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Last Word: Lee Kuan Yew, Derek Chinnery, Eugenie Clark, Mal Peet, Jackie Trent

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27/03/2015

Lee Kuan Yew, Derek Chinnery, Eugenie Clark, Mal Peet, Jackie Trent

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Lee Kuan Yew, Derek Chinnery, Eugenie Clark, Mal Peet, Jackie Trent

Matthew Bannister on a prime minister, a BBC executive, an ichthyologist and an author.

Matthew Bannister on Singapore's prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, Radio 1 controller Derek Chinnery, ichthyologist Eugenie Clark, author Mal Peet and singer-songwriter Jackie Trent.

Matthew Bannister on

The autocratic founder of modern Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew who held power for more than thirty years.

Also Radio 1's first full time Controller Derek Chinnery, who hired Mike Read to present the Breakfast Show.

Ichthyologist Eugenie Clark who devoted her life to the study of sharks - and often went swimming with them.

Mal Peet who wrote award winning novels for young adults including 'Keeper' and 'Tamar.'

And Jackie Trent the pop singer who - with her husband Tony Hatch - wrote hits for artists from Frank Sinatra to Val Doonican.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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