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Special Edition: Tony Slattery
Stephen Fry pays tribute to comedian and actor Tony Slattery

Jean-Marie Le Pen, Catherine Brown, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, Johnnie Walker
Matthew Bannister on a French politician, a food writer, a parliamentarian and a DJ.

Jimmy Carter, Caroline Miller, Manmohan Singh, Jean Adamson
Kirsty Lang on a president, a ballet company CEO, a prime minister and an author.

Nikki Giovanni, Gerd Heidemann, Cherry Hill, Sir Richard Carew Pole
John Wilson on a poet, a journalist, a model engineer, and a fundraiser.

Baroness Wilkins, Charles Handy, Renee Bornstein, Tony Brignull
Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a philosopher, a holocaust survivor and a copywriter.

Wolfgang Stange, Lord Renfrew, Julie Stevens, Mary McGee
Matthew Bannister on a choreographer, an archaeologist, a TV presenter and a racing driver

Vicky Stone, Penny Chuter, Clifton Wharton Junior, Peter Sinfield
Matthew Bannister on a film-maker, a rower, a university leader and a lyricist.

Madeleine Riffaud, Chris Topp, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Dr Julian Litten
Matthew Bannister on a resistance fighter, a blacksmith, an author and a historian.

Lord Prescott, Stephanie Collie, Dame Janet Nelson, Frank Auerbach
Matthew Bannister on a politician, a costume designer, an historian and an artist.

Timothy West, Sir John Nott, June Spencer, Nadia Cattouse
Matthew Bannister on an actor, a politician, an actress and a singer.