Last Word

Matthew Bannister onRock superstar Prince - we recall his intimate gig for a handful of people here in Broadcasting House.Ray Fitzwalter the Editor of ITV's World In Action who championed investigative journalism. Victoria Wood - we have a tribute in song from the young comedian she inspired.The nurse June Jolly who transformed the treatment of children in hospital - she once brought a baby elephant and a lion on to the ward to entertain her patients.And - Mind The Gap - the voice of hundreds of station announcements Phil Sayer. Interviewed guest: Fergus Dudley Interviewed guest: Paul Gambaccini Interviewed guest: Roger Corke Interviewed guest: Vikki Stone Interviewed guest: Margaretta Jolly Interviewed guest: Sue Burr Interviewed guest: Elinor Hamilton.

Matthew Bannister onThe playwright Sir Arnold Wesker whose work celebrated working class life,Howard Marks, the convicted cannabis smuggler and raconteur who became a folk hero to some.Peggy Fortnum, the children's book illustrator who brought Paddington Bear to life.The country singer Merle Haggard whose music was steeped in traditional redneck America.And Rachel Johnson, last surviving resident of the Scottish island of St Kilda which was evacuated in 1930.

Matthew Bannister onThe American broadcasting nun Mother Angelica who founded the Eternal Word Television Network and dispensed traditional Catholic advice to viewers. The German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, one of the principal architects of his country's re-unification.Derek Serpell-Morris, who gave up his job as an accountant to become DJ Derek, playing reggae and ska and claiming to be Britain's oldest DJ.Doreen Massey who changed the way we think about geographyand Joe Medicine Crow, the native American historian who was a direct link back to Custer's last stand. Producer: Neil George Interviewed guest: Joanna Bogle Interviewed guest: Paul Burnell Interviewed guest: Lord Owen Interviewed guest: Hilary Wainwright Interviewed guest: Emma Jackson Interviewed guest: Dr David Featherstone Interviewed guest: Herman Viola.

Matthew Bannister onThe internationally acclaimed architect Dame Zaha Hadid, known to some as "the queen of the curve".Ronnie Corbett, whose partnership with Ronnie Barker made him one of the UK's best loved comedians.General Meir Dagan, head of the Israeli secret service Mossad when it was credited with carrying out the assassination of five Iranian nuclear scientists.Joan Loraine who created a much admired garden at Greencombe in SomersetAnd Gary Shandling who satirised the vanities and insecurities of celebrity in his fictional TV chat show.

Matthew Bannister onCliff Michelmore who brought a relaxed informality to presenting TV programmes like Tonight and 24 Hours, without losing intelligence or authority.Sylvia Anderson who - with her husband Gerry - produced TV puppet series like Thunderbirds and Stingray. She was also the voice of Lady Penelope.Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, the composer and former Master of the Queen's Music who made his home in a remote part of Orkney.The author Anita Brookner who won the Booker prize for her novel Hotel du Lac.And the magician Paul Daniels,, whose catch phrase was "You'll like this - not a lot - but you'll like it.".

Reeta Chakrabarti onSir George Martin, the legendary music producer who oversaw the Beatles' phenomenal success. Nancy Reagan, the US First Lady, who went from actor to political wife, to campaigner against drug abuse. Ray Tomlinson, one of the pioneers of the internet, and a founder of the email system. And Gillian Avery, historian and award-winning author of children's literature.

Reeta Chakrabarti on Tony Warren, who created the long-running TV soap Coronation Street, embedding a working-class north of England cast of characters in the national consciousness. Louise Rennison, comedian and author of young adult fiction, whose frank and funny books won her a loyal following amongst teenage girls. Lord Chorley, a parliamentarian and conservationist, whose many public roles included former chairman of the National Trust. George Kennedy, the versatile American character actor, who won an Oscar for his role in the film Cool Hand Luke. And John Chilton, the trumper

Matthew Bannister onBoutros Boutros-Ghali, the United Nations Secretary General who had to deal with genocide in Rwanda and the war in the Balkans.Edmonde Charles-Roux, the former resistance fighter who became editor of French Vogue magazine.Norman Hudis, the screenwriter of many of the Carry On comedy films.And Antonin Scalia, the conservative US Supreme Court Justice.

Matthew Bannister onProfessor Marvin Minsky - the computer scientist who carried out pioneering work on artificial intelligence.Margaret Forster who wrote novels like Georgy Girl and acclaimed biographies including a life of Daphne Du Maurier. Peter Powell who invented the stunt kite and turned it into a global business, before it all came crashing down.Sir Brian Tovey who was director of the Government Communications Head Quarters - GCHQ - when the government tried to introduce a ban on trade union membership.And Joe Alaskey, the voice artist behind Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny.

Matthew Bannister onSir Terry Wogan - we have a tale of two cities: memories from his home town of Limerick and accolades from his fantasy town of Leicester.Lord Lucan, finally declared dead this week after disappearing in the 1970s. Mystery still surrounds his involvement in the murder of his children's nanny. The actor Frank Finlay, who often played darker characters. His Bouquet of Barbed Wire co-star Susan Penhaligon remembers him. Denise St Aubyn Hubbard who represented Britain as a diver in the 1948 Olympics and sailed single handed across the Atlantic aged 64.And Maurice White the singer and songwriter who founded Earth Wind and Fire.