Last Word - The Duchess of Kent, Giorgio Armani, Valerie Pearlman, Rick Davies
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John Wilson on:
The Duchess of Kent, who stepped back from royal duties to teach music in primary schools.
Giorgio Armani whose suit designs help define the look of the 1980s and beyond.
Valerie Pearlman who made legal history by being the first judge in the UK finish a trial via fax machine and video link from her hospital bed.
Rick Davies, who sold millions of records in the 70s and 80 as one of the two singers in the band Supertramp.
Producer: Ed Prendeville
Archive used:
The Royal Wedding: HRH Duke of Kent and Miss Katharine Worsley in York Minster, BBC, 08/06/1961; Real Story, BBC One, 15/03/2004; Royal Wedding, BBC Archives, 08/06/1961; Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 21/12/1990; Ladies’ Singles, 1993 Wimbledon Championships, BBC Archives; Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 21/12/1990; BBC Look North Hull, BBC, 06/09/2025; The Clothes Show, BBC; Rick Davies Interview, WLNG 92.1FM, “Lunch on the Deck”; Bark Out Loud Dogs Media, LLC – Supertramp Interview
Published on Friday, 12th September 2025.
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