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Dr Ittai Gradel, Dame Shirley Porter, Professor Nigel Dunnett, Mar铆a Nieves Rego

Matthew Bannister on antiquities dealer Dr Ittai Gradel, politician Dame Shirley Porter, horticulturalist Professor Nigel Dunnett and dancer Maria Nieves Rego.

Dr Ittai Gradel, the Danish antiquities dealer who uncovered the theft of hundreds of artefacts from the British Museum. Katie Razzall recalls how he helped her report the story.

Dame Shirley Porter, the Conservative leader of Westminster Council who had a spectacular fall from grace over the 'homes for votes' scandal.

Professor Nigel Dunnett, the horticulturalist and garden designer, known for his ambitious public planting displays at the Olympic Park in East London and the moat of the Tower of London. His friend and fellow gardener Arit Anderson pays tribute.

Maria Nieves Rego, the dancer who took the tango from Argentina to the rest of the world.

Presenter: Matthew Bannister
Producer: Ben Mitchell
Assistant Producer: Catherine Powell
Researcher: Jesse Edwards
Editor: Andrea Kennedy

Archive:
麻豆社 One, News at Ten, 16/08/2023; 麻豆社 Radio 4, Front Row, 11/09/2023; 麻豆社 Parliament, House of Commons Culture Media and Sport Select Committee, 23/10/2023; 麻豆社 Radio 4, Shadow World: Thief at the British Museum 31/05/2024; 麻豆社 Radio 4, Desert Island Discs, 28/04/1991; 麻豆社, Radio 4, The Report, 10/05/1996; 麻豆社 One, News at Six, 05/07/2004; 麻豆社 Radio 4, Costing the Earth: Where Have all our Gardens Gone?, 29/09/2015; The Man from Atlanta, 23/08/1982; Our Last Tango: Official Trailer, Uploaded to YouTube, 31/05/2016

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