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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: Gerald Kaufman, Dick Bruna, Desmond Connell, Rita Barberá, Frank Delaney

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03/03/2017

Gerald Kaufman, Dick Bruna, Desmond Connell, Rita Barberá, Frank Delaney

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Gerald Kaufman, Dick Bruna, Desmond Connell, Rita Barberá, Frank Delaney

Julian Worricker on two politicians, a cardinal, a writer, an illustrator.

Julian Worricker on Labour MP Gerald Kaufman; illustrator Dick Bruna; Cardinal Desmond Connell, former Archbishop of Dublin; mayor of Valencia, Rita Barbera; writer Frank Delaney.

Julian Worricker on:

The long-serving Labour MP and former minister, Gerald Kaufman

The prolific Dutch illustrator and author Dick Bruna

Cardinal Desmond Connell, who as Archbishop of Dublin presided over the Church's handling of the child abuse scandal

Controversial city mayor Rita Barbera, who ran Valencia in Spain for twenty years

Writer and broadcaster, Frank Delaney, best known for Radio 4 programmes Bookshelf and Word of Mouth.

Producer: Neil George.

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