Sir Brian Urquhart (pictured), Albert Roux, Dame Rachel Waterhouse, Gerry Marsden
Matthew Bannister on civil servant Sir Brian Urquhart, chef Albert Roux, consumer champion Dame Rachel Waterhouse and singer Gerry Marsden.
Matthew Bannister on
Sir Brian Urquhart, the international civil servant and war veteran who played a key role in setting up United Nations peacekeeping forces.
Albert Roux, the French-born chef who, with his brother Michel, helped to revolutionise the quality of British restaurant cooking.
Dame Rachel Waterhouse, the chair of the Consumers鈥� Association whose campaigns were behind many significant improvements in consumer legislation.
And Gerry Marsden, lead singer of Gerry and the Pacemakers, best known for his hit versions of 鈥淵ou鈥檒l Never Walk Alone鈥� and 鈥淔erry 鈥楥ross The Mersey鈥�.
Interviewed guest: Alison Bernays
Interviewed guest: Andrew Gilmour
Interviewed guest: Rowley Leigh
Interviewed guest: Brian Yates
Interviewed guest: Peter Parfet
Interviewed guest: Spencer Leigh
Producer: Neil George
Archive clips used: Profile: Brian Urquhart, Radio 4, 28.2.1981; Pathe News 鈥� Shaping the Future; The Liberation of Bergen Belsen 鈥揥S Historic Moments; Desert Island Discs: Albert & Michel Roux, Radio 4, 1986; Albert & Michel Roux on Roux Scholarship 鈥� YouTube; File on 4: Quangos, Radio 4, 7.6.1978; Farming Today, Radio 4, 17.10.1988
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Sir Brian Urquhart
Born 28 February 1919; died 2 January 2021, aged 101.
Last Word spoke to his niece, Alison Bernays and to Andrew Gilmour, who worked with Sir Brian at the United Nations.
Albert Roux
Born 8 October 1935; died 4 January 2021, aged 85.
Last Word spoke to chef and food writer, Rowley Leigh.
Dame Rachel Waterhouse
Born 2 January 1923; died 14 October 2020, aged 97.
Last Word spoke to her friend and colleague, Brian Yates.
Gerry Marsden
Born 24 September 1942, died 3 January 2021 aged 78.
Last Word spoke to his friend, Peter Parfitt and to Radio Merseyside presenter, Spencer Leigh.
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- Fri 8 Jan 2021 16:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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Last Word
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