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Sir Terence Conran, Dame Diana Rigg CBE, Shere Hite, Toots Hibbert

Matthew Bannister on designer Sir Terence Conran, actor Dame Diana Rigg, researcher Shere Hite, musician Toots Hibbert.

Pictured: Sir Terence Conran

Matthew Bannister on:

Sir Terence Conran, the designer and businessman who transformed the UK鈥檚 approach to home d茅cor and eating out.

Dame Diana Rigg, the actor who combined a critically acclaimed stage career with stardom on TV and film.

Shere Hite, who wrote the Hite Report which changed attitudes to female sexuality.

Toots Hibbert, the Jamaican singer often called 鈥渢he man who invented reggae".

Interviewed guest: Deyan Sudjic OBE
Interviewed guest: Michael Quinn
Interviewed guest: Matthew Sweet
Interviewed guest: Lola Atkins
Interviewed guest: Dame Jenni Murray
Interviewed guest: David Katz
Interviewed guest: Glady Wax

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Profile, Radio 4 22/04/1983; The Festival of Britain, British Pathe 07/05/1951; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 01/09/1996; Game of Thrones Series 7 Episode 3, directed by Mark Mylod, HBO 30/07/2017; Front Row, Radio 4 10/09/2020; Today, Radio 4 11/09/2020; Private Passions, Radio 3 3/12/2012; The Avengers, ABC 1965; Woman鈥檚 Hour, Radio 4 02/05/2006; The First Time With Toots Hibbert, 6 Music 17/01/2019.

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28 minutes

Sir Terence Conran

Born 4 October 1931; died 12 September 2020, aged 88.

Last Word spoke to his friend Deyan Sudjic OBE, former director of the Design Museum.

Dame Diana Rigg CBE

Born 20 July 1938; died 10 September 2020, aged 82.

Last Word spoke to Michael Quinn, obituaries editor for The Stage, and broadcaster Matthew Sweet. 聽

Shere Hite

Born 2 November 1942; died 9 September 2020, aged 77.

Last Word spoke to her friend, film maker Lola Atkins, and broadcaster Dame Jenni Murray.

Toots Hibbert

Born 8 December 1942; died 11 September 2020, aged 77.

Last Word spoke to David Katz, expert on Jamaican music, and DJ Glady Wax.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 18 Sep 2020 16:00
  • Sun 20 Sep 2020 20:30

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