Sir Paul Cosford, Max Mosley (pictured), Dr Frances Rotblat, Norman Lloyd
Julian Worricker on Sir Paul Cosford, medical director of Public Health England; Formula One boss, Max Mosley; scientist Frances Rotblat; veteran actor Norman Lloyd.
Julian Worricker on:
Sir Paul Cosford, who - as medical director of Public Health England - took on a prominent role during the Ebola outbreak and the Salisbury poisonings.
The Formula One boss, Max Mosley, who helped turn his sport into a global spectacle and became an outspoken privacy campaigner.
Dr Frances Rotblat, a haematologist, whose pioneering work led to significant advances in the treatment of haemophilia.
And the veteran actor, Norman Lloyd, whose career began in the 1920s and who worked alongside Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock and Charlie Chaplin.
Producer: Neil George
Interviewed guest: Dr Gillian Leng
Interviewed guest: Jeremy Hunt
Interviewed guest: Simon Taylor
Interviewed guest: Tom Brown
Interviewed guest: Donogh O鈥橞rien
Archive clips used: 大象传媒 News: 大象传媒 One, TX 7.3.2018; 大象传媒 News, 大象传媒 One, TX 25.10.2014; Today Programme: Radio 4, TX 24.5.2021; On the Ropes: Radio 4, TX 1.3.2011; Today: Radio 4, TX 22.11.1984; Brain of Britain: Radio 4, TX 12.9.1977; Art for the Millions: Radio 4, TX 1.2.2018
Last on
Sir Paul Cosford
Born 20 May 1963; died 5 April 2021, aged 57.
Last Word spoke to his wife, Dr Gillian Leng and to Jeremy Hunt, former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
Max Mosley
Born 13 April 1940; died 23 May 2021, aged 81.
Last Word spoke to motor sports journalist, Simon Taylor.
Dr Frances Rotblat
Born 27 July 1946; died 22 April 2021, aged 74.
Last Word spoke to her godson, Tom Brown, and to her former colleague, Donogh O鈥橞rien.
Norman Lloyd
Born 8 November 1914; died 11 May 2021, aged 106.
Broadcasts
- Fri 28 May 2021 16:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 30 May 2021 20:30大象传媒 Radio 4
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
