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Last Word: A White House journalist, a comedian, an artist, a technology guru, and a blues musician

A White House journalist, a comedian, an artist, a technology guru, and a blues musician

26/07/2013

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, A White House journalist, a comedian, an artist, a technology guru, and a blues musician

Matthew Bannister on Helen Thomas, William Turner, Mel Smith, Dr James Martin and more.

Matthew Bannister remembers renowned White House correspondent Helen Thomas, painter William Turner, comedian Mel Smith, futurologist Dr James Martin and blues singer T-Model Ford.

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The tough talking White House correspondent Helen Thomas. She asked hard questions of Presidents from Kennedy to Bush. General Colin Powell pays tribute.

The Northern painter William Turner - who only achieved fame in his eighties.

The comedian and director Mel Smith: Stephen Poliakoff and Mary Kenny celebrate his acting talent.

Dr James Martin - the technologist and philanthropist who predicted the rise of the internet.

And the rackety life of bluesman T Model Ford - who fathered 26 children and served ten years in prison for a killing.

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