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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: Gordon Banks OBE, Vikki Orvice, David Garman OBE, Mary Oliver, Albert Finney

15/02/2019

Gordon Banks OBE, Vikki Orvice, David Garman OBE, Mary Oliver, Albert Finney

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Gordon Banks OBE, Vikki Orvice, David Garman OBE, Mary Oliver, Albert Finney

Matthew Bannister on a goalkeeper, a sportswriter, an inventor, a poet and an actor.

Matthew Bannister on goalkeeper Gordon Banks, sportswriter Vikki Orvice, inventor David Garman, poet Mary Oliver and actor Albert Finney.

Matthew Bannister on

Gordon Banks,  the goalkeeper in England's 1966 World Cup winning team, who made one of the greatest saves of all time in 1970.

Vikki Orvice, the first woman to work as a football writer on a national tabloid newspaper.

David Garman, the inventor of the portable bath lift and many other devices to help people with disabilities.

Mary Oliver, the American poet known for her works about animals and the natural world. 

The acclaimed actor Albert Finney who was nominated for an Oscar five times but never attended the ceremony.

Interviewed guest: Jacqui Oatley
Interviewed guest: Suji Kwock Kim 
Interviewed guest: Ruth Franklin 
Interviewed guest: Andrew Macphail

Producer: Neil George

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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