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Last Word: A priest, Walt Disney's daughter, a centenarian Labour campaigner, a footballer, an actor

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29/11/2013

A priest, Walt Disney's daughter, a centenarian Labour campaigner, a footballer, an actor

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, A priest, Walt Disney's daughter, a centenarian Labour campaigner, a footballer, an actor

Father Alec Reid, Diane Disney Miller, Hetty Bower, Bill Foulkes and Lewis Collins.

Matthew Bannister remembers N Ireland peacemaker Fr Alec Reid, Diane Disney Miller (daughter of Walt), 108-year-old Labour campaigner Hetty Bower and Busby Babe Bill Foulkes.

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Father Alec Reid, the Catholic priest who played a pivotal role in the Northern Ireland peace process.

Walt Disney's daughter Diane Disney Miller who inspired some of her father's best known creations.

Hetty Bower, a lifelong Labour Party campaigner who died aged 108.

Bill Foulkes, the Manchester United defender who survived the Munich air crash which killed many of his team mates

And Lewis Collins - who starred alongside Martin Shaw in the 70s TV series The Professionals.

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