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Chadwick Boseman, Sir Kenneth Robinson, Lord Renton of Mount Harry, Doreen Davies

Matthew Bannister on actor Chadwick Boseman, educationalist Sir Kenneth Robinson, politician Lord Renton, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ manager Doreen Davies.

Pictured: Chadwick Boseman

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Chadwick Boseman, whose portrayal of the King of the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda in the movie Black Panther made him a global star.

Sir Kenneth Robinson, the charismatic education expert whose TED talk β€œDo Schools Kill Creativity?” has been viewed online more than 67 million times.

Lord Renton, the Tory politician who was Chief Whip when Margaret Thatcher was forced to step down as leader.

Doreen Davies, who presided over the music policy and daytime output of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1 during its heyday in the 1970s and 80s.

Interviewed guest: Amon Warmann
Interviewed guest: Chris Anderson
Interviewed guest: Dr Andy Hargreaves
Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon
Interviewed guest: Simon Mills
Interviewed guest: Johnny Beerling

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Marshall, directed by Reginald Hudlin, Chestnut Ridge Productions 2017; Get On Up, directed by Tate Taylor, Imagine Entertainment 2014; Jo Whiley, Radio 2 14/10/2014; 42, directed by Brian Helgeland, Warner Bros 2013; Trevor Nelson's Rhythm Nation, Radio 2 19/11/2019; Black Panther, directed by Ryan Coogler, Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Pictures 2018; Front Row, Radio 4 09/02/2018; Chadwick Boseman – A Tribute from Marvel Studios, JoBlo Movie Trailers 31/08/2020; Sir Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill Creativity?, TED February 2006; Sir Ken Robinson: How To Escape Education’s Death Valley, TED Talks Education April 2013; The Radio One Story, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Two 09/05/2010; Jimmy Young, Radio 2 13/06/1978; John Lennon Dies, Today Archives / NBC News 09/12/1980.

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Chadwick Boseman

Born 29 November 1976; died 28 August 2020, aged 43.

Last Word spoke to film critic Amon Warmann.

Sir Kenneth Robinson

Born 4 March 1950; died 21 August 2020, aged 70.

Last Word spoke to Chris Anderson, Curator of TED, and friend and colleague Dr Andy Hargreaves, President and Co-Founder of the ARC.

Lord Renton of Mount Harry

Born 28 May 1932; died 25 August 2020, aged 88.

Last Word spoke to Julia Langdon, former political correspondent at the Guardian.

Doreen Davies

Born 13 January 1928; died 19 August 2020, aged 92.

Last Word spoke to her son Simon Mills, and former Radio 1 Controller Johnny Beerling.

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