who was one of six men arrested after the Birmingham pub bombings of 1974. He served 16 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

Cynthia Weil, the American songwriter behind hits like The Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling”, The Animals’ “We Gotta Get Out Of This Place” and Dolly Parton’s “Here You Come Again”.

Interviewee: Bob Shepherd

Interviewee: Jo Kendall

Interviewee: Professor Loretta Lees

Interviewee: Chris Mullin

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Iranian Embassy Siege, News bulletin, BBC Radio 4, 30/04/1980; Iranian Embassy Siege, Reports and interviews, BBC Radio 4, 01/05/1980; Iranian Embassy Siege, Reports and interviews, BBC Radio 4, 03/05/1980; Iranian Embassy Siege in London, News report, BBC Radio 4, 05/05/1980; Cynthia Weil interview: writing songs for male performers, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, YouTube uploaded 14/03/2016; Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann interview, Sunday Morning, CBS, 08/02/2015; Alice Coleman interview, The Friday Report: A Design for Living, BBC Two, 05/02/1988; 1974 Birmingham Pub Bombings report, BBC News, 15/08/1975; Birmingham bombings, 21 Dead And 182 Injured In Birmingham, RTE News Archive, 21/11/1974; Hugh Callaghan interview, World In Action, Granada Television, 18/03/1991; Hugh Callaghan interview, BBC Radio Ulster, 08/12/1996; Birmingham Six freed, News reports, BBC Newsnight, 11/03/1991; Hugh Callaghan singing, Songs of Love and Emigration: Two, The Irish Pensioners Choir, 2023;

Matthew Bannister on an SAS veteran, a geographer, a labourer and a songwriter.

Hugh Callaghan, the labourer who was one of six men arrested after the Birmingham pub bombings of 1974. He served 16 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

Cynthia Weil, the American songwriter behind hits like The Righteous Brothers' “You've Lost That Loving Feeling”, The Animals' “We Gotta Get Out Of This Place” and Dolly Parton's “Here You Come Again”.

Cynthia Weil, the American songwriter behind hits like The Righteous Brothers' ?You've Lost That Loving Feeling?, The Animals' ?We Gotta Get Out Of This Place? and Dolly Parton's ?Here You Come Again?.

Cynthia Weil, the American songwriter behind hits like The Righteous Brothers' “You've Lost That Loving Feeling??, The Animals' “We Gotta Get Out Of This Place?? and Dolly Parton's “Here You Come Again??.

Cynthia Weil, the American songwriter behind hits like The Righteous Brothers' `You've Lost That Loving Feeling`, The Animals' `We Gotta Get Out Of This Place` and Dolly Parton's `Here You Come Again`.

898Silvio Berlusconi, Cormac Mccarthy, Kathryn Harries, Francoise Gilot2023061620230618 (R4)John Wilson on

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's flamboyant and controversial media mogul and four-time Prime Minister.

Kathryn Harries, The soprano sang in more than 60 major operatic roles and raised millions of pounds by doing sponsored charity walks.

Francoise Gilot, A celebrated painter and printmaker whose career spanned 8 decades. She was also known for a turbulent relationship with Pablo Picasso, with whom she had two children, Claude and Paloma.

Cormac McCarthy, Author who wrote 12 novels including The Road and No Country for Old Men, both of which were adapted as successful films.

Interviewee: Alastair Campbell & Nathalie Tocci

Interviewee: Robert MacFarlane

Interviewee: Mary McCabe

Interviewee: Markus Muller

Producer: Ed Prendeville

Archive used:

Cormac McCarthy on Oprah Winfrey. You Tube 2007, The Road - beginning scene, YouTube 2012; Silvio Berlusconi state funeral, NBC, YouTube uploaded 14/06/23; Compilation of Silvio Berlusconi, The Telegraph. Uploaded 09.11.11, Fran瀀oise Gilot on Henri Matisse, Tate, Uploaded 06/06/14, Fran瀀oise Gilot – 'You Put Your Energy Into the Painting

TateShots. Source Tate Uploaded 19.12.13, Francoise Gilot - Meet The Artist – Source: Arts Editor Doug MacCash of 'The Times-Picayune'. Uploaded 14.06.10; Kathryn Harries interview, BBC Radio 4, Ramblings Tx’ed 26.05.2006; Kathryn Harries, Music Time Archive Christmas, Tx. 28/11/1977

John Wilson on a prime minister, a novelist, a soprano and an artist.

TateShots. Source Tate Uploaded 19.12.13, Francoise Gilot - Meet The Artist – Source: Arts Editor Doug MacCash of 'The Times-Picayune'. Uploaded 14.06.10; Kathryn Harries interview, BBC Radio 4, Ramblings Tx'ed 26.05.2006; Kathryn Harries, Music Time Archive Christmas, Tx. 28/11/1977

Cormac McCarthy on Oprah Winfrey. You Tube 2007, The Road - beginning scene, YouTube 2012; Silvio Berlusconi state funeral, NBC, YouTube uploaded 14/06/23; Compilation of Silvio Berlusconi, The Telegraph. Uploaded 09.11.11, Fran?oise Gilot on Henri Matisse, Tate, Uploaded 06/06/14, Fran?oise Gilot ? 'You Put Your Energy Into the Painting

TateShots. Source Tate Uploaded 19.12.13, Francoise Gilot - Meet The Artist ? Source: Arts Editor Doug MacCash of 'The Times-Picayune'. Uploaded 14.06.10; Kathryn Harries interview, BBC Radio 4, Ramblings Tx'ed 26.05.2006; Kathryn Harries, Music Time Archive Christmas, Tx. 28/11/1977

Cormac McCarthy on Oprah Winfrey. You Tube 2007, The Road - beginning scene, you tube 2012, Youtube: Italy bids farewell to Silvio Berlusconi with state funeral – source NBC news. Uploaded 14.06.23, Youtube: Compilation of Silvio Berlusconi's funniest blunders. Source The Telegraph. Uploaded 09.11.11, Youtube: Thank goodness for Silvio (Meno male che Silvio c'耀) Source: Chickensh1t. Uploaded 12.04.08, Youtube: Fran瀀oise Gilot on Henri Matisse

Artist Interview

TateShots. Source Tate. Uploaded 06.06.14, Fran瀀oise Gilot – 'You Put Your Energy Into the Painting

TateShots. Source Tate Uploaded 19.12.13, Francoise Gilot - Meet The Artist – Source: Arts Editor Doug MacCash of 'The Times-Picayune'. Uploaded 14.06.10. EXMOOR:KATHRYN HARRIES

VCS Take ID: ECEB5F7B

Prog: Ramblings Tx'ed 26.05.2006, KH Music Time Archive Christmas

Prog: Music Time

Tx'ed 28 Nov 1977

Cormac McCarthy on Oprah Winfrey. You Tube 2007, The Road - beginning scene, YouTube 2012; Silvio Berlusconi state funeral, NBC, YouTube uploaded 14/06/23; Compilation of Silvio Berlusconi, The Telegraph. Uploaded 09.11.11, Fran瀀oise Gilot on Henri Matisse, Tate, Uploaded 06/06/14, Fran瀀oise Gilot - 'You Put Your Energy Into the Painting

TateShots. Source Tate Uploaded 19.12.13, Francoise Gilot - Meet The Artist - Source: Arts Editor Doug MacCash of 'The Times-Picayune'. Uploaded 14.06.10; Kathryn Harries interview, BBC Radio 4, Ramblings Tx'ed 26.05.2006; Kathryn Harries, Music Time Archive Christmas, Tx. 28/11/1977

899Daniel Ellsberg, Glenda Jackson, Melanie Phillips, Sir Ben Helfgott2023062320230625 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers, revealing the US government’s secret approach to the Vietnam War.

Glenda Jackson, the Oscar winning actor and Labour MP

Melanie Phillips, who helped to change embedded racial prejudice in the social work system

Sir Ben Helfgott, who survived the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps and went on to become captain of Britain’s Olympic weightlifting team

Producer: Ed Prendeville

Interviewee: Robert Ellsberg

Interviewee: Maurice Helfgott

Interviewee: Ratna Dutt & Jabeer Butt

Archive used:

SIX FIFTY-FIVE SPECIAL. BBC2 Tue 17 Aug 1982; This Cultural Life. Thu 15 Jun 2023; Clip from Marat Sade published on Youtube on 10 Jun 2010; Clip from Women in Love published on YouTube 7th July 2021; Glenda Jackson winning Best Actress for 'Women in Love' published on Youtube 30 Mar 2011; Glenda talking about the news she had won ITN Archive 16 April 1971; Glenda Jackson Remembers... Elizabeth R; Clip from Elizabeth. Broadcast Wed 24 Mar 1971; Glenda winning Hampstead and Highgate constituency. BBC 1 First Broadcast Fri 10 Apr 1992; Glenda talking about her maiden speech. BBC2. First Broadcast Tue 28 May 1996; Glenda Jackson: Housing benefit debate, House of Commons. Glenda Jackson MP speaks in the debate on housing benefit, 9/11/10; Clip from Elizabeth is missing. BBC1, Sun 08 Dec 2019; Conversations with History: Daniel Ellsberg From: University of California Television. Uploaded 08.02.08

Matthew Bannister on a whistleblower, an actor, a social worker and a holocaust survivor.

Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers, revealing the US government's secret approach to the Vietnam War.

Sir Ben Helfgott, who survived the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps and went on to become captain of Britain's Olympic weightlifting team

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Baroness McDonagh

Margaret McDonagh was the youngest person and the first woman to become General Secretary of the Labour Party. She was a key player in the New Labour project that helped the party win a landslide in 1997 and two subsequent terms in office. Margaret McDonagh was born in Mitcham in South London where her mother worked as a psychiatric nurse and her father was a building worker.

Born: 26 June 1961. Died: 24 June 2023. Age: 61

Craig Brown

Scotland’s longest serving football manager – taking the national team to the Euro 96 finals and the World Cup in 1998. He started his career as a player for Dunkirk and Falkirk before turning to coaching in 1977.

Born: 1 July 1940. Died: 26 June 2023. Age: 82

Godfrey Merlen

Conservationist and author who devoted much of his life to studying the Galapagos Islands. He lived on the archipelago in the Eastern Pacific for fifty years. The area is noted for its large numbers of unique species which were studied by Chares Darwin and gave rise to his theory of evolution by natural selection. Godfrey Merlen was born in the Cotswolds. After leaving university he worked in the fishing industry and first became concerned about the damage humans were doing to nature.

Died: May 10th, 2022

Winnie Ewing

One of most high-profile pioneers of the Scottish Independence movement. In the 1960s, the Glasgow criminal lawyer won an unexpected by-election victory which made her the first Scottish National Party MP at Westminster.

Born: 10 July 1929 Aged: 21 June 2023. Age 93

Producer: Ed Prendeville

Interviewee: Sir Tony Blair

Interviewee: Pat Nevin

Interviewee: Noemi d’Ozouville

Interviewee: Christine Grahame

Archive used:

Kinnock takes on Militant - Labour Conference speech 1985 – YouTube 30 October 2020; Winnie Ewing reconvenes Scottish Parliament in 1999, YouTube 12 May 2019. Winnie Ewing interview after winning the Hamilton By-Election 1967 THE HAMILTON BY-ELECTION 1967, TRIUMPHS AND DISASTERS, Radio 4 05 June 2002. World at One, Radio 4 03 November 1967. Winnie Ewing didn’t think they’d win, Before you go 19 December 2001. Madame Ecosse, Scottish Digital Library First Broadcast Mon 13 April 2009; Craig Brown talking about the kilts worn by the Scottish Tartans in 1998, Mr Brown's Boys, BBC Scotland, First Broadcast Sat 11 Feb 2023. Brown talking about the team, Craig Brown's 1998 World Cup Diary

Full Behind The Scenes Documentary Film Posted on YouTube 16 March 2020. Brown on his football career, published 2 Sept 2019, YouTube Channel Open Goal; Margaret on Clause 4, Tx 19.09.2014 ; Radio 4. Margaret on hearing Kinnock's speech, Tx 19 September 2014, Radio 4. Margaret on New Labour's achievement, Tx 19.09.2014 ; Radio 4; Dr. Godfrey Merlen on Scientific Whaling Versus Cultural Whaling. YouTube published: 9 Aug 2013. Galapagos Islands of Change, Natural World, BBC 2 NI, first Broadcast Sun 21 May 2017. In memory of Godfrey Merlen, YouTube, published: 26 May 2023 ; Galapagos Conservation Trust, Galapagos Islands of Change, Natural World, BBC 2 NI, First Broadcast Sun 21 May 2017

Matthew Bannister on a baroness, a football manager, a conservationist and a politician.

