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Last Word: Prof Colin Pillinger, Antony Hopkins, Bev Evans, Sir Ben Gill and Stan Kelly-Bootle

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16/05/2014

Prof Colin Pillinger, Antony Hopkins, Bev Evans, Sir Ben Gill and Stan Kelly-Bootle

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Prof Colin Pillinger, Antony Hopkins, Bev Evans, Sir Ben Gill and Stan Kelly-Bootle

Matthew Bannister on a space scientist, a musician, a farmers' leader, a computer pioneer.

Matthew Bannister on space scientist Professor Colin Pillinger, broadcaster Antony Hopkins, teacher Bev Evans, farmers' leader Sir Ben Gill, computer pioneer Stan Kelly-Bootle.

Matthew Bannister on

Professor Colin Pillinger, the space scientist who led the failed Beagle 2 mission to investigate life on Mars.

Antony Hopkins, the composer and award winning presenter of Radio 3's Talking About Music.

Bev Evans, the teacher who set up a website offering free resources for teaching children with learning difficulties.

Sir Ben Gill, who led the National Farmers Union during the BSE and Foot and Mouth crises.

And Stan Kelly-Bootle, the computer pioneer who was also a Scouse folk singer.

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