Basil D'Oliveira, Shelagh Delaney, Sir Robin Mountfield, Sir David Jack and Peter Reading
Matthew Bannister on cricketer Basil D'Oliveira, playwright Shelagh Delaney, civil servant Sir Robin Mountfield, pharmacologist Sir David Jack and poet Peter Reading.
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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.
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Basil D'Oliveira
The South African cricketer Basil D'Oliveira. whose selection to play for England on a tour of his homeland was seen as a turning point in the anti apartheid campaign.
Duration: 07:30
Shelagh Delaney
The playwright Shelagh Delaney whose ground-breaking play "A Taste of Honey" was written when she was a teenager. Jeanette Winterson pays tribute.
Duration: 13:43
Sir Robin Mountfield
The civil servant Sir Robin Mountfield. Under New Labour, he reviewed the government information service.
Duration: 19:19
Sir David Jack
Sir David Jack was the scientific mind behind the success of the pharmaceutical company Glaxo.
Duration: 23:27
Peter Reading
The poet Peter Reading - we have a tribute from his admirer and fellow poet Ian Macmillan.
Duration: 27:56
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- Fri 25 Nov 2011 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 27 Nov 2011 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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