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

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Last Word: Tam Dalyell MP, Victor Lownes, Babette Cole, Zhou Youguang, Gorden Kaye

Tam Dalyell MP, Victor Lownes, Babette Cole, Zhou Youguang, Gorden Kaye

27/01/2017

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Tam Dalyell MP, Victor Lownes, Babette Cole, Zhou Youguang, Gorden Kaye

Matthew Bannister on an MP, a playboy, a children's author, a linguist, an actor.

Matthew Bannister on MP Tam Dalyell, playboy Victor Lownes, children's author Babette Cole, linguist Zhou Youguang, actor Gorden Kaye.

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The Labour MP Tam Dalyell who asked the West Lothian Question and pursued Margaret Thatcher over the sinking of the Belgrano. 

Victor Lownes who ran Playboy's clubs in the UK - and lived up to the magazine's lifestyle and values. 

Children's author Babette Cole, best known for writing and illustrating Princess Smartypants and The Trouble with Mum.

The Chinese economist and linguistics expert Zhou Youguang who came up with the Pinyin system of turning Chinese characters into Roman letters.

And the actor Gorden Kaye, best known for playing the cafe owner Rene in the comedy series 'Allo 'Allo. 

Producer: Neil George.

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