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Last Word

A podcast by: BBC Radio 4

Radio 4's weekly obituary programme, telling the life stories of those who have died recently

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453 Episodes

Richard Taylor, Lisa Lane, Rose Dugdale, Ian Green
Published 2024-03-29

John Boyega on campaigner Richard Taylor, father of Damilola Taylor
Published 2024-03-29
Vince Power CBE, Olga Murray, Akira Toriyama, Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello
Published 2024-03-22
Audrey Adams, Nicola Trahan, Edward Bond, Eric Carmen
Published 2024-03-15
Iris Apfel, Colin Murray Parkes, Baroness Henig, Jim Lawrence
Published 2024-03-08
Nicholas Dimbleby, Lord Patrick Cormack, Wendy Mitchell, Eleanor Fazan
Published 2024-03-01
Alexei Navalny, Dr Brooke Ellison, Gertrude Wright, Steve Brown
Published 2024-02-23
Steve Wright, Baroness Flather, Alan Mills, Angela Peberdy
Published 2024-02-16
Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue, Ian Lavender, Robie Harris, Barry John
Published 2024-02-09
Frank Farian, Caroline Richmond, Phil Baines, Norma Izard
Published 2024-02-02
Norma Barzman, Lord Saye and Sele, Jim Hobson, Susan Campbell
Published 2024-01-26
Annie Nightingale, Isca Salzberger-Wittenberg, Bryan Ansell, Charlie Allan
Published 2024-01-19
Camila Batmanghelidjh, Sir Roy Calne, Glynis Johns, J.P.R. Williams
Published 2024-01-12
John Pilger, KM Peyton, Paula Murphy, Michael Blakemore
Published 2024-01-05
Jacques Delors, Nancy Pearce, Elinor Otto, Tony Allen
Published 2023-12-29
Maureen Sweeney, Sir Tim Brighouse, Shirley Anne Field, Juanita Castro
Published 2023-12-22
Benjamin Zephaniah, Laura Lean, Stacy Marking, Eric Freeman
Published 2023-12-15
Shane MacGowan, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Lord Darling, Joan Jara
Published 2023-12-08
Henry Kissinger, Terry Venables, Paul Watson, Rachel Heller
Published 2023-12-01
Captain Don Walsh, Dame A.S. Byatt, Rosalynn Carter, Dr Finlay Macleod
Published 2023-11-24

Radio 4's weekly obituary programme, telling the life stories of those who have died recently

453 Episodes

Richard Taylor, Lisa Lane, Rose Dugdale, Ian Green

John Boyega on campaigner Richard Taylor, father of Damilola Taylor

Vince Power CBE, Olga Murray, Akira Toriyama, Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello

Audrey Adams, Nicola Trahan, Edward Bond, Eric Carmen

Iris Apfel, Colin Murray Parkes, Baroness Henig, Jim Lawrence

Nicholas Dimbleby, Lord Patrick Cormack, Wendy Mitchell, Eleanor Fazan

Alexei Navalny, Dr Brooke Ellison, Gertrude Wright, Steve Brown

Steve Wright, Baroness Flather, Alan Mills, Angela Peberdy

Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue, Ian Lavender, Robie Harris, Barry John

Frank Farian, Caroline Richmond, Phil Baines, Norma Izard

Norma Barzman, Lord Saye and Sele, Jim Hobson, Susan Campbell

Annie Nightingale, Isca Salzberger-Wittenberg, Bryan Ansell, Charlie Allan

Camila Batmanghelidjh, Sir Roy Calne, Glynis Johns, J.P.R. Williams

John Pilger, KM Peyton, Paula Murphy, Michael Blakemore

Jacques Delors, Nancy Pearce, Elinor Otto, Tony Allen

Maureen Sweeney, Sir Tim Brighouse, Shirley Anne Field, Juanita Castro

Benjamin Zephaniah, Laura Lean, Stacy Marking, Eric Freeman

Shane MacGowan, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Lord Darling, Joan Jara

Henry Kissinger, Terry Venables, Paul Watson, Rachel Heller

Captain Don Walsh, Dame A.S. Byatt, Rosalynn Carter, Dr Finlay Macleod