A Nobel-winning scientist, a French mountaineer, a sociologist, a former 大象传媒 DG and the voice of Listen With Mother
Matthew Bannister on 大象传媒 Director General Alasdair Milne, neuro-embryologist Rita Levi-Montalcini, mountaineer Maurice Herzog, sociologist Stanley Cohen and actress Daphne Oxenford.
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The former 大象传媒 Director General Alasdair Milne. A talented programme maker, he was involved in a series of rows with the Thatcher government and forced to resign by the Board of Governors.
The Italian neuro embryologist Rita Levi-Montalcini. She won the Nobel Prize for her work on cell growth.
The French mountaineer Maurice Herzog who was the first man to climb Annapurna, losing all his fingers and toes in the process.
The sociologist Stanley Cohen, who coined the term "moral panic" and devoted his life to human rights. His collaborator Professor Laurie Taylor pays tribute.
And the actress Daphne Oxenford, loved by a generation of children for reading stories on Listen with Mother.
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Alasdair Milne
Prof Rita Levi-Montalcini
Maurice Herzog
Prof Stanley Cohen
Daphne Oxenford
Broadcasts
- Fri 11 Jan 2013 16:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 13 Jan 2013 20:30大象传媒 Radio 4
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme