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Radio 4,15 Oct 2010,30 mins

15/10/2010

Last Word

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On Last Word this week: Agony aunt Claire Rayner. We hear how her terrible childhood left her determined to solve the personal problems of others. Also: the acclaimed operatic soprano Dame Joan Sutherland We have a moving tribute from her husband and musical mentor Richard Bonynge. We also celebrate the great English pudding as we remember the traditional cook and writer Mary Norwak And hear how the psychologist Gerald S. Lesser made the TV show "Sesame Street" both enjoyable and instructive.

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