27 min
Sir Nigel Rodley, Sir Cosmo Haskard, Louise Hulton, Pete Overend Watts Last Word
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- Personal Journals
Matthew Bannister on
The human rights lawyer Sir Nigel Rodley. He helped to draft the United Nations Convention Against Torture and became its special rapporteur on the issue.
Pete Overend Watts, the bass player from Mott the Hoople. His platform soled boots were so high that if he fell over on stage he needed a roadie to put him back on his feet again.
Louise Hulton the maternal health expert who worked tirelessly to improve conditions for childbirth around the world.
And Sir Cosmo Haskard, the colourful Governor of the Falkland Islands, who helped to stop the Labour government from handing them to Argentina in the 1960s.
Producer: Neil George.
Matthew Bannister on
The human rights lawyer Sir Nigel Rodley. He helped to draft the United Nations Convention Against Torture and became its special rapporteur on the issue.
Pete Overend Watts, the bass player from Mott the Hoople. His platform soled boots were so high that if he fell over on stage he needed a roadie to put him back on his feet again.
Louise Hulton the maternal health expert who worked tirelessly to improve conditions for childbirth around the world.
And Sir Cosmo Haskard, the colourful Governor of the Falkland Islands, who helped to stop the Labour government from handing them to Argentina in the 1960s.
Producer: Neil George.
27 min