Maureen Lipman on Dame Cicely Saunders
Actress and writer Maureen Lipman chooses the end-of-life care campaigner, Dame Cicely Saunders. With Matthew Parris. From 2016.
Actress and writer Maureen Lipman chooses the end-of-life care campaigner, Dame Cicely Saunders.
Dame Cicely Saunders was known as ‘the woman who changed the face of death’. At almost 6 foot tall, she could be intimidating, tiresome and relentless as she devoted her life to ensuring that terminally ill people could die with dignity and without pain.
Championing the life of Cicely Saunders as her great life is the actress and writer Maureen Lipman.
The expert witness is, Professor David Clark, from the University of Glasgow.
Presenter: Matthew Parris
Producer: Perminder Khatkar.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2016.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Matthew Parris |
Interviewed Guest | Maureen Lipman |
Interviewed Guest | David Clark |
Producer | Perminder Khatkar |
Broadcasts
- Tue 6 Sep 2016 16:30BBC Radio 4
- Yesterday 18:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Great Lives
Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.