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This week
Friday 17th March 2006
Matthew Bannister听tells the life stories of people who have recently died. This week: George Wheeler, General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, Octavia E. Butler, Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie and Lord Chan.
George Wheeler听 A volunteer in the Spanish Civil War who has died aged 91
A wood-machinist from Battersea who joined the International Brigade fighting against Franco in Spain.听 He recorded his experiences for the Imperial War Museum's archives and published an account called "To Make the People Smile Again".
We hear from the archive interview, from former Trades Union Leader Jack Jones who travelled out to Spain with George Wheeler and from publisher Martin Ellis.
General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley Soldier, author and historian who has died aged 81.
He won the DSO in 1953 for his part in the Korean War. He served with the Parachute Regiment and the Gloucestershire Regiment and became spokesman for the Ministry of Defence. The IRA attempted to take his life in 1990 for his role in Northern Ireland.听
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Military historian, Sir John Keegan, remembers his colleague.
Octavia E Butler
Science fiction writer who has died aged 58听
Octavia Butler lived a reclusive life in Seattle, but as the first African American woman to gain a name for her science fiction writing, she was an inspiration to younger writers.听 Her novels include a dracula story 'The Fledging',听 'Parable of the Sower', 'Wild Seed' and 'Kindred' - a book in which a young woman travels back to the era of slavery and encounters one of her ancestors.
Fellow writer Nisi Shawl discusses her friend.
You can find details of the scholarship for writers of colour being set up to commemorate Octavia E Butler at
Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie
Cricketer who has died aged 72听
A former captain of Hampshire who once said his success was based upon "wine, women and song".听 As president of the MCC between 1996 and 1998 he won the arguments to allow women to be admitted to the club.
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Peter Baxter the Producer of Test Match Special discusses Ingleby-Mackenzie's flamboyant style on and off the cricket pitch.
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Lord Chan of Oxton has died aged 65
The paediatrician Michael Chan became the first person of Chinese origin to sit in the House of Lords. He was elected as one of the first People's Peers.听
We report on his memorial service held in Liverpool听last week with contributions from Lord Williamson of Horton and Reverend Dr Patricia Nickson.听
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