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Vann Nath, Eugene Nida, Betty Skelton, Len Ganley, Ray Fisher

Matthew Bannister on imprisoned Cambodian painter Vann Nath, stunt flier Betty Skelton, Scots singer Ray Fisher, Bible translator Eugene Nida and snooker referee Len Ganley.

Matthew Bannister on

Cambodian painter Vann Nath. He chronicled the brutality of the Khmer Rouge regime that sent him to a notorious prison.

Also American stunt flier Betty Skelton who set both speed and altitude records in small planes

Traditional Scots singer Ray Fisher, part of a famous musical family

The Reverend Eugene Nida who organised the translation of the Bible into hundreds of languages

And the snooker referee Len Ganley - immortalised in a beer advert and a song by Half Man Half Biscuit.

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30 minutes