Charlie Watts (pictured), Austin Mitchell, Hugh Wood, Sean Lock
Matthew Bannister on drummer Charlie Watts, Labour MP Austin Mitchell, composer Hugh Wood and comedian Sean Lock.
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The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts. We have a tribute from the boogie woogie pianist who played with Charlie in his other band.
The maverick Labour MP and TV presenter Austin Mitchell who fought for the fishing industry in his constituency of Great Grimsby, once changing his surname to 'Haddock' as a publicity stunt.
The composer Hugh Wood, remembered by his former student the pianist Joanna MacGregor.
And the comedian Sean Lock, a regular on Channel Four’s panel show '8 Out of 10 Cats'. His friend and fellow comic Lee Mack pays tribute.
Producer: Lucy Wai
Archive clips used: Daily Politics: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two, TX 13.11.12; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ NEWS: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One, TX 1.2.1989; Woman's Hour: Radio 4, TX 23.8.2014; YORKSHIRE TV - September 1974; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms 2019: Radio 3, TX 29.8.2019; Cheltenham Festival 1999: London Mozart Players & Chilingirian Quartet; 15 Storeys High: Radio 4, TX 24.11.1999; Channel 4, You Tube page.
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Charlie Watts
Born 2 June 1941; died 24 August 2021 aged 80.
Last Word spoke to pianist Axel Zwingenberger.Austin Mitchell
Born 19 September 1934; died 17 August 2021 aged 86.
Last Word spoke to his wife Linda McDougall and Labour MP Dame Margaret Hodge.
Hugh Wood
Born 27 June 1932; died 14 August 2021 aged 89.
Last Word spoke to pianist, conductor and composer Joanna MacGregor.Sean Lock
Born 22 April 1963; died 16 August 2021 aged 58.
Last Word spoke to comedian Lee Mack and writer and actor Martin
Trenaman.
Broadcasts
- Fri 27 Aug 2021 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Sun 29 Aug 2021 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
