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Doreen Lofthouse OBE, Dr Chris Doake, Barbara Hosking CBE, Bernice Cohen

Matthew Bannister on businesswoman Doreen Lofthouse, glaciologist Dr Chris Doake, civil servant Barbara Hosking, investor Bernice Cohen.

Matthew Bannister on

Doreen Lofthouse, the Lancashire businesswoman who took Fisherman’s Friends lozenges from a Fleetwood chemist’s shop to a multi-million pound international company.

Dr Chris Doake, the glaciologist who was able to predict with great accuracy the break-up of the Antarctic ice shelf.

Barbara Hosking, who served as a Downing Street press officer under both Harold Wilson and Ted Heath and came out as a lesbian in her nineties.

Bernice Cohen, the self-taught investor who became a TV star.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Duncan Lofthouse
Interviewed guest: David Pearce
Interviewed guest: Dr Andy Smith
Interviewed guest: Iain Dale
Interviewed guest: Lawrence Lever

Archive clips used: Women of the Year: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One, TX 16.10.1989; Government ad re preparations for the European Single Market: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One, TX 12.7.1990; Horizon: Antarctica - Ice Station Rescue: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two, TX 5.2.2018; The Emma Barnett Show: Radio 4, TX 14.2.2018; The Morning Show: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One, TX 14.2.2003; Woman’s Hour: Radio 4, TX 4.6.1999

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28 minutes

Doreen Lofthouse OBE

Born 27 February 1930; died 30 March 2021, aged 91.

Last Word spoke to her son, Duncan Lofthouse and to her friend, David Pearce.

Dr Chris Doake

Born 2 March 1944; died 7 February 2021, aged 76.

Last Word spoke to Dr Andy Smith, Science Leader with the British Antarctic Survey.

Barbara Hosking CBE

Born 4 November 1926; died 21 March 2021, aged 94.

Last Word spoke to Iain Dale, who published Barbara’s book Exceeding My Brief: Memoirs of a Disobedient Civil Servant.

Bernice Cohen

Born 27 October 1936; died 17 March 2021, aged 84.

Last Word spoke to Lawrence Lever, former director of the TV production company Lateral Productions which made Mrs Cohen's Money.

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  • Sun 11 Apr 2021 20:30

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