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Last Word: Brian Sewell, Jackie Collins, Ted Smith CBE, PJ Kavanagh, Yogi Berra

Brian Sewell, Jackie Collins, Ted Smith CBE, PJ Kavanagh, Yogi Berra

25/09/2015

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Brian Sewell, Jackie Collins, Ted Smith CBE, PJ Kavanagh, Yogi Berra

Matthew Bannister on an art critic, a novelist, a naturalist, a poet and a baseball player

Matthew Bannister talks about art critic Brian Sewell, novelist Jackie Collins, conservationist Ted Smith, poet and actor PJ Kavanagh and baseball player Yogi Berra.

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Brian Sewell, the art critic with the distinctive voice, outspoken opinions and love of dogs.

Jackie Collins who sold millions of copies of her sex and showbusiness novels,

Ted Smith, the conservationist who built up the UK's network of Wildlife Trusts.

PJ Kavanagh, the poet who also played a Nazi loving priest in the TV comedy Father Ted.

And Yogi Berra the top baseball player also known for his mangling of the English language.

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