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Last Word: Little Richard, Dr Janet Carr OBE, Professor John Horton Conway, Florian Schneider

15/05/2020

Little Richard, Dr Janet Carr OBE, Professor John Horton Conway, Florian Schneider

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Little Richard, Dr Janet Carr OBE, Professor John Horton Conway, Florian Schneider

Matthew Bannister on a rock 'n' roll star, a psychologist, a mathematician, a musician

Matthew Bannister on rock 'n' roll star Little Richard, psychologist Janet Carr, mathematician John Horton Conway, electronic musician Florian Schneider.

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The rock 'n' roll pioneer Little Richard, whose flamboyant performances and powerful vocal style influenced many who came after him.

Janet Carr, the psychologist whose long-running study changed attitudes to people with Down’s Syndrome.

John Horton Conway, the playful mathematician who invented the Game of Life.

Florian Schneider, the co-founder of the mould-breaking German electronic band Kraftwerk.

Interviewed guest: Geoff Barker
Interviewed guest: Sally Carr
Interviewed guest: Penny Warren
Interviewed guest: Sir Roger Penrose OM FRS
Interviewed guest: Colm Mulcahy
Interviewed guest: Adam Sweeting   

Producer: Neil George

Archive clips from: Little Richard In His Own Words, 6 Music 11/05/2020; Little Richard - A Whop Bop A Lua A Whop Bam Boom, Radio 2 05/12/2012; John Horton Conway: Life, Death and the Monster, Numberphile 09/05/2014; Florian Schneider Interview, Silverstar Club 1998; Florian Schneider, Parley x COP21: Oceans, Climate, Life 08/12/2015.

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