Scotland's longest serving football manager – taking the national team to the Euro 96 finals and the World Cup in 1998. He started his career as a player for Dunkirk and Falkirk before turning to coaching in 1977.

Interviewee: Noemi d'Ozouville

Kinnock takes on Militant - Labour Conference speech 1985 – YouTube 30 October 2020; Winnie Ewing reconvenes Scottish Parliament in 1999, YouTube 12 May 2019. Winnie Ewing interview after winning the Hamilton By-Election 1967 THE HAMILTON BY-ELECTION 1967, TRIUMPHS AND DISASTERS, Radio 4 05 June 2002. World at One, Radio 4 03 November 1967. Winnie Ewing didn't think they'd win, Before you go 19 December 2001. Madame Ecosse, Scottish Digital Library First Broadcast Mon 13 April 2009; Craig Brown talking about the kilts worn by the Scottish Tartans in 1998, Mr Brown's Boys, BBC Scotland, First Broadcast Sat 11 Feb 2023. Brown talking about the team, Craig Brown's 1998 World Cup Diary

Scotland's longest serving football manager ? taking the national team to the Euro 96 finals and the World Cup in 1998. He started his career as a player for Dunkirk and Falkirk before turning to coaching in 1977.

Kinnock takes on Militant - Labour Conference speech 1985 ? YouTube 30 October 2020; Winnie Ewing reconvenes Scottish Parliament in 1999, YouTube 12 May 2019. Winnie Ewing interview after winning the Hamilton By-Election 1967 THE HAMILTON BY-ELECTION 1967, TRIUMPHS AND DISASTERS, Radio 4 05 June 2002. World at One, Radio 4 03 November 1967. Winnie Ewing didn't think they'd win, Before you go 19 December 2001. Madame Ecosse, Scottish Digital Library First Broadcast Mon 13 April 2009; Craig Brown talking about the kilts worn by the Scottish Tartans in 1998, Mr Brown's Boys, BBC Scotland, First Broadcast Sat 11 Feb 2023. Brown talking about the team, Craig Brown's 1998 World Cup Diary

Scotland's longest serving football manager - taking the national team to the Euro 96 finals and the World Cup in 1998. He started his career as a player for Dunkirk and Falkirk before turning to coaching in 1977.

Kinnock takes on Militant - Labour Conference speech 1985 - YouTube 30 October 2020; Winnie Ewing reconvenes Scottish Parliament in 1999, YouTube 12 May 2019. Winnie Ewing interview after winning the Hamilton By-Election 1967 THE HAMILTON BY-ELECTION 1967, TRIUMPHS AND DISASTERS, Radio 4 05 June 2002. World at One, Radio 4 03 November 1967. Winnie Ewing didn't think they'd win, Before you go 19 December 2001. Madame Ecosse, Scottish Digital Library First Broadcast Mon 13 April 2009; Craig Brown talking about the kilts worn by the Scottish Tartans in 1998, Mr Brown's Boys, BBC Scotland, First Broadcast Sat 11 Feb 2023. Brown talking about the team, Craig Brown's 1998 World Cup Diary

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Dame Ann Leslie, the journalist who reported on some of the most significant events of recent times.

Lord Kerslake, who was Head of the Civil Service under the coalition government.

Diane Rowe, the table tennis champion who won the world doubles title with her twin sister Rosalind.

Tim Blackmore, the radio executive who produced the first Radio 1 breakfast show and pioneered independent production in the industry.

Interviewee: Lindsey Hilsum

Interviewee: Lord O’Donnell

Interviewee: Mary Wright

Interviewee: Tony Blackburn

Interviewee: Simon Cole

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Dame Ann Leslie, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 12/11/2004; Dame Ann Leslie, Woman’s Hour, BBC Radio 4, 07/08/2011; Lord Kerslake interview, BBC Newsnight, 21/02/2020; Bob Kerslake interview Affordable Housing, You and Yours, BBC Radio 4, 09/04/2008; Bob Kerslake interview, How to run a city, BBC Radio 4, 21/10/2009; Sir Gus O' Donnell and Sir Bob Kerslake talk about the Civil Service, Civil Service Mailbox, YouTube uploaded 31/07/2012; Lord Bob Kerslake, National Housing Federation , YouTube uploaded 01/02/2023; Diane Rowe, Table Tennis champions return home (1951), Pathe, uploaded 10/11/2020; Rowe Twins Triumph (London 1954), World Champs Top 10 Moments, World Table Tennis YouTube Channel, uploaded 30/03/2017; A Conversation with Tim Blackmore, Radio Academy, 06/07/2022; Tim Blackmore, Established 1973: 40 years of commercial radio, BBC Radio 4, 27/08/14; Tim Blackmore, Radio Moments - Conversations, David Lloyd Radio, 09/04/2019; The Story of Pop, BBC Radio 1, 26/01/1974;

Matthew Bannister on a civil servant, journalist, table tennis champion, radio executive.

Interviewee: Lord O'Donnell

Dame Ann Leslie, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 12/11/2004; Dame Ann Leslie, Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4, 07/08/2011; Lord Kerslake interview, BBC Newsnight, 21/02/2020; Bob Kerslake interview Affordable Housing, You and Yours, BBC Radio 4, 09/04/2008; Bob Kerslake interview, How to run a city, BBC Radio 4, 21/10/2009; Sir Gus O' Donnell and Sir Bob Kerslake talk about the Civil Service, Civil Service Mailbox, YouTube uploaded 31/07/2012; Lord Bob Kerslake, National Housing Federation , YouTube uploaded 01/02/2023; Diane Rowe, Table Tennis champions return home (1951), Pathe, uploaded 10/11/2020; Rowe Twins Triumph (London 1954), World Champs Top 10 Moments, World Table Tennis YouTube Channel, uploaded 30/03/2017; A Conversation with Tim Blackmore, Radio Academy, 06/07/2022; Tim Blackmore, Established 1973: 40 years of commercial radio, BBC Radio 4, 27/08/14; Tim Blackmore, Radio Moments - Conversations, David Lloyd Radio, 09/04/2019; The Story of Pop, BBC Radio 1, 26/01/1974;

902Malcolm Mowbray, Victoria Amelina, Roger Lovegrove, Mavis Cheek2023071420230716 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Malcolm Mowbray, the British film director best known for making “A Private Function” - the comedy about wartime rationing starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith. The film’s writer Alan Bennett pays tribute.

Victoria Amelina, the Ukrainian novelist and war crimes researcher who was killed in a missile strike in Kramatorsk.

Roger Lovegrove, the ornithologist who played a leading role in re-introducing red kites to the UK.

Mavis Cheek, who wrote humorous novels about middle class marriage and relationships. We’re joined by her friend Helen Lederer.

Interviewee: Olha Mukha

Interviewee: Alan Bennett

Interviewee: Joe Mowbray

Interviewee: Roy Dennis

Interviewee: Helen Lederer

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Kramatorsk: Russian missile strike hits restaurants in Ukrainian city, Verified Live, BBC World News, 28/06/2023; Victoria Amelina interview recorded 15/05/2023, Copyright Clearance Centre, YouTube uploaded 03/07/2023; Playhouse: Days at the Beach, Director: Malcolm Mowbray, BBC Two, 13/02/1981; Our Winnie, BBC Four, repeated broadcast 10/12/2009; Malcolm Mowbray, London Standard Film Awards, BBC One, 26/01/1986; A Private Function (1984) film promotion, Hand Made Films, YoutTube uploaded 24/05/2019; A Private Function (1984), Hand Made Films, 1984; Roger Lovegrove: Red Kite, The Great British Birdwatch BBC One, 19/06/1989 ; Red Kite sound effects, RSPB, recordist Jens Kirkeby, recorded 17/08/2005; Mavis Cheek interview, Woman’s Hour, BBC Radio 4, 04/03/2002; Mavis Cheek reading The Sex Life of My Aunt, Faber and Faber, Arts Archive, Woman’s Hour arts book archive website, BBC Radio 4, uploaded 04/03/2002; Mavis Cheek interview and extract reading, Sixty Minutes, BBC One, 26/10/1983.

Matthew Bannister on a film director, a novelist, an ornithologist and a writer.

Malcolm Mowbray, the British film director best known for making “A Private Function” - the comedy about wartime rationing starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith. The film's writer Alan Bennett pays tribute.

Mavis Cheek, who wrote humorous novels about middle class marriage and relationships. We're joined by her friend Helen Lederer.

Kramatorsk: Russian missile strike hits restaurants in Ukrainian city, Verified Live, BBC World News, 28/06/2023; Victoria Amelina interview recorded 15/05/2023, Copyright Clearance Centre, YouTube uploaded 03/07/2023; Playhouse: Days at the Beach, Director: Malcolm Mowbray, BBC Two, 13/02/1981; Our Winnie, BBC Four, repeated broadcast 10/12/2009; Malcolm Mowbray, London Standard Film Awards, BBC One, 26/01/1986; A Private Function (1984) film promotion, Hand Made Films, YoutTube uploaded 24/05/2019; A Private Function (1984), Hand Made Films, 1984; Roger Lovegrove: Red Kite, The Great British Birdwatch BBC One, 19/06/1989 ; Red Kite sound effects, RSPB, recordist Jens Kirkeby, recorded 17/08/2005; Mavis Cheek interview, Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4, 04/03/2002; Mavis Cheek reading The Sex Life of My Aunt, Faber and Faber, Arts Archive, Woman's Hour arts book archive website, BBC Radio 4, uploaded 04/03/2002; Mavis Cheek interview and extract reading, Sixty Minutes, BBC One, 26/10/1983.

Malcolm Mowbray, the British film director best known for making ?A Private Function? - the comedy about wartime rationing starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith. The film's writer Alan Bennett pays tribute.

Malcolm Mowbray, the British film director best known for making “A Private Function?? - the comedy about wartime rationing starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith. The film's writer Alan Bennett pays tribute.

Malcolm Mowbray, the British film director best known for making `A Private Function` - the comedy about wartime rationing starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith. The film's writer Alan Bennett pays tribute.

903Lady Williams Of Elvel, Professor John Goodenough, Christine Baker, Lord Palmer2023072120230723 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Lady Williams of Elvel, who, as Jane Portal, was personal secretary to Winston Churchill and the mother of the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.

Professor John Goodenough, the American materials chemist who won the Nobel prize for his work on developing the rechargeable lithium battery.

Christine Baker, the publisher who specialised in making British children’s books available in France. Sir Michael Morpurgo pays tribute.

Lord Palmer, the aristocrat who worked in the family biscuit making firm Huntley and Palmer before inheriting the 109 room Manderston House and estate in the Scottish borders.

Interviewee: Allen Packwood OBE

Interviewee: Marnie Chesterton

Interviewee: Sir Michael Morpurgo

Interviewee: Robin Baker

Interviewee: Hugo Palmer

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Interviews with Lady Williams, all courtesy of the Churchill Archives Centre; An Interview with Lady Williams, HTB at Home, HTB.org, YouTube uploaded 18/04/2021; Winston Churchill speech, The Commonwealth Mourns Its King, BBC Radio, 14/04/1952; Warhorse (2011) Trailer, YouTube uploaded 04/10/2011; Huntley and Palmers Factory, Reading in the 1930s, Wessex Film and Sound Archive YouTube channel, uploaded 25/08/2011; Lord Palmer Interview, Front Row, BBC 13/02/2004; Lord Palmer interview, BBC Antiques Roadshow Series 28 Manderston, BBC One, 30/10/2005; Lord Palmer Interview, Posh people: Inside Tatler, BBC Two, 18/12/2014; Lord Palmer speech in House of Lords, Today at Parliament, BBC Radio 4, 24/03/2021;

Matthew Bannister on a secretary, a materials chemist, a publisher and an aristocrat.

