Mario Molina, Irina Antonova, Val茅ry Giscard d鈥橢staing, Peter Alliss (pictured)
Matthew Bannister on chemist Mario Molina, curator Irina Antonova, French President Valery Giscard d鈥橢staing, golf commentator Peter Alliss.
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Mario Molina, the chemist who won the Nobel prize for revealing the devastating impact of CFCs on the ozone layer.
Irina Antonova, the director of the Pushkin Museum in Moscow for more than fifty years. She was caught up in a controversy over her refusal to send back priceless works of art looted by the Soviet Army at the end of the Second World War.
Valery Giscard d鈥橢staing, President of France between 1974 and 1981. He introduced liberal social reforms and was a passionate supporter of closer European integration.
Peter Alliss, the jovial former player who became known as TV鈥檚 鈥淰oice of Golf鈥
Interviewed guest: Tony Adamson
Interviewed guest: Prof James Shields
Interviewed guest: Konstantin Akinsha
Interviewed guest: Dr Tony Cox
Producer: Neil George
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Mario Molina
Born 19 March 1943; died 7 October 2020, aged 77.
Last Word spoke to chemist Dr Tony Cox.
Val茅ry Giscard d鈥橢staing
Born 2 February 1926; died 2 December 2020, aged 94.
Last Word spoke to Prof James Shields.
Irina Antonova
Born 20 March 1922; died 30 November 2020, aged 98.
Last Word spoke to Art Historian Konstantin Akinsha.
Peter Alliss
Born 28 February 1931; died 6 December 2020 aged 89.
Last Word spoke to his friend, 大象传媒 Radio Golf Correspondent Tony Adamson.
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