Sir William Macpherson (pictured), Margaret Snyder, Eleanor Wadsworth, Iain Pattinson
Matthew Bannister on judge Sir William Macpherson, UN civil servant Margaret Snyder, pilot Eleanor Wadsworth and comedy writer Iain Pattinson.
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Sir William Macpherson, the retired judge whose report on the investigation of the murder of Stephen Lawrence accused the Metropolitan Police of 鈥渋nstitutional racism鈥�.
Margaret Snyder, seen by some as the United Nations鈥� first feminist. She established funds and projects to support women in developing countries.
Eleanor Wadsworth, one of the last surviving women who delivered fighter planes during the second world war.
Iain Pattinson, who gave up a career as an oil company executive to write jokes once described as 鈥渂lue chip filth鈥� for 鈥淚鈥檓 Sorry I Haven鈥檛 A Clue鈥�.
Producer: Neil George
Interviewed guest: Lord Brown
Interviewed guest: Joshua Rozenberg
Interviewed guest: Marilyn Carr
Interviewed guest: Wanjira Mathai
Interviewed guest: Jon Naismith
Interviewed guest: Nick Utechin
Interviewed guest: Jack Dee
Archive clips from: Pathe News (A.T.A. 1943); Kaleidoscope: Radio 4, TX 9.2.1991; I鈥檓 Sorry I Haven鈥檛 A Clue: Radio 4, TX 15.12.2020 and TX 21.6.1999.
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Sir William Macpherson
Born 1 April 1926; died 14 February 2021, aged 94.
Last Word spoke to his friend and colleague, Lord Brown and to former 成人快手 legal correspondent, Joshua Rozenberg.
Margaret Snyder
Born 30 January 1929; died 26 January 2021, aged 91.
Last Word spoke to her former UN colleague and friend, Marilyn Carr and to Wanjira Matthai, Vice President and Regional Director for Africa at the World Resources Institute.
Eleanor Wadsworth
Born 15 October 1917; died 21 December 2020, aged 103.
Iain Pattinson
Born 12 January 1953; died 14 February 2021, aged 68.
Last Word spoke to Jon Naismith, producer of I鈥檓 Sorry I Haven鈥檛 A Clue, to his friend, former 成人快手 radio producer Nick Utechin and to comedian Jack Dee.Broadcasts
- Fri 26 Feb 2021 16:00成人快手 Radio 4
- Sun 28 Feb 2021 20:30成人快手 Radio 4
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Last Word
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