Gillian Sheen (pictured), William 'Twink' Allen, Lawrence 'Benny' Goodman, Alan Lewis
Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of people who have recently died, from the rich and famous to unsung but significant.
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Gillian Sheen, the first and only British person to win an Olympic Gold Medal for fencing.
Professor William 'Twink' Allen, the equine fertility expert whose request for permission to clone a horse was turned down by regulators.
Squadron Leader Lawrence 'Benny' Goodman, the bomber pilot who flew highly dangerous missions with the 617 squadron during the second world war.
Alan Lewis, the publisher and editor who presided over some of the most successful music magazines of the late twentieth century, including 'Sounds', 'NME' and 'Kerrang!'.
Producer: Neil George
Interviewed guest: Bruce Donaldson
Interviewed guest: Malcolm Fare
Interviewed guest: Richard Greenwood
Interviewed guest: Dr. Robert Owen
Interviewed guest: James Brown
Archive clips used: BRITISH FENCING interview, 2012; PATHE, Olympian wins at foil competition, 1957; CSA The Melbourne Rendezvous film, 1956; Global Entertainment Test Tube Foals, 2016; MYFOOTAGE.COM Bombers Sink Nazi Battleship, 1944; PATHE RAF's New 10 Ton Bomb, 1945; EMAP Kerrang! UK advert, 2007.
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Gillian Sheen
Last Word spoke to her son Bruce Donaldson and to the founder of the National Fencing Museum Malcolm Fare.
William βTwinkβ Allen
Last Word spoke to his close friend and former colleague Richard Greenwood.
Lawrence βBennyβ Goodman
Last Word spoke to close friend and historian Dr. Robert Owen.
Alan Lewis
Last Word spoke to magazine editor and author James Brown.
Broadcasts
- Fri 23 Jul 2021 16:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 25 Jul 2021 20:30ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
