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

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Reeta Chakrabarti

Last Word: Tony Warren, Louise Rennison, Lord Chorley, George Kennedy, John Chilton

Tony Warren, Louise Rennison, Lord Chorley, George Kennedy, John Chilton

04/03/2016

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Tony Warren, Louise Rennison, Lord Chorley, George Kennedy, John Chilton

Reeta Chakrabarti on a TV writer, an author, a conservationist, an actor and a musician

Reeta Chakrabarti on TV writer Tony Warren, writer Louise Rennison, conservationist Lord Chorley, actor George Kennedy, and jazz musician John Chilton

Reeta Chakrabarti on 
Tony Warren, who created the long-running TV soap Coronation Street, embedding a working-class north of England cast of characters in the national consciousness.
Louise Rennison, comedian and author of young adult fiction, whose frank and funny books won her a loyal following amongst teenage girls.
Lord Chorley, a parliamentarian and conservationist, whose many public roles included former chairman of the National Trust.
George Kennedy, the versatile American character actor, who won an Oscar for his role in the film Cool Hand Luke. 
And John Chilton, the trumper

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