Jackie Mason (pictured), John Woodcock, Dinah Murray, Billy Lacey
Matthew Bannister on a comedian, a cricket writer, a campaigner, a marshman
Last Word · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Matthew Bannister on
Jackie Mason, the comedian and former rabbi whose observations of Jewish life took him from the Borscht Belt to Broadway.
John Woodcock, the veteran cricket writer who reported on some of the greatest matches of the twentieth century.
Dinah Murray, a tireless campaigner for the rights of autistic people.
Billy Lacey, thought to be the last of the Norfolk marshmen who used traditional methods to clear dykes and cut reeds.
Producer: Neil George
Interviewed guest: Michael Goldfarb Interviewed guest: Jonathan Agnew Interviewed guest: Fergus Murray Interviewed guest: Dr Rebecca Wood Interviewed guest: Sue Goodchild
Archive clips used: 20th CENTURY FOX, Simpsons episode 8F05, 1991; WARNER, The World According To Me, 1987; YouTube, A Bi Geznut The Genius Which is Jackie Mason; Angel/EMI, Look Who's Laughing - Live at the London Palladium, 1997; SPORTS BOOK AWARDS, John Woodcock, 2018; WISEArchive, Bill Lacey interview, 2021.