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The spectacular designer to the stars Bob Mackie, who created Cher鈥檚 notorious 鈥渘ude illusion鈥� dress. From Diana Ross to Tina Turner and more recently from Miley Cyrus to Sabrina Carpenter, wearing a Bob Mackie creation, most likely studded with sequins and elaborate embroidery and with a revealing cut, was bound to turn heads and lead to acres of media coverage. Joe McFate was Bob鈥檚 Design Director for over thirty years. He explained the design process Bob went through with every single dress he created, the relationship Bob had with the celebrities he dressed, and the Elton John costume which went wrong, but brought Bob the most joy.

Stephanie Cole, the actor best known for playing formidable characters in Tenko and Open All Hours. At the age of 17 in her first paid acting role, Stephanie was cast as the 90-year-old medium Madame Arcati in Noel Coward鈥檚 Blithe Spirit. Caroline Frost is the TV Editor of the Radio Times. and told Matthew being offered parts much older than her years became something of a recurring theme for her. Stephanie worked regularly in theatre and on TV but her big break came midway through her career in her 40s when she played the role of Dr Mason in Tenko.

Peter Llewellyn-Jones who played a leading role in the development of British Sign Language, helping to create the profession of sign language interpreter and train the next generation. Graham Turner is policy and research lead at the British Deaf Association, he explained how Peter was at the fore of bringing BSL to public attention in the 80s and 90s when he interpreted at political party conferences, on television and in theatres. Peter also co-presented television programmes such as Insight and The Riddlers, both were groundbreaking for deaf children. In later years, Peter was also involved in the academic development of the language at several universities.

Emma Bonino, was an Italian politician who championed women鈥檚 rights in her native country. Through her campaigning she brought about the legalisation of abortion, the right for women to divorce and the abolition of the death penalty. Emma Bonino first got involved in Italian politics after she became pregnant aged 26 and had an abortion, even though it was illegal at that time. Her motivation, she said, was to make sure no other woman had to suffer the humiliation she went through. The Italian journalist Sabina Castelfranco told Matthew that she has much to thank Emma Bonino for, "maybe more than any other woman in Italy".

Presenter: Matthew Bannister
Producer: Ed Prendeville
Assistant Producer: Ribika Moktan
Researcher: Jesse Edwards
Editor: Andrea Kennedy

Archive:
91福利社 News at One,91福利社 One,20/08/2018; Cult Heroes: Happy Birthday Mr President, 91福利社 Radio 4, 13/11/1990; Bob Mackie 鈥� Naked Illusion; Cher Meets Rylan, 91福利社 Two, 09/06/2026; Elton John: Uncensored, 91福利社 Two, 28/11/2019; This Is Your Life (Series 35, )91福利社 One, 21/12/1994; Waiting for God, 91福利社 One, 28/06/1990; Tenko (Series 3, Episode 10, 91福利社 Two, 16/12/1984; Open All Hours (Series 4, "Soulmate Wanted"), 91福利社 One, 01/09/1985; Witness History, 91福利社 World Service, 19/09/2023; HARDtalk, 91福利社 World News / 91福利社 World Service, 28/10/2013; News (Peter Llewellyn-Jones), 91福利社 World Service,10/03/1994; Spotlight, 91福利社 World Service, 20/01/1998; See Hear: 25th Anniversary Special, 91福利社 Two; Insight: The Pretty Nasty Programme, Yorkshire Television, 1983