Dr Stanley Ho, Roger Fellows, Margaret Meek Spencer, Mory Kanté
Julian Worricker on political campaigner Roger Fellows, gambling tycoon Stanley Ho, educationist Margaret Meek Spencer, musician Mory Kanté.
Pictured: Stanley Ho
Julian Worricker on:
The man praised by both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown for being the architect of the national minimum wage, Roger Fellows….
One of Asia’s richest men - the gambling tycoon, Stanley Ho, who transformed the economy of Macau….
The educationist Margaret Meek Spencer, who influenced a generation of children and teachers by emphasising the joy of reading...
And the musician who wrote and performed the first African single to sell a million copies around the world, Mory Kanté.
Interviewed guest: Chris Pond
Interviewed guest: Liz Barclay
Interviewed guest: Jill McGivering
Interviewed guest: Julia Eccleshare
Interviewed guest: Robin Denselow
Producer: Neil George
Archive clips from: Labour Party Conference, Â鶹ԼÅÄ News 1995; Tokyo Celebrates Victory in China, Pathé News 1938; The Money Makers: Betting On A Certainty, Â鶹ԼÅÄ Two 18/03/1986; Stanley Ho interview, CNN 26/05/2020; Today, Radio 4 07/06/1997; Macau handover to China, AP Archive 23/07/2015; Correspondent: Hong Kong, Â鶹ԼÅÄ Two 07/06/1997; Reading Between The Lines, Radio 4 03/06/2012; Ted Hughes reads The Iron Man, Iconic, 24/10/2011; Mory Kanté interview, L’invité, 03/07/2012.
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Roger Fellows
Born 14 August 1952; died 7 May 2020, aged 67.
Last Word spoke to his friend Chris Pond, Chairman of the Lending Standards Board and former Labour Party politician, and broadcaster Liz Barclay.
Dr Stanley Ho
Born 25 November 1921; died 26 May 2020, aged 98.
Last Word spoke to Jill McGivering, South Asia Editor for the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service, and formerly Hong Kong and Macau Correspondent for the Â鶹ԼÅÄ.
Margaret Meek Spencer
Born 14 January 1925; died 4 May 2020, aged 95.
Last Word spoke to Julia Eccleshare, Director of the Hay Children’s Festival.
Mory Kanté
Born 29 March 1950; died 22 May 2020, aged 70.
Last Word spoke to World Music journalist Robin Denselow.
Broadcasts
- Fri 5 Jun 2020 16:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
- Sun 7 Jun 2020 20:30Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
