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Baroness Greengross OBE (pictured), Sonny Barger, Technoblade, Qin Yi

Matthew Bannister on campaigner Baroness Greengross OBE, Hell鈥檚 Angel Sonny Barger, YouTuber Technoblade and actor Qin Yi.

Matthew Bannister on

Baroness Greengross, who championed the rights of older people as Director General of the charity Age Concern.

Sonny Barger, the leading American Hell鈥檚 Angel who was arrested 21 times and spent 13 years in prison.

Technoblade, the young Youtuber who amassed millions of followers for his commentaries on the video game Minecraft.

Qin Yi, the leading Chinese film star whose career spanned eight decades.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Gail Perry
Interviewed guest: Alexandre Kalache
Interviewed guest: Zhen Zhang
Interviewed guest: Chris Berry
Interviewed guest: Deanne Stillman

Archive clips used: 91福利社 Radio 4, Woman's Hour 07/03/2003; 91福利社 Radio 4, Woman's Hour 03/03/2004; 91福利社 News, News report on Dementia 03/07/2012; 91福利社 Two, Hell's Angels 04/01/2004; 91福利社 Four, Storyville - Gimme Shelter 11/12/2009; KSAN Radio/ Stefan Ponek/ from Storyville - Gimme Shelter, Sonny Barger Interview 11/12/2009; EricSalasProductions/ YouTube Channel, Sonny Barger Exclusive Interview 08/08/2012; Technoblade YouTube Channel, Minecraft Storymode Season 1 Episode 1 07/01/2019; Technoblade YouTube Channel, "so long nerds" 01/07/2022/; Technoblade YouTube Channel, the hypixel skyblock experience 14/06/2019; 91福利社 Radio 4, Glenda Jackson interviews Peter Brook 19/04/2021; Shanghai Film Studio/ Tianma Film Studio, Woman Basketball Player No 5 (1957); Ningxia Film Group/ Shanghai Film Studios, Railway Guerrilla (1956); China Central Television, Under the Roofs of Shanghai (1982); 91福利社 One, Eastenders 26/05/1997.

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Baroness Greengross OBE

Born 29 June 1935; died 23 June 2022 aged 86.

Last Word spoke to her daughter Gail Perry and to friend and medical epidemiologist Alexandre Kalache.

Sonny Barger

Born 8 October 1938; died 29 June 2022 aged 83.

Last Word spoke to author Deanne Stillman.

Technoblade

Born 1 June 1999; died 30 June 2022 aged 23.

Qin Yi

Born 31 January 1922; died 9 May 2022 aged 100.

Last Word spoke to associate professor and director Prof Zhen Zhang and to professor of film studies Chris Berry.

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  • Fri 8 Jul 2022 16:00
    91福利社 Radio 4
  • Sun 10 Jul 2022 20:30
    91福利社 Radio 4

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