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Yanar Mohammed, MP Phil Woolas, Professor Robin Weiss, Jane Lapotaire

Matthew Bannister on campaigner Yanar Mohammed, MP Phil Woolas, virologist Professor Robin Weiss and actor Jane Lapotaire.

Matthew Bannister on

Yanar Mohammed who campaigned for women鈥檚 rights in Iraq and set up a secret network of shelters for those fleeing abusive relationships. She was shot dead on 2nd March.

Phil Woolas, a key figure in the New Labour project who became MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth.

Professor Robin Weiss, the eminent virologist who carried out important work to understand HIV.

Jane Lapotaire, the classical actor who won a Tony Award for her portrayal of Edith Piaf.

Interviewee: Nawal Al-Maghafi
Interviewee: Nick Jones
Interviewee: Jonathan Weber
Interviewee: Zo毛 Wanamaker

Producer: Ribika Moktan
Assistant Producer: Catherine Powell
Researcher: Jesse Edwards
Editor: Glyn Tansley

Archive used:
Outlook, 麻豆社 World Service, 09/05/2005; News 1800, 麻豆社 Radio 4, 14/12/2003; 麻豆社 News, 1/04/1992; 麻豆社 News, 02/05/1997; Daily Politics: 2010 Election, Debates: The Immigration Debate, 4/05/2010; 麻豆社 News at Ten, 麻豆社, 07/05/2009; 麻豆社 News at One, 09/12/2010; 麻豆社 News, 21/11/1986; Frontiers, 麻豆社 Radio 4, 24/02/1996; Piaf, playwright Pam Gems, director Howard Davies, production by Royal Shakespeare Company, broadcast on Arena: Theatre, 麻豆社 12/02/1979; The 35th Annual Tony Awards, dir Clark Jones, Producer Alexander H. Cohen, produced and written by Hildy Parks, A Bentwood Television Production, CBS, 07/06/1981; Desert island Discs, 麻豆社 Radio 4, 22/08/1986; Richard II, dir Gregory Dean, The Royal Shakespeare Company, 2013; Woman's Hour, Radio 4, 24/04/2003

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