Bob Kiley, Professor Paul Robertson, Elizabeth Spillius, Shahram Amiri, Tony Chater, Arthur Hiller
Julian Worricker on nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri, musician Paul Robertson, psychoanalyst Elizabeth Spillius, public servant Bob Kiley, newspaper editor Tony Chater.
Julian Worricker on:
Shahram Amiri, the Iranian nuclear scientist whose disappearance in 2009 provoked allegations that he was either a spy or a double agent
The violinist Professor Paul Robertson, who for almost 40 years was the leader of the renowned Medici Quartet
The social anthropologist and psychoanalyst Elizabeth Spillius who brought the ideas of Melanie Klein to a new audience
Bob Kiley, the former CIA agent who was recruited by Ken Livingstone to run public transport in London
And determined Marxist, Tony Chater, who edited the Morning Star newspaper for 21 years.
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Bob Kiley (Pictured)
Julian spoke to Ken Livingstone, former Mayor of London.聽
Born 16 September 1935; died 9 August 2016 aged 80.聽
Professor Paul Robertson
Julian spoke to his close friend, Martin Redfern.聽
Born 1 November 1 1952, died 26 July 2016, aged 63.
Elizabeth Spillius
Julian spoke to her former colleagues Edna O鈥橲haughnessy and Jean La Fontayne.聽
Born 3 March 1924, died 4 July 2016, aged 92
Shahram Amiri
Julian spoke to Majid Afshar of the 麻豆社鈥檚 Persian Service.聽
Born 8 November 1977, died 3 August 2016, aged 38.
Tony Chater
Julian spoke to John Haylett, who succeeded Tony as Morning Star editor.聽
Born聽 21 December 1929, died 2 August 2016 aged 86.
Harry Hiller
Born 13 November 1923, died 17 August 2016 aged 92.
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Julian Worricker |
Broadcasts
- Fri 19 Aug 2016 16:00麻豆社 Radio 4
- Sun 21 Aug 2016 20:30麻豆社 Radio 4
Podcast
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