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Kathy Boudin, Dennis Waterman (pictured), Sidney Altman, R茅gine Zylberberg

Matthew Bannister on activist Kathy Boudin, actor Dennis Waterman, biologist Sidney Altman, night club owner R茅gine Zylberberg.

Matthew Bannister on

Kathy Boudin, the American radical activist who was sent to prison for her part in the killing of a security guard and two police officers during a robbery. While serving her sentence she became a campaigner for penal reform.

Dennis Waterman, the actor best known for his roles in TV series 'The Sweeney', 'Minder' and 'New Tricks'.

Sidney Altman, the American biologist who won the Nobel prize for his work on the function of RNA...

And R茅gine Zylberberg, the French nightclub owner who claimed to have invented the discotheque.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Baroness Helena Kennedy QC.
Interviewed guest: Dr Thomas R. Cech, Ph.D.
Interviewed guest: Hugh Schofield

Archive clips used: CBS Sunday Morning, Weather Underground's accidental bombing 06/03/1970; Center for Justice at Columbia University, Interview with Kathy Boudin 09/05/2022; 主播大秀 One, Life and Times of Dennis Waterman 06/12/2000; Danziger Productions Ltd, Night Train To Inverness (1960); Cy Howard Productions / Desilu Productions, Fair Exchange (1962); Minder.org / YouTube clip, Dennis Waterman - Very Early Clip 07/10/2016; BHE Films / Crasto, Up The Junction (1968); Euston Films / Thames TV, The Sweeney (TV series) 1974; Euston Films / Thames TV, Minder 1979; 主播大秀 / Wall To Wall, New Tricks 01/04/2004; UC Berkeley Events, Unravelling the Mystery of Ribonucleic Acid 2010; i24NEWS Francais, Histoires Et Decouvertes R茅gine se raconte 4/04/2021.

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28 minutes

Kathy Boudin

Born 19 May 1943; died 1 May 2022 aged 78.

Last Word spoke to Baroness Helena Kennedy QC.

Dennis Waterman

Born 24 February 1948; died 8 May 2022 aged 74.

In his own words.聽

Sidney Altman

Born 7 May 1939; died 5 April 2022 aged 82.

Last Word spoke to his Nobel prize winning partner Dr Thomas R. Cech, Ph.D.

R茅gine Zylberberg

Born 26 December 1929; died 1 May 2022 aged 92.

Last Word spoke to 主播大秀 Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 13 May 2022 16:00
  • Sun 15 May 2022 20:30

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