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Javier P茅rez de Cu茅llar, Max von Sydow, Professor Hannah Steinberg, Charles Portis

Matthew Bannister on UN Secretary-General Javier P茅rez de Cu茅llar, actor Max von Sydow, psychopharmacologist Hannah Steinberg, writer Charles Portis.

Pictured: Javier P茅rez de Cu茅llar

Matthew Bannister on

The United Nations Secretary-General Javier P茅rez de Cu茅llar. The Peruvian diplomat faced major challenges including the Iran-Iraq war and the Falklands War.

Max von Sydow the Swedish-born actor whose film roles ranged from Ingmar Bergman to James Bond and, more recently, Game of Thrones.

Professor Hannah Steinberg - a pioneer of psychopharmacology - the study of the effects of drugs on the human mind.

Charles Portis, the American writer best known for his novel "True Grit" which was twice adapted for the big screen.

Interviewed guest: Richard Gowan
Interviewed guest: Angela Errigo
Interviewed guest: Sandra Fraser
Interviewed guest: Professor Clare Stanford
Interviewed guest: Michael Carlson
Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Witness, 大象传媒 World Service 12/01/2012; Interview with Cuellar, The Classic Sports 17/11/1991; Iran/Iraq War, TV Eye 1980; Meeting Of The U.N. Security Council (Falklands Conflict), 大象传媒 Sound Archive 23/05/1982; Perez De Cuellar Admits Defeat, 大象传媒 Sound Archive 31/05/1984; UN 40th Anniversary: J. Perez De Cuellar, 大象传媒 Sound Archive 31/05/1984; Virendra Dayal on Cuellar, UN News 05/03/2020; The Seventh Seal, directed by Ingmar Bergman, Svensk Filmindustri 1957; The Film Programme, Radio 4 19/02/2012; The Greatest Story Ever Told, directed by George Stevens, George Stevens Productions 1965; Never Say Never Again, directed by Irvin Kershner, TaliaFilm II Productions/Woodcote/Producers Sales Organization (PSO) 1983; The Exorcist, directed by William Friedkin, Warner Bros/Hoya Productions 1973; Liv Ullmann on Working with Max von Sydow, Criterion Collection 11/02/2019; The Simpsons: The War of Art, Fox Broadcasting Company 23/03/2014; Games of Thrones Season 6, HBO 24/04/2016; True Grit, directed by Henry Hathaway, Wallis-Hazen 1969; True Grit, Radio 4 Extra 26/09/2016; True Grit, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, Paramount Pictures/Skydance Media/Scott Rudin Productions/Mike Zoss Productions 2010.

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Javier P茅rez de Cu茅llar

Born 19 January 1920; died 4 March 2020, aged 100.

Last Word spoke to Richard Gowan, UN Director New York.

Max von Sydow

Born 10 April 1929; died 8 March 2020, aged 90.

Last Word spoke to film critic and commentator Angela Errigo.

Professor Hannah Steinberg

Born 16 March 1924; died 11 December 2019, aged 95.

Last Word spoke to Sandra Fraser, former colleague and friend, and Professor Clare Stanford, Emeritus Professor of Neuropharmacology at UCL.

Charles Portis

Born 28 December 1933; died 17 February 2020, aged 86.

Last Word spoke to cultural commentator Michael Carlson.

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  • Fri 13 Mar 2020 16:00
  • Sun 15 Mar 2020 20:30

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