Edward de Bono, Paul Van Doren, Alastair Hanton OBE, Violetta Elvin
Matthew Bannister on a thinker, a businessman, banker, a ballerina.
Last Word · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Pictured: Edward de Bono
Matthew Bannister on
Edward De Bono, the psychologist who advocated lateral thinking – and sold the concept to companies around the world.
Paul Van Doren, the American businessman whose Vans sneakers were adopted by skateboarders, making him a multi-millionaire.
Alastair Hanton OBE, who set up the National Girobank and developed direct debits to allow greater access to banking before becoming a campaigner for ethical investing and greener transport.
Violetta Elvin, the Russian ballerina who made her name as a rival to Dame Margot Fonteyn at the Royal Ballet.
Producer: Neil George
Interviewed guest: Sarah Tucker Interviewed guest: Steve Van Doren Interviewed guest: Nicholas Smith Interviewed guest: Angus Hanton Interviewed guest: Raffaele Lauro Interviewed guest: Ronald Hynd Translator: Martin Esposito
Archive clips used: Logical and Lateral, Radio 4 29/12/1976; Today, Radio 4 29/04/1976; Fast Times at Ridgemont High, directed by Amy Heckerling, Universal Pictures 1982; LA Olympics Opening Ceremony, ABC News 1984; Alastair Hanton Oral History, The Hanton Family 2021.