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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: Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Unity Spencer, Lewis Golden OBE, John Butler, Joy Lofthouse

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01/12/2017

Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Unity Spencer, Lewis Golden OBE, John Butler, Joy Lofthouse

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Unity Spencer, Lewis Golden OBE, John Butler, Joy Lofthouse

Matthew Bannister on a singer, a businessman, a painter, a piano tuner and a pilot.

Obituary series. Matthew Bannister on singer Dmitri Hvorostovsky, businessman Lewis Golden, painter Unity Spencer, piano tuner John Butler and pilot Joy Lofthouse.

(Photo: Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky) 

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The Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, known for playing leading operatic roles - and for his silver hair and matinee idol looks.

Unity Spencer who overcame a dysfunctional upbringing as the daughter of the painter Stanley Spencer to be recognised as an accomplished artist in her own right. 

Lewis Golden, the war veteran who set up the successful Everest Double Glazing business.

John Butler - piano tuner to stars like Oscar Peterson, Sammy Davis Junior and Frank Sinatra.

And Joy Lofthouse, one of the last surviving female pilots who delivered Spitfires to their airbases during the war.

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