Bob Willis MBE, Gary Rhodes OBE, Dr Shuping Wang, Sir Stephen Cleobury CBE
Matthew Bannister on cricketer Bob Willis, chef Gary Rhodes, whistleblower Shuping Wang, musical director Sir Stephen Cleobury
Pictured: Bob Willis
Matthew Bannister on
Bob Willis, the former England cricket captain, who was seen as one of the finest fast bowlers of his generation.
Gary Rhodes, the spiky-haired TV chef who won Michelin stars for his re-invention of classic British recipes.
Shuping Wang, the Chinese doctor who lost her job and her marriage after blowing the whistle on a trade in blood products that was spreading HIV through Henan province.
Sir Stephen Cleobury, the musical director of King's College Cambridge for thirty-seven years. He commissioned a new carol every year for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.
Interviewed guest: Jonathan Agnew MBE
Interviewed guest: Fiona Pitcher
Interviewed guest: Thane Prince
Interviewed guest: Sir Michael Boyd
Interviewed guest: The Reverend Dr Stephen Cherry
Interviewed guest: Peter Lindsay
Producer: Neil George
Archive clips from: Today, Radio 4 05/12/2019; Test Match Special, 5 Live 04/12/2019; Rhodes Around Britain, 大象传媒 Two 08/06/1995, 25/05/1995, 05/07/1994, 07/06/1994; Top of the Class, Radio 4 18/08/2008; Great British Food Revival, 大象传媒 Two 17/11/2011; Woman鈥檚 Hour, Radio 4 19/09/2019; CD Review, Radio 3 25/12/2004.
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Bob Willis MBE
Born 30 May 1949; died 4 December 2019, aged 70.
Last Word spoke to Jonathan Agnew MBE, broadcaster and former professional cricketer.
Gary Rhodes OBE
Born 22 April 1960; died suddenly 26 November 2019, aged 59.
Last Word spoke to Fiona Pitcher, Executive Producer of Rhodes Around Britain, and friend and food writer Thane Prince.
Dr Shuping Wang
Born 20 October 1959; died 21 September 2019, aged 59.
Last Word spoke to director Sir Michael Boyd.
Sir Stephen Cleobury CBE
Born 31 December 1948; died 22 November 2019, aged 70.
Last Word spoke to The聽Reverend Dr Stephen Cherry, Dean of King's College Cambridge, and Peter Lindsay, former chorister at King鈥檚 College.聽
Broadcasts
- Fri 6 Dec 2019 16:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 8 Dec 2019 20:30大象传媒 Radio 4
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
