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Matthew Bannister

Philip Sellars

Last Word: A Ghanaian poet, an addiction counsellor, a beat writers' muse and a special branch officer

A Ghanaian poet, an addiction counsellor, a beat writers' muse and a special branch officer

27/09/2013

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, A Ghanaian poet, an addiction counsellor, a beat writers' muse and a special branch officer

Matthew Bannister remembers Kofi Awoonor, Peter Kay, Carolyn Cassady and Ferguson Smith.

Matthew Bannister remembers Ghanaian poet and diplomat Kofi Awoonor, addiction counsellor Peter Kay, beat writers' muse Carolyn Cassady and special branch officer Ferguson Smith.

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Kofi Awoonor, the Ghanaian poet, diplomat and academic who was killed in the Nairobi shopping mall attack.

Peter Kay, the addiction counsellor who drew on his own struggle with drink and drugs to help leading footballers kick their habits. One of them - Clarke Carlisle - pays tribute.

Carolyn Cassady, the wife of the beat poet Neal Cassady who had an affair with Jack Kerouac and was portrayed as Camille in On The Road

And war hero turned Special Branch officer Ferguson Smith, who helped to catch the Portland spy ring and George Blake.

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