msc 18,685 Posted July 27, 2018 12 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Wish rockhopper was still here to do this, he made last word a lot more entertaining than anyone could ever try to do... It's an unmissable show (imo) but there isn't that much discussion you can get out of it here, really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,580 Posted August 3, 2018 Today's Special: Mary Ellis; Shinobu Hashimoto; William McBride; Lincoln Brower; Mahendra Kaul. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,709 Posted August 3, 2018 39 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Today's Special: Mary Ellis; Shinobu Hashimoto; William McBride; Lincoln Brower; Mahendra Kaul. No Bernard Hepton. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,327 Posted August 11, 2018 Last time on last word: Tony Bullimore, Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga, Barry Chuckle, June Jacobs, Tommy Peoples 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,580 Posted August 17, 2018 This week: VS Naipaul; Nan Joyce; Winston Ntshona; Aretha Franklin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,685 Posted August 17, 2018 Did Hepton get fully snubbed? That's shocking given the names on offer of late. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,704 Posted August 24, 2018 Strong line-up this week actually: Kofi Annan Leading ceramicist Janice Tchalenko Botanist Hugh Synge Harpist Helen MacLeod (who is still taking bookings on her website) And Aberfan teacher Hettie Williams Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,332 Posted August 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: Harpist Helen MacLeod (who is still taking bookings on her website) Eh, let's not harp on that too long. As I am looking for names for my classical music theme team, maybe I should check out more harpists? You know, like Royal Harpist Catrin Finch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,709 Posted August 25, 2018 I am hoping Lindsay Kemp will be a shoe in next week Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,580 Posted August 31, 2018 This week: Lindsay Kemp; John Calder; Hilary Lister; John Calcutt; Neil Simon. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,704 Posted September 7, 2018 Big fan of this line-up, ngl: Burt Reynolds Lord Peter Melchett Rita Borsellino Ajit Wadekar Reynolds' one features contributions from Karen Krizanovich, who gen-xers will remember as Sky Magazine's agony aunt in the mid-90s. Very excited for the Boresellino segment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,709 Posted September 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Big fan of this line-up, ngl: Burt Reynolds Lord Peter Melchett Rita Borsellino Ajit Wadekar Reynolds' one features contributions from Karen Krizanovich, who gen-xers will remember as Sky Magazine's agony aunt in the mid-90s. Very excited for the Boresellino segment. The fact that Jacqueline Pearce is not in there is a travesty of the highest order. The BBC should show some loyalty to their own. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,327 Posted September 7, 2018 Surprised that John McCain isn’t in there. You’d think that someone who had as big of an impact in politics as McCain would be a shoo in for this... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,580 Posted September 7, 2018 If there were too many populist picks who got massive coverage elsewhere, it wouldn't be on Radio 4. It's incredibly British. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,319 Posted September 7, 2018 43 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Karen Krizanovich, who gen-xers will remember as Sky Magazine's agony aunt in the mid-90s. I've forgotten what a gen-xer is, but I remember her from somewhere. I don't think it was Sky Magazine though. She also went by Karen K in some columns. To clarify - I don't dispute she was in Sky Magazine, I just don't remember ever reading it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,685 Posted September 7, 2018 8 minutes ago, Toast said: I've forgotten what a gen-xer is Folk born in the late 60s or the 1970s ie the bit in-between baby boomers and millennials. People who come up with these tags are all wankers and wrong uns, imo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,685 Posted September 16, 2018 On 07/09/2018 at 16:19, Bibliogryphon said: The fact that Jacqueline Pearce is not in there is a travesty of the highest order. The BBC should show some loyalty to their own. Panic over. Lady Coleridge, the nurse and adventurer who explored the Congo river with Colonel John Blashford-Snell. He pays tribute. Jalaluddin Haqqani, the Afghan warlord who was backed by the CIA to fight the Soviets but sided with the Taliban after the civil war. Jacqueline Pearce, the actor best known for playing villains in "Blake's Seven" and "Dr Who". Lord Thomas, the Chief Executive who introduced ethical banking at the Co-op. And Stan Brock , the cowboy and pilot who provided free health care to thousands in the USA. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,685 Posted November 16, 2018 This thread died a death. Oh well, on this week: Aubrey Manning, zoologist and BBC nature broadcaster – BBC2’s Earthstory (we appear to have missed this?) Max Levitas – Cable Street veteran Babs Beverley Janet Paisley – Scottish poet Stan Lee 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,332 Posted November 17, 2018 Yeah, it would have been interesting to see what they did during last month's death drought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,685 Posted November 17, 2018 8 hours ago, gcreptile said: Yeah, it would have been interesting to see what they did during last month's death drought. 21st Sept Denis Norden - TV broadcaster Diane Leather - first woman to run the sub-5 minute mile Johnny Kingdom - nature broadcaster and DDT pal. Fenella Fielding - legend 28th Sept Chas Hodges - singer MJ Long - Architect, British Library Arthur Mitchell - ballet dancer Rick Turner - archaeologist who found Lindow Man Rachid Taha - singer 5th october Charles Aznavour - singer Charles Kao- Nobel Prize Elizabeth de Mauny Wainwright John Cunliffe - Postman Pat creator 12th October Ray Galton - Hancock's Half Hour/Steptoe and Son creator Prof Gerald Russell - psychiatrist who discovered bulimia. Evelyn Anthony - British author Sir Roger Gibbs -Wellcome Trust and Arsenal FC director Montserrat Caballe - singer 19th October Paul Allen - Microsoft Mary Midgley - theologian Leon Lederman - Nobel Prize Roger Mainwood - Ethel and Ernest director 26th October Anthea Bell - translator, Asterix Captain Michael Howard - Nazi hunter Baroness Hollis - Blair government minister and political biographist Cicely Berry - RSC Tony Hiller - songwriter 2nd November Wanda Ferragamo - shoe manufacturer Wim Kok - Dutch PM Ntozake Shange - American playwright/feminist Mohamed Sahnoun - Algerian diplomat apparently massively influential in Africa. Keith Kilby - a pacifist. 9th November Lord Heywood - former top civil servant and 2019 Pan Breed lock. Pamela Lonsdale - Producer of Rainbow Sangharakshita - controversial Buddhist leader Tom Jago - distiller, Last Drop, created Johnnie Walker and Baileys Irish Cream. Francis Lai - composer 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,685 Posted November 23, 2018 Am I the Last Word guy now? Blockbuster line up this week: John Large, the man Greenpeace, the US, the UK, the Russians and the North Koreans all asked about for his nuclear specialism. William Goldman, the great screenwriter Dr Sarah Ntiro, the Rosa Parks of Uganda Richard Baker, of Mary Mungo and Midge fame (heh) Patsy Rodgers, musician and Irish King. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,332 Posted November 23, 2018 Well, I always like to read the line-up, but just can't be bothered to check myself Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted November 24, 2018 The Patsy Rodgers one was Great. Welcomed tourists with an accordion and played cards for beef. King maybe, Hero definite. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,685 Posted December 1, 2018 Baroness Trumpington Roy Bailey - folk singer and sociologist Henry Stevens - police man who won the George Cross for beating up a thief who shot him Bernardo Bertolucci 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,709 Posted December 7, 2018 Harry Leslie Smith's son has confirmed he will be on today's programme talking about his father. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
