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Last Word: Lord Gowrie, Kamla Bhasin (pictured), Shirley Metherell MBE, Roger Hunt MBE

Lord Gowrie, Kamla Bhasin (pictured), Shirley Metherell MBE, Roger Hunt MBE

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Matthew Bannister on a politician, a feminist, a charity founder, a footballer

Matthew Bannister on politician Lord Gowrie, feminist Kamla Bhasin, charity founder Shirley Metherell, footballer Roger Hunt.

Matthew Bannister on

Lord Gowrie, the Tory peer who served as Northern Ireland minister and Arts minister under Margaret Thatcher. He was also a poet and went on to chair Sotheby’s and the Arts Council.

Kamla Bhasin, the Indian feminist writer who inspired millions of women in her campaigns against patriarchy.

Shirley Metherell MBE who founded a centre for the treatment of babies with hearing loss after her own daughter was diagnosed.

Roger Hunt MBE, the Liverpool FC striker who played a key role in England’s 1966 World Cup winning team. 


Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon
Interviewed guest: V (formerly known as Eve Ensler)
Interviewed guest: Aishwarya Bhuta
Interviewed guest: Julie Hughes
Interviewed guest: Imogen Manuel
Interviewed guest: John Keith

Archive clips used: BBC Radio 3, Private Passions - Lord Gowrie 01/08/1998; BBC Radio 4, The Ones That Got Away 01/08/2001; YouTube, Kamla Basin Official - Because I am a Girl 27/03/2020; YouTube, Kamla Bhasin - Slogans for One Billion Rising, 31/10/2013; TEDxDurbarMarg, Kamla Bhasin - In Women We Believe 08/06/2021; The Elizabeth Foundation Charity, Interview with Shirley Metherell MBE; BBC Radio 5Live, Football Daily 29/09/2021; British Pathe, Liverpool vs Leeds 1965 cup final; BBC1 Summer of 66 - Magyr Misery 26/05/1986; YouTube, England vs Scotland April 1966.

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