Lord Tebbit, Daphne Boden, James Leprino, Sir Francis Graham-Smith
Matthew Bannister on politician Lord Tebbit, harpist Daphne Boden, businessman James Leprino and astronomer Sir Francis Graham-Smith.
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Lord Tebbit, who as Norman Tebbit was a member of Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet, introducing trade union reform and privatisation.
Daphne Boden, the harpist who played for the Queen and taught for more than fifty years at the Royal College of Music.
James Leprino who built a multi-billion-dollar business by supplying cheese to pizza chains.
And the former Astronomer Royal, Sir Francis Graham-Smith, who helped to transform our understanding of the origins of the universe.
Interviewee: John Sergeant
Interviewee: Lord Deben
Interviewee: Geraldine McMahon
Interviewee: Sally Pryce
Interviewee: Chloe Sorvino
Interviewee: Professor Andrew Lyne
Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies
Archive used:
Lord Tebbit interview, A Life in Politics: Jo Coburn with leading politicians, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½; Lord Tebbit, Desert Island Discs, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4, 04/12/1992; Profile of Employment Secretary Norman Tebbit, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News, 26/01/1982; Norman Tebbit speech, Conservative Party Conference, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News, 1981; Brighton Bomb news report, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Television 12/10/1984; Lord Tebbit interview, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News, 24/09/2019; Daphne Boden interview, Meet the Stars, The Harp Channel, Uploaded to YouTube 25/06/2020; A Drive Through Time — A Leprino Foods Origin Story, Leprino Foods, https://vimeo.com/648650074, Vimeo uploaded 2024; Sir Francis Graham-Smith at 100, Science Cafe, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales, 23/05/2023; Francis Graham-Smith appearance on The Sky at Night, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Television, 06/12/1992;
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