Last Word

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Last Word: Heather Couper CBE, Leonard Woodley QC, Joseph Shabalala

Heather Couper, Leonard Woodley QC, Joseph Shabalala

Heather Couper CBE, Leonard Woodley QC, Joseph Shabalala

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Heather Couper CBE, Leonard Woodley QC, Joseph Shabalala

Matthew Bannister on an astronomer, a barrister, a musician

Matthew Bannister on astronomer Heather Couper, barrister Leonard Woodley, musician Joseph Shabalala

Pictured: Heather Couper

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Heather Couper, the astronomer who used her engaging media appearances to enthuse a generation about space. We talk to her co-author and business partner Nigel Henbest.

Leonard Woodley, the Trinidad-born barrister who played a leading role in many high profile race trials and became Britain's first Afro-Caribbean Queen's Counsel.

Joseph Shabalala, the South African musician who founded the singing group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. They became  global stars after collaborating with Paul Simon on his album Graceland.

Interviewed guest: Nigel Henbest
Interviewed guest: Baroness Helena Kennedy QC
Interviewed guest: Robin Denselow
Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Inside Parliament, Radio 4 31/03/1980; PM, Radio 4 25/09/1995; World Routes, Radio 3 18/03/2001; Under African Skies, directed by Joe Berlinger, RadicalMedia 2012; A Brief History of Infinity, BBC World Service 20/09/2006; With Great Pleasure, Radio 4 24/07/1987; Woman’s Hour, Radio 4 11/10/1995; The Planets: Are We Alone?, Channel 4 1985.

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