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Radio 4's weekly obituary programme, telling the life stories of those who have died recently

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Matthew Bannister

Tony Chapman

Richard Rogers

Norman Foster

David Gower

Rebekah Maysles

Sara Maysles

Luis Moreno Ocampo

Jerome Monahan

Jon Gray

Last Word: Frei Otto, Richie Benaud, Albert Maysles, Julio Cesar Strassera, Mary Clarke

Frei Otto, Richie Benaud, Albert Maysles, Julio Cesar Strassera, Mary Clarke

10/04/2015

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Frei Otto, Richie Benaud, Albert Maysles, Julio Cesar Strassera, Mary Clarke

Matthew Bannister on an architect, a cricket commentator, a director, a lawyer, a critic.

Matthew Bannister on architect Frei Otto, cricket commentator Richie Benaud, documentary director Albert Maysles, lawyer Julio Cesar Strassera and dance critic Mary Clarke.

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The influential German architect Frei Otto, best known for his lightweight structures. Lords Foster and Rogers pay tribute.

The Australian cricketer and commentator Richie Benaud. David Gower recalls working with him.

The documentary director Albert Maysles who made a celebrated film about the Rolling Stones and 'Grey Gardens' about two eccentric relatives of Jackie Kennedy.

The Argentinian lawyer Julio Cesar Strassera who successfully prosecuted members of the country's military junta.

And Mary Clarke, the ballet critic who edited the Dancing Times.

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