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Ian Wallace, Rossana Banti, Ivy Nicholson (pictured), Cedric Robinson MBE

Matthew Bannister on ornithologist Ian Wallace, partisan Rossana Banti, model Ivy Nicholson, guide Cedric Robinson MBE.

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Ian Wallace, one of the most influential figures in British ornithology. At one time he had seen a wider variety of species of birds than anyone else in Britain.

Rossana Banti, the Italian partisan who risked her life acting as a courier for the Resistance.

Ivy Nicholson, the model who was once a muse for Andy Warhol but fell on hard times and ended up sleeping on the streets.

Cedric Robinson MBE, who guided people across the treacherous sands of Morecambe Bay for more than 50 years.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Stephen Moss
Interviewed guest: Roderick Bailey
Interviewed guest: Bill Bewley
Interviewed guest: Taryn Gould
Interviewed guest: Sean Bolger

Archive clips used: 主播大秀 Radio 4, 100 Years of British Birds 07/05/2007; The Sound Approach Podcast, Interview With Ian Wallace 2019; Progettazione Multimediale, Noi Partigiani - Interview With Rossana Banti 2021; Taryn Gould / Vimeo, As Is, As Was teaser 2014; Planet Group Entertainment, Factory People 2008; YouTube, Valarie Solanas on Shooting Andy Warhol 1968; 主播大秀 Radio 4, Midweek 09/12/2009; 主播大秀 Radio 4 Extra, Crossing the Bay 19/04/2019; 主播大秀 Radio 4, Saturday Live 16/07/2016.

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28 minutes

Ian Wallace

Born 14 December 1933; died 4 November 2021 aged 87.

Last Word spoke to birder and writer on birds Stephen Moss.

Rossana Banti

Born 8 January 1925; died 4 October 2021 aged 96.

Last Word spoke to historian Roderick Bailey and retired British brigadier Bill Bewley.

Ivy Nicholson

Born 22 February 1933; died 25 October 2021 aged 88.

Last Word spoke to documentary maker Taryn Gould and her son Sean Bolger.

Cedric Robinson MBE

Born 17 February 1933; died 19 November 2021 aged 88.

In his own words.

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  • Fri 26 Nov 2021 16:00
  • Sun 28 Nov 2021 20:30

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