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The End of Drug Discovery

The End of Drug Discovery

17:00 - 17:40

Geoff Watts asks why the source of new medical drugs is drying up.

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Charlie Parker

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Tariq Ali

Tariq Ali

Broadcast | 16 Mar 2008

Broadcaster, Novelist

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Music | Charlie Parker - Blues for Alice

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Broadcast | 08 Dec 2002

Dub poet

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Music | Charlie Parker - Embraceable You

Charlie Watts

Charlie Watts

Broadcast | 25 Feb 2001

Rolling Stones drummer

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Music | Charlie Parker - Out of Nowhere

Neil Jordan

Neil Jordan

Broadcast | 23 Jan 2000

Film director, Writer

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Music | Charlie Parker - A Night In Tunisia

Professor Eric Hobsbawm

Professor Eric Hobsbawm

Broadcast | 05 Mar 1995

Historian

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Music | Charlie Parker - Parker's Mood

Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP

Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP

Broadcast | 20 Feb 1994

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Politician - Conservative

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Music | Charlie Parker - A Night In Tunisia

Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane

Broadcast | 09 Feb 1992

Actor, Comedian

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Music | Charlie Parker - Koko

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Broadcast | 17 Sep 1983

Jazz musician

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Music | Charlie Parker - Moose The Mooche

Johnny Speight

Johnny Speight

Broadcast | 09 Dec 1972

Screenwriter

Music | Charlie Parker - White Christmas

Sacha Distel

Sacha Distel

Broadcast | 02 Jan 1971

Singer

Music | Charlie Parker - Parker's Mood

Marty Feldman

Marty Feldman

Broadcast | 23 Sep 1968

Comedian, Scriptwriter, Actor

Music | Charlie Parker - Parker's Mood

Annie Ross

Annie Ross

Broadcast | 26 Jul 1965

Actor, Jazz singer

Music | Charlie Parker - Just Friends

Harold Pinter

Harold Pinter

Broadcast | 14 Jun 1965

Playwright

Music | Charlie Parker - Funky Blues

John Dankworth

John Dankworth

Broadcast | 14 Oct 1957

Jazz composer, Musician

Music | Charlie Parker - Just Friends

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