Phil Spector (pictured), Grace Robertson, Paul Nihill - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

Matthew Bannister on:

Phil Spector, the influential record producer who created the “Wall of Sound”. He died while serving a prison sentence for murdering actress Lana Clarkson.

Grace Robertson, the photojournalist known for chronicling working class life in post war Britain.

Paul Nihill, one of the world’s finest race walkers who won 96 consecutive races and was the first male British athlete to compete in four consecutive Olympic games.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: Mick Brown
Interviewed guest: Prof. Amanda Hopkinson
Interviewed guest: David Ainsworth

Archive clips from: Five Master Photographers, Radio 3 TX 14.8.1990; Olympic Memories Part 3/6 - Mexico 1968, Radio 4 TX 1.4.1984; Olympics 1964: 50km walk, Radio 4 TX 18.10.1964

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