Jamal Edwards MBE, P.J. O'Rourke (pictured), Romaine Hart OBE, Ronnie Campbell
Matthew Bannister on music entrepreneur Jamal Edwards, writer P.J. OβRourke, cinema owner Romaine Hart, crofter Ronnie Campbell
Matthew Bannister on
Jamal Edwards, the young music entrepreneur whose YouTube channel supported the careers of grime and rap stars like Dave, Skepta and Stormzy.
P.J. OβRourke, the conservative American satirist who applied his barbed wit to reporting from the worldβs trouble spots.
Romaine Hart, whose Screen on the Green cinema gave a platform to art house films and was described by Quentin Tarantino as βthe coolest cinema in Londonβ.
Ronnie Campbell, the Scottish crofter and land rights campaigner who is thought to have been the last Highland drover, taking flocks of sheep on long distance journeys by foot.
Producer: Neil George
Interviewed guest: Crystal Mahey-Morgan
Interviewed guest: Michael Goldfarb
Interviewed guest: Nicola Hart
Interviewed guest: Kenny Mackintosh
Archive clips used: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4: Bookclub, TX 5.2.2006; ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4: The Report, TX 11.2.2016
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Jamal Edwards MBE
Born 24 August 1990; died 20 February 2022, aged 31.
Last Word spoke to his friend and agent, Crystal Mahey-Morgan.
P.J. OβRourke
Born 14 November 1947; died 15 February 2022, aged 74.
Last Word spoke to the writer and broadcaster Michael Goldfarb.
Romaine Hart OBE
Born 14 June 1933; died 28 December 2021, aged 88.
Last Word spoke to her daughter, Nicola Hart.
Ronnie Campbell
Born 24 July 1931; died 10 January 2022, aged 90.
Last Word spoke to his cousin, Kenny Mackintosh.
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme