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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

Last Word: Marvin Minsky, Margaret Forster, Peter Powell, Sir Brian Tovey, Joe Alaskey

Marvin Minsky, Margaret Forster, Peter Powell, Sir Brian Tovey, Joe Alaskey

12/02/2016

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Marvin Minsky, Margaret Forster, Peter Powell, Sir Brian Tovey, Joe Alaskey

Matthew Bannister on a computer scientist, a writer, a kite inventor, a GCHQ director

Matthew Bannister on artificial intelligence pioneer Marvin Minsky, writer Margaret Forster, kite inventor Peter Powell, GCHQ director Sir Brian Tovey, voice artist Joe Alaskey

Matthew Bannister on

Professor Marvin Minsky - the computer scientist who carried out pioneering work on artificial intelligence.

Margaret Forster who wrote novels like Georgy Girl and acclaimed biographies including a life of Daphne Du Maurier. 

Peter Powell who invented the stunt kite and turned it into a global business, before it all came crashing down.

Sir Brian Tovey who was director of the Government Communications Head Quarters - GCHQ - when the government tried to introduce a ban on trade union membership.

And Joe Alaskey, the voice artist behind Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny.

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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