Nigel McCrery, Andrée Dumon, Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Diana Melly
Matthew Bannister on writer Nigel McCrery, wartime courier Andrée Dumon, politician Lord Elis-Thomas and author Diana Melly.
Matthew Bannister on
Nigel McCrery, the former police officer who created the popular TV series “Silent Witness” and “New Tricks”.
Andrée Dumon, who rescued many allied service men during the Second World War by escorting them along “The Comet Line” from Brussels to Paris.
Lord Elis-Thomas, the former leader of Plaid Cymru and the first Presiding Officer of the National Assembly.
Diana Melly, the author known for her unconventional marriage to the jazz singer and art expert George Melly.
Interviewee: William Ivory
Interviewee: Dr Helen Fry
Interviewee: Professor Laura McAllister
Interviewee: Kezzie Moynihan
Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies
Archive used:
Silent Witness, ѿý Promo, 2005 & 2025; Nigel McCrery interview, Saturday Live, ѿý Radio 4, 02/11/2024; Nigel McCrery interview, Midweek, ѿý Radio 4, 04/11/2013; Nigel McCrery talks about the life of Professor Helen Whitwell, Last Word, ѿý Radio 4, 09/08/2024; Silent Witness, Series 1 , Episode 1, ѿý ONE, 22/02/1996, Directed by Harry Hook; New Tricks, Promo, ѿý Studios, 08/08/2008; Andrée Dumon, a Comète escape line organiser and courier, interview, author: Martyn Cox; source: www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/andree-dumon/ ; Dafydd Ellis Thomas elected to the House of Commons, ѿý News, 1974; Dafydd Elis Thomas Interview , Good Morning Wales, ѿý Radio Wales, 20/06/1972; Dafydd Elis Thomas becomes President of Plaid Cymru and interview, Conference Report, ѿý News, 28/10/1984; Presiding Officer address to the National Assembly for Wales, The Second Term, ѿý News, 2003, Diana Melly interview, Last Word, ѿý Radio 4. 06/07/2007; Diana Melly interview, Private Passions, ѿý Radio 3, 15/01/2023;
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