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Julian Worricker on
The feminist writer bell hooks, credited with prompting new, radical thinking about race, gender and class.
Shirley McGreal, founder of the International Primate Protection League, whose work in conservation led to her opening a gibbon sanctuary in South Carolina.
The singer, dancer and actor, Lionel Blair, whose career began during World War II, and spanned eight decades...
And the pioneering film director, Melvin Van Peebles, who became known as the godfather of black cinema.
Producer: Emily Finch
Interviewed guest: Liza Goddard
Interviewed guest: Gwenda Motley
Interviewed guest: Linda Strong-Leek
Interviewed guest: Helen Thirlway
Interviewed guest: Liza Goddard
Interviewed guest: Jess Conrad
Interviewed guest: Garrett Chaffin-Quiray
Archive clips used: YouTube, Freedom Forum: Speaking Freely - bell hooks 29/03/2016; Sankofa Read Aloud YouTube Channel, Happy to Be Nappy by bell hooks 03/07/2017; YouTube, The Bill Collins Show - Shirley McGreal 13/04/2018; International Primate Protection League Facebook Page, Gibbons Singing and Swinging 16/4/2020; BBC1 TV, Nationwide: Shirley McGreal 01/07/1980; SOSorangutans YouTube page, Orangutan Longcall 11/10/2011; YouTube, Gibbon Sound 05/10/2016; THAMES TV, Give Us a Clue (Series 2) 1979; The Official Sammy Davis Jr Website, Sammy Davis Jr and Lionel Blair Tap Battle - 1961 Royal Variety Performance; BBC Radio 4, Today 17/02/2010.
Matthew Bannister on:
Sir Paul Fox, the respected TV executive who commissioned some of the best loved programmes of the 1960s and 70s. We have a tribute from his former colleague Sir David Attenborough.
Lynne Reid Banks, the author best known for her novel “The L Shaped Room.”
Joan Hills, the...
Published 04/19/24
Matthew Bannister on
Professor Peter Higgs, the physicist who won the Nobel prize for explaining why the building blocks of the universe have mass.
Trevor Griffiths, the playwright whose stage and TV dramas focused on left wing politics and social issues. We have a tribute from the actor...
Published 04/12/24