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Last Word: A country singer, a Labour Party General Secretary, a film star, a cellist and a co-housing campaigner

A country singer, a Labour Party General Secretary, a film star, a cellist and a co-housing campaigner

03/05/2013

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, A country singer, a Labour Party General Secretary, a film star, a cellist and a co-housing campaigner

Matthew Bannister on George Jones, Jim Mortimer, Deanna Durbin, Janos Starker.

Matthew Bannister on country star George Jones, Labour Party general secretary Jim Mortimer, film star Deanna Durbin, cellist Janos Starker and co-housing campaigner Sarah Berger.

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The country singer George Jones whose turbulent life of divorce and drunkenness matched the subject matter of many of his songs. Hank Wangford pays tribute.

Jim Mortimer who was General Secretary of the Labour Party during the troubled 1980s and the first chair of the conciliation service ACAS during the industrial strife of the 70s.

Deanna Durbin, the film star known as "America's perfect daughter" who retired from the public eye when she grew out of the role.

Sarah Berger who was a leading campaigner for the British co-housing movement.

And the Hungarian cellist Janos Starker - Steven Isserlis shares his memories.

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