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Matthew Bannister on Paul Conroy, the photojournalist who worked extensively in war zones in the Middle East and the Balkans. He was with the Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin when she was killed in Syria. Kenith Trodd, the TV producer best known for his work with Dennis Potter on series like Pennies from Heaven and The Singing Detective. Stephen Poliakoff pays tribute. Astrid Llewellyn who skippered the first all-female crew to take part in a Tall Ships Race. Jo Purvis, the DJ who promoted LGBTQ+ ballroom dancing events in the 1970s and 1980s. Interviewee: Stephen Poliakoff Interviewee: Tim Llewellyn Interviewee: Toni Krause Interviewee: Peter Flockhart Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies Assistant Producer: Catherine Powell Researcher: Jesse Edwards Editor: Glyn Tansley Archive used: Paul Conroy interview, Music on the Front Line, Music Matters, 麻豆社 Radio 3, 03/05/2025; Paul Conroy: My Escape from Homs, Outlook, 麻豆社 World Service, 22/01/2013; Caught on a Train, Play for Today, Playhouse, Director: Peter Duffell, Writer: Stephen Poliakoff , 麻豆社 Two, 31/10/1980; The Ballroom of Romance, Play for Today, Playhouse, Director: Pat O'Connor, Writer: William Trevor, 麻豆社 Two, 05/11/1982; Pennies From Heaven, Episode 4: Better Think Twice, Director: Piers Haggard, Writer: Dennis Potter, 麻豆社 One, 28/03/1978; The Singing Detective, 麻豆社 Promo, 1991; The Singing Detective, Night Waves, 麻豆社 Radio 3, 16/06/2014; Sunday Feature: Dennis Potter - With Aggressive Affection, 麻豆社 Radio 3, 04/08/2015; Astrid Llewellyn interview and actuality, The Tall Ships Race 1974, 麻豆社 Television, 07/08/1974; Jo Purvis interview, Purvette, taken from the film ondon. Director: Alex Eisenberg, Courtesy of Alex Eisenberg, 2024;
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