Christine Baker, the publisher who specialised in making British children's books available in France. Sir Michael Morpurgo pays tribute.

904George Alagiah, Sinead O'connor, Ann Clwyd, Tony Bennett, And Trevor Francis2023072820230730 (R4)John Wilson on

George Alagiah, the BBC Journalist and Presenter is remembered by his colleagues Sophie Raworth and John Simpson.

Sinead O’Connor, the Irish singer who won worldwide fame with Nothing Compares 2 U.

Ann Clwyd, the former Labour Member of Parliament who held frontbench posts in opposition, and campaigned on behalf of Welsh miners and Iraqi Kurds.

Tony Bennett, the consummate crooner who sold 50 million records with hits including I Left My Heart In San Francisco. His son and manager Danny Bennett pays tribute.

Trevor Francis, the former England footballer who became Britain’s first £1million player when he joined Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest.

Interviewee: Sophie Raworth

Interviewee: John Simpson

Interviewee: Danny Bennett

Interviewee: Jo Stevens MP

Interviewee: Linda Christmas

Interviewee: Tony Woodcock

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

George Alagiah report on the World Bank, Breakfast Time, BBC One, 27/04/1989; George Alagiah report on 40th Anniversary of Ghana independence, BBC News, 22/11/1997; George Alagiah interview, BBC Radio 5 Live, 27/08/2019; Sinead O Connor interview, MasterTapes (Side A), BBC Radio 4, 15/12/2014; Sinead O’Connor interview, MasterTapes (Side B), BBC Radio 4, 16/12/2014; Ann Clwyd question in House of Commons, PMQ’s, BBC One, 24/01/08; Ann Clwyd interview at Tower Colliery Protest, BBC News Wales, 15/04/94; Ann Clwyd interview, Iraq War 10 Years On, BBC News Wales, 26/03/13; Tony Bennett interview, Front Row, BBC Radio 4, 02/07/2011; Trevor Francis interviews, BBC News, 02/10/1972; Trevor Francis goal, Nottingham Forest v Malmo, BBC Sport, 30/05/1979; Brian Clough interview, BBC News, 30/05/1979.

John Wilson on a journalist, a singer-songwriter, a politician, a singer, a footballer

Sinead O'Connor, the Irish singer who won worldwide fame with Nothing Compares 2 U.

Trevor Francis, the former England footballer who became Britain's first £1million player when he joined Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest.

George Alagiah report on the World Bank, Breakfast Time, BBC One, 27/04/1989; George Alagiah report on 40th Anniversary of Ghana independence, BBC News, 22/11/1997; George Alagiah interview, BBC Radio 5 Live, 27/08/2019; Sinead O Connor interview, MasterTapes (Side A), BBC Radio 4, 15/12/2014; Sinead O'Connor interview, MasterTapes (Side B), BBC Radio 4, 16/12/2014; Ann Clwyd question in House of Commons, PMQ's, BBC One, 24/01/08; Ann Clwyd interview at Tower Colliery Protest, BBC News Wales, 15/04/94; Ann Clwyd interview, Iraq War 10 Years On, BBC News Wales, 26/03/13; Tony Bennett interview, Front Row, BBC Radio 4, 02/07/2011; Trevor Francis interviews, BBC News, 02/10/1972; Trevor Francis goal, Nottingham Forest v Malmo, BBC Sport, 30/05/1979; Brian Clough interview, BBC News, 30/05/1979.

905Richard Barancik, Yvonne Littlewood Mbe, Edward Sexton, Dr Christian Carritt2023080420230806 (R4)Kirsty Lang on:

Richard Barancik, the last known surviving member of a World War II allied unit - The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives section - known as the Monuments Men and Women.

Yvonne Littlewood MBE, the first woman to become a television producer and director in the BBC Light Entertainment unit.

Edward Sexton, the Saville Row master tailor.

And Dr Christian Carritt who set up her own GP practice in 1950s London.

Interviewee: Robert Edsel

Interviewee: Cathy Graham

Interviewee: Liz McLoughlin

Interviewee: Dominic Sebag-Montefiore

Interviewee: William Cohen

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Hitler's Stolen Art Collection (1945), British Pathe, War Archives, YouTube published 10/01/2012; EuroVision Song Contest 1962, BBC One, Introduction, 1963; Yvonne Littlewood interview, History of the BBC, 09/01/2015; Yvonne Littlewood interview, The History Project: Film, Television and Radio, historyproject.org.uk, 21/11/1991,; Yvonne Littlewood interview Tape 2, The History Project: Film, Television and Radio, historyproject.org.uk, 28/11/1991; The Val Doonican Show, BBC One, 09/06/1984; Edward Sexton – Master Tailor, Edward Sexton YouTube, uploaded 29/08/2014; Edward Sexton interview, The Rake Presents, The Rake, YouTube uploaded 04/03/2021;Edward Sexton interview, Midweek, BBC Radio 4, 26/11/2014; Edward Sexton – British Style Genius, BBC Four, repeated broadcast date 11/06/2008;

Kirsty Lang on a soldier, a television producer, a tailor and a doctor.

Hitler's Stolen Art Collection (1945), British Pathe, War Archives, YouTube published 10/01/2012; EuroVision Song Contest 1962, BBC One, Introduction, 1963; Yvonne Littlewood interview, History of the BBC, 09/01/2015; Yvonne Littlewood interview, The History Project: Film, Television and Radio, historyproject.org.uk, 21/11/1991,; Yvonne Littlewood interview Tape 2, The History Project: Film, Television and Radio, historyproject.org.uk, 28/11/1991; The Val Doonican Show, BBC One, 09/06/1984; Edward Sexton ? Master Tailor, Edward Sexton YouTube, uploaded 29/08/2014; Edward Sexton interview, The Rake Presents, The Rake, YouTube uploaded 04/03/2021;Edward Sexton interview, Midweek, BBC Radio 4, 26/11/2014; Edward Sexton ? British Style Genius, BBC Four, repeated broadcast date 11/06/2008;

Hitler's Stolen Art Collection (1945), British Pathe, War Archives, YouTube published 10/01/2012; EuroVision Song Contest 1962, BBC One, Introduction, 1963; Yvonne Littlewood interview, History of the BBC, 09/01/2015; Yvonne Littlewood interview, The History Project: Film, Television and Radio, historyproject.org.uk, 21/11/1991,; Yvonne Littlewood interview Tape 2, The History Project: Film, Television and Radio, historyproject.org.uk, 28/11/1991; The Val Doonican Show, BBC One, 09/06/1984; Edward Sexton - Master Tailor, Edward Sexton YouTube, uploaded 29/08/2014; Edward Sexton interview, The Rake Presents, The Rake, YouTube uploaded 04/03/2021;Edward Sexton interview, Midweek, BBC Radio 4, 26/11/2014; Edward Sexton - British Style Genius, BBC Four, repeated broadcast date 11/06/2008;

906Sir Michael Boyd, Jess Search, Warren Ford, Leny Andrade2023081120230813 (R4)Kirsty Lang on:

Sir Michael Boyd, the former Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Jess Search, the fearless documentary producer who backed award winning but controversial films others feared to touch.

Warren Ford, the tea consultant and buyer who devised the well-known Yorkshire blend.

Leny Andrade, the Brazilian bossa nova and jazz singer.

Producer: Ed Prendeville

Archive used:

Stark Talk, BBC, 02 Dec 2007; Front Row, BBC, 25 Jul 2002; Charlie Rose, charlierose.com, 29 Nov 2005; Macbeth, part of the 2006 to 2008 Histories Cycle, RSC Shakespeare Learning Zone, YouTube uploaded 8 Jun 2015; Spotlight Conversation with Jess Search

BFI London Film Festival 2021, Youtube Uploaded 17 Nov 2021; Citizenfour Official Trailer 1 (2014) - Edward Snowden Documentary HD, Youtube uploaded 10 Oct 2014; Virunga Trailer – provided by Verdant Communications; Virunga Trailer – provided by Verdant Communications; 'Citizenfour' winning Best Documentary Feature, Youtube uploaded 9 March 2015; Yorkshire Tea hard water advert, YouTube uploaded 18 Jul 2007

Kirsty Lang on an artistic director, a documentary maker, a tea consultant and a singer

BFI London Film Festival 2021, Youtube Uploaded 17 Nov 2021; Citizenfour Official Trailer 1 (2014) - Edward Snowden Documentary HD, Youtube uploaded 10 Oct 2014; Virunga Trailer ? provided by Verdant Communications; Virunga Trailer ? provided by Verdant Communications; 'Citizenfour' winning Best Documentary Feature, Youtube uploaded 9 March 2015; Yorkshire Tea hard water advert, YouTube uploaded 18 Jul 2007

Kirsty Lang on an artistic director, a documentary maker, a tea consultant and a singer.

BFI London Film Festival 2021, Youtube Uploaded 17 Nov 2021; Citizenfour Official Trailer 1 (2014) - Edward Snowden Documentary HD, Youtube uploaded 10 Oct 2014; Virunga Trailer - provided by Verdant Communications; Virunga Trailer - provided by Verdant Communications; 'Citizenfour' winning Best Documentary Feature, Youtube uploaded 9 March 2015; Yorkshire Tea hard water advert, YouTube uploaded 18 Jul 2007

907Nick Kaiser, Angela Flowers, Robbie Shepherd, Doreen Mantle.2023081820230820 (R4)Kirsty Lang on:

Nick Kaiser, an internationally renowned British scientist who reached not just for the stars but the entire cosmos....

A gallerist who championed British contemporary art: Angela Flowers opened her first exhibition space in a Soho attic in 1970

A fixture of Scottish cultural life, the legendary broadcaster Robbie Shepherd, who presented BBC Scotland’s Dance music programme, Take the Floor, for 35 years

The actress, Doreen Mantle - best remembered for her role in the popular 1990s sitcom, One Foot in the Grave

Producer: Ed Prendeville

Archive used:

Robbie Shepherd, Braemar Gathering commentary, BBC Scotland; Take the Floor - Robbie Shepherd Intro, June 2015; Music of Spey–poem, BBC Scotland; Robbie Shepherd interview, BBC Scotland 2016; Wonders of the Solar System (Ep: Dead or Alive), BBCHD, 28/Mar/2010; Midweek, BBC Radio 4, 04/05/2011; One Foot in the Grave: The Futility of the Fly, BBC1, 30/10/2000; One Foot in the Grave: The Beast in the Cage, BBC1, 23/02/1992

Kirsty Lang on an actress, a British scientist, a gallerist, a Scottish broadcaster.

A fixture of Scottish cultural life, the legendary broadcaster Robbie Shepherd, who presented BBC Scotland's Dance music programme, Take the Floor, for 35 years

Robbie Shepherd, Braemar Gathering commentary, BBC Scotland; Take the Floor - Robbie Shepherd Intro, June 2015; Music of Spey?poem, BBC Scotland; Robbie Shepherd interview, BBC Scotland 2016; Wonders of the Solar System (Ep: Dead or Alive), BBCHD, 28/Mar/2010; Midweek, BBC Radio 4, 04/05/2011; One Foot in the Grave: The Futility of the Fly, BBC1, 30/10/2000; One Foot in the Grave: The Beast in the Cage, BBC1, 23/02/1992

Robbie Shepherd, Braemar Gathering commentary, BBC Scotland; Take the Floor - Robbie Shepherd Intro, June 2015; Music of Spey-poem, BBC Scotland; Robbie Shepherd interview, BBC Scotland 2016; Wonders of the Solar System (Ep: Dead or Alive), BBCHD, 28/Mar/2010; Midweek, BBC Radio 4, 04/05/2011; One Foot in the Grave: The Futility of the Fly, BBC1, 30/10/2000; One Foot in the Grave: The Beast in the Cage, BBC1, 23/02/1992

908Michael Parkinson, Renata Scotto, John Brierly, Isobel Crook2023082520230827 (R4)John Wilson on:

The journalist and broadcaster who became synonymous with the British chat show, Sir Michael Parkinson.

