Last Word

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

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Madeleine Riffaud, Chris Topp, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Dr Julian Litten
Matthew Bannister on a resistance fighter, a blacksmith, an author and a historian.
29 Nov 2024,28 mins
Lord Prescott, Stephanie Collie, Dame Janet Nelson, Frank Auerbach
Matthew Bannister on a politician, a costume designer, an historian and an artist.
22 Nov 2024,28 mins
Timothy West, Sir John Nott, June Spencer, Nadia Cattouse
Matthew Bannister on an actor, a politician, an actress and a singer.
15 Nov 2024,28 mins
Quincy Jones, Janey Godley, Lyudmila Trut, Dr Paul Stephenson
Matthew Bannister on a musician, a comedian, a geneticist and a campaigner.
08 Nov 2024,28 mins
Dick Pope, Sister Sally Butler, Professor Tim Darvill OBE, Patti McGee
Matthew Bannister on a cinematographer, a nun, an archaeologist, a skateboarder
01 Nov 2024,28 mins
Sir Mike Jackson, Lily Ledbetter, Safeya Binzagr, Steve Piotrowski
Matthew Bannister on a general, a campaigner, an artist and an ornithologist.
25 Oct 2024,28 mins
Alex Salmond, Ethel Kennedy, Ratan Tata, Fleur Adcock
Kirsty Lang on a politician, a campaigner, a businessman and a poet.
18 Oct 2024,28 mins
Lord Ouseley, Norman Ackroyd, Lore Segal, Cissy Houston
John Wilson on a campaigner, artist, writer and a singer.
11 Oct 2024,28 mins
Kris Kristofferson, Camilla Carr, Hassan Nasrallah, Maria Benitez
John Wilson on a songwriter, an aid worker, a militia leader and a flamenco dancer
04 Oct 2024,28 mins
Peter Jay, Ed Johnson, Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll, Deborah Roberts
Matthew Bannister on a diplomat and journalist, a CIA agent, a museum director, a singer.
27 Sep 2024,28 mins
Dr George Berci, Olga Craig, Michaela Mabinty DePrince, Tony Strong
Matthew Bannister on a surgeon, a journalist, a dancer and a scenic artist.
20 Sep 2024,28 mins
James Earl Jones, Dr Helen Fisher, Sergio Mendes, Maureen Nicol
Matthew Bannister on an actor, an anthropologist, a musician and an organiser.
13 Sep 2024,28 mins
Claire Lomas, Phil Swern, Countess of Airlie, Geoff Mumford
Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a producer, a countess and a brewer.
06 Sep 2024,28 mins
Mike Lynch, Nell McCafferty, Ruth Colvin, Sven-Göran Eriksson
Matthew Bannister on an entrepreneur, journalist, literacy campaigner and football manager
30 Aug 2024,27 mins
Phil Donahue, Countess Diana Phipps Sternberg, Mary Gibby, Toumani Diabaté
Matthew Bannister on a TV presenter, a designer, a botanist and a musician.
23 Aug 2024,28 mins
Susan Wojcicki, Lord Colwyn, Sir Ernest Hall, Mísia
Kirsty Lang on an internet pioneer, a dentist, an entrepreneur and a musician.
16 Aug 2024,28 mins
Lord Fellowes, Professor Helen Whitwell, David Power, Irène Schweizer
Matthew Bannister on a private secretary, pathologist, a businessman and a musician.
09 Aug 2024,28 mins
Edna O’Brien, Sir Kenneth Grange, Ewy Rosqvist, John Mayall
John Wilson on an author, a designer, a rally car driver and a blues musician.
02 Aug 2024,28 mins
Dr Mildred Stahlman, Ray Reardon, Val McIver, Eddie Spence
Matthew Bannister on a paediatrician, a snooker player, a councillor and a cake decorator.
26 Jul 2024,28 mins
Dr Ruth Westheimer, Mike Corfield, Shelley Duvall, Veronica Smith
Matthew Bannister on a sex therapist, a conservator, an actor and a campaigner.
19 Jul 2024,28 mins
Dr Richard Taylor, Jack Rowell, Claudia Williams, Christophe Deloire
Matthew Bannister on an MP, a rugby coach, an artist and a campaigner.
12 Jul 2024,28 mins
Frank Duckworth, Leah Levin, Professor Mary-Lou Pardue, Joss Naylor
Matthew Bannister on a statistician, a campaigner, a biologist and a fell runner.
05 Jul 2024,28 mins
Sir Howard Bernstein, Joan Brady, Gene Nora Jessen, Arthur “Gaps” Hendrickson
Matthew Bannister on a civil servant, an author, a pilot and a singer.
28 Jun 2024,28 mins
Sir Oliver Popplewell, Lynn Conway, Tony Bramwell, Francoise Hardy
Kirsty Lang on a judge, a computer pioneer, a music producer and a singer.
21 Jun 2024,28 mins
Michael Mosley, Dame Elizabeth Fradd, Nonny Hogrogian, Ron Ayers
Kirsty Lang on a broadcaster, a nurse, an illustrator and an aerodynamicist.
14 Jun 2024,28 mins
Nora Cortiñas, Belinda Belville, John Burnside, Roger Corman
Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a designer, a poet and a film director.
07 Jun 2024,28 mins
Richard M Sherman, Professor Wendy James CBE , Morgan Spurlock, June Mendoza OBE
Matthew Bannister on a songwriter, an artist, a film-maker and an anthropologist.
31 May 2024,28 mins
Sir Tony O'Reilly, President Ebrahim Raisi, Penny Simkin, Professor Alasdair Geddes
Matthew Bannister on a businessman, a president, a doula and an infectious diseases expert
24 May 2024,28 mins
Dame Shirley Conran, Doreen Massey, Beverley LaHaye, Steve Albini
Matthew Bannister on a writer, an educator, a campaigner and a musician.
17 May 2024,28 mins
Anne Dagg, Ross Anderson, Cecil Murray, Kris Hallenga
Matthew Bannister on a biologist, a computer scientist, a pastor and a campaigner.
10 May 2024,28 mins