Simon Hoggart, Prof Janet Rowley, Saul Zaentz, Terry Biddlecombe, Phil Everly
Matthew Bannister remembers journalist and broadcaster Simon Hoggart, cancer researcher Prof Janet D Rowley, film producer Saul Zaentz, and champion jockey Terry Biddlecombe.
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Simon Hoggart, who wrote the political sketch in the Guardian and presented the News Quiz here on Radio 4.
Professor Janet D. Rowley whose work on Leukaemia demonstrated that cancer is a genetic disease.
The film producer Saul Zaentz. Three of his movies - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus and The English Patient - won Best Picture Oscars.
Champion National Hunt jockey Terry Biddlecombe, known for his party lifestyle, battle with his weight - and later in life - partnership with the trainer Henrietta Knight.
And Phil Everly who, with his brother Don, had a string of chart hits in the late 1950s and early 60s.
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Simon Hoggart
Born 26 May 1946; died 5 January 2014 aged 67.
Prof Janet Rowley
Born 5 April 2025; died 17 December 2013 aged 88.
Saul Zaentz
Born 28 February 1921; died 3 January 2014 aged 92.
Terry Biddlecombe
Born 2 February 1941; died 5 January 2014 aged 72.
Phil Everly (pictured)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Matthew Bannister |
| Interviewed Guest | Alan Rusbridger |
| Interviewed Guest | Andy Hamilton |
| Interviewed Guest | Jeremy Hardy |
| Interviewed Guest | David Thomson |
| Interviewed Guest | Cornelius Lysaght |
| Interviewed Guest | Emily Grossman |
| Interviewed Guest | Francis Collins |
| Producer | Neil George |
Broadcasts
- Fri 10 Jan 2014 16:00麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4
- Sun 12 Jan 2014 20:30麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4
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