Anne Perry, Dame Mary Quant, Jean Argles, Ahmad Jamal
Matthew Bannister on author Anne Perry, designer Dame Mary Quant, codebreaker Jean Argles and musician Ahmad Jamal.
Matthew Bannister on
Anne Perry, the best-selling crime novelist who committed a murder when she was a teenager.
Dame Mary Quant, the influential fashion designer at the heart of the swinging 60s. Pattie Boyd recalls the coat Mary designed for her wedding to George Harrison.
Jean Argles, who β with her sister - served as a codebreaker during the second world war.
Ahmad Jamal, the jazz pianist and composer whose restrained but intense style inspired Miles Davis. Joe Stilgoe pays tribute.
Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies
Interviewee: Joanne Drayton
Interviewee: Jenny Lister
Interviewee: Pattie Boyd
Interviewee: Tessa Dunlop
Interviewee: Joe Stilgoe
Archive used:
Carnaby Street, British Pathe News, 1969; Mary Quant interview with ITN about the ideas that guided her innovative designs, ITN Archive, YouTube uploaded 13/04/2023; Mary Quant interview, Womanβs Hour, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 , 16/02/2012; Anne Perry: The Making of a Writer, Open Road Media, YouTube uploaded 21/03/2010; Ian Rankin interview with Anne Perry, YouTube uploaded 18/08/2007; Heavenly Creatures film promo, YouTube uploaded 22/07/2014; Jean Argles interview, Legasee, The Veterans Video Archive, recording date unknown, source: legasee.org.uk;
Last on
Dame Mary Quant
The fashion designer who shot to prominence in the 1960s
Last Word spoke to model and photographer Pattie Boyd and to Jenny Lister, creator of Fashion and Textiles at the V&A Museum.
Born 11 February 1930, died 13 April 2023, aged 93
Jean Argles
The codebreaker who served during the Second World War.
Last Word spoke to historian Dr Tessa Dunlop who met Jean when she was researching her book βArmy Girlsβ.
Born 7 November 1925,Β died 2 April 2023, aged 97.
Anne Perry
The crime author who was a convicted murderer
Last Word spoke to New Zealand author Joanne Drayton who wrote the book βThe Search for Anne Perry: The Hidden Life of a Bestselling Crime Writer.
Born 28 October 1938, died 10 April 2023, aged 84.Β
Ahmad Jamal
The jazz pianist and composer whose restrained but intense style inspired Miles Davis.
Last Word spoke to Jazz pianist and musician Joe Stilgoe who pays tribute.
Born 2 July 1930, died 16 April 2023, aged 92.
Broadcasts
- Fri 21 Apr 2023 16:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 23 Apr 2023 20:30ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
