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Radio 4,01 Apr 2011,30 mins

Edward Stobart, Geraldine Ferraro, Diana Wynne Jones and Robert Tear

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Matthew Bannister on Edward Stobart who built up the family trucking firm to become a business success and a cult brand. Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman to stand as vice president of the USA. Childrens' fantasy writer Diana Wynne Jones who drew on her own troubled relationship with her parents in her books. Paul Baran, the American electrical engineer who developed some of the key building blocks of the internet. And the flamboyant tenor Robert Tear - we have a tribute from Sir Thomas Allen.

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