Bill Dare, Clint Hill, Valérie André, Gene Hackman
Matthew Bannister on a comedy producer, a Secret Service agent, a French general, an actor
Last Word · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Matthew Bannister on
Bill Dare, the writer and producer behind some of Radio 4’s best loved comedies, including “The Now Show” and “Dead Ringers”. Jan Ravens pays tribute.
Clint Hill, the American Secret Service agent who threw himself across President John F. Kennedy’s body after he was shot in Dallas.
Valérie André, the first woman General in the French military who was also a field surgeon and an accomplished helicopter rescue pilot.
And Gene Hackman, the Oscar winning actor best known for his roles in The French Connection and Unforgiven