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Radio 4,20 Feb 2026,28 mins

Reverend Jesse Jackson, Diane Munday, Philippe Gaulier, Lady Jean Wilson

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Kirsty Lang on Reverend Jesse Jackson the leading American civil rights campaigner. Diane Munday who fought to make abortion legal and co-founded the British Pregnancy Advisory Service. Philippe Gaulier whose internationally renowned clown school which helped to shape the careers of many leading actors. Lady Jean Wilson who travelled the world building a charity that cured millions of avoidable blindness Interviewee: Lord Woolley of Woodford Interviewee: Sally Phillips Interviewee: Cal McCrystal Interviewee: Caroline Harper Interviewee: Andrew Copson Producer: Catherine Powell Assistant Producer: Ribika Moktan Editor: Glyn Tansley

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