Baroness Blood, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ian Jack, Hilaree Nelson - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

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Baroness Blood (pictured), the trade unionist, community worker and peace campaigner who became the first woman from Northern Ireland to be given a life peerage.

Jerry Lee Lewis, the rock 'n' roll pioneer whose turbulent private life included bigamy, violence and drug addiction.

Ian Jack, the journalist known for his long form articles and for editing the Independent on Sunday and the literary magazine Granta.

Hilaree Nelson, the intrepid ski mountaineer who completed more than forty challenging expeditions in 16 countries.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Monica McWilliams
Interviewed guest: Joe Bonomo
Interviewed guest: Bill Paterson
Interviewed guest: Sigrid Rausing
Interviewed guest: Richard Williams
Interviewed guest: Emily Harrington

Archive clips used: Newsline Belfast/ YouTube, NI Women's Coalition Launch and Forum 1996; BBC News, Lady Blood being sworn into the House of Lords 02/11/1999; BBC Radio 4, The House of Ladies - The Mouldbreakers 17/08/2005; YouTube, Jerry Lee & Myra Lewis interview 1958; BBC Radio 3, Night Waves 16/05/2007; The North Face, Mentors - Hilaree Nelson 04/09/2018; Men's Journal/ YouTube, The Line Between Good and Evil 20/01/2021; OutsideWatch/ YouTube, Failure Is Next To Success - Hilaree Nelson Elements 26/06/2020; AP Archive, US extreme skier cremated in Nepal 02/11/2022; The North Face, Lhotse ft. Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison 15/10/2019.

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