Maria de Villota, General Vo Nguyen Giap, Dr Ruth Patrick, Kathleen Watkins, Phil Chevron
Matthew Bannister remembers Formula One test driver Maria de Villota, Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap, natural scientist Dr Ruth Patrick and art gallery curator Kathleen Watkins.
Matthew Bannister on the Formula One test driver Maria de Villota. She suffered terrible head and facial injuries in a crash last year. She had been cleared to drive again but has now died aged 33.
Also: the Vietnamese General Vo Ngyen Giap. He was a national hero after leading the defeat of the French colonial power and playing a significant role in the war against the Americans.
Dr Ruth Patrick - the natural scientist who devoted her life to studying the health of the world's rivers. She was still working at the age of 100.
And Kathleen Watkins the formidable curator of the Penwith Gallery in St Ives, which was established by the town's modernist artists.
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Maria de Villota (pictured)
Matthew spoke to Formula 1 presenter Suzi Perry and to Michele Mouton, retired rally driver and friend.
Born 13 January 1980; died 11 October 2013 aged 33.
General Vo Nguyen Giap
Matthew spoke to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Vietnam correspondent, Nga Pham, and to Ian Horwood, senior lecturer in History at York University.Β
Born 25 August 1911; died 4 October 2013 aged 102.Dr Ruth Patrick
Last Word spoke to her friend and colleague, Robert Peck.
Born 26 November 1907; died 23 September 2013 aged 105.Kathleen Watkins
Matthew spoke to her friend Michael Bird and to the artist Laura Wild.
Born 14 November 1932; died 5 September 2013 aged 80.Phil Chevron (Philip Ryan)
Born 17 June 1957; died 8 October 2013 aged 56.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Matthew Bannister |
| Producer | Neil George |
Broadcasts
- Fri 11 Oct 2013 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 13 Oct 2013 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
Podcast
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
