Phil Donahue, Countess Diana Phipps Sternberg, Mary Gibby, Toumani Diabaté

Matthew Bannister on American TV host Phil Donahue – pioneer of the daytime talk show.

Countess Diana Phipps Sternberg, the Czech born interior designer who was at the centre of a vibrant social scene in London during the swinging 60s.

Professor Mary Gibby OBE, the botanist who specialised in the study and classification of ferns.

Toumani Diabaté, the Malian musician known around the world for his virtuoso kora playing.

Interviewee: Bill Brioux
Interviewee: Michael Žantovský
Interviewee: Jess Barrett
Interviewee: Suntou Susso

Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

Archive used:
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