Verghese Kurien, Helen Nicoll, Bobby Hogg, Tereska Torres, 'Big Jim' Sullivan
Matthew Bannister on 'India's Milkman' Verghese Kurien, children's author Helen Nicoll, Cromarty speaker Bobby Hogg, wartime writer Tereska Torres and guitarist 'Big Jim' Sullivan.
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Dr Verghese Kurien. Known as "India's Milkman", he transformed milk production in India by setting up co-operatives of small farmers.
Helen Nicoll - the children's author best known for her Meg and Mog stories. Her illustrator Jan Pienkowski pays tribute.
Bobby Hogg - the last surviving speaker of the Cromarty dialect which was used in parts of the Black Isle near Inverness.
The French writer Tereska Torres whose novel about wartime romances caused controversy with its depiction of lesbian affairs
And session guitarist "Big Jim" Sullivan who played on an amazing 55 number one songs.
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Verghese Kurien
Matthew spoke to Professor Yoginder Alagh, chairman of the Institute for Rural Management which was set up by Dr Kurien, and to the Labour Peer and economist Lord Desai.
Helen Nicoll
Bobby Hogg
We spoke to the linguistics expert Dr Robert Millar and to Bobby鈥檚 friend, the local historian David Alston.
Tereska Torr猫s
Last Word spoke to her son Gabriel Levin.
'Big Jim' Sullivan
Broadcasts
- Fri 12 Oct 2012 16:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 14 Oct 2012 20:30大象传媒 Radio 4
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
