Trevor Baylis, Lerone Bennett Jr, Penny Vincenzi, Ian Aitken, Sir Roger Bannister
Matthew Bannister on an inventor, a historian, a novelist, a columnist and a runner.
Last Word · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Photo: Sir Roger Bannister
Matthew Bannister on
Trevor Baylis, the eccentric inventor who came up with the wind up radio.
Lerone Bennett, the American academic who wrote many influential books on black history including "Before the Mayflower".
Penny Vincenzi the best selling novelist who told stories of glamorous heroines, romance and business intrigue.
Ian Aitken one of the UK's most influential political columnists. Jim Naughtie pays tribute.
Sir Roger Bannister, the neurologist who was the first person to run the mile in under four minutes. We'll find out what happened when he tried to help me do the same.
Producer: Neil George
Archive clips from: MATTHEW BANNISTER, Radio 5 Live 5.5.2004; TOMORROW'S WORLD, BBC TV 24.9.1997 and 15.4.1994; GO4IT, BBC TV 11.5.2008; ABRAHAM LINCOLN:SAINT OR SINNER, BBC TV 3.2.2011; RADIO 2 ARTS PROGRAMME 13.10.2000; KALEIDOSCOPE, RADIO 4 14.11.1995.