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Last Word: Burt Kwouk, Michael Ratner, Sarah Corp, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, Jock Scot

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27/05/2016

Burt Kwouk, Michael Ratner, Sarah Corp, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, Jock Scot

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Burt Kwouk, Michael Ratner, Sarah Corp, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, Jock Scot

Matthew Bannister on an actor, a lawyer, a TV producer, a Taliban leader, a punk poet.

Matthew Bannister on actor Burt Kwouk, lawyer Michael Ratner, TV producer Sarah Corp, Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, punk poet Jock Scot.

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The actor Burt Kwouk, best known for playing Inspector Clouseau's manservant Cato in the Pink Panther films.

The human rights lawyer Michael Ratner, who won the right for detainees at Guantanamo Bay to challenge their imprisonment in court.

Sarah Corp, the ITN producer who organised coverage of many significant international events,

Mullah Akhtar Mansour, leader of the Taliban

And Jock Scot, punk poet, Bohemian and friend of the Clash. Their former manager Kosmo Vinyl pays tribute.

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