Xia De-hong, Lord Hunt of Chesterton, Joan Burstein, Bill Leader
Matthew Bannister on mother Xia De-hong, meteorologist Lord Hunt, retail pioneer Joan Burstein and recording engineer Bill Leader.
Xia De-hong, inspired her daughter Jung Chang to write the best selling book Wild Swans about her trials and tribulations at the hands of the Chinese government.
Lord Hunt, the meteorologist and former Director General and Chief Executive of the Met Office, who was an expert in turbulence.
Joan Burstein, ran the influential Browns boutique in London鈥檚 South Molton Street, backing the careers of many leading designers.
Bill Leader, the recording engineer who captured all the leading performers of the folk revival of the 1960s and 70s.
Presenter: Matthew Bannister
Producer: Ben Mitchell
Assistant Producer: Catherine Powell
Researcher: Jesse Edwards
Editor: Andrea Kennedy
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Tomorrow's World, 麻豆社 One,18/11/1965; You and Yours, 麻豆社 Radio 4, 27/06/2005; My Life in Seven Charms, with Annoushka Ducas MBE, 27/05/2021; Joan Burstein Browns 50 Testimonial, Browns Fashion (Uploaded to Youtube - 22 Oct 2020); Best of Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, 麻豆社 Two, Uploaded to Youtube
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