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Last Word: Sir Graham Vick (pictured), Carmel Budiardjo, Piers Plowright, Dusty Hill

06/08/2021

Sir Graham Vick (pictured), Carmel Budiardjo, Piers Plowright, Dusty Hill

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Sir Graham Vick (pictured), Carmel Budiardjo, Piers Plowright, Dusty Hill

Julian Worricker on an opera director, a campaigner, a radio producer and a musician.

Julian Worricker on opera director Sir Graham Vick, campaigner Carmel Budiardjo, radio producer Piers Plowright and ZZ Top bass player Dusty Hill.

Julian Worricker on:

The opera director, Sir Graham Vick, who challenged people's perceptions by discovering new performers and new audiences.

Carmel Budiardjo, the human rights campaigner whose work was influenced by time spent in jail in Indonesia.

The award-winning radio documentary maker, Piers Plowright, who set out to shine a light on the everyday lives of ordinary people.

And Dusty Hill....the bearded bass player from Texas, who enjoyed worldwide success as part of ZZ Top.

Producer: Laura Northedge


Interviewed guest: Simon Halsey
Interviewed guest: Nicholas Payne
Interviewed guest: Jonathan Head 
Interviewed guest: Barbara Patilla
Interviewed guest: Simon Elmes
Interviewed guest: Sam Dunn

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