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Last Word: Sir Michael Boyd, Jess Search, Warren Ford, Leny Andrade

Sir Michael Boyd, Jess Search, Warren Ford, Leny Andrade

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Kirsty Lang on an artistic director, a documentary maker, a tea consultant and a singer

Kirsty Lang on Sir Michael Boyd of the RSC, documentary filmmaker Jess Search, tea consultant Warren Ford and Brazilian jazz singer Leny Andrade.

Kirsty Lang on: 

Sir Michael Boyd, the former Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Jess Search, the fearless documentary producer who backed award winning but controversial films others feared to touch. 

Warren Ford, the tea consultant and buyer who devised the well-known Yorkshire blend. 

Leny Andrade, the Brazilian bossa nova and jazz singer.


Producer: Ed Prendeville 


Archive used:
Stark Talk, BBC, 02 Dec 2007; Front Row, BBC, 25 Jul 2002; Charlie Rose, charlierose.com, 29 Nov 2005; Macbeth, part of the 2006 to 2008 Histories Cycle, RSC Shakespeare Learning Zone, YouTube uploaded 8 Jun 2015; Spotlight Conversation with Jess Search | BFI London Film Festival 2021, Youtube Uploaded 17 Nov 2021; Citizenfour Official Trailer 1 (2014) - Edward Snowden Documentary HD, Youtube uploaded 10 Oct 2014; Virunga Trailer – provided by Verdant Communications; Virunga Trailer – provided by Verdant Communications; "Citizenfour" winning Best Documentary Feature, Youtube uploaded 9 March 2015; Yorkshire Tea hard water advert, YouTube uploaded 18 Jul 2007

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