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Norma Barzman, Lord Saye and Sele, Jim Hobson, Susan Campbell

Matthew Bannister on screenwriter Norma Barzman, aristocrat Lord Saye and Sele, police officer Jim Hobson and illustrator Susan Campbell.

Matthew Bannister on

Norma Barzman, the screenwriter from the Golden Age of Hollywood who fled to Europe after facing being blacklisted from the House Un-American Activities Committee for her Communist views.

Lord Saye and Sele, the aristocrat who served in the army during the Second World War, then worked to restore the historic family seat Broughton Castle.

James 'Jim' Hobson, the Assistant Chief Constable of West Yorkshire who was in charge of the Yorkshire Ripper enquiry when Peter Sutcliffe was arrested.

Susan Campbell, the illustrator who co-founded the Walled Kitchen Garden Network.

Interviewee: Larry Ceplair
Interviewee: John Barzman
Interviewee: Martin Fiennes
Interviewee: Franco Pardini
Interviewee: Jim Buckland
Interviewee: Caroline Conran

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

CSULB Human Rights Forum - Norma Barzman, the Advanced Media Production Center, California State University Long Beach, Beach TV CSULB, YouTube, uploaded 06/04/2009; The Locket (1946), RKO Radio Pictures; Norma Barzman, Hollywood Exiles, Podcast, ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service, 15/01/2024; The House Committee of Un-American Activities Actuality, Omnibus, Hollywood on Trial, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two, 04/11/1973; Give us This Day (1949) Dir, Edward Dmytryk; IMDB; Lord Saye and Seye interview, From D-Day to Bergen-Belsen: Lord Saye & Sele, Dir/Prod Nathan Portlock-Allan, YouTube uploaded 26/01/2021; Lord Seye and Sele, SignPost, ´óÏó´«Ã½, 25/04/1962; News Conference, Newsbeat, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio, 04/09/1979; The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Four, 11/04/2019; Susan Campbell "Trained Fruit in Historic Kitchen Gardens", Garden Conservation YouTube uploaded 30/09/2022; Susan Campbell makes her first visit to Althorp, Episode 8, Walled Garden Historian, spencer1508.com;

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Norma Barzman

The screenwriter from the Golden Age of Hollywood who fled to Europe after facing being blacklisted from the House Un-American Activities Committee for her Communist views.

Last Word spoke to her son John Barzman and the author Larry Ceplair.

Born 15 September 1920, died 17 December 17 2023, aged 103.

Lord Saye and Sele

The aristocrat who served in the army during the Second World War, then worked to restore the historic family seat Broughton Castle.

Last Word spoke to his son Martin Fiennes.

Born 22 September 1920, died 20 January 2024 , aged 103.

James ‘Jim’ Hobson

The Assistant Chief Constable of West Yorkshire who was in charge of the Yorkshire Ripper enquiry when Peter Sutcliffe was arrested.

Last Word spoke to his grandson Franco Pardini.

Born on 6 April 1927, died on 12 December 2023, aged 96.

Susan Campbell

The author and illustrator, who co-founded the Walled Kitchen Garden Network.

Last Word spoke to her friend and Caroline Conran and Jim Buckland.  

Born 14 September 14 1931, died 2 January 2024, aged 92.    

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  • Fri 26 Jan 2024 16:00
  • Sun 28 Jan 2024 20:30

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