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Timothy West, Sir John Nott, June Spencer, Nadia Cattouse
Matthew Bannister on the versatile actor Timothy West whose roles ranged from Shakespeare to soap operas. Sir Ian McKellen pays tribute.
Sir John Nott, the Conservative politician who was Defence Secretary at the time of the Falklands War.
June Spencer who played the matriarch of Ambridge, Peggy Wooley. She was the last original cast member.
Nadia Cattouse, who was born in what is now Belize. She signed up to serve Britain during the second world war and became a singer and advocate for the Windrush generation.
Interviewee: Sir Ian McKellen
Interviewee: Jeremy Howe
Interviewee: Sunny Ormonde
Interviewee: Sir Michael Heseltine
Interviewee: Sir Hugo Swire
Interviewee: Mike Lindup
Producer: Catherine Powell
Archive used:
Arena “ Theatre The Prospect Before Us” BBC Two 20th April 1977; “The Tragedy of King Richard II” 30th July 1970; “Great Canal Journeys, Bristol and North Devon”
Channel 4 Director Mike Taylor October 23rd 2016; “EastEnders” BBC One 17th November 2014; “Churchill & The General” BBC Two 23rd September 1979; The Archers BBC Radio 4 3rd November 2008/ 31st July 2022; Desert Island Discs 28th February 2022; Pick of the Week 14th August 2022; American Masters Digital Archive: “Nadia Cattouse Paul Robeson Here I stand”. 27th July 1998. American Archive of Public Broadcasting; BBC Radio: “Two of a Kind: Amid The Alien Corn. “ 26th November 1963;
“Angels” BBC TV 24th November 1975
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Matthew Bannister on the versatile actor Timothy West whose roles ranged from Shakespeare to soap operas. Sir Ian McKellen pays tribute.
Sir John Nott, the Conservative politician who was Defence Secretary at the time of the Falklands War.
June Spencer who played the matriarch of Ambridge, Peggy Wooley. She was the last original cast member.
Nadia Cattouse, who was born in what is now Belize. She signed up to serve Britain during the second world war and became a singer and advocate for the Windrush generation.
Interviewee: Sir Ian McKellen
Interviewee: Jeremy Howe
Interviewee: Sunny Ormonde
Interviewee: Sir Michael Heseltine
Interviewee: Sir Hugo Swire
Interviewee: Mike Lindup
Producer: Catherine Powell
Archive used:
Arena “ Theatre The Prospect Before Us” BBC Two 20th April 1977; “The Tragedy of King Richard II” 30th July 1970; “Great Canal Journeys, Bristol and North Devon”
Channel 4 Director Mike Taylor October 23rd 2016; “EastEnders” BBC One 17th November 2014; “Churchill & The General” BBC Two 23rd September 1979; The Archers BBC Radio 4 3rd November 2008/ 31st July 2022; Desert Island Discs 28th February 2022; Pick of the Week 14th August 2022; American Masters Digital Archive: “Nadia Cattouse Paul Robeson Here I stand”. 27th July 1998. American Archive of Public Broadcasting; BBC Radio: “Two of a Kind: Amid The Alien Corn. “ 26th November 1963;
“Angels” BBC TV 24th November 1975
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