Reverend Daniel Berrigan, Lord Walton of Detchant, Jenny Diski, Guy Woolfenden

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English - May 06, 2016 15:40 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MB
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The Reverend Daniel Berrigan, the American Catholic priest who devoted his life to campaigning for peace. He was arrested many times for protests against the Vietnam War and nuclear weapons.

Jenny Diski who wrote celebrated novels, essays including her travelogue Skating to Antarctica and her latest memoir In Gratitude.

Lord Walton, the eminent neurologist who wrote an influential paper on muscle diseases.

And Guy Woolfenden, long serving musical director at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Sir Trevor Nunn pays tribute.