Little Richard, Dr Janet Carr OBE, Professor John Horton Conway, Florian Schneider
Matthew Bannister on rock 'n' roll star Little Richard, psychologist Janet Carr, mathematician John Horton Conway, electronic musician Florian Schneider.
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The rock 'n' roll pioneer Little Richard, whose flamboyant performances and powerful vocal style influenced many who came after him.
Janet Carr, the psychologist whose long-running study changed attitudes to people with Down’s Syndrome.
John Horton Conway, the playful mathematician who invented the Game of Life.
Florian Schneider, the co-founder of the mould-breaking German electronic band Kraftwerk.
Interviewed guest: Geoff Barker
Interviewed guest: Sally Carr
Interviewed guest: Penny Warren
Interviewed guest: Sir Roger Penrose OM FRS
Interviewed guest: Colm Mulcahy
Interviewed guest: Adam Sweeting
Producer: Neil George
Archive clips from: Little Richard In His Own Words, 6 Music 11/05/2020; Little Richard - A Whop Bop A Lua A Whop Bam Boom, Radio 2 05/12/2012; John Horton Conway: Life, Death and the Monster, Numberphile 09/05/2014; Florian Schneider Interview, Silverstar Club 1998; Florian Schneider, Parley x COP21: Oceans, Climate, Life 08/12/2015.
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Little Richard
Born 5 December 1932; died 9 May 2020, aged 87.
Last Word spoke to music presenter Geoff Barker.
Dr Janet Carr OBE
Born 31 March 1927; died 17 March 2020, aged 92.
Last Word spoke to her daughter psychologist Sally Carr, and medical journalist Penny Warren.
Professor John Horton Conway
Born 26 December 1937; died 11 April 2020, aged 82.
Last Word spoke to Sir Roger Penrose OM FRS, Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford; and Colm Mulcahy, Professor of Mathematics at Spelman College, Atlanta.
Florian Schneider
Born 7 April 1947; died 21 April 2020, aged 73.
Last Word spoke to music journalist Adam Sweeting. Â
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