Gillian Sheen (pictured), William 'Twink' Allen, Lawrence 'Benny' Goodman, Alan Lewis - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

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Gillian Sheen, the first and only British person to win an Olympic Gold Medal for fencing.

Professor William 'Twink' Allen, the equine fertility expert whose request for permission to clone a horse was turned down by regulators.

Squadron Leader Lawrence 'Benny' Goodman, the bomber pilot who flew highly dangerous missions with the 617 squadron during the second world war.

Alan Lewis, the publisher and editor who presided over some of the most successful music magazines of the late twentieth century, including 'Sounds', 'NME' and 'Kerrang!'.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Bruce Donaldson
Interviewed guest: Malcolm Fare
Interviewed guest: Richard Greenwood
Interviewed guest: Dr. Robert Owen
Interviewed guest: James Brown

Archive clips used: BRITISH FENCING interview, 2012; PATHE, Olympian wins at foil competition, 1957; CSA The Melbourne Rendezvous film, 1956; Global Entertainment Test Tube Foals, 2016; MYFOOTAGE.COM Bombers Sink Nazi Battleship, 1944; PATHE RAF's New 10 Ton Bomb, 1945; EMAP Kerrang! UK advert, 2007.

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