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Mary Coombs, Paul Farmer, Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper, William Hurt (pictured)

John Wilson on computer programmer Mary Coombs, medical anthropologist Paul Farmer, Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper, who co-translated Tin Tin, and actor William Hurt.

John Wilson on Mary Coombs, the world's first female computer programmer in the commercial sector; Paul Farmer, a medical anthropologist who saved millions of lives in the world's poorest countries; Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper, who had a run-in with General Eisenhower and later went on to translate the comic book Tintin; and William Hurt, Oscar-winning actor.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Fred Frank Land OBE
Interviewed guest: Georgina Ferry
Interviewed guest: Sheila Davis
Interviewed guest: Sue Brown
Interviewed guest: Michael Goldfarb

Archive clips used: Putney High School YouTube Channel, Mary Coombs - 125th Anniversary Alumnae Portrait Exhibition 09/11/2018; LEO Computer Society / The Centre for Computing History, Sounds of the Leo Computer - LEO III in Operation 1964; Google / computingheritage YouTube Channel, Mary Coombs shares her story 25/09/2013; Partners in Health YouTube Channel, Paul Farmer - I believe in healthcare as a human right 21/05/2009; Decades TV Network, America Enters World War II 1941; British Movietone, Festival of Britain Opening 03/05/1951; 麻豆官网首页入口 Cymru / Moulinsart, Tintin's Adventure with Frank Gardner 30/10/2011; Ellipse Programme/Nelvana Ltd, Tintin - The Crab With The Golden Claws (DVD) 1992; 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4 Extra, The Adventures of Tintin By Herg茅 - Explorers On The Moon (Radio Drama) 06/02/1992; The Ladd Company, Body Heat (1981) film; HB Filmes / FilmDallas, Kiss of The Spiderwoman (1985) film; Marvel Studios / Vita-Ray Dutch Productions (III) / Studio Babelsberg, Captain America - Civil War (2016) film.

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28 minutes

Mary Coombs

Born 4 February 1929; died 28 February 2022 aged 93.

Last Word spoke to information system researcher Fred Frank Land OBE and to science writer Georgina Ferry.

Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper

Born 17 January 1924; died 12 December 2021 aged 97.

Last Word spoke to her niece Sue Brown.

Paul Farmer

Born 26 October 1959; died 21 February 2022 aged 62.

Last Word spoke to CEO for Partners In Health Dr Sheila Davis.

William Hurt

Born 20 March 1950; died 13 March 2022 aged 71.

Last Word spoke to writer and journalist Michael Goldfarb.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 18 Mar 2022 16:00
  • Sun 20 Mar 2022 20:30

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