Alison Jolly, Alice Herz-Sommer, Valery Kubasov, Mavis Gallant, Harold Ramis
Obituary series. Aasmah Mir remembers primatologist Alison Jolly, concert pianist Alice Herz-Sommer, cosmonaut Valeri Kubasov, writer Mavis Gallant and director Harold Ramis.
Aasmah Mir on
The primatologist Alison Jolly who documented the social life of the ring-tailed lemur.
Alice Herz-Sommer - concert pianist and oldest known survivor of the Holocaust. The film-maker Christopher Nupen, who was her neighbour and friend, pays tribute.
Valeri Kubasov - one of the cosmonauts on the historic space mission of 1975 which saw the Russian Soyuz 19 link up with the American Apollo module. One of the US crew, astronaut Vance Brand, describes their first meeting.
Also: Canadian-born short-story writer Mavis Gallant. A former editor at Granta recalls a formidable woman whose observations of life were wonderfully unforgiving.
And professor of film and media history Ian Christie on the director and actor Harold Ramis - best known for films like 'Ghostbusters', 'Caddyshack' and Groundhog Day'.
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Alison Jolly
Aasmah spoke to Simon Bearder, President of the Primate Society of Great Britain.
Born 9 May 1937; died 6 February 2014 aged 76.
Alice Herz-Sommer
Aasmah spoke to her friend and neighbour, filmmaker Christopher Nupen.
Born 26 November 1903; died 23 February 2014 aged 110.Valery Kubasov
Aasmah spoke to Apollo astronaut Vance Brand and to space expert Dr Kevin Fong.
Born 7 January 1935; died 19 February 2014 aged 79.
Mavis Gallant
Last Word spoke to Ros Porter, publisher and former senior editor at Granta.
Born 11 August 1922; died 18 February 2014 aged 91.
Harold Ramis
Professor Ian Christie looks back on his life and career.
Born 21 November 1944; died 24 February 2014 aged 69.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Aasmah Mir |
| Interviewed Guest | Christopher Nupen |
| Interviewed Guest | Vance Brand |
| Interviewed Guest | Ian Christie |
| Producer | Simon Tillotson |
Broadcasts
- Fri 28 Feb 2014 16:00麻豆社 Radio 4 FM
- Sun 2 Mar 2014 20:30麻豆社 Radio 4 FM
Podcast
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
