A former Prime Minister, an IVF pioneer, a Corgi toy designer and a Muppets co-creator
Obituary series. Matthew Bannister remembers Baroness Thatcher, IVF pioneer Sir Robert Edwards, Corgi toy designer Marcel Van Cleemput and Muppets co-creator Jane Henson.
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.
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Baroness Thatcher
Last Word spoke to her driver of 14 years, Dennis Oliver and to Dr Eliza Filby, Lecturer in Modern British History at Kings’ College London.
Born 13 October 1925; died 8 April 2013 aged 87.Sir Robert Edwards
Last Word spoke to Grace MacDonald, mother of the second IVF baby, to the Chief Executive of Bourn Hall Clinic Mike Macnamee and to Professor Robert Winston.
Born 27 September 1925; died 10 April 2013 aged 87.Marcel van Cleemput
Last Word spoke to his daughter Patrice van Cleemput and to his friend and colleague Barry Steer.
Born 2 May 1926; died 15 March 2013 aged 86.
Jane Henson
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | Philip Sellars |
| Presenter | Matthew Bannister |
Broadcasts
- Fri 12 Apr 2013 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 14 Apr 2013 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