Italian soprano Renata Scotto, one of the biggest stars of opera in the 1960s and 70s

John Brierly, the author of bestselling guidebooks to the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route

The teacher, anthropologist and communist Isobel Crook who lived and worked in China for most of her life.

Producer: Ed Prendeville

Archive used

Isabel Crook: We belonged and this is why we stayed, Youtube uploaded 18 Jul 2021; Isabel Crook My Hundred Years CCTV NEWS, Youtube uploaded 26 Jul 2016; Kate Adie – Tiananmen Square 1989, BBC News Archive; Parkinson Theme tune, BBC 1 19 June 1971 to 10 April 1982.

John Wilson on a broadcaster, an Italian soprano, an author and an anthropologist

Isabel Crook: We belonged and this is why we stayed, Youtube uploaded 18 Jul 2021; Isabel Crook My Hundred Years CCTV NEWS, Youtube uploaded 26 Jul 2016; Kate Adie ? Tiananmen Square 1989, BBC News Archive; Parkinson Theme tune, BBC 1 19 June 1971 to 10 April 1982.

Isabel Crook: We belonged and this is why we stayed, Youtube uploaded 18 Jul 2021; Isabel Crook My Hundred Years CCTV NEWS, Youtube uploaded 26 Jul 2016; Kate Adie - Tiananmen Square 1989, BBC News Archive; Parkinson Theme tune, BBC 1 19 June 1971 to 10 April 1982.

909Julian Haviland, Johaar Mosaval, Tricia Tyler, Matyelok Gibbs2023090120230903 (R4)Matthew Bannister on:

Julian Haviland who was political editor at ITN and then the Times, covering key events at Westminster in the 1970s and 80s.

Johaar Mosaval, the South African dancer who overcame racial prejudice to fulfil his dream of becoming a ballet star.

Tricia Tyler, who edited the Nursing Times.

Matyelok Gibbs, the actor and director who secured the future of London’s famous Unicorn Children’s Theatre.

Interviewee: Philip Webster

Interviewee: Sharon Paulson

Interviewee: Janet Snell

Interviewee: Ursula Jones

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Julian Haviland interview with Prime Minister Ted Heath, Associated Press, 22/01/1974; Julian Haviland interview with Margaret Thatcher, ITN Archive YouTube Channel, 04/10/1976, uploaded to YouTube 17/08/2023; Julian Haviland interview with Matt Chorley, Red Box podcast, The Political Editors: Julian Haviland, The Times, 23/08/2023; Julian Haviland Interview with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, ITN archive, 23/07/1980; Johaar Mosaval interview, University of Cape Town South Africa, Uploaded on YouTube 17/04/2020; Johaar Mosaval interview, Al Jazeera English, Uploaded on YouTube 12/03/2023; Jewel in The Crown, promo, Granada TV, 1984; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Promo, Warner Bros. Pictures, 2010;

Matthew Bannister on a political editor, a dancer, a journalist and an actor.

Matyelok Gibbs, the actor and director who secured the future of London's famous Unicorn Children's Theatre.

910Mohamed Al-fayed, Dorothy Goodman, Professor Anthony Bryceson, Denyse Plummer2023090820230910 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Mohamed Al-Fayed, the controversial businessman who owned Harrods department store and Fulham Football Club. His son Dodi died in the car crash that killed Princess Diana.

Dorothy Goodman, the educationalist who helped to found the consumer affairs magazine that became known as “Which???.

Professor Anthony Bryceson, the tropical medicine expert who was kidnapped by guerrilla forces in Laos.

Denyse Plummer, the singer who overcame prejudice to be crowned Calypso Monarch in her home islands of Trinidad and Tobago

Interviewee: Tom Bower

Interviewee: Harriet Goodman

Interviewee: Professor Sir David Warrell

Interviewee: Carl 'Beaver' Henderson

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive Used:

Mohamed AL Fayed, Press Interview, BBC News, 01/03/1990; Mohamed Al Fayed refused British Passport, BBC News, 06/05/1999; The death of Princess Dianna and Dodi Al Fayed, BBC Radio, 31/08/1997; Mohamed Al Fayed interview, Tabloid Tales: Mohamed Al Fayed, BBC ONE, 31/03/2004; Inquest into the death of Princess Diana, BBC News, 04/2008; Dorothy Goodman interview, Which? 60 Years of Which, Source: which.co.uk, 08/07/2022; Kitchen Gadget (1950), Pathe News, 16/10/1950 ; Denyse Plummer interview, Woman Making A Difference, TT Online, YouTube uploaded 17 /05/2020

Matthew Bannister on a businessman, a educationalist, a tropical medicine expert, a singer

Dorothy Goodman, the educationalist who helped to found the consumer affairs magazine that became known as “Which?”.

Dorothy Goodman, the educationalist who helped to found the consumer affairs magazine that became known as ?Which??.

Dorothy Goodman, the educationalist who helped to found the consumer affairs magazine that became known as `Which?`.

911Mike Yarwood, Ada Deer, Sir Ian Wilmut, Dorothy Purdew2023091520230917 (R4)Matthew Bannister on Mike Yarwood, whose impressions of famous people made him one of TV’s biggest stars in the 1970s and 80s.

Ada Deer, the Native American campaigner who became head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs under President Clinton.

Professor Sir Ian Wilmut, the embryologist who led the team that created Dolly the Sheep – the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell.

Dorothy Purdew, who left school at fourteen but went on to build up the Champneys chain of health farms and spa resorts.

Interviewee: Emma Freud

Interviewee: Gyles Brandreth

Interviewee: Ben Wikler

Interviewee: Dr Bill Ritchie

Interviewee: Stephen Purdew

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Mike Yarwood sketch as Prime Minister Ted Heath, Christmas with the Stars, BBC One, 25/12/1972; Denis Healy sketch, Look – Mike Yarwood, BBC one, 07/02/1976; Harold Wilson sketch, The Best of Mike Yarwood, BBC One, 23/04/1976; Mike Yarwood interview, On the Ropes, BBC Radio 4, 01/12/1995; Mike Yarwood impressions Nixon/Cooper/Moore, Listen – Mike Yarwood, BBC Radio 2, 08/12/1973; Emma Freud as Princess Diana, Mike Yarwood’s Royal Variety Show, Thames Production, 30/09/1986; Ada Deer interview, NPR Radio, uploaded 17/08/2023; Ada Deer interview, YouTube, uploaded 04/01/2013; Native American Experience, Ada Deer, Communications for Change, 01/01/1976; Professor Sir Ian Wilmut interview, Life Scientific, BBC Radio 4, 11/10/2016; Dolly The Sheep – BBC News, BBC Archive; Dorothy Perdue , Champneys, ITV, YouTube uploaded 04/07/2014;

Matthew Bannister on an impressionist, a campaigner, an embryologist and a businesswoman.

Matthew Bannister on Mike Yarwood, whose impressions of famous people made him one of TV's biggest stars in the 1970s and 80s.

Mike Yarwood sketch as Prime Minister Ted Heath, Christmas with the Stars, BBC One, 25/12/1972; Denis Healy sketch, Look – Mike Yarwood, BBC one, 07/02/1976; Harold Wilson sketch, The Best of Mike Yarwood, BBC One, 23/04/1976; Mike Yarwood interview, On the Ropes, BBC Radio 4, 01/12/1995; Mike Yarwood impressions Nixon/Cooper/Moore, Listen – Mike Yarwood, BBC Radio 2, 08/12/1973; Emma Freud as Princess Diana, Mike Yarwood's Royal Variety Show, Thames Production, 30/09/1986; Ada Deer interview, NPR Radio, uploaded 17/08/2023; Ada Deer interview, YouTube, uploaded 04/01/2013; Native American Experience, Ada Deer, Communications for Change, 01/01/1976; Professor Sir Ian Wilmut interview, Life Scientific, BBC Radio 4, 11/10/2016; Dolly The Sheep – BBC News, BBC Archive; Dorothy Perdue , Champneys, ITV, YouTube uploaded 04/07/2014;

Professor Sir Ian Wilmut, the embryologist who led the team that created Dolly the Sheep ? the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell.

Mike Yarwood sketch as Prime Minister Ted Heath, Christmas with the Stars, BBC One, 25/12/1972; Denis Healy sketch, Look ? Mike Yarwood, BBC one, 07/02/1976; Harold Wilson sketch, The Best of Mike Yarwood, BBC One, 23/04/1976; Mike Yarwood interview, On the Ropes, BBC Radio 4, 01/12/1995; Mike Yarwood impressions Nixon/Cooper/Moore, Listen ? Mike Yarwood, BBC Radio 2, 08/12/1973; Emma Freud as Princess Diana, Mike Yarwood's Royal Variety Show, Thames Production, 30/09/1986; Ada Deer interview, NPR Radio, uploaded 17/08/2023; Ada Deer interview, YouTube, uploaded 04/01/2013; Native American Experience, Ada Deer, Communications for Change, 01/01/1976; Professor Sir Ian Wilmut interview, Life Scientific, BBC Radio 4, 11/10/2016; Dolly The Sheep ? BBC News, BBC Archive; Dorothy Perdue , Champneys, ITV, YouTube uploaded 04/07/2014;

Professor Sir Ian Wilmut, the embryologist who led the team that created Dolly the Sheep - the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell.

Mike Yarwood sketch as Prime Minister Ted Heath, Christmas with the Stars, BBC One, 25/12/1972; Denis Healy sketch, Look - Mike Yarwood, BBC one, 07/02/1976; Harold Wilson sketch, The Best of Mike Yarwood, BBC One, 23/04/1976; Mike Yarwood interview, On the Ropes, BBC Radio 4, 01/12/1995; Mike Yarwood impressions Nixon/Cooper/Moore, Listen - Mike Yarwood, BBC Radio 2, 08/12/1973; Emma Freud as Princess Diana, Mike Yarwood's Royal Variety Show, Thames Production, 30/09/1986; Ada Deer interview, NPR Radio, uploaded 17/08/2023; Ada Deer interview, YouTube, uploaded 04/01/2013; Native American Experience, Ada Deer, Communications for Change, 01/01/1976; Professor Sir Ian Wilmut interview, Life Scientific, BBC Radio 4, 11/10/2016; Dolly The Sheep - BBC News, BBC Archive; Dorothy Perdue , Champneys, ITV, YouTube uploaded 04/07/2014;

912Sir Horace Ove, Su Gorman, Roger Whittaker, Jean Combes2023092220230924 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sir Horace Ov退, the director whose films told stories of the experiences of black people in Britain.

Su Gorman, who campaigned for justice for the victims of the contaminated blood scandal, after her own husband was infected with hepatitis C.

Roger Whittaker, the singer best known for his hits Durham Town and The Last Farewell, and his skill at whistling.

Jean Combes, the naturalist whose meticulous records of the moment when trees came into leaf in the spring cast light on the effects of climate change.

Interviewee: Zak Ov退

Interviewee: Jan Smith

Interviewee: Caroline Wheeler

Interviewee: Siobhan Grogan

Interviewee: Sue Stout

Interviewee: Professor Tim Sparks

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Horace Ov退 interview Galeforce Television, YouTube uploaded 04/10/2010; Horace Ov退 interview, Caribbean Links, BBC Radio 4, 03/02/1984; Reggae, Review, BBC Two, 26/03/1971; Horace Ov退 interview, Newsnight, BBC Two, 02/02/1982; Pressure: Discussion Panel, The Derek Jarman Lab, uploaded 21/05/2021; Play for Today: A Hole in Babylon, BBC One, 29/11/1979; Contaminated Blood Inquiry, Today, Radio 4, 24/09/2018; Contaminated Blood Scandal, BBC News, 17/08/2022; Roger Whittaker interview, BBC Radio 2, 01/01/2000.

