Last Word

Radio 4's weekly obituary programme, telling the life stories of those who have died recently

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Charles Jencks, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Irene Shubik, Raymond Leppard
Matthew Bannister on an architecural historian, an ISIS leader, a TV producer, a conductor
01 Nov 2019,28 mins
Alicia Alonso, Deborah Orr, Joyce Cansfield, Clora Bryant
Matthew Bannister on a ballerina, a journalist, a crossword setter, a trumpeter
25 Oct 2019,28 mins
Alexei Leonov, Sally Soames, Kary Mullis, Reg Watson
Matthew Bannister on a cosmonaut, a photographer, a biochemist and a producer
18 Oct 2019,28 mins
Ginger Baker, Su Beng, John Haylett, Diahann Carroll
Matthew Bannister on an activist, a drummer, an editor and an actress.
11 Oct 2019,28 mins
Jessye Norman, Peter Sissons, Al Alvarez, Marita Lorenz
Julian Worricker on a singer, a journalist, an author, a spy.
04 Oct 2019,28 mins
Jacques Chirac, Sir Michael Edwardes, Cokie Roberts, Pat Cavendish O’Neill
Julian Worricker on a politician, a business leader, a TV journalist, a racehorse trainer.
27 Sep 2019,28 mins
Chester Williams, Sheikh Yusuf Motala, Jan Ruff O’Herne, Ric Ocasek
Matthew Bannister on an Islamic scholar, a rugby player, a campaigner and a rock star.
20 Sep 2019,28 mins
Hans Rausing, Sir Dawda Jawara, Sue Crockford, Terrance Dicks
Matthew Bannister on an industrialist, a president, a feminist and a writer.
13 Sep 2019,28 mins
Robert Mugabe, Alla Verber, Ciaran McKeown, Bill Anderson MBE
Matthew Bannister on a president, a fashion buyer, a peace campaigner and a sportsman.
06 Sep 2019,28 mins
Lord Bell, Paule Marshall, David Koch, Richard Booth
Matthew Bannister on a PR executive, a writer, a billionaire and a bookseller.
30 Aug 2019,28 mins
Peter Fonda, Princess Christina of the Netherlands, Geoffrey Paul OBE, Jim Bouton
Matthew Bannister on a film star, a princess, an editor and a baseball player.
23 Aug 2019,28 mins
Julia Farron OBE, Nuon Chea, June Fraser, Marcel Berlins
Julian Worricker on a politician, a dancer, a designer and a lawyer.
16 Aug 2019,28 mins
Toni Morrison, Hal Prince, Dr Elizabeth Killick, Li Peng, Barrington Pheloung
Matthew Bannister on an author, a director, an engineer, a premier and a composer.
09 Aug 2019,28 mins
Russi Taylor, Beji Caid Essebsi, Jane Hubert, Iván Erőd
Matthew Bannister on a President, a voice artist, an anthropologist and a composer.
02 Aug 2019,28 mins
Andrea Camilleri, Johnny Clegg OBE, OIS, Christopher Kraft, Paul Krassner, Professor Rolf Gehlhaar
Matthew Bannister on a writer, a singer, a space mission director, a satirist, a composer.
26 Jul 2019,28 mins
Audrey Eyton, Arthur Ryan, Jack Bond, Rip Torn
Matthew Bannister on a retailer, a diet creator, a cricketer and an actor
19 Jul 2019,28 mins
Eva Kor, Christopher Booker, João Gilberto, John McCririck
Matthew Bannister on a holocaust survivor, a journalist, a musician and a racing pundit.
12 Jul 2019,28 mins
Brenda Maddox, Ivan Cooper, Min Hogg, John Gunther Dean, Dave Bartholomew
Matthew Bannister on a politician, an editor, a diplomat, a writer and a musician
05 Jul 2019,28 mins
Dr Henry Lynch, Judith Krantz, Lord Patel of Blackburn, Anthony Hedges
Matthew Bannister on a doctor, an author, a businessman and a composer.
28 Jun 2019,28 mins
Franco Zeffirelli, Gloria Vanderbilt, Mohamed Morsi, Philomena Lynott
Matthew Bannister on a director, a designer, a president and a hotelier.
21 Jun 2019,28 mins
John Tidmarsh OBE, Sylvia Denman, Paul Darrow, Sheila Turner, Leon Redbone
Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, a lawyer, an actor, a campaigner and a singer.
14 Jun 2019,28 mins
Edward Seaga, Binyavanga Wainaina, Mary Stopes-Roe, Gloria Schiff, Dr John
Julian Worricker on a politician, a writer, an archivist, a fashion editor, a singer.
07 Jun 2019,28 mins
Professor Murray Gell-Mann, Nan Winton, James McCord, Gregory Gray
Matthew Bannister on a physicist, a newsreader, a spy and a singer.
31 May 2019,28 mins
Niki Lauda, Judith Kerr, IM Pei, Herman Wouk
Matthew Bannister on a racing driver, a children's author, an architect, a novelist.
24 May 2019,28 mins
Doris Day, Brian Walden, Dorothy Rowe, Lorraine Warren
Julian Worricker on an actress, a broadcaster, a psychologist, a paranormal investigator.
17 May 2019,28 mins
Winnie Jordan, Richard Green, Karol Modzelewski, Liz Howe, John Singleton
Andrea Catherwood on a runner, a psychiatrist, an activist, an ecologist, a film director
10 May 2019,28 mins
Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg, Terry Rawlings, Neus Català, Heather Harper CBE, Peter Mayhew
Matthew Bannister on a Grand Duke, a film editor, a campaigner, a soprano, an actor
03 May 2019,28 mins
Lyra McKee, Una-Mary Parker, Mira Markovic, Doreen Spooner, Edward Kelsey
Matthew Bannister on a journalist, a writer, a politician, a photographer, an actor
26 Apr 2019,28 mins
David Thouless, Nadja Poderegin, Ian Cognito, Dr Michael O’Donnell, Les Reed
Julian Worricker on a scientist, an actress, a comedian, a journalist, a songwriter.
19 Apr 2019,28 mins
Sydney Brenner, Dan Robbins, Edda Tasiemka, Ian McDonald
Matthew Bannister on a biologist, an artist, an archivist and a spokesman.
12 Apr 2019,28 mins