Ian Wallace, Rossana Banti, Ivy Nicholson (pictured), Cedric Robinson MBE
Matthew Bannister on ornithologist Ian Wallace, partisan Rossana Banti, model Ivy Nicholson, guide Cedric Robinson MBE.
Matthew Bannister on
Ian Wallace, one of the most influential figures in British ornithology. At one time he had seen a wider variety of species of birds than anyone else in Britain.
Rossana Banti, the Italian partisan who risked her life acting as a courier for the Resistance.
Ivy Nicholson, the model who was once a muse for Andy Warhol but fell on hard times and ended up sleeping on the streets.
Cedric Robinson MBE, who guided people across the treacherous sands of Morecambe Bay for more than 50 years.
Producer: Neil George
Interviewed guest: Stephen Moss
Interviewed guest: Roderick Bailey
Interviewed guest: Bill Bewley
Interviewed guest: Taryn Gould
Interviewed guest: Sean Bolger
Archive clips used: 大象传媒 Radio 4, 100 Years of British Birds 07/05/2007; The Sound Approach Podcast, Interview With Ian Wallace 2019; Progettazione Multimediale, Noi Partigiani - Interview With Rossana Banti 2021; Taryn Gould / Vimeo, As Is, As Was teaser 2014; Planet Group Entertainment, Factory People 2008; YouTube, Valarie Solanas on Shooting Andy Warhol 1968; 大象传媒 Radio 4, Midweek 09/12/2009; 大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra, Crossing the Bay 19/04/2019; 大象传媒 Radio 4, Saturday Live 16/07/2016.
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Ian Wallace
Last Word spoke to birder and writer on birds Stephen Moss.
Rossana Banti
Last Word spoke to historian Roderick Bailey and retired British brigadier Bill Bewley.
Ivy Nicholson
Last Word spoke to documentary maker Taryn Gould and her son Sean Bolger.
Cedric Robinson MBE
In his own words.
Broadcasts
- Fri 26 Nov 2021 16:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 28 Nov 2021 20:30大象传媒 Radio 4
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
