Jeff Beck, Alice Mahon, Tom Karen OBE, Gina Lollobrigida
Matthew Bannister on guitarist Jeff Beck, MP Alice Mahon, designer Tom Karen and actress Gina Lollobrigida.
Matthew Bannister on
Jeff Beck (pictured), who was acclaimed as one of the most influential and innovative rock guitarists of all time.
Alice Mahon, the left wing Labour MP who often rebelled against her own party.
Tom Karen OBE, the designer who came up with the Raleigh Chopper Bike, the Bond Bug, the Reliant Robin and the Popemobile.
Gina Lollobrigida, the first post war Italian actress to gain an international reputation as a sex symbol. She was known for her rivalry with Sophia Loren.
Producer: Neil George
Interviewed guest: Martin Power
Interviewed guest: Jeremy Corbyn
Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon
Interviewed guest: Eugenie Karen
Interviewed guest: Josephine Bahns
Interviewed guest: Angie Errigo
Archive clips used: BrianMay.Com, Thoughts on sad loss of Jeff Beck 12/01/2023; UK Parliament, Margaret Thatcher's last Prime Minister's Questions 27/11/1990; Raleigh, Noel Edmonds' Raleigh bike advert 1978; Discovery Real Time, Wheeler Dealers S07E06 Bond Bug 12/10/2010; krc/ YouTube, sound effect Landspeeder - Star Wars 18/01/2017; 成人快手 Sound Archive, The Pope in Liverpool 30/05/1982; 成人快手 Sound Archive, The Morning Show - African Service 07/01/1970; Excelsa Film/ Omnium International du Film/ Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica, Women of Rome - clip (1954); Hecht-Lancaster Productions/ Joanna Productions/ Susan Productions, Trapeze - trailer (1956); 7 Pictures/ Raoul Walsh Enterprises, Come September - trailer (1961); 成人快手 One, Parkinson 28/09/1974; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/ Canterbury Production, Never So Few - trailer (1959).
Last on
Jeff Beck
Last Word spoke to author Martin Power.
Alice Mahon
Last Word spoke to MP Jeremy Corbyn and to journalist and writer Julia Langdon.
Tom Karen OBE
Last Word spoke to his two daughters Eugenie Karen and Josephine Bahns.
Gina Lollobrigida
Last Word spoke to writer and film critic Angie Errigo.
Broadcasts
- Fri 20 Jan 2023 16:00成人快手 Radio 4
- Sun 22 Jan 2023 20:30成人快手 Radio 4
Podcast
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme