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Last Word

Radio 4's weekly obituary programme, telling the life stories of those who have died recently

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50 episodes

The Duchess of Kent, Giorgio Armani, Valerie Pearlman, Rick Davies

Sep 12, 2025•—

The Duchess of Kent, Giorgio Armani, Valerie Pearlman, Rick Davies

Robert Redford, Barbara Harvey, Rosa Roisinblit, Stuart Craig

Sep 19, 2025•—

Robert Redford, Barbara Harvey, Rosa Roisinblit, Stuart Craig

Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, John Stapleton, Mary Elizabeth Dodd, Claudia Cardinale

Sep 26, 2025•—

Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, John Stapleton, Mary Elizabeth Dodd, Claudia Cardinale

Dame Jane Goodall, Tony Harrison, Lord Menzies Campbell, Danny Thompson

Oct 3, 2025•—

Dame Jane Goodall, Tony Harrison, Lord Menzies Campbell, Danny Thompson

Patrick Bradley, Dame Jilly Cooper, Sara Jane Moore, Dame Patricia Routledge

Oct 10, 2025•—

Patrick Bradley, Dame Jilly Cooper, Sara Jane Moore, Dame Patricia Routledge

Peter Gurney, Diane Keaton, Peter Hall, Angela Bond

Oct 17, 2025•—

Peter Gurney, Diane Keaton, Peter Hall, Angela Bond

Raila Odinga, Bill Colley, Baroness Rosalind Howells, Sister Marion Irvine

Oct 24, 2025•—

Raila Odinga, Bill Colley, Baroness Rosalind Howells, Sister Marion Irvine

SPECIAL EDITION: Prunella Scales

Oct 31, 2025•—

SPECIAL EDITION: Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales CBE, Gillian Tindall, Roger Smith, Anthony Grey

Oct 31, 2025•—

Prunella Scales CBE, Gillian Tindall, Roger Smith, Anthony Grey

Dick Cheney, Yvonne Brewster, Mary McGee, Peter Watkins

Nov 7, 2025•—

Dick Cheney, Yvonne Brewster, Mary McGee, Peter Watkins

James Watson, Pauline Collins, Judith Vidal-Hall, Dugald Ross

Nov 15, 2025•—

James Watson, Pauline Collins, Judith Vidal-Hall, Dugald Ross

Baroness Newlove, Zoe Wicomb, Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC, Professor Roland Paxton

Nov 21, 2025•—

Baroness Newlove, Zoe Wicomb, Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC, Professor Roland Paxton

Jimmy Cliff, Charlotte Bingham, Skye Gyngell, David Bellos

Nov 28, 2025•—

Jimmy Cliff, Charlotte Bingham, Skye Gyngell, David Bellos

Sir Tom Stoppard, Pam Hogg, Yanxin He, Jack Shepherd

Dec 5, 2025•—

Sir Tom Stoppard, Pam Hogg, Yanxin He, Jack Shepherd

Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Vera Weisfeld, Frank Gehry, Martin Parr

Dec 12, 2025•—

Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Vera Weisfeld, Frank Gehry, Martin Parr

Rob Reiner, Joanna Trollope, Stanley Baxter, Sophie Kinsella

Dec 19, 2025•—

Rob Reiner, Joanna Trollope, Stanley Baxter, Sophie Kinsella

Antony Price, Sister Stan Kennedy, Ena Collymore Woodstock, John Carey

Dec 26, 2025•—

Antony Price, Sister Stan Kennedy, Ena Collymore Woodstock, John Carey

Brigitte Bardot, Sir Alec Reed, Alwyn Crawshaw, Dame Shân Legge-Bourke

Jan 2, 2026•27:49

Brigitte Bardot, Sir Alec Reed, Alwyn Crawshaw, Dame Shân Legge-Bourke

Molly Parkin, Kristina Gjerde, Michael Barton, Eva Schloss

Jan 9, 2026•27:43

Molly Parkin, Kristina Gjerde, Michael Barton, Eva Schloss

Claudette Colvin, Ian Balding, Gerry Gable, Bob Weir, Juliet Robertson

Jan 16, 2026•27:44

Claudette Colvin, Ian Balding, Gerry Gable, Bob Weir, Juliet Robertson

Molly Burkett, Sir James Munby, Edith Flanigen, Aldrich Ames

Jan 23, 2026•27:45

Molly Burkett, Sir James Munby, Edith Flanigen, Aldrich Ames

Sir Mark Tully, Dame Gillian Wagner, Dr Gladys West, Richard Larn OBE

Jan 30, 2026•27:36

Sir Mark Tully, Dame Gillian Wagner, Dr Gladys West, Richard Larn OBE

Sir Nicholas White, Lord Wallace, Professor Deborah Cameron, Sly Dunbar

Feb 6, 2026•27:47

Sir Nicholas White, Lord Wallace, Professor Deborah Cameron, Sly Dunbar

Meredith Hooper, David Young, Dorothy Solomon, Derek Kelly

Feb 13, 2026•27:45

Meredith Hooper, David Young, Dorothy Solomon, Derek Kelly

Reverend Jesse Jackson, Diane Munday, Philippe Gaulier, Lady Jean Wilson

Feb 20, 2026•27:42

Reverend Jesse Jackson, Diane Munday, Philippe Gaulier, Lady Jean Wilson

Martyn Butler, Allan Massie, Professor Nicola Fear, Willie Colón

Feb 27, 2026•27:43

Martyn Butler, Allan Massie, Professor Nicola Fear, Willie Colón

Neil Sedaka, Drusilla Beyfus, Professor Dame Carole Jordan, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Mar 6, 2026•27:46

