EPISODE · Jun 19, 2015 · 27 MIN
Morris Beckman, Ornette Coleman, Tanith Lee, Süleyman Demirel and Doris Hart
from Last Word · host BBC Radio 4
Matthew Bannister onMorris Beckman - the East End Jewish activist who co-founded the 43 Group to fight against post-war British fascists.Ornette Coleman - the pioneering saxophonist who developed free jazz improvisation.Tanith Lee - the prolific science fiction author who also wrote episodes of the TV series Blake's 7.Süleyman Demirel - who was seven times Prime Minister and then President of Turkey.And the American tennis player Doris Hart - who won three Wimbledon titles in one day.
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Matthew Bannister onMorris Beckman - the East End Jewish activist who co-founded the 43 Group to fight against post-war British fascists.Ornette Coleman - the pioneering saxophonist who developed free jazz improvisation.Tanith Lee - the prolific science fiction author who also wrote episodes of the TV series Blake's 7.Süleyman Demirel - who was seven times Prime Minister and then President of Turkey.And the American tennis player Doris Hart - who won three Wimbledon titles in one day.
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