Sir Tony O'Reilly, President Ebrahim Raisi, Penny Simkin, Professor Alasdair Geddes
Matthew Bannister on businessman Sir Tony O'Reilly, President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran, birth doula Penny Simkin and infectious diseases expert Professor Alasdair Geddes.
Matthew Bannister on
The Irish rugby star and businessman Sir Tony O鈥橰eilly. He made billions but ended up bankrupt.
The hardline President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi.
Penny Simkin, who championed the role of birth doulas to help mothers during and after labour.
Professor Alasdair Geddes, the infectious diseases expert who diagnosed the world鈥檚 last ever case of smallpox 鈥� in Birmingham.
Producer: Ed Prendeville
Archive used:
Penny Simkin, YouTube upload, PSfromPenny, 27/10/2009; Penny Simkin, YouTube upload, PSfromPenny, 22/03/2011; Today Programme, Radio 4, 大象传媒, 20/05/2024; Newshour, 大象传媒 World Service, 20/05/2024; News report by Philip Hayton, Sound Archive, 大象传媒 Radio 4, 11/02/1979; Ebrahim Raisi interviewed by Lesley Stahl, CBS Interactive Inc., YouTube upload, 60 Minutes, 19/05/2024; 大象传媒 profile on Tony O鈥橰eilly, 24/01/1975; Conversation Piece, Radio 4, 02/12/1985; People in profile, Radio Ulster, 06/09/1980; The Last Case of Smallpox in the UK, 大象传媒 News, 31/08/2016
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