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Jack Bruce, Gough Whitlam, Efua Dorkenoo, James Dunlop

Matthew Bannister on bassist and singer Jack Bruce, female genital mutilation campaigner Efua Dorkenoo, Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam and firefighter James Dunlop.

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Jack Bruce, the bassist, singer and principal songwriter of the sixties supergroup Cream. With Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker, he changed the course of rock music. Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music pays tribute.

Efua Dorkenoo, the Ghana born nurse, who campaigned for thirty years to end the practice of female genital mutilation.

Gough Whitlam the Australian Labour Prime Minister who was spectacularly sacked by the Governor General after only three years in office.

And Glasgow firefighter James Dunlop who was awarded the George Medal for his courage in tackling the Cheapside Street fire which killed 14 of his colleagues and 5 members of the city's salvage corps.

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Jack (John Symon Asher) Bruce

Singer, songwriter and bass guitarist.Β  Outstanding figure in British cultural life, best known for his bass playing in the sixties rock group Cream.
Born 14 May 1943 - died 25 October 2014 - aged 71

Matthew Bannister spoke to Phil Manzanera, Lead guitarist with Roxy Music and record producer, Bob Harris, broadcaster and his biographer Harry Shapiro.

Gough Whitlam

21st Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 1972 to 1975
Born 11July 1916 - died 21 October 2014 – aged 98

Matthew Bannister spoke to Phil Mercer, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ reporter in Sydney.

Efua Dorkenoo

Campaigner against female genital mutilation
Born 6 September 1949 - died 18 October 2014 – aged 65

Matthew Bannister spoke to Jacqui Hunt – Head of the London branch of Equality Now, an NGO campaigning for the protection of the human rights of women and girls around the world and Nimco Ali, FGM survivor and campaigner.

James Dunlop

Fireman who survived the worst fire in Scottish history and was awarded the George medal.
Born: 24 January 1929 - died: 28 September 2014 - aged 85

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Presenter Matthew Bannister
Producer Neil George

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  • Fri 31 Oct 2014 16:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Sun 2 Nov 2014 20:30
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