Ralph Ehrmann, Sylvia Syms, Rabbi Dr Abraham Levy, Jo Sandilands
There was a factual error on Last Word broadcast 3/2/2023. The work of the jazz singer Sylvia Syms was wrongly attributed to the obituary of the actress of the same name.
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Ralph Ehrmann, the German-born businessman behind the success of the Airfix model kits that delighted a generation of young boys in the 1960s and 70s.
Sylvia Syms (pictured), the actor whose roles ranged from beautiful heroines in the 1950s and 60s to Margaret Thatcher and The Queen Mother later in life.
Rabbi Dr Abraham Levy, the leader of the UK鈥檚 oldest Jewish community who was awarded the OBE for services to interfaith relations.
Jo Sandilands, who edited the magazines Honey and Woman and became Programme Controller of Capital Radio in London.
Producer: Neil George
Interviewed guest: Melanie Williams
Interviewed guest: Jenny Agutter
Interviewed guest: Jonathan Sacerdoti
Interviewed guest: Alexandra Ehrmann
Interviewed guest: Jeremy Brook
Interviewed guest: Gay Search
Archive clips used:
East of Sudan (clip), YouTube: MorningsideMovies channel, uploaded 28/11/2021; In Town Today, 大象传媒 Radio TX 21/08/1965; My Teenage Daughter (clip), YouTube: Network Distributing channel, uploaded 01/09/2014; Ice Cold in Alex (clip), YouTube: Coolmacatrain channel, uploaded 09/02/2019; Clip from ITV news item about Intermission Youth Theatre School, YouTube: Ricardo P Lloyd channel, uploaded 04/11/2019;Excerpt of Les Barker reading his poem 鈥楧茅j脿 Vu鈥�, YouTube: Les Barker channel, uploaded 03/03/2020; Relighting the Candle, 大象传媒 1 TX 14/10/1993; Mazeltov Israel, 大象传媒 1 TX 30/04/1998; Woman Magazine advertisement, YouTube: Nina Perez channel, uploaded 18/01/2015; Chris Tarrant jingle, YouTube: MayDay51 channel, uploaded 22/12/2017; Airfix advertisement, YouTube: British Nostalgia channel, uploaded 06/03/2015
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Ralph Ehrmann
Born 8 March 1925; died 10 January 2023 aged 97.
Last Word spoke to his daughter, Alexandra Ehrmann and to Jeremy Brook who runs the Airfix Collectors Club.Sylvia Syms
Born 6 January 1934; died 27 January 2023 aged 89.
Last Word spoke to 聽Melanie Williams, film historian at University of East Anglia and to actress Jenny Agutter.
Rabbi Dr Abraham Levy
Born 16 July 1939; 25 December 2022 aged 83.
Last Word spoke to his godson, Jonathan Sacerdoti.
Josephine Sandilands
Born 13 November 1943; died 4 January 2023 aged 79.
Last Word spoke to her friend, the broadcaster Gay Search.
Broadcasts
- Fri 3 Feb 2023 16:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 5 Feb 2023 20:30大象传媒 Radio 4
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
