03/12/2010
Matthew Bannister on the Dean of Southwark, Colin Slee, Airplane star Leslie Nielsen, computer pioneer Sir Maurice Wilkes and Peter Christopherson of the group Throbbing Gristle.
On Last Word this week:
The Very Reverend Colin Slee, Dean of Southwark and outspoken supporter of women bishops and gay clergy.
We have a tribute from his friend the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Also Leslie Nielson, deadpan comic star of Airplane and The Naked Gun,
Sir Maurice Wilkes, who built one of the world's first working computers,
Peter Christopherson who designed album covers for bands like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin and was a member of the performance art group Throbbing Gristle
And feminist art critic Rozsika Parker who also trained as a psychotherapist.
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- Fri 3 Dec 2010 16:00BBC Radio 4
- Sun 5 Dec 2010 20:30BBC Radio 4
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Last Word
Radio 4's weekly obituary programme
