Neil Armstrong, Meles Zenawi, Carlo Curley and Phyllis Diller
Obituary series. Matthew Bannister remembers astronaut Neil Armstrong, organist Carlo Curley, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and comedian Phyllis Diller.
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The first man to set foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong. We hear the story of that historic voyage plus his classmates at school, his fellow Korean war pilot and the Professor who taught alongside him after he left NASA.
Also: the flamboyant Carlo Curley who made it his mission to bring organ music to the widest possible audience.
Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, once a darling of the West, he lost international support after his violent crackdown on the opposition
And Phyllis Diller, said to be America's first female stand up comedian.
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- Fri 31 Aug 2012 16:00大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
- Sun 2 Sep 2012 20:30大象传媒 Radio 4
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme