Simone Veil, Graham Rose, Tom Isaacs, Liu Xiaobo, Ken Hirst
Matthew Bannister on politician Simone Veil, commercials director Graham Rose, Parkinson's campaigner Tom Isaacs, Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, colliery band secretary Ken Hirst.
Matthew Bannister on
Simone Veil, the Holocaust survivor who became a leading French politician and President of the European Parliament.
Graham Rose who directed some of the best loved TV commercials, including the award winning Photo Booth for Hamlet Cigars.
Tom Isaacs who was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease at the age of 27 and raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for research by walking right round the coastline of Britain.
The Chinese literary critic and dissident Liu Xiaobo who was one of the "four gentlemen" of the Tiananmen Square protests. He died while serving an eleven year sentence for advocating democracy.
Ken Hirst, secretary of the Grimethorpe Colliery Band for 42 years.
Producer: Neil George.
Last on
Simone Veil
Matthew spoke to political journalist Anne-Elisabeth Moutet
Born 13 July 1927; died 30 June 2017 aged 89
Graham Rose
Matthew spoke to the TV producer who formed Rose Hackney with Graham, John Hackney
Born 3 October 1948; died 12 May 2017 aged 68
Tom Isaacs
Matthew spoke to colleague Helen Matthews from The Cure Parkinson鈥檚 Trust and to sports broadcaster Clare Balding
Born April 2 1968; died 31 May 2017 aged 49
Liu Xiaobo
Matthew spoke to historian and political scientist, Rana Mitter
Born 28 December 1955; died 13 July 2017 aged 61
Ken Hirst
Matthew spoke to the band鈥檚 former conductor Elgar Howarth and the band's current secretary Peter Haigh
Born 28 April 1927; died 26 May 2017 aged 90
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Matthew Bannister |
| Interviewed Guest | Anne-Elisabeth Moutet |
| Interviewed Guest | John Hackney |
| Interviewed Guest | Helen Matthews |
| Interviewed Guest | Clare Balding |
| Interviewed Guest | Rana Mitter |
| Interviewed Guest | Elgar Howarth |
| Interviewed Guest | Peter Haigh |
| Producer | Neil George |
Broadcasts
- Fri 14 Jul 2017 16:00成人快手 Radio 4 FM
- Sun 16 Jul 2017 20:30成人快手 Radio 4
Podcast
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