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Last Word: Sue Townsend, Lord Kimball, Peaches Geldof, Prof Lorna Casselton, Mickey Rooney

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11/04/2014

Sue Townsend, Lord Kimball, Peaches Geldof, Prof Lorna Casselton, Mickey Rooney

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Sue Townsend, Lord Kimball, Peaches Geldof, Prof Lorna Casselton, Mickey Rooney

Matthew Bannister on an author, an MP, a TV presenter, a fungal biologist and a film star.

Matthew Bannister remembers author Sue Townsend, countryside campaigner Lord Kimball, TV presenter Peaches Geldof, fungal biologist Lorna Casselton and film star Mickey Rooney.

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The writer Sue Townsend, best known for creating Adrian Mole at the age of 13 and three quarters.

Lord Kimball, a leading campaigner on countryside issues who fought against the ban on fox hunting.

Peaches Geldof, the socialite, columnist and TV presenter who was found dead at the age of 25.

Professor Lorna Casselton, one of the world's leading experts on fungal biology and Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society

And the film star Mickey Rooney who had one of Hollywood's longest careers.

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