Mala Sen, Willard Boyle, Lloyd Knibb, and the 7th Earl of Onslow
Matthew Bannister on writer and activist Mala Sen, co-inventor of digital imaging Willard Boyle, pioneering ska drummer Lloyd Knibb and political maverick the 7th Earl of Onslow.
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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.
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Mala Sen
Mala Sen was an Indian born writer and activist who campaigned for the rights of ethnic minority workers in the UK.
Duration: 07:55
Earl of Onslow
The seventh Earl of Onslow was an outspoken hereditary peer, a political maverick and true British eccentric.
Duration: 14:08
DR WILLARD BOYLE
Dr Willard Boyle was the nobel prize winning scientist who invented the tiny charge couple device that is behind all digital imaging. We speak to his co-inventor Dr George Smith.
Duration: 18:18
Lloyd Knibb
Lloyd Knibb was the Jamaican drummer who came up with the Ska beat.
Duration: 22:23
Edward Hardwicke
Edward Hardwicke was best known for playing Dr Watson to Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes in the 1980s TV series.
Duration: 26:54
Broadcasts
- Fri 27 May 2011 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Sun 29 May 2011 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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