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Radio 4,05 Nov 2010,30 mins

05/11/2010

Last Word

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On Last Word this week: "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." The man who put those words in John F Kennedy's mouth - his speechwriter Ted Sorensen. Also the principal trumpeter of the London Symphony Orchestra Maurice Murphy, whose talents were showcased in movie soundtracks like Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Braveheart Sheik Saqr bin Mohammed al Qasimi - the world's longest serving ruler - who led the emirate of Ras al Khaimah for 62 years. The astronomer Professor John Huchra who developed a revolutionary map of the universe And the Blackburn Rovers and England footballer Ronnie Clayton - who was a hero to the fans and earned £20 a week.

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