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Radio 4's weekly obituary programme, telling the life stories of those who have died recently

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Last Word: Nora Ephron, Gunnar Sonsteby, Ron Onions, Dr John Horder and Doc Watson

29/06/2012

Nora Ephron, Gunnar Sonsteby, Ron Onions, Dr John Horder and Doc Watson

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Nora Ephron, Gunnar Sonsteby, Ron Onions, Dr John Horder and Doc Watson

Matthew Bannister on Nora Ephron, Gunnar Sonsteby, Ron Onions, John Horder and Doc Watson.

Matthew Bannister on screenwriter/director Nora Ephron, Norwegian resistance fighter Gunnar Sonsteby, radio news pioneer Ron Onions, and GPs' champion John Horder.

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The screenwriter, director and essayist Nora Ephron - best known for her romantic comedies When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle.

Gunnar Sonsteby - the Norwegian resistance fighter who was a master of disguise and forgery

Ron Onions - who pioneered new styles of news reporting on the UK's first commercial radio stations, LBC and Capital

Dr John Horder - who raised the status of GPs in Britain and was a talented musician and painter

And Doc Watson - the veteran American folk/blues guitarist.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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