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Tina Turner, Martin Amis, Leroy Cooper, Rolf Harris, Marlene Bauer Hagge

Matthew Bannister on singer Tina Turner, author Martin Amis, photographer Leroy Cooper, golfer Marlene Bauer Hagge and Rolf Harris.

Matthew Bannister on

Tina Turner, the singer who overcame an abusive relationship to become an international superstar

Martin Amis, one of the literary giants of his generation

Leroy Cooper, the photographer who captured the social history of his area of Liverpool

Rolf Harris, the entertainer who was imprisoned for sexually assaulting young girls

Marlene Bauer Hagge, the last surviving founding member of the US Ladies Professional Golf Association

Interviewee: Dan Franklin
Interviewee: Leee John
Interviewee: Ray Quarless
Interviewee: Levi Tafari
Interviewee: David Sillito
Interviewee: Lewine Mair

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:
Tina Turner - From the archives: Life of suffering and triumph, CBS Sunday Morning, originally broadcast October 2018, YouTube uploaded 25/05/2023; Tina Turner talks to Larry King about her life in music (1997), CNN, YouTube uploaded 21/05/2016; Will Gompertz interviews Tina Turner, Tina Turner: Simply the Best, ´óÏó´«Ã½ One, 26/11/2018; Anne Rohmer interviews Tina Turner (1985), Canada TV News , CTV YouTube uploaded 24/05/2023; Martin Amis interview, The Late Show: Face To Face, ´óÏó´«Ã½ TWO, 25/10/1993; Martin Amis, Desert Island Discs, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4, 29/12/1996; Leroy Cooper interview with Flora Zajicek, Empathy Museum, 2022; Toxteth riots July 1981, ´óÏó´«Ã½ News; Marlene Bauer Hagge interview, LPGA Takeaway: 67 Years Later, the Founders Look Back, Golf.com YouTube uploaded 4/11/2016; 1960 U.S. Women's Open newsreel, United States Golf Association, YouTube uploaded 30/05/2014; Marlene Bauer, The Last Of The LPGA Founders, The Golf Library, YouTube uploaded 19/05/2023;

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Tina Turner

The singer who overcame an abusive relationship to become an international superstar

Last Word spoke to the musician Leee Childs from the band, Imagination who was a fan and met Tina during the 1980s.

Born 26 November 1939, died May 24 2023, aged 83.

Martin Amis

One of the literary giants of his generation

Last Word spoke to his Dan Franklin the former Publishing Director for Jonathan Cape and Martin’s UK editor for over 20 years.  

Born 25 August 1949. Died on 19 May 2023, aged 73 

Leroy Cooper

The photographer who captured the social history of his area of Liverpool

Last Word spoke to his friend Ray Quarless and his cousin Levi Tafari.

Born 1961, died aged 62

Rolf Harris

The disgraced entertainer who was imprisoned for sexually assaulting young girls

Last Word spoke to David Sillito the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Media and Arts Correspondent

Born 30 March 1930, died 10 May 2023, aged 93

Marlene Bauer Hagge

The former professional golfer and the last surviving founder of the LPGA – Ladies Professional Golf Association.

Last Word spoke to the golf writer Lewine Mair.

Born 16 February 1934, died 16 May 2023, aged 89. 

Broadcasts

  • Fri 26 May 2023 16:00
  • Sun 28 May 2023 20:30

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