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Jean McFarlane, Phillip Tobias, Warda Al Jazairia, Barry Unsworth and Lee Rich

Matthew Bannister on nursing educator Jean McFarlane, paleoanthropologist Phillip Tobias, north African diva Warda Al Jazairia, novelist Barry Unsworth, and TV producer Lee Rich.

Matthew Bannister on

Lady Jean McFarlane who transformed the way nurses are trained in the UK;

Philip Tobias, the South African paleoanthropologist who carried out pioneering research into the evolution of human beings - and fought apartheid;

The North African diva Warda Al-Jazairia

The Booker prize winning historical novelist Barry Unsworth

And the influential American TV producer Lee Rich. His Lorimar Company brought us the Waltons and Dallas.

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28 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Fri 15 Jun 2012 16:00
  • Sun 17 Jun 2012 20:30

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