04/06/2010
Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died.
On Last Word this week:
Dennis Hopper - the Hollywood actor and director who captured the spirit of the sixties in Easy Rider, battled drink and drug addiction and made a triumphant return to form in Blue Velvet. Last Word has a tribute from director David Lynch.
Also the influential French-American sculptor Louise Bourgeois - Antony Gormley discusses her life and work.
Chris Haney, who became a multi millionaire after co-inventing the game Trivial Pursuit
Peter Orlovsky, partner and muse of the beat poet Allen Ginsberg
And John Gooders - who made a successful business from his passion for birdwatching.
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- Fri 4 Jun 2010 16:00大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
- Sun 6 Jun 2010 20:30大象传媒 Radio 4
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme