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Gita Mehta, Matteo Messina Denaro, Irma Brenman Pick, John Stevenson

Matthew Bannister on author Gita Mehta, mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, psychoanalyst Irma Brenman Pick and scriptwriter John Stevenson.

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Gita Mehta, the author who set out to reveal the truth about India to the West. Her friend the theatre director Sir Richard Eyre pays tribute.

Matteo Messina Denaro, the Italian mafia boss who boasted he could 鈥渇ill a cemetery鈥 with his murder victims.

Irma Brenman Pick, the psychoanalyst who investigated the emotional reactions between patient and therapist.

John Stevenson, who wrote some of the best loved episodes of Coronation Street. Sally Wainwright shares her memories of working with him.

Interviewee: Sir Richard Eyre
Interviewee: Barbie Latza Nadeau
Interviewee: Daniel Pick
Interviewee: Margaret Rustin
Interviewee: Sally Wainwright

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Gita Mehta interview with Charlie Rose: The complexity and diversity of India, Charlie Rose website, 12/05/1997; Paperbacks: Gita Mehta interview about her book Karma Cola, 大象传媒 One, 29/04/1981; Gita Mehta documentary, Dateline Bangladesh, 18/12/2014; Gita Mehta interview, Woman鈥檚 Hour, 大象传媒 Radio 4, 02/07/1990; News report: Falcone killed in bomb explosion, 大象传媒 News, 23/05/1992; News report: Anti-Mafia Judge murdered, 大象传媒 News, 19/07/1992; Matteo Messina Denaro arrested, The World Tonight, Radio 4, 16/01/2023; Ken Barlow Finds Out About Deidre鈥檚 Affair, Coronation Street YouTube channel, uploaded 21/01/2015; Hilda Ogden unveils her new "muriel " , Coronation Street, 1976; Rovers Return scene, Coronation Street, 11/09/1978; Reg鈥檚 Waterbed Floods His Apartment, Coronation Street YouTube Channel, uploaded 30 May 2017; Brass opening scene, ITV, 21/02/1983; Ken gives Raquel French Lessons , Coronation Street Facebook page, uploaded 19/08/2020;

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28 minutes

Gita Mehta

The author who set out to reveal the truth about India to the West.

Last Word spoke to her friend, the theatre and film director Sir Richard Eyre.

Born 12 December 1942 , died 16 September 2023, aged 80.

Matteo Messina Denaro

The Italian mafia boss who boasted he could 鈥渇ill a cemetery鈥 with his murder victims.

Last Word spoke to the journalist Barbie Latza Nadeau.

Born 26 April 1962, died 25 September 2023, aged 61.

Irma Brenman Pick

The psychoanalyst who investigated the emotional reactions between patient and therapist.

Last Word spoke to music journalist Siobhan Grogan.

Born 13 April 1934; died 3 August 2023, aged 89.

John Stevenson

The writer聽who wrote some of the best loved episodes of Coronation Street.聽聽

Last Word spoke to the screenwriter Sally Wainwright.

Born 10 May 1937; died 5 September 2023, aged 86.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 29 Sep 2023 16:00
  • Sun 1 Oct 2023 20:30

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