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Pete Seeger, Kathryn Findlay, Sir Robert Scholey, Sir Run Run Shaw

Matthew Bannister remembers folk singer and activist Pete Seeger, architect Kathryn Findlay, British Steel chairman Sir Bob Scholey and Hong Kong movie mogul Sir Run Run Shaw.

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The American folk singer and activist Pete Seeger. We've spoken to Joan Baez, Tom Paxton, his sister Peggy and Roger McGuinn of the Byrds.

Also: the architect Kathryn Findlay who worked on the Orbit Tower at the Olympic Park and created surreal space age houses in Japan.

Sir Bob Scholey who presided over the transformation of British Steel from loss making nationalised industry to profitable private company.

And Sir Run Run Shaw, the Hong Kong movie mogul whose studios produced nearly a thousand films.

Producer: Simon Tillotson.

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28 minutes

Pete Seeger

Last Word spoke to his sister Peggy Seeger and to fellow musicians Joan Baez, Natalie Merchant, Tom Paxton and Roger McGuinn.

Born 3 May 1919; died 27 January 2014 aged 94.

Kathryn Findlay

Last Word spoke to Rory Olcayto, Deputy Editor of the Architects’ Journal and to her old tutor, Professor Christine Hawley of the Bartlett School of Architecture.

Born 26 January 1953; died 10 January 2014 aged 60.

Sir Robert Scholey

Matthew spoke to Tommy Brennan, former Works Convener at Ravenscraig Steelworks and to the Ö÷²¥´óÐã’s former Industrial Correspondent, Nick Jones.

Born 8 October 1921; died 12 January 2014 aged 92.

Sir Run Run Shaw

Born 23 November 1907; died 7 January 2014 aged 106.

Evrim Ersoy looks back on his life and career.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Matthew Bannister
Producer Simon Tillotson

Broadcasts

  • Fri 31 Jan 2014 16:00
  • Sun 2 Feb 2014 20:30

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