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Radio 4,21 Feb 2014,28 mins
Sir Tom Finney CBE, Sid Caesar, Ian McNaught-Davis, Els Borst, Louise Brough
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Matthew Bannister on The footballer Sir Tom Finney, who played loyally for Preston and England. His friend Jimmy Armfield pays tribute. The comedian Sid Caesar who dominated American entertainment TV in the 1950s The climber and broadcaster Ian McNaught-Davis, who took part in the live TV coverage of the ascent of the Old Man of Hoy - and went on to explain computers to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ viewers. Sir Chris Bonington shares his memories. Els Borst, the Netherlands' first medically qualified Minister of Health, who brought in a new law on euthanasia. And the tennis player Louise Brough - who won many Grand Slams, including, in 1950, the Wimbledon singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles all in the same year. Producer: Simon Tillotson.
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