Show notes
Pictured: Dick Dale
Matthew Bannister on
Gillian Freeman, the novelist and screenwriter whose books include The Leather Boys, a story of a gay love affair between two working class men in the 1960s.
Sir Peter Hutchison who travelled to remote parts of the world to collect rare plants.
Sister Dorothy Bell, the nun who after a career devoted to education, turned her attention to AIDS awareness.
And the King of the Surf Guitar Dick Dale.
Interviewed guest: Michael Arditti
Interviewed guest: Edward ThorpeReader: Mathilda ThorpeReader: Harriet ThorpeInterviewed guest: James HutchisonInterviewed guest: Simon MilneInterviewed guest: Sister Dr Bernadette PorterInterviewed guest: Emma ColeProducer: Neil GeorgeArchive clips from: Woman's Hour, Radio 4 22/03/1978; In Search Of The Golden Pleione, Radio 4 30/04/1982; Losing the Habit, Radio 4 29/04/2009.