Matthew Bannister on a film director, a campaigner, a singer and a naturalist.

Sir Horace Ov?, the director whose films told stories of the experiences of black people in Britain.

Interviewee: Zak Ov?

Horace Ov? interview Galeforce Television, YouTube uploaded 04/10/2010; Horace Ov? interview, Caribbean Links, BBC Radio 4, 03/02/1984; Reggae, Review, BBC Two, 26/03/1971; Horace Ov? interview, Newsnight, BBC Two, 02/02/1982; Pressure: Discussion Panel, The Derek Jarman Lab, uploaded 21/05/2021; Play for Today: A Hole in Babylon, BBC One, 29/11/1979; Contaminated Blood Inquiry, Today, Radio 4, 24/09/2018; Contaminated Blood Scandal, BBC News, 17/08/2022; Roger Whittaker interview, BBC Radio 2, 01/01/2000.

913Gita Mehta, Matteo Messina Denaro, Irma Brenman Pick, John Stevenson2023092920231001 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Gita Mehta, the author who set out to reveal the truth about India to the West. Her friend the theatre director Sir Richard Eyre pays tribute.

Matteo Messina Denaro, the Italian mafia boss who boasted he could “fill a cemetery” with his murder victims.

Irma Brenman Pick, the psychoanalyst who investigated the emotional reactions between patient and therapist.

John Stevenson, who wrote some of the best loved episodes of Coronation Street. Sally Wainwright shares her memories of working with him.

Interviewee: Sir Richard Eyre

Interviewee: Barbie Latza Nadeau

Interviewee: Daniel Pick

Interviewee: Margaret Rustin

Interviewee: Sally Wainwright

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Gita Mehta interview with Charlie Rose: The complexity and diversity of India, Charlie Rose website, 12/05/1997; Paperbacks: Gita Mehta interview about her book Karma Cola, BBC One, 29/04/1981; Gita Mehta documentary, Dateline Bangladesh, 18/12/2014; Gita Mehta interview, Woman’s Hour, BBC Radio 4, 02/07/1990; News report: Falcone killed in bomb explosion, BBC News, 23/05/1992; News report: Anti-Mafia Judge murdered, BBC News, 19/07/1992; Matteo Messina Denaro arrested, The World Tonight, Radio 4, 16/01/2023; Ken Barlow Finds Out About Deidre’s Affair, Coronation Street YouTube channel, uploaded 21/01/2015; Hilda Ogden unveils her new 'muriel ' , Coronation Street, 1976; Rovers Return scene, Coronation Street, 11/09/1978; Reg’s Waterbed Floods His Apartment, Coronation Street YouTube Channel, uploaded 30 May 2017; Brass opening scene, ITV, 21/02/1983; Ken gives Raquel French Lessons , Coronation Street Facebook page, uploaded 19/08/2020;

Matthew Bannister on an author, a mafia boss, a psychoanalyst and a scriptwriter.

Gita Mehta interview with Charlie Rose: The complexity and diversity of India, Charlie Rose website, 12/05/1997; Paperbacks: Gita Mehta interview about her book Karma Cola, BBC One, 29/04/1981; Gita Mehta documentary, Dateline Bangladesh, 18/12/2014; Gita Mehta interview, Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4, 02/07/1990; News report: Falcone killed in bomb explosion, BBC News, 23/05/1992; News report: Anti-Mafia Judge murdered, BBC News, 19/07/1992; Matteo Messina Denaro arrested, The World Tonight, Radio 4, 16/01/2023; Ken Barlow Finds Out About Deidre's Affair, Coronation Street YouTube channel, uploaded 21/01/2015; Hilda Ogden unveils her new 'muriel ' , Coronation Street, 1976; Rovers Return scene, Coronation Street, 11/09/1978; Reg's Waterbed Floods His Apartment, Coronation Street YouTube Channel, uploaded 30 May 2017; Brass opening scene, ITV, 21/02/1983; Ken gives Raquel French Lessons , Coronation Street Facebook page, uploaded 19/08/2020;

Matteo Messina Denaro, the Italian mafia boss who boasted he could ?fill a cemetery? with his murder victims.

Matteo Messina Denaro, the Italian mafia boss who boasted he could “fill a cemetery?? with his murder victims.

Matteo Messina Denaro, the Italian mafia boss who boasted he could `fill a cemetery` with his murder victims.

914Michael Gambon, Pat Arrowsmith, Treleven Haysom, Dianne Feinstein2023100620231008 (R4)Matthew Bannister on the acclaimed actor Sir Michael Gambon. His son Fergus reveals his love of cars, antique firearms – and lying to journalists.

The peace campaigner Pat Arrowsmith, who went to prison a number of times for direct action protests.

Treleven Haysom, the stone mason who devoted his life to working, quarrying and telling the history of Purbeck stone.

Dianne Feinstein, the US Senator who campaigned for women’s rights and gun control and revealed the CIA’s use of torture.

Producer: Ed Prendeville

Matthew Bannister on an actor, a campaigner, a stonemason and a US senator.

Dianne Feinstein, the US Senator who campaigned for women's rights and gun control and revealed the CIA's use of torture.

Matthew Bannister on the acclaimed actor Sir Michael Gambon. His son Fergus reveals his love of cars, antique firearms ? and lying to journalists.

Matthew Bannister on the acclaimed actor Sir Michael Gambon. His son Fergus reveals his love of cars, antique firearms - and lying to journalists.

915Kirsty Smitten, Kat Anderson, Beverly Willis, Tony Wade2023101320231015 (R4)Kirsty Lang on

The talented young scientist Kirsty Smitten who did pioneering work developing a new generation of antibiotics.

Singer Kat Anderson who made pop history with Motown’s first Number One hit: Please Mr Postman.

The architect Beverly Willis who devoted much of her career to promoting her female peers.

Tony Wade who helped built Britain’s first black owned multi-million-pound business selling hair and beauty products to Afro Caribbean women.

Producer: Ed Prendeville

Kirsty Lang on a scientist, an architect, an entrepreneur and a singer.

Kirsty Lang on scientist Kirsty Smitten, architect Beverly Willis, entrepreneur Tony Wade and singer Katherine Anderson.

Singer Kat Anderson who made pop history with Motown's first Number One hit: Please Mr Postman.

Tony Wade who helped built Britain's first black owned multi-million-pound business selling hair and beauty products to Afro Caribbean women.

Kirsty Lang on a scientist, an architect, an entrepreneur, and a singer.

916Charles Chuck Feeney, Phyllis Pippa Latour, Florence Fisher, Dr Nicholas Arnold2023102020231022 (R4)Kirsty Lang on

Charles ‘Chuck' Feeney, the secret billionaire who gave most of his money away to good causes.

Phyllis ‘Pippa' Latour, the fearless secret agent who was parachuted into Nazi occupied Normandy a month before D-Day.

Florence Fisher, who was adopted as a child and later led a movement to help millions of others find their birth parents.

Dr Nicholas Arnold, one of the world's leading experts on reptiles.

Interviewee: Conor O'Clery

Interviewee: Clare Mulley

Interviewee: Lorraine Dusky

Interviewee: Andie Markoe-Byrne

Interviewee: Chris Arnold

Interviewee: Dr Colin McCarthy

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Secret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story, RTE Factual, YouTube, Atlantic Phil, Uploaded 05/06/2010; Chuck Feeney, Founding Chairman of The Atlantic Philanthropies, on Empathy, YouTube, Atlantic Phil, Uploaded 13/04/2011; Discovery with Jill Neville, BBC World Service, 01/06/1988; Adoption – The Right To Know, interview with Florence Fisher, Harvard University, 01/06/1990; Adoption records unsealed, News 8, News report, Wish-TV Indiana, YouTube uploaded 05/07/2018;

Kirsty Lang on a businessman, an agent, a campaigner, a herpetologist

Charles ‘Chuck' Feeney, the secret billionaire who gave most of his money away to good causes.

Phyllis ‘Pippa' Latour, the fearless secret agent who was parachuted into Nazi occupied Normandy a month before D-Day.

Secret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story, RTE Factual, YouTube, Atlantic Phil, Uploaded 05/06/2010; Chuck Feeney, Founding Chairman of The Atlantic Philanthropies, on Empathy, YouTube, Atlantic Phil, Uploaded 13/04/2011; Discovery with Jill Neville, BBC World Service, 01/06/1988; Adoption – The Right To Know, interview with Florence Fisher, Harvard University, 01/06/1990; Adoption records unsealed, News 8, News report, Wish-TV Indiana, YouTube uploaded 05/07/2018;

Kirsty Lang on businessman and philanthropist Chuck Feeney, World War Two agent Phyllis Latour, campaigner Florence Fisher, herpetologist Dr Nicholas Arnold.

Secret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story, RTE Factual, YouTube, Atlantic Phil, Uploaded 05/06/2010; Chuck Feeney, Founding Chairman of The Atlantic Philanthropies, on Empathy, YouTube, Atlantic Phil, Uploaded 13/04/2011; Discovery with Jill Neville, BBC World Service, 01/06/1988; Adoption - The Right To Know, interview with Florence Fisher, Harvard University, 01/06/1990; Adoption records unsealed, News 8, News report, Wish-TV Indiana, YouTube uploaded 05/07/2018;

Charles ‘Chuck’ Feeney, the secret billionaire who gave most of his money away to good causes.

Phyllis ‘Pippa’ Latour, the fearless secret agent who was parachuted into Nazi occupied Normandy a month before D-Day.

Dr Nicholas Arnold, one of the world’s leading experts on reptiles.

Charles ?Chuck' Feeney, the secret billionaire who gave most of his money away to good causes.

Phyllis ?Pippa' Latour, the fearless secret agent who was parachuted into Nazi occupied Normandy a month before D-Day.

Secret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story, RTE Factual, YouTube, Atlantic Phil, Uploaded 05/06/2010; Chuck Feeney, Founding Chairman of The Atlantic Philanthropies, on Empathy, YouTube, Atlantic Phil, Uploaded 13/04/2011; Discovery with Jill Neville, BBC World Service, 01/06/1988; Adoption ? The Right To Know, interview with Florence Fisher, Harvard University, 01/06/1990; Adoption records unsealed, News 8, News report, Wish-TV Indiana, YouTube uploaded 05/07/2018;

917Sir Bobby Charlton, Dr Evelyn Fox Keller, Julian Bahula, Haydn Gwynne2023102720231029 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Sir Bobby Charlton, who is hailed as England’s greatest ever footballer.

Dr. Evelyn Fox Keller, who explored the effects of gender on the study of science.

Julian Bahula, the South African musician and anti- apartheid activist

And Haydn Gwynne, the versatile actor known for her roles in Billy Elliott and The Audience on stage and The Windsors and Drop the Dead Donkey on screen. Andy Hamilton pays tribute.

Matthew Bannister on a footballer, a scientist, a musician and an actor.

Producer: Ed Prendeville

Matthew Bannister on footballer Sir Bobby Charlton, scientist Dr Evelyn Fox Keller, musician Julian Bahula and actor Haydn Gwynne.

Sir Bobby Charlton, who is hailed as England's greatest ever footballer.

918Matthew Perry, Benedict Birnberg, Field Marshall Muthoni Wa Kirima, Professor Jose Harris2023110320231105 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Benedict Birnberg, the radical lawyer who fought the cases of the far-left Angry Brigade and the Mangrove Nine and got the murder conviction of Derek Bentley quashed.

Professor Jose Harris, the historian best known for her acclaimed biography of William Beveridge.

Field Marshall Muthoni Wa Kirima, the last Mau Mau fighter to lay down her arms after the rebellion against British rule in Kenya.

Matthew Perry, the actor best known for playing Chandler Bing in the TV sitcom “Friends”.

