Peter Betts, Audrey Salkeld, Heather Rogers KC, Louise Meriwether
Matthew Bannister on civil servant Peter Betts, mountaineering historian Audrey Salkeld, lawyer Heather Rogers KC and writer Louise Meriwether
Matthew Bannister on Peter Betts, who was the UK’s lead negotiator at international climate change summits.
Audrey Salkeld, the mountaineering historian best known for her work on the ill-fated Mallory and Irvine expedition.
Heather Rogers KC, the lawyer who championed freedom of speech in many high profile cases
Louise Meriwether, the author and journalist whose acclaimed novel “Daddy was a Number Runner” told the story of her childhood during the depression in Harlem.
Interviewee: Fiona MacGregor
Interviewee: Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC
Interviewee: Geoffrey Robertson KC
Interviewee: Adam Salkeld
Interviewee: Ed Douglas
Interviewee: Cheryl Hill
Reading extract by: Susan Abebe
Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies
Archive used:
News report following 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen, ±«Óătv News, 12/19/2009; News report, The Paris Agreement, UN Climate Change Conference (COP21), ±«Óătv News, 13/12/2015; Pete Betts interview, 194: Making a Difference, Outrage + Optimism podcast, Outrage + Optimism Ltd, uploaded 30/03/2023; Spycatcher ruling, Newsnight, ±«Óătv Two, 13/10/1988; David Irving, HardTalk, ±«Óătv News, 28/04/2000; Denial - official movie promo, IMDB, uploaded 2016; Louise Meriwether Lecture, Lectures to the Black Experience in the Arts course, University of Connecticut 14/03/1972;
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Pete Betts, CB, CBE
The civil servant who was the UK’s lead negotiator at international climate change summits. Â
Last Word spoke to his wife Fiona MacGregor.
Born 3 March 1959, died 21 October 2023, aged 64.
Heather Rogers KC
The lawyer who championed freedom of speech in many high profile cases
Last Word spoke to her friends and colleagues Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC and Geoffrey Robertson KC.
Born 3 June, 1959, died 18 October 2023, aged 64.
Audrey Salkeld
The mountaineering historian best known for her work on the ill-fated Mallory and Irvine expedition
Last Word spoke to her son Adam Salkeld and the journalist Ed Douglas.
Born 11 March 1936; died 11 October 2023, aged 87.
Louise Meriwether
The author and journalist whose acclaimed novel “Daddy was a Number Runner” told the story of her childhood during the depression in Harlem.
Last Word spoke to Cheryl Hill who was part of her extended family.
Born 8 May 1923, died 10 October 2023, aged 100.
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