Burt Kwouk, Michael Ratner, Sarah Corp, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, Jock Scot
Matthew Bannister on actor Burt Kwouk, lawyer Michael Ratner, TV producer Sarah Corp, Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, punk poet Jock Scot.
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The actor Burt Kwouk, best known for playing Inspector Clouseau's manservant Cato in the Pink Panther films.
The human rights lawyer Michael Ratner, who won the right for detainees at Guantanamo Bay to challenge their imprisonment in court.
Sarah Corp, the ITN producer who organised coverage of many significant international events,
Mullah Akhtar Mansour, leader of the Taliban
And Jock Scot, punk poet, Bohemian and friend of the Clash. Their former manager Kosmo Vinyl pays tribute.
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Burt Kwouk
Matthew spoke to the writer and critic Sir Christopher Frayling.
Born 18 July 1930, died聽 24 May 2016 aged 85
Michael Ratner
Matthew spoke to Michael Smith about his friend and colleague at the Centre for Constitutional Rights.
Born 13 June 1943, died 11 May 2016 aged 72.
Sarah Corp
Matthew spoke to Lindsey Hilsum, the International Editor for Channel 4 News.聽
Born 24 April 1975, died 10 May 2016 aged 41
Mullah Akhtar Mansoor / Mansour
Matthew spoke to Dawood Azami, the Editor of the 麻豆社鈥檚 Pashto Service.
Born between 1960 and 1968, died 21 May 2016, aged between 48 and 56.
Jock Scot
Matthew spoke to the poet Murray Lachlan Young,聽 and artist and former Clash manager Kosmo Vinyl.
Born 21 September 1952, died 13 April 2016 aged 63
Broadcasts
- Fri 27 May 2016 16:00麻豆社 Radio 4 FM
- Sun 29 May 2016 20:30麻豆社 Radio 4
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