A Life Well Lived: Remembering those we lost in 2021

<p>The Times has&nbsp;an august history of recording the lives of significant people and has been doing so&nbsp;since the 19th century in the obituaries pages. Here we remember some of the people who may not be household names but are no less fascinating.</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at:&nbsp;</em><a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/79dd9a26-c105-4713-b8a2-971eb4c144ed/thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><strong>Guests:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>- Tim Bullamore, Obituaries writer, The Times</p><p>- Martin Fletcher, Obituaries writer, The Times</p><p>- Tove McArthur</p><p>-&nbsp;Sharon Weston Broome, Mayor-President of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.</p><p>-&nbsp;Karsonya Wise Whitehead, Professor of African American Studies, Loyola University, Maryland.</p><p>- Francesco Redi,&nbsp;Tiramisu&nbsp;World Cup</p><p>- Elif Shafak, author</p><p>- Dame Maureen Lipman, actress, writer &amp; comedian</p><p><strong>Hosts:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>- Anna Temkin, Deputy Obituaries Editor, The Times</p><p>- Mariella Frostrup, Times Radio&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Remembering the lives of:</strong></p><p>- Dr&nbsp;Evelyn McNicol,&nbsp;obstetrician and explorer.&nbsp;</p><p>- Martha White, civil rights activist</p><p>- Ado Campeol, restrateur</p><p>- Nawal El Saadawi, writer and activist</p><p>- Perry Pontac, playwright</p><p>- Helen McCrory, actress</p><p><strong>Clips:</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>Sleepless In Seattle, TriStar Pictures, written and directed by Nora Ephron.</p><p>Fatal Loins, BBC Radio 4, written by Perry Pontac.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>