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Series 3

Erno Goldfinger's Last Architectural Assistant

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Andrew McGibbon talks to James Dunnett, an assistant to architect Erno Goldfinger, whose final project Trellick Tower opened in 1972 to a backlash against high-rise social housing. Show more

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Series 3

I Was Philip K Dick's Reluctant Host

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Andrew McGibbon talks to Michael and Susan Walsh, recalling the challenging experience of allowing sci-fi writer Phillip K Dick share their home after he left California in a hurry. Show more

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Series 4

I Was John Lennon's Trauma Surgeon

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Andrew McGibbon talks to Dr David Halleran, the young trauma surgeon who tried to save John Lennon's life after he was shot outside the Dakota Building in New York in 1980. Show more

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Series 5

Episode 1: I Was Philip Larkin's Magician

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Andrew McGibbon talks to Edwin Dawes, founder of Hull University's biochemistry department and a world renowned magician who performed tricks for his friend Philip Larkin. Show more

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Series 5

I Was Frank Sinatra's Unwanted Saxophonist

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

Andrew McGibbon talks to Duncan Lamont about growing up in Greenock, playing jazz saxophone, composing music for Mr Benn, King Rollo and Spot, and being fired from Sinatra's band. Show more

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Series 7

I Was Georgia O'Keefe's Five Year Companion

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Andrew McGibbon talks to author Margaret Wood, who worked for the artist Georgia O'Keeffe - the Mother of American Modernism - as companion, chef and caregiver in her final years. Show more

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Series 1

Episode 2: Ernest Hemingway's La Secretaria

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Andrew McGibbon analyses great artists from the perspective of someone close to them at a career-defining moment. Valerie Danby Smith was Ernest Hemingway's final 'La Secretaria'. Show more

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Series 1

Episode 3: Douglas Adams' Flatmate

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

Analysing great artists from the perspective of someone who knew them. Jon Canter shared a flat with his friend Douglas Adams while the latter struggled for success. Show more