Last Word - King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Dario Fo, Jean Bloxam, Andrew Vicari, Don Buchla

King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Dario Fo, Jean Bloxam, Andrew Vicari, Don Buchla

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The world's longest reigning monarch - King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.

The Nobel prize winning playwright and satirist Dario Fo. Griff Rhys Jones pays tribute.

The pioneering racing driver Jean Bloxam She took on the men - and often beat them.

Andrew Vicari, the painter from Port Talbot in Wales who made millions through commissions from the Saudi Royal family.

And the musician Don Buchla who invented the first modern synthesiser in 1963.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Paul Handley
Interviewed guest: Griff Rhys Jones
Interviewed guest: Dan Rebellato
Interviewed guest: Nick Tassoni
Interviewed guest: Michael Scott
Interviewed guest: Andrew Vaccari
Interviewed guest: Georgina Adam
Interviewed guest: Mark Vail
Interviewed guest: Geeta DyalInterviewed guest: Andrew Vaccari
Interviewed guest: Georgina Adam
Interviewed guest: Mark Vail
Interviewed guest: Geeta Dyal.

Published on Friday, 14th October 2016.

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