Peter Gurney, Diane Keaton, Peter Hall, Angela Bond
Matthew Bannister on bomb disposal expert Peter Gurney, actor Diane Keaton, winemaker Peter Hall and theatre manager Angela Bond.
Matthew Bannister on
Peter Gurney, the George Medal winning bomb disposal expert who regularly risked his life to defuse explosive devices, including the mortars that were fired at 10 Downing Street by the IRA in 1991.
Diane Keaton, the actor best known for her collaboration with Woody Allen in Annie Hall and Manhattan.
Peter Hall, the pioneering English winemaker from Sussex who turned his Breaky Bottom grapes into acclaimed sparkling wines.
Angela Bond, who saved the much-loved Bush Theatre in West London from closure. The director Josie Rourke and the writer Jack Thorne pay tribute.
Producer: Ed Prendeville
Assistant Producer: Ribika Moktan
Researcher: Jesse Edwards
Editor: Glyn Tansley
Archive used:
Âé¶¹Éç News, Âé¶¹Éç, 07/02/1991; Newsnight, Âé¶¹Éç, 26/10/1981; It’s My Story: The Long Walk, Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4, 26/03/2012; The Food Programme: A Vintage Year for Homegrown Wine, Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4, 22/11/2018; Food and Drink, Âé¶¹Éç, 10/08/1982; Annie Hall, MGM, 1977; Cast: Diane Keaton; Director: Woody Allen; Producers: Fred T. Gallo, Robert Greenhut, Jack Rollins, Charles H. Joffe; Screenwriters: Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman; Woman’s Hour, Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4, 15/11/2011; Front Row, Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4, 19/06/2017; Diane Keaton – Seems Like Old Times, Columbia Pictures, 1980
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