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Nigel McCrery, Andr茅e Dumon, Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Diana Melly

Matthew Bannister on writer Nigel McCrery, wartime courier Andr茅e Dumon, politician Lord Elis-Thomas and author Diana Melly.

Matthew Bannister on

Nigel McCrery, the former police officer who created the popular TV series 鈥淪ilent Witness鈥 and 鈥淣ew Tricks鈥.

Andr茅e Dumon, who rescued many allied service men during the Second World War by escorting them along 鈥淭he Comet Line鈥 from Brussels to Paris.

Lord Elis-Thomas, the former leader of Plaid Cymru and the first Presiding Officer of the National Assembly.

Diana Melly, the author known for her unconventional marriage to the jazz singer and art expert George Melly.

Interviewee: William Ivory
Interviewee: Dr Helen Fry
Interviewee: Professor Laura McAllister
Interviewee: Kezzie Moynihan

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:

Silent Witness, 麻豆社 Promo, 2005 & 2025; Nigel McCrery interview, Saturday Live, 麻豆社 Radio 4, 02/11/2024; Nigel McCrery interview, Midweek, 麻豆社 Radio 4, 04/11/2013; Nigel McCrery talks about the life of Professor Helen Whitwell, Last Word, 麻豆社 Radio 4, 09/08/2024; Silent Witness, Series 1 , Episode 1, 麻豆社 ONE, 22/02/1996, Directed by Harry Hook; New Tricks, Promo, 麻豆社 Studios, 08/08/2008; Andr茅e Dumon, a Com猫te escape line organiser and courier, interview, author: Martyn Cox; source: www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/andree-dumon/ ; Dafydd Ellis Thomas elected to the House of Commons, 麻豆社 News, 1974; Dafydd Elis Thomas Interview , Good Morning Wales, 麻豆社 Radio Wales, 20/06/1972; Dafydd Elis Thomas becomes President of Plaid Cymru and interview, Conference Report, 麻豆社 News, 28/10/1984; Presiding Officer address to the National Assembly for Wales, The Second Term, 麻豆社 News, 2003, Diana Melly interview, Last Word, 麻豆社 Radio 4. 06/07/2007; Diana Melly interview, Private Passions, 麻豆社 Radio 3, 15/01/2023;

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