Sir Terence Conran, Dame Diana Rigg CBE, Shere Hite, Toots Hibbert
Matthew Bannister on designer Sir Terence Conran, actor Dame Diana Rigg, researcher Shere Hite, musician Toots Hibbert.
Pictured: Sir Terence Conran
Matthew Bannister on:
Sir Terence Conran, the designer and businessman who transformed the UKβs approach to home dΓ©cor and eating out.
Dame Diana Rigg, the actor who combined a critically acclaimed stage career with stardom on TV and film.
Shere Hite, who wrote the Hite Report which changed attitudes to female sexuality.
Toots Hibbert, the Jamaican singer often called βthe man who invented reggae".
Interviewed guest: Deyan Sudjic OBE
Interviewed guest: Michael Quinn
Interviewed guest: Matthew Sweet
Interviewed guest: Lola Atkins
Interviewed guest: Dame Jenni Murray
Interviewed guest: David Katz
Interviewed guest: Glady Wax
Producer: Neil George
Archive clips from: Profile, Radio 4 22/04/1983; The Festival of Britain, British Pathe 07/05/1951; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 01/09/1996; Game of Thrones Series 7 Episode 3, directed by Mark Mylod, HBO 30/07/2017; Front Row, Radio 4 10/09/2020; Today, Radio 4 11/09/2020; Private Passions, Radio 3 3/12/2012; The Avengers, ABC 1965; Womanβs Hour, Radio 4 02/05/2006; The First Time With Toots Hibbert, 6 Music 17/01/2019.
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Sir Terence Conran
Born 4 October 1931; died 12 September 2020, aged 88.
Last Word spoke to his friend Deyan Sudjic OBE, former director of the Design Museum.
Dame Diana Rigg CBE
Born 20 July 1938; died 10 September 2020, aged 82.
Last Word spoke to Michael Quinn, obituaries editor for The Stage, and broadcaster Matthew Sweet. Β
Shere Hite
Born 2 November 1942; died 9 September 2020, aged 77.
Last Word spoke to her friend, film maker Lola Atkins, and broadcaster Dame Jenni Murray.
Toots Hibbert
Born 8 December 1942; died 11 September 2020, aged 77.
Last Word spoke to David Katz, expert on Jamaican music, and DJ Glady Wax.
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- Fri 18 Sep 2020 16:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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