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Last Word: A president, a jazz trumpeter, an economist, a socialite and codebreaker and a conductor

A president, a jazz trumpeter, an economist, a socialite and codebreaker and a conductor

08/03/2013

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, A president, a jazz trumpeter, an economist, a socialite and codebreaker and a conductor

John Wilson on Hugo Chavez, Kenny Ball, William Letwin, Sarah Baring, Wolfgang Sawallisch.

John Wilson remembers Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, jazz trumpeter Kenny Ball, economist Professor William Letwin, socialite Sarah Baring and conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch.

On Last Word this week:

Jazzman Kenny Ball, remembered by bandmate John Bennet.

Government minister Oliver Letwin tells us about the work of his American-born father, the economist William Letwin.

Sarah Baring, who combined a debutante high-life with code-breaking at Bletchley Park during the war.

German conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch.

And as President Hugo Chavez lies is state, we hear from Venezuela about the life of the charismatic and controversial politician.

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