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Last Word: Lord Heywood, Pamela Lonsdale, Sangharakshita, Tom Jago, Francis Lai

09/11/2018

Lord Heywood, Pamela Lonsdale, Sangharakshita, Tom Jago, Francis Lai

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Lord Heywood, Pamela Lonsdale, Sangharakshita, Tom Jago, Francis Lai

Matthew Bannister on a civil servant, a producer, a Buddhist, a marketeer and a composer.

Matthew Bannister on civil servant Lord Heywood, TV producer Pamela Lonsdale, Buddhist leader Sangharakshita, marketeer Tom Jago and composer Francis Lai.

Pictured: Lord Heywood

Matthew Bannister on 

Lord Heywood, the senior civil servant who worked with four Prime Ministers: Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Theresa May.

Pamela Lonsdale, the children's TV producer who brought us Rainbow.

Sangharakshita, the British born Buddhist leader whose reputation was tarnished by allegations of sexual misconduct with his students.

Tom Jago, the drinks marketeer who developed Bailey's Irish Cream, Malibu and Le Piat D'Or.

And Francis Lai, the Love Story composer.

Interviewed guest: Ed Balls
Interviewed guest: Ronnie Le Drew
Interviewed guest: Liz Crowther
Interviewed guest: Dharmachari Vishvapani
Interviewed guest: Rebecca Jago
Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Jeremy Vine, Radio 2 05/11/2018; Radio 4 News Flash, 16/09/1992; Westminster Hour, Radio 4 04/11/2018; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Ep. 8, Part 1, ITV 1967; Rainbow, Thames TV 01/11/1972; Midweek, Radio 4 05/07/1989; Matter of Fact: Going for Refuge, BBC East 12/11/1992.

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