Donny George, Owsley Stanley, Harold Massingham and Bob Greaves
Matthew Bannister on Iraqi archaeologist Donny George, San Francisco hippie and LSD producer Owsley Stanley, Yorkshire poet Harold Massingham and songwriter Hugh Martin.
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.
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Dr Donny George
Dr Donny George is the archaeologist who tried to stop looters ransacking the Iraqi national museum after the invasion of 2003.
Duration: 07:05
Owsley Stanley
Owsley Stanley was the counter culture chemist who supplied more than one million tablets of LSD to San Francisco hippies and designed the Grateful Dead's sound system.
Duration: 07:43
HAROLD MASSINGHAM
Ian Macmillan pays tribute to the Yorkshire poet Harold Massingham.
Duration: 04:05
BOB GREAVES
Granada TV news presenter Bob Greaves was immortalised when an elephant got a little too intimate with him on screen.
Duration: 04:02
HUGH MARTIN
Hugh Martin was the composer of classic songs including "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas".
Duration: 03:56
Broadcasts
- Fri 18 Mar 2011 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 20 Mar 2011 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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