Main content

Dame Joan Plowright, Sir Jim Walker, Barbara Clegg, Denis Law

Matthew Bannister on actress Dame Joan Plowright, businessman Sir Jim Walker, script writer Barbara Clegg and footballer Denis Law.

Matthew Bannister on

Dame Joan Plowright, one of the most acclaimed actresses of her generation who was married to Laurence Olivier. Dame Judi Dench pays tribute.

Sir Jim Walker, who built up his family business from a small bakery in the North of Scotland to become a global food exporter.

Barbara Clegg, the first woman to write a story for Dr Who.

Denis Law 鈥 the Scottish born footballer who was part of Manchester United鈥檚 鈥淗oly Trinity鈥 alongside Bobby Charlton and George Best.

Producer: Ed Prendiville

Archive:
Doctor Who : Season 20 : Enlightenment : Part 1, 麻豆社1, 01.03.1983; Emergency Ward 10; 14.08.1959; THE DALES: 麻豆社 Radio, 27.10.1966; Jim Walker reflects on 125 years of Walker's Shortbread, Highlands News & Media, 2022; Nothing Like a Dame, 麻豆社 2, 31.12.2021; In Touch : Dame Joan Plowright at Home, 麻豆社 Radio 4, 25.12.2018; Wogan, 10.12.1990; Private Passions : Sound Frontiers: Dame Joan Plowright, 麻豆社 Radio 3, 25.09.2016; Roots, 麻豆社 Radio 3, 29.02.1960; FOOTBALLERS LIVES, DENIS LAW, 21.03.2002; MORE THAN A GAME, 麻豆社, 26.05.2001; MEMORY MATCHES: ENGLAND V SCOTLAND 1967; 15.04.1967; Sports Special, 麻豆社,, 24.11.1979

Available now

28 minutes

Featured

  • .

Broadcasts

  • Fri 24 Jan 2025 16:00
  • Sun 26 Jan 2025 20:30

Podcast