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SundayÌý20:30-21:00Ìý(rpt)
Radio 4's weekly obituaries programme |
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FridayÌý15th February 2008
(Rpt) SundayÌý17th February
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Oliver Foot
President of Orbis International who has died aged 61
Oliver Foot was born in 1946 in Jamaica where his father was serving as British High Commissioner and he remained a passionate advocate for the country throughout his life. He came from a family steeped in public service. His father was the diplomat Hugh Foot – one time Britain’s ambassador to the United Nations -- three of his uncles were members of parliament – including the Labour leader Michael Foot - and his brother was the campaigning journalist Paul Foot. Oliver’s contribution was as President of the charity Orbis which is dedicated to preventing and treating blindness in developing countries. The charity is particularly well known for its Flying Eye hospital – a specially converted aeroplane which travels to poorer countries to offer treatment.Ìý
Matthew Bannister talks to the executive director of Orbis, Geoffrey Holland and to Oliver Foot’s sister Sarah Burbury.
Oliver Foot was born September 19thÌý1946. He died February 6th 2008. |
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Richard Drewett
ProducerÌýwho has died aged 72
Clive James describes Richard Drewett as one of the most inventive television producers of his time. The pair worked together for twenty years on all the different programmes that James presented. Richard also worked on ITV shows with Mel Smith and Gryff Rhys Jones, Barry Humphries as Dame Edna and Michael Aspel. It was in 1971 that Richard Drewett – then working as a writer and producer on Late Night Line Up – began working with Michael Parkinson to create his chat show.
Matthew Bannister talks to Sir Michael Parkinson.
Richard Drewett was born October 22th 1935. HeÌýdied January 18th 2008. |
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Tom Swallow
Motorcycle dealer who has died aged 89
Tom Swallow was a motor cycle enthusiast from the Black Country. Serving in the army in the Second World War, he was taken prisoner by the Germans and sent to a camp called Stalag 4 B. The prisoners faced a number of hardships. So Tom decided to create theÌýFlywheel magazine. It was produced by prisoners and one copy per issue was produced, to be circulated among prisoners throughout the camp.Ìý
In 1951 Tom Swallow Motorcycles openedÌýfor business. He loved ridingÌýhis motorcycle so much that despite theÌýremoval of most of his bowel andÌýwearing a colostomy bag at all times, he competed in many competitions, such as the long-distanceÌýLands End Trial.
He later retrained as a cordon bleu chef and converted a garage in the Forest of Dean into a motel and restaurant.Ìý
Matthew Bannister talks to his son Tom Swallow junior.
Thomas Swallow was born March 28th 1918. He diedÌýDecember 17th 2007.
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Roy Scheider
ActorÌýwho has diedÌýaged 75
Roy Scheider was nominated for an Oscar twice – as Best Supporting Actor for playing a detective alongside Gene Hackman inThe French ConnectionÌý and for his starring role as the director/choreographer in Bob Fosse’s autobiographical film All That Jazz. But he will probably best be remembered for playing Police Chief Martin Brody in the blockbuster Jaws.
Roy Scheider was born in Orange, New Jersey, the son of a car mechanic. He was a keen sportsman at school, taking part in baseball and boxing contests, which led to his broken nose. Originally, Scheider wanted to become a lawyer, but after serving three years in the US air force, he changed tack and decided to become an actor. After a spell working in theatre, Scheider made his film debut in a low budget horror movie called The Curse of the Living Corpse.
Matthew Bannister talks to the film critic David Thompson.
Roy Richard Scheider was born November 10th 1932. HeÌýdied February 10th 2008. |
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Isabel Menzies Lyth
Psychoanalyst and social scientistÌýwho has died agedÌý90
Isabel Menzies Lyth was a distinguished psychoanalyst and also a social scientist. She was a pioneering member of the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations in London just after the Second World War. Psychiatrists and psychologists who had worked together on officer selection and in military hospitals came together to apply their understanding of groups and organisations to the civilian world.
Isabel Menzies was born in Dysart in Fife on the east coast of Scotland, the daughter of a clergyman. She gained a double first in economics and experimental psychology at St Andrews University where she became a lecturer until the outbreak of war.
Matthew Bannister talks to Tim Dartington, a social scientist who worked with Isabel at the Tavistock Institute.
Isabel Menzies was born September 12th 1917. She died January 13th 2008. |
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