Vladimir Bukovsky, Alison Prince, Keith Schellenberg, Robert Ponsonby
Matthew Bannister on Russian dissident Vladimir Bukovsky, writer Alison Prince, laird Keith Schellenberg. 大象传媒 Proms Controller Robert Ponsonby
Pictured: Vladimir Bukovsky
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The Russian dissident Vladimir Bukovsky, a long term opponent of the Soviet regime who revealed the use of psychiatric hospitals as political prisons.
Alison Prince, the children's writer who scripted Trumpton.
Keith Schellenberg, the eccentric millionaire who was a bobsleigh champion and keen powerboat racer. He bought the Scottish Isle of Eigg - and was accused of treating his tenants badly.
Robert Ponsonby, the 大象传媒 Controller of Music who ran the Proms and faced a strike by musicians in the Corporation's orchestras.
Interviewed guest: Alyona Kojevnikov
Interviewed guest: Julia Eccleshare
Interviewed guest: Ray Bulman
Interviewed guest: Camille Dressler
Interviewed guest: Professor David Hendy
Interviewed guest: Peter Donohoe CBE
Reader: Ian Conningham
Producer: Neil George
Archive clips from: Vladimir Bukovsky interviewed by Bernard Levin, 大象传媒 Sound Archive 26/04/1980; Soviet Propaganda Film 1972, Periscope Film 17/08/2014; PM, Radio 4 04/01/1977; Watch with Mother: Joe and a Horse, 大象传媒 One 03/10/1966; Trumpton, 大象传媒 One, 03/01/1967; Spud by Alison Prince, Young Corgi, 07/08/2003; Jackanory, 大象传媒 One 1965; Radio Scotland News, 09/02/2006; Upfront, 大象传媒 Scotland 03/02/1994; Music Now, Radio 3 29/11/1974; Radio 3 continuity announcement, 大象传媒 Sound Archive 23/11/1978.
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Vladimir Bukovsky
Born 30 December 1942; died 27 October 2019, aged 76.
Last Word spoke to his friend, translator and journalist Alyona Kojevnikov.
Alison Prince
Born 26 March 1931; died 12 October 2019, aged 88.
Last Word spoke to Julia Eccleshare, Children鈥檚 Director at the Hay Festival.
Keith Schellenberg
Born 13 March 1929; died 28 October 2019, aged 90.
Last Word spoke to journalist Ray Bulman and historian and Eigg resident Camille Dressler.
Robert Ponsonby
Born 19 December 1926; died 3 November 2019, aged 92.
Last Word spoke to David Hendy, Professor of Media and Cultural History at the University of Sussex, and pianist Peter Donohoe CBE.
Broadcasts
- Fri 22 Nov 2019 16:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 24 Nov 2019 20:30大象传媒 Radio 4
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
