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Last Word: Henry Kissinger, Terry Venables, Paul Watson, Rachel Heller

Henry Kissinger, Terry Venables, Paul Watson, Rachel Heller

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Matthew Bannister on a US diplomat, a football manager, a documentary maker and an artist.

Matthew Bannister on US diplomat Henry Kissinger, football manager Terry Venables, documentary maker Paul Watson and artist Rachel Heller.

Matthew Bannister on

Henry Kissinger, a towering figure in international diplomacy, who won the Nobel Peace Prize but was condemned by some as a war criminal. 

Also, Terry Venables, the colourful manager who took the England Football team to the semi-finals of Euro 96.

Paul Watson, the pioneer of reality TV whose “fly on the wall” techniques caused controversy. Sir Peter Bazalgette pays tribute.

And Rachel Heller the artist who was born with Down’s Syndrome and whose work was collected by fellow artists including David Hockney, Sir Peter Blake and Maggi Hambling.

Producer: Ed Prendeville

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