Stephen Sondheim (pictured), Sir Frank Williams, Jo-Carroll Dennison
Matthew Bannister on composer Stephen Sondheim, motor racing team owner Sir Frank Williams and beauty queen Jo-Carroll Dennison.
Matthew Bannister on
Stephen Sondheim, the acclaimed composer and lyricist who revolutionised the stage musical. We have a tribute from Imelda Staunton who gave award-winning performances in some of his finest roles.
Sir Frank Williams, the Formula One motor racing team owner who continued to enjoy great success after breaking his neck in a car crash that left him quadriplegic. His close friend and colleague Sir Patrick Head recalls their long working relationship.
Jo-Carroll Dennison, the oldest surviving winner of the Miss America beauty contest and one of the first to object to the swim suit round.
Producer: Neil George
Interviewed guest: David Benedict and to actor
Interviewed guest: Imelda Staunton
Interviewed guest: Simon Taylor.
Interviewed guest: Jenny Kirchner
Interviewed guest: Evan Mills
Archive clips used: 主播大秀 TV, The Late Show: Face to Face - Stephen Sondheim 09/10/1995; 主播大秀 Radio 4, Desert Island Discs - Stephen Sondheim 31/12/2000; 主播大秀 Sound Archive, Frank Williams Interview 12/07/1980; 主播大秀 One, News 29/11/2021; 主播大秀 Radio 1Xtra, Newsbeat 29/11/2021; Watershed Pictures/Formula One Constructors Association, Mansell & Williams 1992; 主播大秀 5Live, News 29/11/2021; 主播大秀 Radio 4, Sport On Four 20/09/1986; YouTube, Crash Aftermath - F1 1994 San Marino; 主播大秀 One, Six o' Clock News 29/10/1997; 主播大秀 Radio 4, Today programme 29/11/2021; Justin Johnson/YouTube Channel, Delta Blues on the Weissenborn Lap Slide Guitar 20/08/2021; British Path茅, Miss America 1940; Miss America Organization/Evan Mills, Jo-Carroll Dennison 100th Anniversary Gala Speech 07/09/2021; Kenco Productions/CBS Television Network, The Phil Silvers Show 1955; Columbia Pictures, Trailer for the Jolson Story 1946; Alliance Productions, Trailer for Prehistoric Women 1950; Television Corporation of America, Abbott and Costello Show S1 E24 The Actors' 主播大秀 1953.
Last on
Stephen Sondheim
Last Word spoke to friend and official biographer David Benedict and to actor Imelda Staunton.
Sir Frank Williams
Last Word spoke to former 主播大秀 Motor racing correspondent Simon Taylor.
Jo-Carroll Dennison
Last Word spoke to journalist Jenny Kirchner and to her friend Evan Mills who helped her with her biography.
Broadcasts
- Fri 3 Dec 2021 16:00主播大秀 Radio 4
- Sun 5 Dec 2021 20:30主播大秀 Radio 4
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme