Last Word

BBC radio obituary series

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Radio show

Last WordGenre| Factual

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Running time| 28 minutes
Country of origin| England
Language(s)| English
Home station| BBC Radio 4
Hosted by| Matthew Bannister
Original release| 10 February 2006 –
present
Website| BBC website page

Last Word is a radio obituary series broadcast weekly on BBC Radio 4. Each week, the lives of recently deceased famous people are summarised with narration and interviews with people who knew them. It is normally presented by Matthew Bannister, although occasionally it has been presented by others, including Kate Silverton and Julian Worricker.

The programme was first broadcast on 10 February 2006.[1] On 29 September 2006, a biography of American songwriter Paul Vance (1929–2022) was broadcast, including an interview with Vance himself, after his death was announced in the media by mistake.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Reynolds, Gillian (10 February 2006). "Today's TV & radio choices". The Daily Telegraph. London. Radio choices by Gillian Reynolds. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
2. ^ "BBC Radio 4 – Last Word, Amanda Claridge, Sidhu Moose Wala (Pictured), Mark Sykes, Paul Vance".

## External links

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* BBC Last Word website page

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