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Last Word: Eva Kor, Christopher Booker, João Gilberto, John McCririck

12/07/2019

Eva Kor, Christopher Booker, João Gilberto, John McCririck

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Eva Kor, Christopher Booker, João Gilberto, John McCririck

Matthew Bannister on a holocaust survivor, a journalist, a musician and a racing pundit.

Matthew Bannister on holocaust survivor Eva Kor, journalist Christopher Booker, musician João Gilberto and racing pundit John McCririck.

Pictured: Eva Kor

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Eva Kor who, with her twin sister, was the subject of experiments by the Nazi doctor Josef Mengele in Auschwitz. She later publicly forgave her tormentors.

Christopher Booker, the founding editor of Private Eye and Telegraph columnist.

João Gilberto, the Brazilian pioneer of bossa nova music whose hits included The Girl From Ipanema.

And John McCririck, the eccentric TV racing pundit who was criticised for his sexist views.

Interviewed guest: Alex Kor
Interviewed guest: Penny Tierney
Interviewed guest: Tim Stanley   
Interviewed guest: Robin Denselow
Interviewed guest: Alastair Down
Interviewed guest: Cornelius Lysaght
Producer: Paula McGinley

Archive clips from: Outlook, World Service 13/05/2015; Dirty Years Of Satire, Radio 4 06/10/1991; That Was The Week That Was, BBC One 19/12/1963; Today, Radio 4 04/07/2019; New Names Making News, Radio 4 18/12/1962; John McCririck Interview, Star Sports April 2018; Celebrity Big Brother, Channel 4 2005; Big Brother's Big Mouth, Channel 4 18/08/2006.

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