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Last Word

Radio 4's weekly obituary programme, telling the life stories of those who have died recently

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Latest episodes

  1. Part-time punk turned professional provocateur - columnist Rod Liddle7 Aug 2026
  2. The life of "Dr Death" - Body Worlds founder Gunther von Hagens31 Jul 2026
  3. Brenda Fricker: The first Irish woman to win an Oscar24 Jul 2026
  4. Sam Neill: the silent child with a stutter who became a movie star17 Jul 2026
  5. Bonnie Tyler: How the "sweet soul singer" found her growl10 Jul 2026
  6. The Good Life of Dame Penelope Keith3 Jul 2026
  7. "He became one of the most powerful men in the world” - the story of the man who shaped modern economics26 Jun 2026
  8. A “bone marrow love for the Labour party” Lord Kinnock remembers Lord Hattersley19 Jun 2026
  9. Founder of the ‘MOBOs’ and champion of black music – Kanya King12 Jun 2026
  10. Larry King: The man behind Billie Jean King’s feminist tennis revolution5 Jun 2026