Dame Stella Rimington
Dame Stella Rimington talks about her transition from a covert life as a spy to a public role as director general of MI5.
Dame Stella Rimington talks about becoming the first female Director General of MI5 and the death threats she faced after she decided to be the first DG to be named and photographed.
Are cochlear implants beneficial to the deaf? Medical professionals claim that they can help improve the hearing of hundreds of deaf children by using a bionic ear, but critics of the treatment say it’s an expensive white elephant and the children are better off learning sign language. Speech therapist Marianne Beard and Dr Gerard O'Donoghue debate the pros and cons.
Blond bombshell Diana Dors was Britain’s best answer to Marilyn Monroe. Actor Amanda Redman talks about becoming Dors in a dramatization of her tempestuous private life.
Plus, the enduring appeal of the Camellia, one of the most exotic looking of our garden plants.
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Dame Stella Rimington
Duration: 10:51
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Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Martha Kearney |
Interviewed Guest | Stella Rimington |
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- Tue 27 Apr 1999 10:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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