Hugh Masekela, Ursula K Le Guin, Mary Lee Berners-Lee, John Barton, Mark E Smith
Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the lives of people who have recently died.
Last Word · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Photo: Hugh Masekela
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Hugh Masekela the South African jazz trumpeter and anti apartheid activist.
Ursula K. Le Guin whose science fiction and fantasy books sold millions of copies.
Mary Lee Berners-Lee, the computer pioneer and mother of the world wide web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
John Barton the director and writer who taught a generation of actors how to speak Shakespearian verse.
Mark E. Smith, the controversial front man of the post punk band The Fall.