Malcolm Mowbray, Victoria Amelina, Roger Lovegrove, Mavis Cheek
Matthew Bannister on film director Malcolm Mowbray, novelist Victoria Amelina, ornithologist Roger Lovegrove and writer Mavis Cheek.
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Malcolm Mowbray, the British film director best known for making 鈥淎 Private Function鈥 - the comedy about wartime rationing starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith. The film鈥檚 writer Alan Bennett pays tribute.
Victoria Amelina, the Ukrainian novelist and war crimes researcher who was killed in a missile strike in Kramatorsk.
Roger Lovegrove, the ornithologist who played a leading role in re-introducing red kites to the UK.
Mavis Cheek, who wrote humorous novels about middle class marriage and relationships. We鈥檙e joined by her friend Helen Lederer.
Interviewee: Olha Mukha
Interviewee: Alan Bennett
Interviewee: Joe Mowbray
Interviewee: Roy Dennis
Interviewee: Helen Lederer
Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies
Archive used:
Kramatorsk: Russian missile strike hits restaurants in Ukrainian city, Verified Live, 麻豆官网首页入口 World News, 28/06/2023; Victoria Amelina interview recorded 15/05/2023, Copyright Clearance Centre, YouTube uploaded 03/07/2023; Playhouse: Days at the Beach, Director: Malcolm Mowbray, 麻豆官网首页入口 Two, 13/02/1981; Our Winnie, 麻豆官网首页入口 Four, repeated broadcast 10/12/2009; Malcolm Mowbray, London Standard Film Awards, 麻豆官网首页入口 One, 26/01/1986; A Private Function (1984) film promotion, Hand Made Films, YoutTube uploaded 24/05/2019; A Private Function (1984), Hand Made Films, 1984; Roger Lovegrove: Red Kite, The Great British Birdwatch 麻豆官网首页入口 One, 19/06/1989 ; Red Kite sound effects, RSPB, recordist Jens Kirkeby, recorded 17/08/2005; Mavis Cheek interview, Woman鈥檚 Hour, 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4, 04/03/2002; Mavis Cheek reading The Sex Life of My Aunt, Faber and Faber, Arts Archive, Woman鈥檚 Hour arts book archive website, 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4, uploaded 04/03/2002; Mavis Cheek interview and extract reading, Sixty Minutes, 麻豆官网首页入口 One, 26/10/1983.
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Victoria Amelina
The Ukrainian novelist and war crimes researcher who was killed in a missile strike in Kramatorsk..
Last Word spoke to her friend Olha Mukha from PEN International.
Born 1 January 1986; died 1 July 2023, aged 37.聽
Malcolm Mowbray
The film director best known for making 鈥淎 Private Function鈥 - the comedy about wartime rationing starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith..
Last Word spoke to writer Alan Bennett and Malcolm鈥檚 son Joe Mowbray.
Born 24 June 1949; died 23 June 2023, aged 74.
Roger Lovegrove OBE
The ornithologist who played a leading role in re-introducing red kites to the UK
Last Word spoke to friend, the ornithologist and broadcaster Roy Dennis.
Born September 1935,聽 died 22 June, 2023, aged 88聽
Mavis Cheek
who wrote humorous novels about middle class marriage and relationships. We鈥檙e joined by her friend Helen Lederer.
Last Word spoke to her friend, the actor and comedian Helen Lederer. 聽
Born 25th February 1948, died 14th June 2023, died aged 75.
Broadcasts
- Fri 14 Jul 2023 16:00麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4
- Sun 16 Jul 2023 20:30麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme