Daniel Ellsberg, Glenda Jackson, Melanie Phillips, Sir Ben Helfgott
Matthew Bannister on whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, actor Glenda Jackson, social worker Melanie Phillips and holocaust survivor Sir Ben Helfgott.
Matthew Bannister on
Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers, revealing the US government’s secret approach to the Vietnam War.
Glenda Jackson, the Oscar winning actor and Labour MP
Melanie Phillips, who helped to change embedded racial prejudice in the social work system
Sir Ben Helfgott, who survived the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps and went on to become captain of Britain’s Olympic weightlifting team
Producer: Ed Prendeville
Interviewee: Robert Ellsberg
Interviewee: Maurice Helfgott
Interviewee: Ratna Dutt & Jabeer Butt
Archive used:
SIX FIFTY-FIVE SPECIAL. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ2 Tue 17 Aug 1982; This Cultural Life. Thu 15 Jun 2023; Clip from Marat Sade published on Youtube on 10 Jun 2010; Clip from Women in Love published on YouTube 7th July 2021; Glenda Jackson winning Best Actress for "Women in Love" published on Youtube 30 Mar 2011; Glenda talking about the news she had won ITN Archive 16 April 1971; Glenda Jackson Remembers... Elizabeth R; Clip from Elizabeth. Broadcast Wed 24 Mar 1971; Glenda winning Hampstead and Highgate constituency. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 1 First Broadcast Fri 10 Apr 1992; Glenda talking about her maiden speech. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ2. First Broadcast Tue 28 May 1996; Glenda Jackson: Housing benefit debate, House of Commons. Glenda Jackson MP speaks in the debate on housing benefit, 9/11/10; Clip from Elizabeth is missing. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ1, Sun 08 Dec 2019; Conversations with History: Daniel Ellsberg From: University of California Television. Uploaded 08.02.08
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Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg was once described by the US government as the most dangerous man in America. He was the Defense Department contractor who leaked the classified documents about the Vietnam War known as the Pentagon Papers. They were seven thousand pages long and revealed a history of deception about the war by successive governments.Β
Born: 7 April 1931, died: 16 June 2023. Aged: 92Β
Glenda Jackson
Actor and former Labour MP Glenda Jackson who has died aged 87. She won two Oscars and made many acclaimed performances on stage and screen, before moving into politics.
Born: 9 May 1936, died: 15 June 2023. Aged 87
Melanie Philips
Melanie Phillips helped to transform the treatment of black and Asian children by social workers. After a number of high profile tragedies in which children were killed while under the supervision of social services, Melanie set about creating new policies and training systems.
Died aged 64
Sir Ben Helfgott
A holocaust survivor and Olympic weightlifter who represented Great Britain at two games. After retiring he devoted himself to community activities and ensuring that those who died in the holocaust should never be forgotten.Β
Born 22 November 1929, died 16th June 2023. Aged 93
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- Fri 23 Jun 2023 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Sun 25 Jun 2023 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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