Gordon Hamilton-Fairley's guest appearances

Gordon Hamilton-Fairley

Great Lives

Dolly Alderton

Ian McKellen

Michael Young

Yanis Varoufakis

Lucy Porter

Alfred Hitchcock

Elie Wiesel

Toni Morrison

Sammy Davis Jr

Ben Miller

Oliver Sacks

Richard Feynman

Kurt Vonnegut

Orson Welles

Philippa Perry

OwlTail

Charles Moore

Gordon Hamilton-Fairley was a brilliant cancer specialist, the father of oncology in the UK. Then in 1975 he was killed by an IRA bomb intended for a politician who lived in his street. Former editor of the Daily Telegraph Charles Moore chooses a man cut down in his prime. Joining him in the studio are three members of the Hamilton-Fairley family; plus the cancer specialist Ray Powles, who provides a compelling picture of how basic treatment for cancer sufferers used to be.Presenter: Matthew Parris Producer: Miles WardeFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016.

Gordon Hamilton-Fairley was a brilliant cancer specialist, the father of oncology in the UK. Then in 1975 he was killed by an IRA bomb intended for a politician who lived in his street. Former editor of the Daily Telegraph Charles Moore chooses a man cut down in his prime. Joining him in the studio are three members of the Hamilton-Fairley family; plus the cancer specialist Ray Powles, who provides a compelling picture of how basic treatment for cancer sufferers used to be. Presenter: Matthew Parris Producer: Miles Warde First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016.

Charles Moore on Gordon Hamilton-Fairley