Interviewee: Ariadne Birnberg

Interviewee: Gareth Peirce

Interviewee: Dr Beth Rebisz

Interviewee: Professor Stuart Jones

Interviewee: Natalie Jamieson

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Ben Birnberg appearance on Newsnight, Derek Bentley news report, BBC Two, 30/07/1998; Mangrove Nine, The Reunion, BBC Radio 4, 05/09/2021; King Charles speech, State Visit to Kenya, BBC News, 01/11/2023; Mau Mau Disorders, British Pathe News, British Pathe YouTube Channel, uploaded 13/014/2013; Interview with Muthoni Wa Kirima, MauMau Chronicles, Youtube uploaded, 09/09/2023; Muthoni Wa Kirima singing, Museum of British Colonialism, uploaded 11/01/2020; Jose Harris appearance on Thinking Aloud, BBC Two, 28/10/1984; Sir William Beveridge talks to Pathe Gazette (1942), British Pathe YouTube Channel uploaded 13/04/2014; Jose Harris interview, Analysis : The Deserving and the Undeserving Poor, BBC Radio 4, 21/11/2010; Friends TV Promo, IMBD; Matthew Perry interview, Q with Tom Palmer, YouTube, uploaded 22/11/2022; Matthew Perry appearance in panel discussion on Alcoholism, NewsNight, BBC Two, 16/12/2013; Matthew Perry interview, uploaded CNN, 31/05/2013;

Matthew Bannister on a lawyer, a historian, a Mau Mau fighter and an actor.

Matthew Bannister on lawyer Benedict Birnberg, historian Professor Jose Harris, Mau Mau fighter Muthoni Wa Kirima and actor Matthew Perry.

Matthew Perry, the actor best known for playing Chandler Bing in the TV sitcom “Friends ?.

919Ken Mattingly, Anne Wright, Mary Gallacher, David Kirke2023111020231112 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Ken Mattingly, the astronaut who missed flying into space on the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission because he had been exposed to German measles. We have a tribute from Fred Haise who did take part in that hazardous flight.

Anne Wright, who devoted her life to conserving the wild animals of India.

Mary “Tiny ? Gallacher who worked behind the scenes at Rangers Football Club in Glasgow for over 50 years.

David Kirke, the co-founder of the Dangerous Sports Club who took part in the first modern bungee jump wearing top hat and tails and carrying a bottle of champagne.

Interviewee: Fred Haise

Interviewee: Belinda Wright

Interviewee: Raza Kazmi

Interviewee: John Gallacher

Interviewee: David Mason

Interviewee: Chris Baker

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Apollo 13 official movie trailer , Universal Pictures, Universal Pictures All-Access YouTube channel, uploaded 12/04/2011; Ken Mattingly interview, NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project, Thomas K. Mattingly II, interviewed by Rebecca Wright, Costa Mesa, California, 06/11/2001; NASA's Look at 50 Years of Apollo, NASA, YouTube channel uploaded 13/04/2020; Apollo 13, CBS News Coverage of Apollo 13, 17/04/1970; Apollo 13 re-entry, BBC One, Cliff Michelmore, James Burke, Geoffery Pardoe and Patrick Moore, BBC, 17/04/1970; Anne Wright interview, Witness History, The End of British Rule in India 22/07/2014; Mary Tiny Gallacher interview, Rangers Retro , Tiny's Team, Rangers Football Club Official YouTube Channel, uploaded 25/10/2023;

Matthew Bannister on an astronaut, a conservationist, an Ibrox legend and a sports pioneer

Matthew Bannister on astronaut Ken Mattingly, conservationist Anne Wright, football club worker Mary Gallacher and dangerous sports pioneer David Kirke.

Mary “Tiny” Gallacher who worked behind the scenes at Rangers Football Club in Glasgow for over 50 years.

Apollo 13 official movie trailer , Universal Pictures, Universal Pictures All-Access YouTube channel, uploaded 12/04/2011; Ken Mattingly interview, NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project, Thomas K. Mattingly II, interviewed by Rebecca Wright, Costa Mesa, California, 06/11/2001; NASA’s Look at 50 Years of Apollo, NASA, YouTube channel uploaded 13/04/2020; Apollo 13, CBS News Coverage of Apollo 13, 17/04/1970; Apollo 13 re-entry, BBC One, Cliff Michelmore, James Burke, Geoffery Pardoe and Patrick Moore, BBC, 17/04/1970; Anne Wright interview, Witness History, The End of British Rule in India 22/07/2014; Mary Tiny Gallacher interview, Rangers Retro , Tiny's Team, Rangers Football Club Official YouTube Channel, uploaded 25/10/2023;

920Peter Betts, Audrey Salkeld, Heather Rogers Kc, Louise Meriwether2023111720231119 (R4)Matthew Bannister on Peter Betts, who was the UK's lead negotiator at international climate change summits.

Audrey Salkeld, the mountaineering historian best known for her work on the ill-fated Mallory and Irvine expedition.

Heather Rogers KC, the lawyer who championed freedom of speech in many high profile cases

Louise Meriwether, the author and journalist whose acclaimed novel “Daddy was a Number Runner ? told the story of her childhood during the depression in Harlem.

Interviewee: Fiona MacGregor

Interviewee: Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC

Interviewee: Geoffrey Robertson KC

Interviewee: Adam Salkeld

Interviewee: Ed Douglas

Interviewee: Cheryl Hill

Reading extract by: Susan Abebe

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

News report following 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen, BBC News, 12/19/2009; News report, The Paris Agreement, UN Climate Change Conference (COP21), BBC News, 13/12/2015; Pete Betts interview, 194: Making a Difference, Outrage + Optimism podcast, Outrage + Optimism Ltd, uploaded 30/03/2023; Spycatcher ruling, Newsnight, BBC Two, 13/10/1988; David Irving, HardTalk, BBC News, 28/04/2000; Denial - official movie promo, IMDB, uploaded 2016; Louise Meriwether Lecture, Lectures to the Black Experience in the Arts course, University of Connecticut 14/03/1972;

Matthew Bannister on a civil servant, a mountaineering historian, a lawyer and a writer.

Matthew Bannister on civil servant Peter Betts, mountaineering historian Audrey Salkeld, lawyer Heather Rogers KC and writer Louise Meriwether

Matthew Bannister on Peter Betts, who was the UK’s lead negotiator at international climate change summits.

Louise Meriwether, the author and journalist whose acclaimed novel “Daddy was a Number Runner” told the story of her childhood during the depression in Harlem.

921Captain Don Walsh, Dame A.s. Byatt, Rosalynn Carter, Dr Finlay Macleod2023112420231126 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Captain Don Walsh, the American submariner who made the first descent to the deepest place in the ocean – the Mariana Trench. His friend and fellow deep sea explorer Victor Vescovo relives the experience for us.

Dame A.S. Byatt, the author best known for her Booker Prize winning novel “Possession ?.

Rosalynn Carter, the former First Lady of the USA.

Dr Finlay Macleod, the historian from the Isle of Lewis who fought to preserve the Gaelic language. Robert Macfarlane pays tribute.

Interviewee: Rebecca Morelle

Interviewee: Victor Vescovo

Interviewee: Neil La Bute

Interviewee: Sam Leith

Interviewee: Kate Andersen Brower

Interviewee: Robert Macfarlane

Interviewee: Agnes Rennie

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Rebecca Morelle interviews Don Walsh, BBC News, 23/02/2012, They Dived 7 Miles, British Pathe News Reels, 08/02/1960; Witness History : The world's deepest dive 11km down, BBC World Service, 01/03/2021; Don Walsh interview, Short CUts 18, The Descent, BBC Radio 4, 05/03/2019;

Matthew Bannister on a submariner, an author, a First Lady and a Gaelic speaker.

Matthew Bannister on submariner Don Walsh, author Dame A.S. Byatt, First Lady Rosalynn Carter and Gaelic speaker Dr Finlay Macleod.

922Henry Kissinger, Terry Venables, Paul Watson, Rachel Heller2023120120231203 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Henry Kissinger, a towering figure in international diplomacy, who won the Nobel Peace Prize but was condemned by some as a war criminal.

Also, Terry Venables, the colourful manager who took the England Football team to the semi-finals of Euro 96.

Paul Watson, the pioneer of reality TV whose “fly on the wall ? techniques caused controversy. Sir Peter Bazalgette pays tribute.

And Rachel Heller the artist who was born with Down's Syndrome and whose work was collected by fellow artists including David Hockney, Sir Peter Blake and Maggi Hambling.

Producer: Ed Prendeville

Matthew Bannister on a US diplomat, a football manager, a documentary maker and an artist.

Matthew Bannister on US diplomat Henry Kissinger, football manager Terry Venables, documentary maker Paul Watson and artist Rachel Heller.

923Shane Macgowan, Justice Sandra Day O'connor, Lord Darling, Joan Jara2023120820231210 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Shane MacGowan the lead singer of The Pogues who was famous for his song writing but also his abuse of drugs and alcohol. His sister joins us to discuss the roots of his talent and his excesses.

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to be appointed to the US Supreme Court.

Lord Darling, the Labour politician who was Chancellor during the financial crash of 2008.

Joan Jara, whose husband, the singer Victor Jara was killed by the Pinochet regime in Chile. She campaigned for justice on behalf of thousands whose relatives died or disappeared.

Interviewee: Siobhan MacGowan

Interviewee: James Fearnley

Interviewee: Justice Ruth McGregor

Interviewee: Alan Day

Interviewee: Catherine MacLeod

Interviewee: Almudena Bernabeu

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Shane MacGowan interview, BBC Two, Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan, BBC iPlayer, First broadcast 16/03/2021; Sandra Day O'Connor , 60 Minutes, YouTube uploaded, 01/12/2023; Sandra Day O'Connor nomination to the Supreme Court by President Reagan, CBS, 19/08/1981; Sandra Day O'Connor interview, PBS Newshour, 04/04/2013. Supreme Court Ruling Bush v Gore, BBC Newsnight, 08/12/2000; Alistair Darling interview ,10 Years After the Financial Crash with Alistair Darling, RBS Events, YouTube uploaded, 25/09/2017; Chile News report. The World at One, BBC Radio 4, 19/09/1973; Joan Jara interview, Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4, 04/09/1988; Joan Jara interview, Weekend Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4, 20/09/2003; Sandra Day O'Connor Retires, BBC News, BBC Radio 4, 01/07/2005;

Matthew Bannister on a singer, a judge, a politician and a campaigner.

Matthew Bannister on singer Shane MacGowan, judge Sandra Day O'Connor, politician Lord Darling and campaigner Joan Jara.

924Benjamin Zephaniah, Laura Lean, Stacy Marking, Eric Freeman2023121520231217 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The dub poet Benjamin Zephaniah who overcame childhood trauma to become an acclaimed performer and writer.

Laura Lean, who volunteered for the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, helping to support distressed families after The Grenfell Tower fire and greeting Afghan evacuees.

Stacy Marking, one of the first women directors in documentary television whose work focused on social issues.

Eric Freeman, the Gloucestershire farmer who played a key role in saving the county's rare breeds of cattle, sheep and pigs.

Interviewee: Qian Zephaniah

Interviewee: Neil Astley

Interviewee: Dot Newman

Interviewee: Adam Henson

Interviewee: Clifford Freeman

Interviewee: Havana Marking

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive Used:

Benjamin Zephaniah performance of Dis Poetry, BBC Radio 1, 05/06/1984; Benjamin Zephaniah, To Do Wild Me (trailer), Blood Axe Books, director: Pamela Robertson-Pearce, Uploaded 17/02/2013; Benjamin Zephaniah interview, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 13/06/1997; Benjamin Zephaniah, I Luv Me Mudder, Benjamin Zephaniah Orchard Enterprises, YouTube uploaded 08/11/2014; Benjamin Zephaniah - What has Stephen Lawrence Taught Us?, AKL Concepts, YouTube, Uploaded 16/02/2012; Laura Lean interview, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry; fany.org.uk; 2022; Princess Alice inspects First Aid Nursing Yoemanry Unit and donated ambulances (1940), British Pathe, British Pathe YouTube channel, uploaded 11/11/2020; Eric Freeman interviews courtesy of Vernon Harwood, Eric Freeman, Auction Memories. Farming Today, BBC Radio 4, 17/04/2017; Eric Freeman Future of Rare Breeds. On Your Farm, BBC Radio 4 03/03/2013; Gloucester Cattle. Country Matters, BBC Radio Gloucestershire 19/05/2013; Wassail. Country Matters, BBC Radio Gloucestershire 14/01/2007;

Matthew Bannister on a poet, a FANY officer, a documentary maker and a farmer.

