Claudette Colvin, Ian Balding, Gerry Gable, Bob Weir, Juliet Robertson
JAN 16, 202627 MIN
Claudette Colvin, Ian Balding, Gerry Gable, Bob Weir, Juliet Robertson
JAN 16, 202627 MIN
Description
<p>Matthew Bannister on </p><p>Claudette Colvin the American civil rights campaigner who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, nine months before Rosa Parks’ celebrated protest.</p><p>Ian Balding, the racehorse trainer who saddled many winners for Queen Elizabeth II.</p><p>Gerry Gable, the anti-fascist activist and co-founder of Searchlight magazine, who wasn’t afraid to break the law in his relentless pursuit of the far right.</p><p>Juliet Robertson, the Scottish educationalist who was a passionate advocate for outdoor teaching. </p><p>And a tribute to Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir from Don Felder of The Eagles.</p><p>Interviewee: Brough Scott
Interviewee: Andy Bell
Interviewee: Don Felder
Interviewee: David Cameron</p><p>Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies
Assistant Producer: Catherine Powell
Researcher: Jazz George
Editor: Glyn Tansley</p><p>Archive used:
Claudette Colvin interview, Outlook, BBC World Service, 23/02/2018; The Epsom Derby, Commentary, BBC One, 02/06/1971; Ian Balding interview, A View from the Boundary, BBC Radio 4, 26/07/2003; Gerry Gable, Witness History, BBC World Service, 12/10/2021; The Light and The Darkness War - documentary, BBC Radio 4, 16/03/1995; Life, Death and the Outdoors with Juliet Robertson, Scotland Outdoors, BBC Radio Scotland, 24/09/2025;</p>