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Matthew Bannister

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Last Word: An Irish poet, a woman stockbroker, a Roma King and a Welsh rugby player

An Irish poet, a woman stockbroker, a Roma King and a Welsh rugby player

30/08/2013

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, An Irish poet, a woman stockbroker, a Roma King and a Welsh rugby player

Matthew Bannister remembers Seamus Heaney, Muriel Siebert, Florin Cioaba and Cliff Morgan.

Matthew Bannister remembers Irish poet Seamus Heaney, the New York stockbroker Muriel Siebert, the Roma King Florin Cioaba and the Welsh rugby player and commentator Cliff Morgan.

Matthew Bannister on:

Seamus Heaney - the Nobel prize winning poet who combined critical acclaim with popularity

Muriel Siebert - the first woman to buy a seat on the New York stock exchange

Florin Cioaba - the Romanian who was self-proclaimed king of the Roma people

And Cliff Morgan - the Welsh rugby international turned commentator and broadcaster.

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