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EPISODE · Dec 16, 2022 · 28 MIN

Joyce Bryant, George 'Johnny' Johnson MBE, Dame Clare Marx, Joseph Kittinger

from Last Word · host BBC Radio 4

Matthew Bannister onJoyce Bryant (pictured), the American singer who was named by Ebony magazine as one of the five most beautiful black women in the world.Squadron Leader George 'Johnny' Johnson MBE, the last surviving airman who took part in the Dambuster raids.Dame Clare Marx, the first woman to be elected President of the Royal College of Surgeons.Joseph Kittinger, who held the record for the world’s highest skydive for over 50 years. He jumped from 19.5 miles above sea level.Producer: Neil GeorgeInterviewed guest: Jim Byers Interviewed guest: Andrew Reed Interviewed guest: John McDonaldArchive clips used: Metromedia Television, WNEW-TV interview with Joyce Bryant; Benedict Bogeaus Production, Mr Ace (1946) film clip; BBC News 24, HARDtalk- George ‘Johnny’ Johnson interview 05/01/2018; Associated British Picture Corporation, The Dam Busters (1955) film clip; BBC Radio 3, Private Passions 24/04/2022; BBC One, Hi-De-Hi! 26/02/1981; BBC Radio 4, The Men Who Fell to Earth 31/03/2009; 1895 Films, Apollo – Missions to the Moon (2019) documentary clip.

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