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Mehran Karimi Nasseri, Ann Savours, Sue Baker, Wilko Johnson

Matthew Bannister on migrant Mehran Karimi Nasseri, journalist Sue Baker, archivist Ann Savours and musician Wilko Johnson.

Matthew Bannister on

Mehran Karimi Nasseri – otherwise known as Sir Alfred (pictured). He was the Iranian migrant who lived for eighteen years in terminal one of the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris.

Sue Baker, the motoring journalist who presented Top Gear.

Ann Savours, the archivist and polar historian who wrote books on the search for the Northwest Passage and Captain Scott’s ship the Discovery.

Wilko Johnson, the former guitarist with Dr Feelgood who was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2013 and given ten months to live. He undertook a farewell tour, but then a nine hour operation changed the prognosis.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: John Shirley
Interviewed guest: Robert Headland
Interviewed guest: Michael Palin
Interviewed guest: Paul Schroeder
Interviewed guest: Martin Gurdon
Interviewed guest: Vicki Butler-Henderson
Interviewed guest: Andrew Donkin

Archive clips used: Clip from the trailer for Terminal Man, Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers YouTube Channel, Uploaded 13/12/2017; Clip from the trailer for Jonathan Dove's opera 'Flight', Minnesota Opera YouTube Channel, Uploaded on 24/01/2020; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Archive: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World News - 13/11/2022: An Iranian man who lived in a Paris airport for 18 years has died; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Archive, Top Gear 27/09/1983; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sound Archive, Mastertapes 19/05/2018; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Archive, World News 07/08/2013

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Mehran Karimi Nasseri

Born around 1945; died 12 November 2022, aged around 77.

Last Word spoke to Andrew Donkin, who wrote a book about him called The Terminal Man.

Ann Savours

Born 9 November 1927; died 8 October 2022, aged 94.
Last Word spoke to her son, John Shirley, to her friend and colleague, Robert Headland and to Michael Palin.

Sue Baker

Born 9 May 1947; died 14 November 2022, aged 75.

Last Word spoke to her friend, Martin Gurdon and to fellow racing driver, Vicki Butler-Henderson.

Wilko Johnson

Born 12 July 1947; died 21 November 2022, aged 75.

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    Radio 4's weekly obituary programme