Last Word

Supporting Content

• Profile

  An insight into the character of an influential figure making news headlines

  

• "She just caught the right moment in American life."

  Michael Goldfarb on the success of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

  Duration: 2:52

• Dick Laws

  Dr Laws interviewed for the British Antarctic Oral History Project by Chris Eldon Lee

  Duration: 24:12

• "He really enjoyed being the centre of attention"

  Nigel Planer remembers his Young Ones colleague, Rik Mayall

  Duration: 1:06

• Mark Shand's elephant Tara says goodbye

  Tara the elephant bids farewell to her owner, the conservationist Mark Shand

  Duration: 0:16
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• MJ Long

• Lilly Dubowitz

• Paddington photo and drawing

• Raymond Gosling's 'Photo 51'

• Sean Hughes

  Last Word spoke to comedian Rhona Cameron, and comedy critic Bruce Dessau.

  Born 10 November 1965; died 16 October 2017, aged 51.

• Sir Brian Barder

  Last Word spoke to his son Owen Barder, and journalist Jonathan Steele.

  Born 20 June 1934; died 19 September 2017, aged 83.

• David Marks

  Last Word spoke to his wife and business partner Julia Barfield.

  Born 15 December 1952; died 6 October 2017, aged 64.

• Major Khush Ahmad-ul-Mulk

  Last Word spoke to his grandson Asad Ul Mulk.

  Born 15 August 1920; died 2 June 2017, aged 96.

• Marge Calhoun

  Last Word spoke to professional surfer Terry Eselun.

  Born 20 March 1926; died 2 September 2017, aged 91.