Victor Lewis-Smith, Maureen Doherty, Pablo Milan茅s, Ailsa Irving
Matthew Bannister on columnist and broadcaster Victor Lewis-Smith, designer Maureen Doherty, singer Pablo Milan茅s and campaigner Ailsa Irving.
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The columnist, broadcaster, producer, musician and outrageous hoaxer Victor Lewis-Smith (pictured).
Maureen Doherty, the designer who worked with Issey Miyake and founded the influential fashion brand Egg. Edmund de Waal pays tribute.
Pablo Milan茅s, the Cuban musician who was one of the founders of the nueva trova singer/songwriter movement.
Ailsa Irving, who started and ran the UK Endometriosis Society after a long battle to get her own symptoms diagnosed.
Producer: Neil George
Interviewed guest: Graham Pass
Interviewed guest: Edmund de Waal
Interviewed guest: Robin Denselow
Interviewed guest: Rob Irving
Interviewed guest: Emma Cox
Archive clips used: 大象传媒 Two, Inside Victor Lewis-Smith 06/12/1993; YouTube, Opera Spoof by Victor Lewis-Smith; 大象传媒 Radio 4, You and Yours - the revival of Brylcreem 02/12/1985; 大象传媒 Radio 4, Midweek 21/05/1986; 大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra, Victor Lewis-Smith s1e08, 05/10/2017; Associated Rediffusion Productions Ltd/ Victor Lewis-Smith, Mary Whitehouse Sketch; YouTube, Victor Lewis-Smith - 大象传媒 Reception General Pinochet Prank Call; 大象传媒 Radio 4, Loose Ends - Victor Lewis-Smith 01/01/1987; 大象传媒 Radio 1, Victor Lewis-Smith Christmas Message, 26/12/1989; YouTube/ CriticalPast channel, Fidel Castro and his army fight against Batista's forces 12/06/2014; Juan Pil Vila, Pablo Milan茅s documentary (2017).
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Victor Lewis-Smith
Last Word spoke to his former business partner Graham Pass.
Maureen Doherty
Last Word spoke to her friend and ceramicist Edmund de Waal.
Pablo Milan茅s
Last Word spoke to music journalist Robin Denselow.
Ailsa Irving
Last Word spoke to her brother Rob Irving and to CEO of Endometriosis UK, Emma Cox.
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- Fri 23 Dec 2022 16:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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