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Last Word

A novelist, a racehorse trainer, a swimmer and film star, a key figure in the Warsaw Pact and 'the fastest granny on water'

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Matthew Bannister on novelist Iain Banks, racehorse trainer Sir Henry Cecil, swimmer and film star Esther Williams and the powerboat racing Countess of Arran. Show more

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