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Released: 2022-04-01

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301 Episodes

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Released: 2022-04-01

#59 in Top Podcasts > Society & Culture > Personal Journals

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Madeleine Albright (pictured), Peter Padfield, Christina Smith, Sheila Paine

Matthew Bannister on a US politician, a naval historian, an entrepreneur, a textile expert

Time: 27:51

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Matthew Bannister on

The first female US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who was a leading advocate of the NATO bombing campaign aimed at stopping ethnic cleansing in the Balkans.

Peter Padfield, the naval historian who as a young man took part in the reconstruction of the voyage of the Mayflower from the UK to the USA.

Christina Smith, the colourful entrepreneur known as “the queen of Covent Garden” for her property and business development in that area of London.

Sheila Paine, who travelled to remote areas of the world to build up a renowned collection of textiles.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Jim Naughtie

Interviewed guest: Tom Lippman

Interviewed guest: Fiona Padfield

Interviewed guest: Andrew Lambert

Interviewed guest: Dame Rosemary Anne Squire DBE

Interviewed guest: Nick Fielding

Archive used: One to One: Madeleine Albright, BBC Two, TX 12.9.2005; A Woman Called Smith, BBC Two, TX 30.4.1997

Episode ID: 1000555960949

GUID: urn:bbc:podcast:m0015vlz

Release Date: 01/04/2022, 18:36:00

Description

Radio 4's weekly obituary programme, telling the life stories of those who have died recently

Feed URL

https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/b006qpmv.rss

Apple Podcasts: Customer Reviews

2022-02-13

It’s 2022

In 2022 why dose Matthew Bannister think it’s ok to say “ taken the Micky “ dose he not know that it’s an anti Irish saying from the last century?

2020-12-18

Last Word

I love this podcast, inspiring, fascinating, informative. The very best of listening

2019-12-20

A beautiful listen

I think this is my favourite podcast. It’s just so lovely and interesting to hear the varied lives of people I have heard and many who I have not.

2019-10-07

Love this podcast

It’s short and sweet and you find out something you never knew ..... full of facts really enjoyable

2018-09-05

An important 30 minutes in the week

Never listen to this without learning something. Sometimes it’s something hidden and quirky about someone you know well; sometimes it’s discovering a remarkable human who has impacted the world and who you never knew existed. Challenging and affirming, it’s thorough and thoughtful journalism is a reminder of what the BBC does so very well.

2014-05-20

Really informative

It's one podcast I really look forward to. Not in a morbid way but I am always interested in hearing people's achievements