<p>Matthew Bannister on</p><p>Dick Cheney, the Republican politician who was Vice President under George W Bush and played key roles in both Gulf Wars.</p><p>Yvonne Brewster, the Jamaican-born director and actor who founded the Black British Theatre Company Talawa.</p><p>Mary ‘May’ McGee, the Irish woman who brought s successful legal challenge against the country’s ban on contraception.</p><p>Peter Watkins, the film maker whose powerful depiction of a nuclear attack on the UK was banned by the BBC</p><p>Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies Assistant Producer: Catherine Powell Researcher: Jesse Edwards Editor: Glyn Tansley</p><p>Archive used: Dick Cheney interview, Oral Histories, C-Span, 19/12/2007; Dick Cheney, PBS, 04/11/2025; Dick Cheney, Operation Desert Storm press Conference, 17/01/1991; George W Bush names Vice President candidate and running mate, CNN, 25/07/2000; Yvonne, Brewster interview, Fighting Talk, BBC Two, 22/02/1991; Mary McGee interview, No Country For Women documentary series, directed by Anne Roper, RTE ONE, 19/06/2020; May McGee interview, Misneach, May &amp; Séamus McGee, TG4 YouTube Channel, uploaded 20/09/2023; The World This Weekend, BBC Radio 4, 23/05/1971; Yvonne Brewster, Desert Island Discs, Radio 4, 01/04/2005; Peter Watkins interview, The Lively Arts, BBC Radio 3, 22/05/1966; The War Game, BBC, 1966, Dir: Peter Watkins; Culloden, 1964 trailer , director: Peter Watkins;</p>

Last Word

BBC Radio 4

Dick Cheney, Yvonne Brewster, Mary McGee, Peter Watkins

NOV 7, 202527 MIN
Last Word

Dick Cheney, Yvonne Brewster, Mary McGee, Peter Watkins

NOV 7, 202527 MIN

Description

<p>Matthew Bannister on</p><p>Dick Cheney, the Republican politician who was Vice President under George W Bush and played key roles in both Gulf Wars.</p><p>Yvonne Brewster, the Jamaican-born director and actor who founded the Black British Theatre Company Talawa.</p><p>Mary ‘May’ McGee, the Irish woman who brought s successful legal challenge against the country’s ban on contraception.</p><p>Peter Watkins, the film maker whose powerful depiction of a nuclear attack on the UK was banned by the BBC</p><p>Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies Assistant Producer: Catherine Powell Researcher: Jesse Edwards Editor: Glyn Tansley</p><p>Archive used: Dick Cheney interview, Oral Histories, C-Span, 19/12/2007; Dick Cheney, PBS, 04/11/2025; Dick Cheney, Operation Desert Storm press Conference, 17/01/1991; George W Bush names Vice President candidate and running mate, CNN, 25/07/2000; Yvonne, Brewster interview, Fighting Talk, BBC Two, 22/02/1991; Mary McGee interview, No Country For Women documentary series, directed by Anne Roper, RTE ONE, 19/06/2020; May McGee interview, Misneach, May &amp; Séamus McGee, TG4 YouTube Channel, uploaded 20/09/2023; The World This Weekend, BBC Radio 4, 23/05/1971; Yvonne Brewster, Desert Island Discs, Radio 4, 01/04/2005; Peter Watkins interview, The Lively Arts, BBC Radio 3, 22/05/1966; The War Game, BBC, 1966, Dir: Peter Watkins; Culloden, 1964 trailer , director: Peter Watkins;</p>