英语听力精选进阶版 14624（在线收听）

George Baker, Ramiz Alia, Madeleine Simms and George Hinchcliffe.

Fri, 14 Oct 11

Radio 4's obituary programme, telling the lives of significant figures who have recently died. This week Matthew Bannister marks the lives of the actor George Baker, best known for his TV portrayal of Inspector Wexford. The character's creator Baroness Ruth Rendell pays tribute. The former Albanian President Ramiz Alia who oversaw the country's transition from isolated Stalinism to democracy. Madeleine Simms who campaigned for the reform of abortion law in the 1960s. George Hinchcliffe, the railway enthusiast who toured America with the Flying Scotsman. And the "Ghazal King" - Indian singer and composer Jagjit Singh.