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Last Word

Jean Cabut and Georges Wolinski, Luise Rainer, Edward Brooke and Chip Young

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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The French cartoonists Jean Cabut and Georges Wolinski who were among the twelve people who died when gunmen stormed the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

The German born actress Luise Rainer who won two Oscars, but ended her Hollywood career when she fell out with the movie mogul Louis B Mayer.

Edward Brooke who was the first African American to be elected to the US senate.

And Chip Young, the session guitarist and producer who played on hits for Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton and many more. Show less

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Agnes Poirier
Interviewed Guest:
Francesca Knittel-Bowyer
Interviewed Guest:
Adrian Walker
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Johnson
Interviewed Guest:
Garth Cartwright
Interviewed Guest:
Billy Swan

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