Morris Beckman, Ornette Coleman, Tanith Lee, Süleyman Demirel and Doris Hart
Matthew Bannister on an activist, a musician, a writer, a president and a tennis player.
Last Word · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Matthew Bannister on
Morris Beckman - the East End Jewish activist who co-founded the 43 Group to fight against post-war British fascists.
Ornette Coleman - the pioneering saxophonist who developed free jazz improvisation.
Tanith Lee - the prolific science fiction author who also wrote episodes of the TV series Blake's 7.
Süleyman Demirel - who was seven times Prime Minister and then President of Turkey.
And the American tennis player Doris Hart - who won three Wimbledon titles in one day.