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Radio 4,19 Jun 2015,28 mins

Morris Beckman, Ornette Coleman, Tanith Lee, Süleyman Demirel and Doris Hart

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Matthew Bannister on Morris Beckman - the East End Jewish activist who co-founded the 43 Group to fight against post-war British fascists. Ornette Coleman - the pioneering saxophonist who developed free jazz improvisation. Tanith Lee - the prolific science fiction author who also wrote episodes of the TV series Blake's 7. Süleyman Demirel - who was seven times Prime Minister and then President of Turkey. And the American tennis player Doris Hart - who won three Wimbledon titles in one day.

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