Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Richard Coles and Suzy Klein meet space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock and hear the Inheritance Tracks of MOBO founder Kanya King.
Richard Coles and Suzy Klein meet space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock, a female trainee astronaut from the early 1960s, Jerri Truhill, and amateur rocketeer John Jacomb. Matt Eagles explains what is like to have had Parkinson's disease since the age of eight, Matthew Baylis tells the story of the cult religions of Vanuatu and June Lady Chichester enthuses about camels. MOBO founder Kanya King picks her Inheritance Tracks.
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Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Maggie Adarin-PocockÌý is a space scientist who has worked on telescopes and satellites. She is also wants to encourage more women into scientific careers and is keen to spark children’s enthusiasm Ìýfor engineering and physics capitalising on their liking for science fiction from the Clangers to Star Trek.
Parkinson’s at eight: Matt Eagles
Matt Eagles wasÌýeight when he began to develop the symptoms of Parkinson’s. Now 44, he’s lived with the condition almost all his life and is currently carving a new career for himself as a sports photographer.
Lady June Chichester
talks about her enthusiasm for keeping camels Ìýand the talents of her two bactrians Thérèse and Temujin.
Travel: Matthew Baylis
Matthew BaylisÌýhas long been fascinated by Vanuatu Ìýand the cult on the island of Tanna there that Ìýworships the Duke of Edinburgh. He went to stay there to discover more about the religion and the way the inhabitants of Tanna live.
Inheritance Tracks: Kanya King
Ìýfounded The - Music of Black Origin - ÌýAwards in 1996. Widely recognisedÌý as an entrepreneur, she was awarded an MBE for her services to the music industry in 1999. The 18th MOBO Awards take place tonight.
Jerri Truhill
Saturday Live talks to , one of the who proved they could make it to the Moon, but whom NASA never permitted to fly.Ìý
Jerri Truhill, now 85, was one of the American women pilots who in 1961 proved themselves men’s equals as potential astronauts.Ìý The group of women, known as the ‘Mercury 13’, passed all the same physiological tests as. ÌýBut as women, they were not considered for missions. ÌýJerri tells Saturday Live about the tests, her flying life, and how she and the Mercury 13 spent the rest of their lives working for women’s recognition.John Jacomb
John Jacomb is an amateur rocketeer and a member of the British Space Modelling Team. He flies competitively and travels widely to do so. And he’s part of the six man UK team competing in the World Championships next year in Bulgaria.
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Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Richard Coles |
Presenter | Suzy Klein |
Interviewed Guest | Maggie Aderin-Pocock |
Interviewed Guest | Jerri Truhill |
Interviewed Guest | John Jacomb |
Interviewed Guest | Kanya King |
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- Sat 19 Oct 2013 09:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Saturday Live
Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.