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Mala Sen, Willard Boyle, Lloyd Knibb, and the 7th Earl of Onslow

Matthew Bannister on writer and activist Mala Sen, co-inventor of digital imaging Willard Boyle, pioneering ska drummer Lloyd Knibb and political maverick the 7th Earl of Onslow.

Matthew Bannister on

The Indian born writer and activist Mala Sen, who campaigned for the rights of ethnic minority workers in the UK.

The nobel prize winning scientist Dr Willard Boyle, who invented the tiny charge couple device that is behind all digital imaging

Lloyd Knibb - the Jamaican drummer who came up with the ska beat.

The actor Edward Hardwicke best known for playing Dr Watson to Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes in the 1980s TV series

And the seventh Earl of Onslow, a political maverick and true British eccentric.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Mala Sen

    Mala Sen was an Indian born writer and activist who campaigned for the rights of ethnic minority workers in the UK.

    Duration: 07:55

  • Earl of Onslow

    The seventh Earl of Onslow was an outspoken hereditary peer, a political maverick and true British eccentric.

    Duration: 14:08

  • DR WILLARD BOYLE

    Dr Willard Boyle was the nobel prize winning scientist who invented the tiny charge couple device that is behind all digital imaging. We speak to his co-inventor Dr George Smith.

    Duration: 18:18

  • Lloyd Knibb

    Lloyd Knibb was the Jamaican drummer who came up with the Ska beat.

    Duration: 22:23

  • Edward Hardwicke

    Edward Hardwicke was best known for playing Dr Watson to Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes in the 1980s TV series.

    Duration: 26:54

Broadcasts

  • Fri 27 May 2011 16:00
  • Sun 29 May 2011 20:30

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