Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Vera Weisfeld, Frank Gehry, Martin Parr
Matthew Bannister on zoologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton, businesswoman Vera Weisfeld, architect Frank Gehry and photographer Martin Parr.
Matthew Bannister on
Iain Douglas-Hamilton, the zoologist who devoted his life to the study and conservation of African elephants.
Vera Weisfeld, the businesswoman whose chain of What Every Woman Wants stores offered fashion designs at bargain prices.
Frank Gehry, the architect best known for his flamboyant designs for the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles
Martin Parr whose celebrated colourful photographs showed the messy details of British life.
Producer: Ed Prendeville
Assistant Producer: Ribika Moktan
Researcher: Jesse Edwards
Editor: Glyn Tansley
Archive used
The Late Show, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Two, 11/11/1992; Imagine… Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?", Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Two, 25/08/2015​; The John Tusa Interview, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Three, 09/01/2005;​ The Simpsons – "The Seven-Beer Snitch", Created by Matt Groening, Directors: Matthew Nastuk, David Silverman; Writers: Bill Odenkirk, Daniel Chun; Production companies: Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox Television; 8/05/2025; This Cultural Life: Martin Parr, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 4, 10/04/2023​; Britain in Focus: A Photographic History – Series 1 Episode 3, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Four, 21/01/2020​; I Am Martin Parr, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Four, 01/09/2025​; The Natural World: Ivory Wars, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Two, 01/09/2025​; Encounters with Animals: Last Stand in Eden, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Two, 08/10/1989​; Encounters with Animals, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Two, 15/08/1980​; Outlook, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Service, 02/12/2010​; Millionaires, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ One, 17/12/1990; Reporting Scotland 2019: What Everyone Wants, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ One Scotland, 23/11/2019​; What Every Woman Wants had all the clothes for women at Christmas 1985, UK ADS Uploaded to YouTube 27/12/2023
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