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Jacqueline Gold CBE, Lance Reddick, Traute Lafrenz, Lynn Seymour

Matthew Bannister on businesswoman Jacqueline Gold CBE, actor Lance Reddick, campaigner Traute Lafrenz, ballerina Lynn Seymour

Matthew Bannister on

Jacqueline Gold CBE – the businesswoman who turned Ann Summers from a couple of seedy sex shops into a multi-million pound high street success.

Lance Reddick, the American actor best known for playing Cedric Daniels in The Wire.

Traute Lafrenz, the last known survivor of the White Rose Group that actively resisted the Nazis in Germany during the second world war.

Lynn Seymour, one of the greatest dramatic ballerinas of the twentieth century.

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Interviewed guest: Kevin O’Hare
Interviewed guest: Charlotte Hardie
Interviewed guest: Dr. Renee Meyer
Interviewed guest: Helen O’Hara

Archive clips used:
Desert Island Discs, Jacqueline Gold, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4, 02/11/2018; Woman’s Hour, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4, 18/04/2017; Off Camera Show, Sam Jones interviews Lance Reddick, YouTube, uploaded 04/11/2019; In Town Today, Michael Smee interviews Lynn Seymour, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Television 27/02/1975; The Wire _Season 1, HBO Films, uploaded to YouTube 25/02/2011;

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28 minutes

Jacqueline Gold CBE

Born 16 July 1960; died 16 March 2023 aged 62.

Last Word spoke to Editor in Chief of Retail Week, Charlotte Hardie.

Lance Reddick

Born on 7 June 1962; died 17 March 2023, aged 60.

Last Word spoke to film journalist Helen O’Hara.

Traute Lafrenz

Born 3 May 1919; died 6 March 2023 aged 103.

Last Word spoke to her daughter Dr Renee Meyer. 

Lynn Seymour

Born 8 March 1939; died 7 March 2023 age 83.

Last Word spoke to Director of The Royal Ballet Kevin O’Hare. 

Broadcasts

  • Fri 24 Mar 2023 16:00
  • Sun 26 Mar 2023 20:30

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