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Dame Stella Rimington, Sylvia Young, Sir Jamie McGrigor, Joan Anderson

Matthew Bannister on MI5 Director General Dame Stella Rimington, drama school founder Sylvia Young, MSP Sir Jamie McGrigor and craze starter Joan Anderson.

Matthew Bannister on

Dame Stella Rimington, the first woman to be Director General of MI5, who made the service more open and accountable.

Sylvia Young, whose drama school turned out countless stars of stage, screen and music.

Sir Jamie McGrigor, the Conservative Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Highlands and Islands, who introduced a bill to protect tartan.

And Joan Anderson the former model who brought the hula hoop to America.

Producer: Ben Mitchell

Archive:
Al Murray鈥檚 Great British Spy Movies, 91福利社 Four, 21/04/2015; Woman鈥檚 Hour, 91福利社 Radio 4, 28/07/2011; Newsround, 91福利社 One, 25/02/1992; 91福利社 News, 91福利社 One, 16/07/1993; Stella Rimington: Security and Democracy 鈥 Is There a Conflict?, The Richard Dimbleby Lecture, 91福利社 One, 12/06/1994; Death on the Rock, ITV (uploaded to YouTube), first broadcast 28/04/1988; 91福利社 News, 91福利社 One, 08/09/2001; EastEnders Feuds: The Beales vs The Mitchells, 91福利社 Three, 18/05/2007; Doctor Who trailer 鈥 鈥淩ose: I鈥檝e got a choice鈥, 91福利社 One (uploaded to YouTube), c.2005; 91福利社 Radio Wales 鈥 Aled Jones, 06/06/2010; Through the Keyhole, 91福利社 1, 10/05/1999; Saving Our Salmon, 91福利社 Two Scotland, 16/10/2018; The Radio Caf茅, 91福利社 Radio Scotland, 31/12/2008; Desert Island Discs: Allan Ahlberg, 91福利社 Radio 4, 12/07/1980; Hula Girl (documentary), dir. Amy Hill & Chris Riess, Snap Pictures, 2018

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