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Last Word: Morris Beckman, Ornette Coleman, Tanith Lee, Süleyman Demirel and Doris Hart

Morris Beckman, Ornette Coleman, Tanith Lee, Süleyman Demirel and Doris Hart

19/06/2015

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Morris Beckman, Ornette Coleman, Tanith Lee, Süleyman Demirel and Doris Hart

Matthew Bannister on an activist, a musician, a writer, a president and a tennis player.

Matthew Bannister on anti-fascist activist Morris Beckman, jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman, sci-fi writer Tanith Lee, Turkish president Suleyman Demirel and tennis player Doris Hart.

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Morris Beckman - the East End Jewish activist who co-founded the 43 Group to fight against post-war British fascists.

Ornette Coleman - the pioneering saxophonist who developed free jazz improvisation.

Tanith Lee - the prolific science fiction author who also wrote episodes of the TV series Blake's 7.

Süleyman Demirel - who was seven times Prime Minister and then President of Turkey.

And the American tennis player Doris Hart - who won three Wimbledon titles in one day.

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