Chaim Topol, Zandra Flemister, Bill Tidy MBE, Avis Fawcitt
Matthew Bannister on actor Chaim Topol, special agent Zandra Flemister, cartoonist Bill Tidy MBE and music teacher Avis Fawcitt.
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The actor and singer Chaim Topol (pictured), best known for his performances in the musical Fiddler on the Roof.
Zandra Flemister, the first African American woman to work as a Secret Service special agent.
The prolific cartoonist Bill Tidy MBE who created the Cloggies and The Fosdyke Saga.
Avis Fawcitt, the Leicestershire music teacher who devoted her life to the Orphean Youth and Concert Orchestra.
Producer: Neil George
Interviewed guest: John Collinge
Interviewed guest: Sylvia Tidy-Harris
Interviewed guest: Sir Tim Rice
Interviewed guest: Ian Stewart
Archive clips used: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, Desert Island Discs – Chaim Topol 15/10/1983; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, In The Public Eye 28/12/1967; Batjack Productions/ The Llenroc Productions/ The Mirisch Corporation, Cast A Giant Shadow (1966) film clip; Eon Productions, For Your Eyes Only (1981) film clip; Starling Films/ Famous Films (II)/ Dino De Laurentis Company, Flash Gordon (1980) film clip; The Mirisch Production Company/ Cartier Productions, Fiddler On The Roof (1971); Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, The World This Weekend, South Asian Earthquake 09/10/2005; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra, The Fosdyke Saga – Tripe War 21/07/2018; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two, One Man’s Week – Bill Tidy 16/04/1975; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue 21/01/1989; Jeremy Oakley personal archive, Avis Fawcitt actuality and music.
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Chaim Topol
In his own words.Β
Zandra Flemister
Last Word spoke to her husband John Collinge.
Bill Tidy MBE
Last Word spoke to his daughter Sylvia Tidy-Harris and to lyricist Sir Tim Rice.
Avis Fawcitt
Last Word spoke to her former pupil Ian Stewart.
Broadcasts
- Fri 17 Mar 2023 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 19 Mar 2023 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
