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Baroness Blood, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ian Jack, Hilaree Nelson

Matthew Bannister on campaigner Baroness Blood, musician Jerry Lee Lewis, journalist Ian Jack and ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson.

Matthew Bannister on

Baroness Blood (pictured), the trade unionist, community worker and peace campaigner who became the first woman from Northern Ireland to be given a life peerage.

Jerry Lee Lewis, the rock 'n' roll pioneer whose turbulent private life included bigamy, violence and drug addiction.

Ian Jack, the journalist known for his long form articles and for editing the Independent on Sunday and the literary magazine Granta.

Hilaree Nelson, the intrepid ski mountaineer who completed more than forty challenging expeditions in 16 countries.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Monica McWilliams
Interviewed guest: Joe Bonomo
Interviewed guest: Bill Paterson
Interviewed guest: Sigrid Rausing
Interviewed guest: Richard Williams
Interviewed guest: Emily Harrington

Archive clips used: Newsline Belfast/ YouTube, NI Women's Coalition Launch and Forum 1996; 大象传媒 News, Lady Blood being sworn into the House of Lords 02/11/1999; 大象传媒 Radio 4, The House of Ladies - The Mouldbreakers 17/08/2005; YouTube, Jerry Lee & Myra Lewis interview 1958; 大象传媒 Radio 3, Night Waves 16/05/2007; The North Face, Mentors - Hilaree Nelson 04/09/2018; Men's Journal/ YouTube, The Line Between Good and Evil 20/01/2021; OutsideWatch/ YouTube, Failure Is Next To Success - Hilaree Nelson Elements 26/06/2020; AP Archive, US extreme skier cremated in Nepal 02/11/2022; The North Face, Lhotse ft. Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison 15/10/2019.

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28 minutes

Baroness Blood

Born 26 May 1938; died 21 October 2022 aged 84.

Last Word spoke to former member of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland & co-founder of The Women's Coalition, Monica McWilliams.

Jerry Lee Lewis

Born 29 September 1935; died 28 October 2022 aged 87.

Last Word spoke to US Rock 'n' Roll writer Joe Bonomo.

Ian Jack

Born 7 February 1945; died 28 October 2022 aged 77.

Last Word spoke to actor and friend Bill Paterson, to Sigrid Rausing, owner of Granta magazine and Granta Books, and to friend and fellow journalist Richard Williams.

Hilaree Nelson

Born 13 December 1972; died 26 September 2022 aged 49.

Last Word spoke to friend and professional climber Emily Harrington.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 4 Nov 2022 16:00
  • Sun 6 Nov 2022 20:30

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