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Pictured: Judith Kerr
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Niki Lauda, the fearless racing driver who survived a terrible crash to make a dramatic comeback on the track.
Judith Kerr, the author of much-loved children's books including the Mog series and The Tiger Who Came to Tea.
I.M. Pei, the architect best known for the glass pyramid outside the Louvre in Paris.
Herman Wouk, the American novelist and screenwriter who won the Pulitzer Prize for The Caine Mutiny.
Interviewed guest: Simon Taylor Interviewed guest: Julia Eccleshare Contributor: Michael Goldfarb Interviewed guest: Professor Eric Homberger Producer: Neil George
Archive clips from: South African Grand Prix 1976, BBC Sound Archives; Rush, directed by Ron Howard, Working Title Films/Imagine Entertainment/Cross Creek Pictures/DNEG/Revolution Films/ Exclusive Media Group 2013; Hunt/Lauda, Radio 4 24/03/2013; The World At One, Radio 4 12/11/1981; BBC News, 28/05/1991; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 29/02/2004; When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, read by Rosemary Leach, Radio 4 Extra 02/10/2017; The 60 Minutes Interview: I.M. Pei, CBS News 1987; Readings by Herman Wouk, University of California TV 24/01/2008.
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