EPISODE · Jul 17, 2015 · 27 MIN
Rev Joyce Bennett, Prince Saud al-Faisal, Burt Shavitz, Michael Oliver, Ian Allan
from Last Word · host BBC Radio 4
Matthew Bannister onJoyce Bennett who was the first English woman to be ordained as an Anglican priest. It happened in Hong Kong in 1971.Prince Saud al-Faisal, who was the world's longest serving foreign minister, representing the interests of Saudi Arabia for forty years.Burt Shavitz, the American beekeeper who developed a popular range of beeswax products.Professor Michael Oliver, the physician who demonstrated the link between cholesterol and heart disease.And the publisher Ian Allan, whose books of locomotive numbers led to the hobby of trainspotting.Producer: Paula McGinley.
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Matthew Bannister onJoyce Bennett who was the first English woman to be ordained as an Anglican priest. It happened in Hong Kong in 1971.Prince Saud al-Faisal, who was the world's longest serving foreign minister, representing the interests of Saudi Arabia for forty years.Burt Shavitz, the American beekeeper who developed a popular range of beeswax products.Professor Michael Oliver, the physician who demonstrated the link between cholesterol and heart disease.And the publisher Ian Allan, whose books of locomotive numbers led to the hobby of trainspotting.Producer: Paula McGinley.
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