Last Word - Courtney Griffiths KC, Sara Venn, Nina Kuscik, Mohammad Hussain
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Courtney Griffiths, one of the first black lawyers to become a Queen’s Counsel.
Sara Venn, who turned unloved spaces in Bristol into community gardens growing food for low-income families.
Nina Kuscik, the American marathon runner who broke down barriers to women participating in long distance running.
Sergeant Mohammed Hussain, one of the last surviving Muslim veterans of the second world war.
Producer: Catherine Powell
Archive used:
BBC News: Courtenay Griffiths, April 2012; BBC Breakfast News: Courtenay Griffiths, April 2012; Hardtalk, BBC Two, Interviewer Tim Sebastian, 12/10/2002; Hardtalk, BBC Two, Interviewer Stephen Sackur, 19/11/2010; The Organic Gardening Podcast: Sara Venn, YouTube Upload, 24/01/2024; BBC Points West: Sara Venn, 27/04/2016; BBC Points West: Sara Venn, 01/05/2014; Nina Kuscik, Northeast Historic Film; BBC London: Mohammad Hussein, 10/11/2022; Southall to Cassino, BBC Two, 02/09/1989; Festival of Remembrance, BBC, 09/11/2024
Published on Friday, 4th July 2025.
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