21/08/2009
Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.
Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.
Matthew Bannister talks to former Ambassador Warwick Morris and journalist Donald Kirk about Former President of South Korea, Kim Dae Jung.
He also talks to musician and friend of Mike Seeger, Ry Cooder, and hears from fellow folk musician Martin Carthy.
Former football managers Terry Venables and Tommy Docherty, and Chelsea Football Club historian, Rick Glanville discuss the former Chelsea chairman, Brian Mears.
Last Word hears from miller and friend of Heritage architect Kenneth Major, Mildred Cookson.
Hildegard Behrens was a German soprano who was widely regarded as one of the greatest Wagnerians of her generation and who dominated the role of Brunnhilde throughout the 1980s and 90s.
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- Fri 21 Aug 2009 16:00Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4 FM
- Sun 23 Aug 2009 20:30Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
