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Gareth Gwenlan, Sir Harry Kroto, Michael 'Dandy Kim' Caborn-Waterfield, Lilly Dubowitz, Papa Wemba

Matthew Bannister on TV producer Gareth Gwenlan, chemist Sir Harry Kroto, wheeler dealer Michael 'Dandy Kim' Caborn-Waterfield, paediatrician Lilly Dubowitz, singer Papa Wemba

Matthew Bannister on

Gareth Gwenlan the TV producer and Head of 成人快手 Comedy behind a string of hits including Only Fools and Horses. Sir David Jason pays tribute.

Sir Harry Kroto, the Nobel prize winning chemist who helped to discover new forms of carbon.

Michael 'Dandy Kim' Caborn-Waterfield, the charming, well dressed scoundrel who started the Ann Summers chain of sex shops and was imprisoned in France for stealing thousands of pounds from the movie mogul Jack Warner.

The paediatrician Lilly Dubowitz who developed revolutionary tests to assess new born babies

And the Congolese singer and flamboyant dresser Papa Wemba.

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28 minutes

Gareth Gwenlan

Last Word spoke to actor, Sir David Jason and former Head of 成人快手 entertainment, Paul Jackson.

Born 26 April 1937; died 8 May 2016聽Aged 79

Harry Kroto (pictured)

Matthew spoke to Professor Malcolm Heggie of the Royal Society of Chemistry鈥檚 British Carbon Group.

Born 7 October 1939; died 30 April 2016聽Aged 76

Michael 'Dandy Kim' Caborn-Waterfield

Last Word spoke to friends, Jeremy Scott and Charles Marsden.

Born 1 January 1930, died 4 May 2016聽Aged 86

Lilly Dubowitz

Mathew spoke to husband and colleague, Victor Dubowitz.聽

Born 20 March 1930; died 14 March 2016聽Aged 85

Papa Wemba

Last Word spoke to world music expert, Robin Denselow.

Born 14 June 1949; died 24 April 2016聽Aged 66. 聽

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Matthew Bannister
Interviewed Guest David Jason

Broadcasts

  • Fri 13 May 2016 16:00
  • Sun 15 May 2016 20:30

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