Dame Carmen Callil, Ivy Jo Hunter, Kathleen Booth, Dietrich Mateschitz
Matthew Bannister on publisher Dame Carmen Callil, songwriter Ivy Jo Hunter, computer pioneer Kathleen Booth and billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz.
Matthew Bannister on
Dame Carmen Callil (pictured), the Australian-born publisher who founded the feminist Virago Books.
Ivy Jo Hunter, known as the 'forgotten man of Motown', he co-wrote Dancing In The Street for Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.
Kathleen Booth the mathematician and pioneering computer designer.
Dietrich Mateschitz, the billionaire who turned the Red Bull energy drink into a global success by sponsoring sports clubs and daring stunts, including backing two Formula One motor racing teams.
Producer: Neil George
Interviewed guest: Harriet Spicer
Interviewed guest: Graham Betts
Interviewed guest: Ian Booth
Interviewed guest: Amanda Booth
Interviewed guest: Nina Baker
Interviewed guest: Chris Medland
Archive clips used: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, Desert Island Discs – Carmen Callil; Audible Audio/ Spoken Realms, My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin 30/03/2021; The Red Bull Company, Rapunzel commercial 1991; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One, Formula 1 – The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 14/11/2010; Red Bull Stratos, Red Bull Space Dive 14/10/2012; TikTok.com @pianograndad – Alan Melinek.
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Dame Carmen Thérèse Callil
Last Word spoke to publisher Harriet Spicer, her former business manager.
Ivy Jo Hunter (George Ivy Hunter)
Last Word spoke to author and music journalist Graham Betts.
Kathleen Booth
Last Word spoke to her son Ian Booth, her daughter Amanda Booth and to historian of engineering Nina Baker.
Dietrich Mateschitz
Last Word spoke to Formula One journalist and broadcaster Chris Medland.
Broadcasts
- Fri 28 Oct 2022 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 30 Oct 2022 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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Last Word
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