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Tony Garnett, Joy Rainey, Professor Cuchlaine King, Terry Jones

Matthew Bannister on producer Tony Garnett, racing driver Joy Rainey, geomorphologist Cuchlaine King, comedian and historian Terry Jones

Pictured: Terry Jones

Matthew Bannister on Tony Garnett, the TV and film producer whose tragic childhood inspired him to make influential films like Up The Junction, Cathy Come Home and Kes.

Joy Rainey, the racing driver whose restricted growth meant she needed specially adapted cars.

Professor Cuchlaine King, the geomorphologist known for her studies of beaches, coasts and glaciers.

Terry Jones, best known as a member of the Monty Python team, but also a medieval historian of distinction.

Interviewed guest: Andreas Campomar
Interviewed guest: Eddie Walder
Interviewed guest: Professor Brian Whalley
Interviewed guest: Betsey Everett
Interviewed guest: Professor Alan Ereira

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Free Thinking, Radio 3 28/06/2020; Afternoon Edition, 5Live 11/07/2016; Front Row, Radio 4 27/05/2013; Kes, directed by Ken Loach, United Artists 1970; The Wednesday Play: Up The Junction, ´óÏó´«Ã½ One 03/11/1965; The Wednesday Play: Cathy Come Home, ´óÏó´«Ã½ One 16/11/1966; This Life Series 1, Episode 3, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two 01/04/1996; Front Row, Radio 4 22/01/2020; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 02/07/1983; Monty Python’s Flying Circus, ‘The Funniest Joke in The World’ Sketch, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two 05/10/1969; Life of Brian, directed by Terry Jones, Cinema International Corporation, 1979; 5Live Drive, 5Live 22/01/2020; Medieval Lives - The Peasant, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two, 03/01/2004; The Story of 1, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two, 28/09/2005.

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28 minutes

Tony Garnett

Born 03 April 1936; died 12 January 2020, aged 83.

Last Word spoke to Andreas Campomar, publishing director.

Joy Rainey

Died 17 January 2020.

Last Word spoke to Eddie Walder, hill climbing commentator and motor journalist.

Professor Cuchlaine King

Born on 26 June 1922; died 17 December 2019, aged 97.

Last Word spoke to Betsey Everett a friend of King and Professor Brian Whalley.

Terry Jones

Born 01 February 1942; died 21 January 2020, aged 77.

Last Word spoke to friend of Terry’s Professor Alan Ereira, University of Wales, a historian and history documentary maker.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 24 Jan 2020 16:00
  • Sun 26 Jan 2020 20:30

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