Last Word

Photo: Leslie GranthamTina Daheley on Peter Mayer, the publisher who was given a fatwa for printing 'The Satanic Verses'. Professor Celia Brackenridge, the sports scientist who campaigned for child protection in sport. Anthony Bourdain, American TV chef and author of 'Kitchen Confidential'. Leslie Grantham, the actor better known as 'Dirty Den' in EastEnders. Singer Teddy Johnson, part of the double act with Pearl Carr, who represented the UK in the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest.Archive clips from: Kaleidoscope, Radio 4 20/10/1985; View at the Top, Radio 4 03/09/1985; Bookshelf, Radio 4 02/06/1985; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 05/05/2008; Front Row, Radio 4 14/08/2000; Midweek, Radio 4 23/01/2002; Book of the Week, Radio 4 23/01/2002; A Cook's Tour, Radio 4 Extra 25/11/2010; Kitchen Confidential, Radio 4 Extra 28/05/17; The Gloria Hunniford Show, Radio 2 08/07/1991; Desmond Carrington's Icons of the 50s, Radio 2 18/01/2011; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 09/04/1989.

Photo: Peter StringfellowTina Daheley on the nightclub owner Peter Stringfellow, who introduced nude table dancing to Britain.Graham Corbett, the first Chairman of Postcomm, and Eurotunnel's chief financial officer. Kate Spade, American fashion designer who rose to fame with her range of handbags in the 1990s.John Julius Norwich, aristocratic man of letters, historian, travel writer and broadcaster.Eli Avivi, self-proclaimed president of the independent state of Achzivland in Israel. Interviewed guest: Fiona Lafferty Interviewed guest: Anne Corbett Interviewed guest: Robert Peston Interviewed guest: Artemis Cooper Interviewed guest: Raffi BergArchive clips from: BBC Radio Sheffield, 2012; Archive Hour: Clubbin', 21/09/2002 Radio 4; God of the Week, 01/01/94 Radio 1; Richard Bacon: Peter Stringfellow and Adam Henson, 01/03/2011 5 Live; The Today Programme, 26/03/2001 Radio 4; The Today Programme, 03/10/02 Radio 4; Chronicle: The Fall of Constantinople, 25/11/1967 BBC TV; Round Britain Quiz, 20/09/93 Radio 4; Frogmore House: A Royal Retreat, 09/08/90 BBC TV; Desert Island Discs, 02/11/97 Radio 4.

Photo: Anne Coates OBEMatthew Bannister on the prolific film editor Anne Coates, who worked on Laurence of Arabia, The Elephant Man and Fifty Shades of Grey.John Ashdown-Hill, the historian who helped to discover the bones of Richard III under a Leicester car park.Dr Davida Coady who travelled the world from Biafra to Honduras helping the sick and starving.Ted Dabney - one half of the partnership that started the successful computer games company AtariBrendan Ingle, the Sheffield based boxing trainer who developed the careers of Herol "Bomber" Graham and "Prince" Naseem Hamed. Archive clips from: Back Row, Radio 4 15/12/00; Front Row, Radio 4 07/12/16; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 13/02/07; BBC News 24, 04/02/13; People's Century 1954: Living Longer, WGBH and BBC Worldwide 05/01/97; Newsnight, BBC Two 27/10/81; Sport on 4, Radio 4 04/03/95; World Championship Snooker, BBC Two 03/05/09.

Photo: Philip RothJulian Worricker on:Beth Chatto, the gardener and writer regarded as one of the most influential horticulturists of the past 50 yearsThe multiple award-winning American novelist, Philip Roth...author of Portnoy's Complaint and American PastoralDoreen Simmons, who moved to Japan in her forties and became an authority on sumo wrestlingBritain's first Muslim judge, Khurshid Drabu, described as a pioneer in promoting community cohesionAnd June Milne, writer, publisher, and trusted guardian of the works of independent Ghana's first leader, Kwame Nkrumah.Archive clips from: The Cancer of Betrayal, 03/03/07 Radio 4; Woman's Hour, 18/08/08 Radio 4; Gardening Gurus, 30/01/00 Radio 4; Front Row, 27/06/11 Radio 4; The World Tonight, 15/07/05 Radio 4; Sumo wrestling commentary, NHK TV.

Matthew Bannister onBaroness Jowell - the former Labour Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell - who led the campaign to bring the Olympic Games to London and supported the survivors of the 7/7 bombings.Tom Wolfe, author of The Right Stuff and Bonfire of the Vanities and a pioneer of using literary techniques to tell factual stories.Dennis Nilsen, who killed up to fifteen young men at his home in North London before dismembering their bodies. Kate Adie recalls covering the story for the BBC.And Will Alsop, the maverick architect who won the Stirling Prize for designing the Peckham Library in South London.Presenter: Matthew Bannister Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister onBruce Tulloh, who ran across the United States in record time and became European 5,000 metres champion barefoot. Emma Smith the author of an acclaimed novel based on her travels to India with Laurie Lee.Professor Peter Waddington the sociologist who studied policing and came up with the technique of "kettling" to control street protestsThe Dowager Countess of Harewood, an Australian former model whose affair with the married Earl caused a scandal in the 1960s.And Ronald Chesney, half of the writing partnership that brought us the hit TV sitcoms The Rag Trade and On The Buses. Presenter: Matthew Bannister Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister onLord Martin of Springburn: the former House of Commons speaker Michael Martin. He resigned after MPs lost confidence in his handling of the row over their expenses. Caroline Brown, the cellist who founded the Hanover Band to perform the works of Beethoven, Haydn and Schubert on period instruments.Valerie Riches, who campaigned for traditional family values and against abortion.Gustav Born, the pharmacologist who made significant discoveries about blood clotting.Michael Anderson, the prolific film director best known for making The Dam Busters.Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister onAvicii, the Swedish DJ whose songs became anthems for millions of festival goers around the world. He was found dead aged 28 in Oman. Dr. Ruth Nussenzweig the medical researcher who laid the foundations for the development of a vaccine for malaria.Anita Shreve, the author of 18 novels, including The Pilot's Wife which sold more than three million copies.Guy Playfair, the ghost hunter who investigated the controversial Enfield Poltergeist in the 1970s. And Bob Bura, half of the animation team that brought us Trumpton, Camberwick Green and Chigley.

Matthew Bannister onBarbara Bush, the first woman in history to see both her husband and son sworn in as President of the USA. Milos Forman, the film director who made Amadeus and the multi Oscar winning One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.Dame Daphne Sheldrick who devoted her life to saving elephants orphaned by poachers and other Kenyan wild animals.Livia Gollancz, the french horn player who took over the running of the family's successful publishing house from her father. And Dale Winton who presented Pick of the Pops on radio and Supermarket Sweep on TV.Producer: Neil George.

Photo: Gillian AyresMatthew Bannister onThe artist Gillian Ayres, known for her large, exuberant abstract paintings, which reflected her exuberant character.General Efraín Ríos Montt, the Guatemalan dictator who was convicted of genocide against his own people.David Cobham, the naturalist and film maker who brought Tarka the Otter to the screen.Nikki Sievwright, the Sixties model who went on to serve in the Ulster Defence Regiment.Fergus Anckorn, who used his skill as a magician to win food for his fellow inmates in Japanese prisoner of war camps.