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Sir Sean Connery, Eavan Boland, Nobby Stiles MBE, Bobby Ball

Matthew Bannister on actor Sir Sean Connery, poet Eavan Boland, footballer Nobby Stiles, comedian Bobby Ball.

Pictured: Sir Sean Connery

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Sir Sean Connery, seen by many as the definitive James Bond, he won an Oscar for The Untouchables and was a supporter of the Scottish National Party.

Eavan Boland, who changed the course of Irish poetry by making women’s experiences central to her work.

The footballer Nobby Stiles, one of only two Englishmen to have won both the World Cup and the European Cup.

Bobby Ball, the comedian whose double act with Tommy Cannon was hugely popular on TV during the 1980s. His catchphrase was β€œRock On Tommy”.

Interviewed guest: Christopher Bray
Interviewed guest: Professor Peggy Reynolds
Interviewed guest: Mary Robinson
Interviewed guest: Alex Stepney
Interviewed guest: Gary Richardson
Interviewed guest: Rob Harper
Interviewed guest: Darren Harper
Interviewed guest: Lee Mack

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Sean Connery In His Own Words, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ 2 Scotland 18/08/2015; Dr No, directed by Terence Young, Eon Productions 1962; With Great Pleasure, Radio 4 09/11/2000; β€˜Our Future Will Become The Past of Other Women’ by Eavan Boland, read by Fiona Shaw, The Royal Irish Academy 09/12/2018; Archive on 4: Four Women Poets Today, Radio 4 18/07/2020; My Top Ten: Bobby Ball, Radio 1 15/09/1985; Not Going Out, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ One 30/12/2009.

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Sir Sean Connery

Born 25 August 1930; died 31 October 2020, aged 90.

Last Word spoke to his biographer Christopher Bray.

Eavan Boland

Born 24 September 1944; died 27 April 2020, aged 75.

Last Word spoke to Peggy Reynolds, Professor of English at Queen Mary, University of London, and Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland. Β 

Nobby Stiles MBE

Born 18 May 1942; died 30 October 2020, aged 78.

Last Word spoke to former Manchester United goalkeeper Alex Stepney, and ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ sports pundit Gary Richardson.

Bobby Ball

Born 28 January 1944; died 28 October 2020, aged 76.

Last Word spoke to his sons Rob and Darren Harper, and comedian Lee Mack.

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