Morris Beckman, Ornette Coleman, Tanith Lee, Süleyman Demirel and Doris Hart
- Author
- BBC Radio 4
- Published
- Fri 19 Jun 2015
- Episode Link
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05y178s
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.