Matthew Bannister on poet Benjamin Zephaniah, FANY officer Laura Lean, documentary maker Stacy Marking and farmer Eric Freeman.

925Maureen Sweeney, Sir Tim Brighouse, Shirley Anne Field, Juanita Castro2023122220231224 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Maureen Sweeney, the postmistress from the west of Ireland whose weather forecast postponed D-Day by 24 hours.

Sir Tim Brighouse, the educationalist credited with transforming the performance of London's schools.

Shirley Anne Field, the actor who appeared in classic 1960s films like The Entertainer, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and Alfie.

Juanita Castro, younger sister of the Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who became a CIA informer.

Interviewee: Fergus Sweeney

Interviewee: Harry Brighouse

Interviewee: Lord Blunkett

Interviewee: Brian Latell

Interviewee: Nicola Gill

Interviewee: Anita Harris

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

D-Day Greatest Combined Operation In World's History (1944), British Pathe News, British Pathe News YouTube channel, uploaded 13/04/2014; Maureen Sweeney interview, RTE News, 2005; Maureen (née Flavin) Sweeney interview, Blacksod Lighthouse, Facebook, uploaded 17/12/2023; Tim Brighouse talks to Estelle Morris about his 45-year career in education, Alexander Street Video, uploaded 2006; Tim Brighouse on purpose of education, RM Education, YouTube uploaded 19/12/2023; Tim Brighouse news report, BBC News; Juanita Castro press conference, ABC News, 1964; Juanita Castro interview, AP Archive, 21/07/2015; Juanita Castro speaks out, New York Times, 28/11/2016; Castro Announces Take Over Of Us Owned Property (1960), British Pathe News, YouTube, uploaded 13/04/2014; Shirley Anne Field, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 29/07/1994; Scene extract from the film The Entertainer, 1960; Scene extract from the film Saturday Night Sunday Morning, 1960;

Matthew Bannister on a postmistress, an educationalist, an actor and an activist.

Matthew Bannister on postmistress Maureen Sweeney, educationalist Sir Tim Brighouse, actor Shirley Ann Field and activist Juanita Castro.

926Jacques Delors, Nancy Pearce, Elinor Otto, Tony Allen2023122920231231 (R4)Kirsty Lang on

Jacques Delors, the politician and architect of the modern EU.

Nancy Pearce, the founder of a charity to help people with eating disorders.

Elinor Otto, the American factory worker who was one of the original ‘Rosie the Riveters.

Tony Allen, one of the pioneers of the alternative comedy scene.

Producer: Ed Prendeville

Kirsty Lang on a politician, a factory worker, a charity founder, a comedian

Kirsty Lang on politician Jacques Delors, charity founder Nancy Pearce, factory worker Elinor Otto, comedian Tony Allen.

927John Pilger, Km Peyton, Paula Murphy, Michael Blakemore2024010520240107 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

John Pilger, the campaigning journalist who made award winning films about human rights abuses and was an outspoken critic of British and US foreign policy.

K.M. Peyton, the author of many “pony ? books for children and adolescents, including the “Flambards ? trilogy.

Paula Murphy, the American racing driver once described as “the fastest woman on wheels ?.

Michael Blakemore, the versatile theatre director who was the only person to win Tony Awards for Best Play and Best Musical in the same year.

Interviewee: Sam Pilger

Interviewee: Anthony Hayward

Interviewee: Meg Rosoff

Interviewee: Hilary Peyton

Interviewee: Pam Miller

Interviewee: Conrad Blakemore

Interviewee: Greta Scacchi

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

John Pilger, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 18/02/1990; Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia, (ATV) ITV, 1979 p/d David Munro; Cambodia: Year One, (ATV), ITV, 10 September 1980, p/d David Munro; John Pilger interview with Kim Hill, TVNZ's 1News, 1 News, YouTube uploaded, 24/11/2023; KM Peyton interview, Front Row, BBC Radio 4, 27/04/2009; KM Peyton interview, Womans Hour, BBC Radio 4, 20/02/2016; Flambards TV Series, TV Theme and scene extract, ITV, 02/02/1979; Paula Murphy interview/clips, Paula Murphy: Undaunted, Documentary, Fox Sports, Director Pam Miller, released 2023, Michael Blakemore interview, Theatre Talk, YouTube uploaded 04/08/2013; John Lahr talks with director Michael Blakemore, Conversations, The New Yorker, YouTube uploaded 23/07/2014;

Matthew Bannister on a journalist, an author, a racing driver and a director.

Matthew Bannister on journalist John Pilger, author KM Peyton, racing driver Paula Murphy and director Michael Blakemore.

928Camila Batmanghelidjh, Sir Roy Calne, Glynis Johns, J.p.r. Williams2024011220240114 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Camila Batmanghelidjh who founded the charity Kids Company to help disadvantaged children. The charity collapsed amidst controversy, although she was later cleared of any wrongdoing.

Sir Roy Calne, the surgeon who carried out the UK's first successful liver transplant operation. He was also a talented artist.

Glynis Johns, the actor best known for playing the suffragette Winifred Banks in the film of Mary Poppins.

JPR Williams, one of the greatest full backs in rugby history, who made many appearances for Wales and the British & Irish Lions. Sir Ian McGeechan pays tribute.

Interviewee: Steve Chalke

Interviewee: Tim Rayment

Interviewee: Professor John Wallwork

Interviewee: Peter Jackson

Interviewee: Sir Ian McGeechan

CORRECTION: in this episode, Professor John Wallwork is credited as a former Chairman of Royal Papworth Hospital, NHS Foundation. He was in fact the current Chairman at time of recording.

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Camila Batmanghelidjh interview, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 27/10/2006; Camila Batmanghelidjh interview, Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4, 12 Feb 2016; Camila Batmanghelidjh interview, Listed Londoner, BBC Radio London, recorded 01/2013; Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4, Podcast, 25/02/2021; Sir Roy Calne interview, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 01/03/1996; Sir Roy Calne interview, History of transplantation, ISN Video Legacy Project, 2003; Glynis Johns interview, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 24.04.1976; JPR Williams try, Wales v England 1976, 5 Nations championship, Guinness Six Nations YouTube channel, uploaded 06/03/2020; JPR Williams drop goal 1971, British & Irish Lions, uploaded 13/03/2017; JPR Williams needed stiches during match, Bridgend v New Zealand, 1978;

Matthew Bannister on a charity founder, a surgeon, an actor, a rugby player

Matthew Bannister on charity founder Camila Batmanghelidjh, surgeon Sir Roy Calne, actor Glynis Johns, ruby player J.P.R. Williams

929Annie Nightingale, Isca Salzberger-wittenberg, Bryan Ansell, Charlie Allan2024011920240121 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Annie Nightingale who was Radio 1's first female presenter and its longest serving DJ. Her son remembers meeting Jimi Hendrix over breakfast in her kitchen and the 72-hour-party at her home featuring some of the biggest names of the dance music scene.

Isca Salzberger-Wittenberg, the psychoanalyst who changed the approach to treating young people's mental health.

Bryan Ansell, the games designer who co-created Warhammer and helped led the growth of the Games Workshop company.

And Charlie Allan who was a Scottish farmer, an economist, a broadcaster and a caber tossing champion.

Interviewee: Alex Nightingale

Interviewee: Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg OBE

Interviewee: Dr Valerie Sinason

Interviewee: Sir Ian Livingstone CBE

Interviewee: Susie Malcolm

Interviewee: Frieda Morrison

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Annie Nightingale 1940-2024, BBC Radio 1, 14/01/2024; Annie Nightingale, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 24/07/2020; Interview with Annie Nightingale, Sussex-BBC Centenary Interview part of the Connected Histories of the BBC project, Full interview Connected Histories connectedhistoriesofthebbc.org; Annie Nightingale interview, BBC Radio 1, Vintage, 22/12/2018; Old Grey Whistle Test, 100 Voices, BBC Four, 23/02/2018; The Oldest Living Child Psychotherapist, 99 year old Isca Wittenberg, Legacy Interview, MINDinMIND, Youtube uploaded, 02/03/2021; Dungeons and Dragons News report, BBC News South East, 06/10/1983; Fantasy Board Games report, BBC Breakfast, BBC News 20/08/1984; Warhammer 40000, Darktide, Soundtrack, Fatshark Youtube, uploaded 18/11/2022; Charlie Allan sings, Blue Grey Coo and Other Bothy Ballads, Ardo Pedigree Cattle, published 1979; Charlie Allan, Man O' Pairts,BBC Radio Scotland, 03/01/2024;

Matthew Bannister on a DJ, a psychoanalyst, a games developer and a farmer.

Matthew Bannister on DJ Annie Nightingale, psychoanalyst Isca Salzberger-Wittenberg, games developer Bryan Ansell and farmer Charlie Allan.

930Norma Barzman, Lord Saye And Sele, Jim Hobson, Susan Campbell2024012620240128 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Norma Barzman, the screenwriter from the Golden Age of Hollywood who fled to Europe after facing being blacklisted from the House Un-American Activities Committee for her Communist views.

Lord Saye and Sele, the aristocrat who served in the army during the Second World War, then worked to restore the historic family seat Broughton Castle.

James 'Jim' Hobson, the Assistant Chief Constable of West Yorkshire who was in charge of the Yorkshire Ripper enquiry when Peter Sutcliffe was arrested.

Susan Campbell, the illustrator who co-founded the Walled Kitchen Garden Network.

Interviewee: Larry Ceplair

Interviewee: John Barzman

Interviewee: Martin Fiennes

Interviewee: Franco Pardini

Interviewee: Jim Buckland

Interviewee: Caroline Conran

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

CSULB Human Rights Forum - Norma Barzman, the Advanced Media Production Center, California State University Long Beach, Beach TV CSULB, YouTube, uploaded 06/04/2009; The Locket (1946), RKO Radio Pictures; Norma Barzman, Hollywood Exiles, Podcast, BBC World Service, 15/01/2024; The House Committee of Un-American Activities Actuality, Omnibus, Hollywood on Trial, BBC Two, 04/11/1973; Give us This Day (1949) Dir, Edward Dmytryk; IMDB; Lord Saye and Seye interview, From D-Day to Bergen-Belsen: Lord Saye & Sele, Dir/Prod Nathan Portlock-Allan, YouTube uploaded 26/01/2021; Lord Seye and Sele, SignPost, BBC, 25/04/1962; News Conference, Newsbeat, BBC Radio, 04/09/1979; The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story, BBC Four, 11/04/2019; Susan Campbell 'Trained Fruit in Historic Kitchen Gardens', Garden Conservation YouTube uploaded 30/09/2022; Susan Campbell makes her first visit to Althorp, Episode 8, Walled Garden Historian, spencer1508.com;

Matthew Bannister on a screenwriter, an aristocrat, a police officer and an illustrator.

Matthew Bannister on screenwriter Norma Barzman, aristocrat Lord Saye and Sele, police officer Jim Hobson and illustrator Susan Campbell.

931Frank Farian, Caroline Richmond, Phil Baines, Norma Izard2024020220240204 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Frank Farian, the German music producer behind the hugely successful group Boney M, who caused controversy when it was revealed that his duo Milli Vanilli had been miming at all their live shows. We hear from Boney M singer Liz Mitchell.

Medical journalist Caroline Richmond who founded the Campaign Against Health Fraud, now known as HealthSense.

Professor Phil Baines, the respected typographer who designed many book covers and public signs as well as the memorial to the victims of the 7/7 2005 bombings in London.

Norma Izard, who managed the England Women's Cricket team, leading them to win the World Cup and creating the trophy for the women's Ashes series.

