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  1. 19/01/2007

    Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.

  2. Special Edition: Tony Slattery

    Stephen Fry pays tribute to comedian and actor Tony Slattery

  3. SPECIAL EDITION: Michael Parkinson

    John Wilson talks to Sir Michael Parkinson's son Mike

  4. Sir Howard Bernstein, Joan Brady, Gene Nora Jessen, Arthur “Gaps” Hendrickson

    Radio 4's weekly obituary programme

  5. Professor Lisa Jardine, Philip French, Ronnie Massarella, Maureen O'Hara

    Matthew Bannister on a polymath, a critic, a showjumping manager, a film star

  6. Osama bin Laden, Sir Henry Leach, Sir Henry Cooper, Hubert Schlafly and Arthur Laurents

    Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme.

  7. Lord Denis Healey, Carmen Balcells, Henning Mankell, Revd Kenneth Leech, Captain Bob Arnott and Sandy Faris

    Lucy Ash on a politician, a literary agent, a crime writer , a QE2 captain & a churchman.

  8. John Boyega on campaigner Richard Taylor, father of Damilola Taylor

    John Boyega re Richard Taylor, father of his childhood friend Damilola Taylor

  9. Jacques Delors, Nancy Pearce, Elinor Otto, Tony Allen

    Kirsty Lang on a politician, a factory worker, a charity founder and a comedian.

  10. George Martin, Nancy Reagan, Ray Tomlinson and Gillian Avery

    Reeta Chakrabarti on a music producer, a US First Lady, an internet pioneer and an author

  11. C.J.Sansom, Olga Fikotová-Connolly, Dr Jenny Vaughan OBE, Sir Andrew Davies

    Matthew Bannister on an author, a campaigner, an Olympic medallist, a conductor

  12. Bill Turnbull, Anne Sutton, Norah Vincent, Drummie Zeb

    Matthew Bannister on a broadcaster, a historian, a writer and a drummer.

  13. Ben Ferencz, Seymour Fortescue, Valerie Elliott, Rachel Pollack

    Matthew Bannister on a lawyer, a banker, a journalist, an author

  14. 30/11/2012

    Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.

  15. “I was born while my father was a hostage”

    Sulome Anderson re her father, journalist Terry Anderson

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