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Ray Bradbury, Bob Edwards, Astrid Aghajanian and Herb Reed

Matthew Bannister on writer Ray Bradbury, newspaper editor Bob Edwards, Armenian massacre survivor Astrid Aghajanian and Platters vocalist Herb Reed.

Matthew Bannister on

Ray Bradbury - the author of Fahrenheit 451 and countless short stories - who said libraries were his university.

Fleet Street Editor Bob Edwards, who tangled with Lord Beaverbrook at the Express and Robert Maxwell at the Mirror

Astrid Aghajanian - who survived the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire only to be sold into slavery by a bedouin

And Herb Reed - the bass singer who co-founded the 1950s vocal group The Platters.

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28 minutes

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  • Fri 8 Jun 2012 16:00
  • Sun 10 Jun 2012 20:30

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