Sir William Macpherson (pictured), Margaret Snyder, Eleanor Wadsworth, Iain Pattinson
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Sir William Macpherson, the retired judge whose report on the investigation of the murder of Stephen Lawrence accused the Metropolitan Police of “institutional racism”.
Margaret Snyder, seen by some as the United Nations’ first feminist. She established funds and projects to support women in developing countries.
Eleanor Wadsworth, one of the last surviving women who delivered fighter planes during the second world war.
Iain Pattinson, who gave up a career as an oil company executive to write jokes once described as “blue chip filth” for “I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue”.
Producer: Neil George
Interviewed guest: Lord Brown Interviewed guest: Joshua Rozenberg Interviewed guest: Marilyn Carr Interviewed guest: Wanjira Mathai Interviewed guest: Jon Naismith Interviewed guest: Nick Utechin Interviewed guest: Jack Dee
Archive clips from: Pathe News (A.T.A. 1943); Kaleidoscope: Radio 4, TX 9.2.1991; I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue: Radio 4, TX 15.12.2020 and TX 21.6.1999.
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