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Raymond Burton, Maria Altmann, Ronald Hickman, David Tench, Nicholas Courtney

25/02/2011

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Raymond Burton, Maria Altmann, Ronald Hickman, David Tench, Nicholas Courtney

John Wilson on Raymond Burton, Maria Altmann, Ronald Hickman and David Tench.

John Wilson on men's clothing baron Raymond Burton, Workmate inventor Ronald Hickman, the lawyer David Tench and actor Nicholas Courtney who played the Brigadier in Dr Who.

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Raymond Burton, who expanded the Burton's suit empire started by his father, and went onto launch Topshop.

Maria Altmann, who - in her late 80s - won ownership of $330m worth of Gustav Klimt paintings that her family had lost in Nazi-occupied Austria. 

Ronald Hickman, inventor of the popular piece of DIY kit - the Workmate.

Esther Rantzen pays tribute to That's Life's in-house lawyer David Tench.

And actor Nicholas Courtney, best known for playing Dr Who's ally on earth, the Brigadier.

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