Nick Kaiser, Angela Flowers, Robbie Shepherd, Doreen Mantle.

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Kirsty Lang on:

Nick Kaiser, an internationally renowned British scientist who reached not just for the stars but the entire cosmos....

A gallerist who championed British contemporary art: Angela Flowers opened her first exhibition space in a Soho attic in 1970

A fixture of Scottish cultural life, the legendary broadcaster Robbie Shepherd, who presented BBC Scotland’s Dance music programme, Take the Floor, for 35 years

The actress, Doreen Mantle - best remembered for her role in the popular 1990s sitcom, One Foot in the Grave

Producer: Ed Prendeville

Archive used: Robbie Shepherd, Braemar Gathering commentary, BBC Scotland; Take the Floor - Robbie Shepherd Intro, June 2015; Music of Spey–poem, BBC Scotland; Robbie Shepherd interview, BBC Scotland 2016; Wonders of the Solar System (Ep: Dead or Alive), BBCHD, 28/Mar/2010; Midweek, BBC Radio 4, 04/05/2011; One Foot in the Grave: The Futility of the Fly, BBC1, 30/10/2000; One Foot in the Grave: The Beast in the Cage, BBC1, 23/02/1992