Producer: Ed Prendeville

Archive used:

London Plus, BBC 1 South East, 09/10/1985; Sixty Minutes, BBC 1, 07/06/1984; BBC Breakfast Time, BBC, 25/03/1986; Caroline Richmond's interviewed on Woman's Hour, BBC Radio Four, 27/04/2000; England v New Zealand - Women's World Cup Final, 5 Live, 01.08.1993; Phil Baines - Form and content: reflections on the practice and responsibilities of book design, Real Smart Media, 25/04/2012; From Priesthood to Art and Design, Central Saint Martins

Matthew Bannister on a music producer, a medical journalist, a typographer, a cricketer.

Matthew Bannister on music producer Frank Farian, medical journalist Caroline Richmond, typographer Phil Baines and cricketer Norma Izard.

932Dr Lowitja O'donoghue, Ian Lavender, Robie Harris, Barry John2024020920240211 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue who overcame a traumatic childhood to become one of Australia's leading campaigners for the rights of indigenous people.

Ian Lavender, the actor best known for playing Private Pike in Dad's Army.

Robie Harris, whose book explaining sex to children made her one of America's most banned authors.

Barry John, the Welsh and British and Irish Lions fly-half known simply as “The King ?.

Interviewee: Stuart Rintoul

Interviewee: Paul Abbandonato

Interviewee: Hilary Gagan

Interviewee: Rick Wakeman

Interviewee: Michael Emberley

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Dr O'Donoghue speaking at the Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference 2016, Lowitja Institute International, YouTube upload 07/09/2023; Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue, Australian Biography Series 3, Film Australia Collection 1994, Director & Producer Frank Heimans, YouTube upload 01/06/2021; Native Title Act News Report, BBC News, BBC One, 22/12/1993 Barry John: The King, BBC One Wales, 08/032013; Barry John, Scotland v Wales, Five Nations, BBC One, 1971; Barry John, Cardiff v Wales, BBC One Wales, 1969; Barry John playing for Lions v New Zealand, BBC One Wales, 22/03/2013; Barry John, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 12/12/1978; Robie Harris On Kids' Right To Read, National Coalition Against Censorship, YouTube, 01/02/2014; Robie Harris on KidLit TV, 07/11/2014; Ian Lavender, Celebrity MasterMind, BBC One, 01/01/2009; , Dad's Army: Series 5, Asleep in the Deep, BBC One, 04/01/1977; Dads Army, Battle of the Giants!, BBC One, 26/08/1972; Dads Army, The Deadly Attachment, 31/10/1973; Ian Lavender interview, Today, BBC Radio 4, 14/11/2022; Ian Lavender interview, 5's Company, 1997, Freemantle, YouTube upload 24/08/2018

Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, an actor, an author and a rugby player.

Matthew Bannister on campaigner Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue, actor Ian Lavender, author Robie Harris and rugby player Barry John.

933Steve Wright, Baroness Flather, Alan Mills, Angela Peberdy2024021620240218 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

The much-loved Radio 1 and 2 DJ Steve Wright. We have a tribute from his former colleague Simon Mayo.

Baroness Flather, who was the first Asian woman to sit in the House of Lords.

Alan Mills, the Wimbledon tennis referee who had to deal with tantrums on court.

Angela Peberdy, the train announcer known as “the golden voice of British Rail ?.

Producer: Ed Prendeville

Archive Used

The Six o'clock News, BBC 1, 25/06/1985; Network East: Big Talk, Asia 2 BBC 2, 14/11/1998; Daily Politics, BBC2, 17/01/2012; Three Bridges - Platform 4 for the Victoria train - 27/01/1989; Lewisham - Platform 4 for the Bexleheath line service to Dartford - 26/07/1990; Angela Peberdy On London Plus, 27/11/1986; Newsnight, BBC Two, 17/06/1983; BBC Breakfast Time, BBC 1, 19/06/1986; Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs Extra, BBC Radio 2, 08/02/24; Steve Writght in the Afternoon, BBC Radio 2, 09/03/2010; Steve Wright in the Afternoon, BBC Radio 2, 22/02/2008; Steve Wright in the Afternoon, BBC Radio 2, 28/09/22; Steve Wright in the Afternoon, BBC Radio 2, 27/09/22; Steve Wright, BBC Radio 1, 10/01/94; Steve Wright, BBC Radio 1, 24/12/93; Steve Wright, BBC Radio 2, 29/09/22; Steve Wright, BBC Radio 2, 25/09/22; Steve Wright, BBC Radio 2, 14/09/22; Steve Wright - Sunday Love Songs, BBC Radio 1, 04/02/2010; Steve Wright in the Afternoon, BBC Radio 2, 29/09/2022; Steve Wright, BBC Radio 1, 01/01/1988

Matthew Bannister on a radio DJ, a politician, a referee and an announcer.

Matthew Bannister on radio DJ Steve Wright, politician Baroness Flather, Wimbledon referee Alan Mills and station announcer Angela Peberdy.

934Alexei Navalny, Dr Brooke Ellison, Gertrude Wright, Steve Brown2024022320240225 (R4)John Wilson on

Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption campaigner and leading opponent of President Vladimir Putin, who has died in a Russian state prison.

Dr Brooke Ellison, an American academic and disabilities rights advocate who drew on her own experience of living with quadriplegia.

Gertrude Wright, who survived the bombing of her German home city during World War Two and went on to become a translator for Field Marshall Montgomery.

And Steve Brown, the music composer who worked on comedy productions such as Alan Partridge, Spitting Image, Dead Ringers and many more productions. Steve Coogan and Harry Hill pay tribute.

Interviewee: Nikolai Petrov

Interviewee: Jean Ellison

Interviewee: Professor Stephen Post

Interviewee: James Holland

Interviewee: Steve Coogan

Interviewee: Harry Hill

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Alexei Navalny, Profile, BBC Radio 4, 27/10/2012; BBC News, 05/12/2011; Alexei Navalny, HardTalk, BBC News, 19/01/2017; Navalny, Cable Network News, Dogwool, BBC Storyville, Director: Daniel Roher; 2022; Brooke Ellison, Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, 21/09/2010; Brooke Ellison, Tedx Talks, YouTube uploaded 14/07/2015; Brooke Ellison interview, Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education, YouTube upload 28/09/2023; Brooke Ellison Harvard Commencement Speech, June 2000; Magdeburg Blitzed, Pathe Gazettes/Pathe, 1944; Steve Brown, The Mitch Benn Music Show, BBC Radio 4 Extra, 12/04/2009 (original TX 2006); Steve Brown/Glen Ponder, Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge, BBC Two, 05/08/2002; Spend, Spend Spend promo, Barbara Dickson/Steve Brown/Justin Green, Chariot Records, Released 06/05/2016; I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical, YouTube 04/11/2013; Steve Brown singing on Newsnight, BBC TWO, 20/03/1992

John Wilson on a politician, an academic, a translator and a composer.

John Wilson on politician Alexei Navalny, academic Dr Brooke Ellison, translator Gertrude Wright and composer Steve Brown.

935Nicholas Dimbleby, Lord Patrick Cormack, Wendy Mitchell, Eleanor Fazan2024030120240303 (R4)John Wilson on the celebrated sculptor Nicholas Dimbleby, responsible for numerous well known commissions around the country.

Lord Patrick Cormack the politician, historian and prolific author.

Wendy Mitchell, the author and blogger who was diagnosed with young onset dementia and worked tirelessly to help improve the understanding of the condition.

Eleanor Fazan, the theatre director, choreographer and actor. Her career spanned almost 70 years and saw her working with some of the biggest names in the business.

Archive Details

Archive used:. “Wogan ? BBC 1 10/12/1986. BBC Midlands Today News 13/7/2011. BBC News West 09/09/1999.

“The Bright Side of Life ? BBC Radio 4 21/11/2023 & 28/11/2023

Parliamentlive.tv 21/02/23 & 05/09/19.

The Michael Ball Show, BBC Radio 2, BBC, 16/01/2022

Wendy Mitchell reads from “Somebody I used to know ?. Bloomsbury publishing, uploaded to Youtube 29 Jan 2018.

The Complete Beyond The Fringe' Label - Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company. Oh! It's a Lovely War, Title Oh! It's a Lovely War Performer - Courtland and Jeffries Album - Oh! It's A Lovely War (Volume 1) Label - CD41 Recordings. Stage to Screen BBC

John Wilson on a sculptor, politician, historian, author and a choreographer.

John Wilson on the sculptor Nicholas Dimbleby, politician Lord Patrick Cormack, blogger and author Wendy Mitchell and the theatre director and choreographer Eleanor Fazan.

936Iris Apfel, Colin Murray Parkes, Baroness Henig, Jim Lawrence2024030820240310 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Iris Apfel the colourful fashion and interior designer whose own dress sense made an impact until her death aged 102.

Dr Colin Murray Parkes, the psychiatrist once described as “the David Attenborough of the bereavement world. ?

Baroness Henig, the deputy House of Lords Speaker who was a historian and expert on the security industry.

Jim Lawrence who became skipper of a Thames sailing barge aged eighteen and went on to set up a successful sail making business in Essex.

Interviewee: Dame Zandra Rhodes

Interviewee: Laura Higginson

Interviewee: Debbie Kerslake

Interviewee: David Henig

Interviewee: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

Interviewee: Simon Devonshire KC

Producer: Catherine Powell

Archive used:

Iris Apfel on BBC Radio 4 “Woman's Hour ? 31/07/2015; Colin Murray Parkes on BBC Radio 4 “Word of Mouth - The Language of Bereavement and Grief ? 14/01/23; BBC Wales “Aberfan 2 days after the disaster ? 24/10/1966; BBC News 20/09/2001; St Thomas Church Memorial Service, BBC New Special, BBC, 20/09/2001; Colin Murray Parkes courtesy: Cruse Bereavement Support, YouTube 23/09/2019; Baroness Henig on Woman's Hour - 20/10/2011; House of Lords 08/11/23; Parliamentlive.tv. BBC Parliament “Levelling up and Regeneration ? 6/9/24; Jim Lawrence: Jim Lawrence singing, “The Singing Bargee ?, Paul Desmond, YouTube 14/11/2012; Jim Lawrence Recalls His Early Days, Paul Desmond, YouTube uploaded 14 Nov 2012

Matthew Bannister on a designer, a psychiatrist, a politician and a sail maker.

Matthew Bannister on designer Iris Apfel, psychiatrist Colin Murray Parkes, politician Baroness Henig and sail maker Jim Lawrence.

937Audrey Adams, Nicola Trahan, Edward Bond, Eric Carmen2024031520240317 (R4)Matthew Bannister on

Audrey Adams who became a tireless campaigner for the rights of black people after her son was stabbed to death in a racist attack.

Nicola Trahan, who joined the French Resistance as a teenager and was later awarded the Croix de Guerre.

Edward Bond, the controversial playwright who played a key role in the abolition of censorship in British theatre.

The singer and songwriter Eric Carmen whose biggest hit “All By Myself ? was based on a Rachmaninov piano concerto.

Interviewee: Lord Simon Woolley

Interviewee: Reverend Eleanor Rance

Interviewee: Simon Callow and Sean Holmes

Interviewee: Debbie Wiseman

Producer: Ed Prendeville

Archive used:

French Wartime Service: Musical Items, Sound Archive, BBC; D-Day Announcement - Communique No. 1, Sound Archive, BBC; The Reverend Al Sharpton, Kilroy BBC 1, BBC; Audrey Adams interviewed by C4 news in 2021, C4 News, YouTube upload, 19/03/2021; Edward Bond interview - TX Date: 12.10.2011; Eric Carmen - Never Gonna fall in love again; Eric Carmen - All by myself; The Raspberries – Go all the way

Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a resistance fighter, a playwright and a musician.

Matthew Bannister on campaigner Audrey Adams, resistance fighter Nicola Trahan, playwright Edward Bond and musician Eric Carmen.

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nullSir Lawrence Byford, Sridevi Kapoor, Dame Beulah Bewley, Ernest Hecht, Lewis Gilbert20180302Matthew Bannister on a publisher, a film director, a doctor, a police officer, a film star
nullTrevor Baylis, Lerone Bennett Jr, Penny Vincenzi, Ian Aitken, Sir Roger Bannister20180309Matthew Bannister on an inventor, a historian, a novelist, a columnist and a runner.