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Last Word: Julian Haviland, Johaar Mosaval, Tricia Tyler, Matyelok Gibbs

Julian Haviland, Johaar Mosaval, Tricia Tyler, Matyelok Gibbs

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Julian Haviland, Johaar Mosaval, Tricia Tyler, Matyelok Gibbs

Matthew Bannister on a political editor, a dancer, a journalist and an actor.

Matthew Bannister on political editor Julian Haviland, dancer Johaar Mosaval, journalist Tricia Tyler and actor Matyelok Gibbs.

Matthew Bannister on:

Julian Haviland who was political editor at ITN and then the Times, covering key events at Westminster in the 1970s and 80s.

Johaar Mosaval, the South African dancer who overcame racial prejudice to fulfil his dream of becoming a ballet star. 

Tricia Tyler, who edited the Nursing Times.

Matyelok Gibbs, the actor and director who secured the future of London’s famous Unicorn Children’s Theatre.

Interviewee: Philip Webster
Interviewee: Sharon Paulson
Interviewee: Janet Snell
Interviewee: Ursula Jones

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used: 
Julian Haviland interview with Prime Minister Ted Heath, Associated Press, 22/01/1974; Julian Haviland interview with Margaret Thatcher, ITN Archive YouTube Channel, 04/10/1976, uploaded to YouTube 17/08/2023; Julian Haviland interview with Matt Chorley, Red Box podcast, The Political Editors: Julian Haviland, The Times, 23/08/2023; Julian Haviland Interview with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, ITN archive, 23/07/1980;   Johaar Mosaval interview, University of Cape Town South Africa, Uploaded on YouTube 17/04/2020; Johaar Mosaval interview, Al Jazeera English, Uploaded on YouTube 12/03/2023;  Jewel in The Crown, promo, Granada TV, 1984;  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Promo, Warner Bros. Pictures, 2010;

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