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Pictured: Jack Charlton

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The footballer Jack Charlton, who went from a pit village in Northumberland to become a Leeds United stalwart and member of England’s 1966 World Cup winning team – and then a successful manager of the Republic of Ireland.

Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of Nelson Mandela who was an anti-apartheid activist and later South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark.

Charles Webb, the author of the novel The Graduate which became a classic film starring Dustin Hoffman. Charles was anti-materialism and gave away his royalties and even his homes.

Ida Haendel, the Polish-born violinist known for her interpretations of Walton, Britten and Sibelius, who appeared at the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Proms 68 times.

Interviewed guest: John Murray
Interviewed guest: Milton Nkosi
Interviewed guest: Jack Malvern
Interviewed guest: Norman Lebrecht

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Football Daily, 5 Live 11/07/2020; England v Scotland, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sound Archive 10/04/1965; Desert Island Discs: Jack Charlton, Radio 4 20/10/1996; Ireland pays tribute to Jack Charlton, RTE Sport 11/07/2020; Sports Personality of the Year, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ One 14/12/2008; Talk to Al Jazeera: Zindzi Mandela, Al Jazeera 18/07/2008; Zindzi Mandela reads her father’s speech in 1985, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ News Africa 13/07/2020; Book at Bedtime: The Graduate, Radio 4 05/06/2000; Front Row, Radio 4 29/05/2007; The Graduate, directed by Mike Nichols, Lawrence Truman Productions 1967; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 22/06/2000; EBU Interval Talk: Ida Haendel, Radio 3 26/11/1973; ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Proms, Radio 3 1994.