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02/10/2009

Marking the lives of politician Piers Merchant; gardener Pamela Schwerdt; Ottoman dynasty leader Osman Ertugrul Osmanoglu; Lucy Vodden and Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha.

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Marking the lives of politician Piers Merchant, gardener Pamela Schwerdt, Ottoman dynasty leader Osman Ertugrul Osmanoglu, Lucy Vodden (the subject of The Beatles classic Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds) and Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha.

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30 minutes

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Sun 4 Oct 200920:30
BBC Radio 4

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  • Fri 2 Oct 200916:00
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Sun 4 Oct 200920:30
    BBC Radio 4

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