Neil Sedaka, Drusilla Beyfus, Professor Dame Carole Jordan, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Paul Conroy, Kenith Trodd, Astrid Llewellyn, Jo Purvis

Mar 13, 2026•27:45

Paul Conroy, Kenith Trodd, Astrid Llewellyn, Jo Purvis

Yanar Mohammed, MP Phil Woolas, Professor Robin Weiss, Jane Lapotaire

Mar 20, 2026•27:43

Yanar Mohammed, MP Phil Woolas, Professor Robin Weiss, Jane Lapotaire

Dame Jenni Murray, Len Deighton, Lynda Hale, Jurgen Habermas

Apr 3, 2026•27:35

Dame Jenni Murray, Len Deighton, Lynda Hale, Jurgen Habermas

Robert Fox, Mary Rand MBE, Sir Tony Hoare, Biruté Galdikas

Apr 10, 2026•27:45

Robert Fox, Mary Rand MBE, Sir Tony Hoare, Biruté Galdikas

Sir Craig Reedie, Bronwen Naish, Geoff Yeadon, Margareta Magnusson

Apr 10, 2026•27:46

Sir Craig Reedie, Bronwen Naish, Geoff Yeadon, Margareta Magnusson

Asha Bhosle, Sir Neil Cossons, Professor Harold Ellis, Daphne Selfe

Apr 17, 2026•27:47

Asha Bhosle, Sir Neil Cossons, Professor Harold Ellis, Daphne Selfe

Andy Kershaw, Dame Averil Cameron, Dr Judith Rapoport, Desmond Morris

Apr 24, 2026•27:45

Andy Kershaw, Dame Averil Cameron, Dr Judith Rapoport, Desmond Morris

Xia De-hong, Lord Hunt of Chesterton, Joan Burstein, Bill Leader

May 1, 2026•27:45

Xia De-hong, Lord Hunt of Chesterton, Joan Burstein, Bill Leader

Dr Ittai Gradel, Dame Shirley Porter, Professor Nigel Dunnett, María Nieves Rego

May 8, 2026•27:45

Dr Ittai Gradel, Dame Shirley Porter, Professor Nigel Dunnett, María Nieves Rego

Ruth Slenczynska, Dame Bridget Ogilvie, Tony Worthington, Russell Tyner KC

May 15, 2026•27:39

Ruth Slenczynska, Dame Bridget Ogilvie, Tony Worthington, Russell Tyner KC

Michael Pennington, Cynthia Shange, Scott Hastings, Beverley Martyn

May 22, 2026•27:48

Michael Pennington, Cynthia Shange, Scott Hastings, Beverley Martyn

Clarence B Jones, Judith Chalmers, Dr Anna Ritchie, Professor Frank Land

May 29, 2026•27:45

Clarence B Jones, Judith Chalmers, Dr Anna Ritchie, Professor Frank Land

Larry King: The man behind Billie Jean King’s feminist tennis revolution

Jun 5, 2026•27:45

Larry King: The man behind Billie Jean King’s feminist tennis revolution

Founder of the ‘MOBOs’ and champion of black music – Kanya King

Jun 12, 2026•27:43

Founder of the ‘MOBOs’ and champion of black music – Kanya King

A “bone marrow love for the Labour party” Lord Kinnock remembers Lord Hattersley

Jun 19, 2026•27:45

A “bone marrow love for the Labour party” Lord Kinnock remembers Lord Hattersley

"He became one of the most powerful men in the world” - the story of the man who shaped modern economics

Jun 26, 2026•27:26

"He became one of the most powerful men in the world” - the story of the man who shaped modern economics

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The Good Life of Dame Penelope Keith

Jul 3, 2026•27:44

The Good Life of Dame Penelope Keith

Bonnie Tyler: How the "sweet soul singer" found her growl

Jul 10, 2026•27:37

Bonnie Tyler: How the "sweet soul singer" found her growl

Sam Neill: the silent child with a stutter who became a movie star

Jul 17, 2026•27:46

Sam Neill: the silent child with a stutter who became a movie star

Brenda Fricker: The first Irish woman to win an Oscar

Jul 24, 2026•27:42

Brenda Fricker: The first Irish woman to win an Oscar

The life of "Dr Death" - Body Worlds founder Gunther von Hagens

Jul 31, 2026•27:42

The life of "Dr Death" - Body Worlds founder Gunther von Hagens

Part-time punk turned professional provocateur - columnist Rod Liddle

Aug 7, 2026•27:33

Part-time punk turned professional provocateur - columnist Rod Liddle

Reinventing Madonna: the pioneering DJ and producer William Orbit

Aug 14, 2026•27:39

Reinventing Madonna: the pioneering DJ and producer William Orbit

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