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17/09/2010

John Wilson on Lord Bingham, Eileen Nearne, Vladimir Raitz, Claude Chabrol and Sid Rawle.

John Wilson presents Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died. This week: Lord Bingham, who rose to become the most senior and most respected judge in Britain. A former Master of the Rolls and Lord Chief Justice, Lord Bingham was a proud defender of individual liberty and human rights. Lord David Owen is among those paying tribute. We also hear about the heroism and bravery of wartime secret agent Eileen Nearne; the free-wheeling life of traveller and counter-cultural leader Sid Rawle; French new wave auteur Claude Chabrol and how Vladimir Raitz invented the package holiday 60 years ago.

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30 minutes

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Sun 19 Sep 2010 20:30

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  • Fri 17 Sep 2010 16:00
  • Sun 19 Sep 2010 20:30

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