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

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Malcolm Hurlston

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Last Word: Lady Coleridge, Jalaluddin Haqqani, Jacqueline Pearce, Lord Thomas of Macclesfield, Stan Brock

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14/09/2018

Lady Coleridge, Jalaluddin Haqqani, Jacqueline Pearce, Lord Thomas of Macclesfield, Stan Brock

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Lady Coleridge, Jalaluddin Haqqani, Jacqueline Pearce, Lord Thomas of Macclesfield, Stan Brock

Matthew Bannister on a nurse, a warlord, an actor, a banker and a cowboy.

Matthew Bannister on nurse and explorer Lady Coleridge, Afghan warlord Jalaluddin Haqqani, actor Jacqueline Pearce, banker Lord Thomas and cowboy and philanthropist Stan Brock.

Pictured: Jacqueline Pearce

Matthew Bannister on

Lady Coleridge, the nurse and adventurer who explored the Congo river with Colonel John Blashford-Snell. He pays tribute.

Jalaluddin Haqqani, the Afghan warlord who was backed by the CIA to fight the Soviets but sided with the Taliban after the civil war.

Jacqueline Pearce, the actor best known for playing villains in "Blake's Seven" and "Dr Who".

Lord Thomas, the Chief Executive who introduced ethical banking at the Co-op.

And Stan Brock , the cowboy and pilot who provided free health care to thousands in the USA.

Producer: Neil George.

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