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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: Hugh Masekela, Ursula K Le Guin, Mary Lee Berners-Lee, John Barton, Mark E Smith

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26/01/2018

Hugh Masekela, Ursula K Le Guin, Mary Lee Berners-Lee, John Barton, Mark E Smith

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Hugh Masekela, Ursula K Le Guin, Mary Lee Berners-Lee, John Barton, Mark E Smith

Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister on trumpeter Hugh Masekela, writer Ursula K Le Guin, computer pioneer Mary Lee Berners-Lee, theatre director John Barton and musician Mark E Smith.

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Hugh Masekela the South African jazz trumpeter and anti apartheid activist.

Ursula K. Le Guin whose science fiction and fantasy books sold millions of copies.

Mary Lee Berners-Lee, the computer pioneer and mother of the world wide web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

John Barton the director and writer who taught a generation of actors how to speak Shakespearian verse.

Mark E. Smith, the controversial front man of the post punk band The Fall.

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