Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw, Educationalist

Great Lives

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🗓️ 23 August 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw was born Kathleen Timpson in 1912. Deaf from an early age, she went on to have a brilliant career and is best known for her contribution to pandiagonal magic squares. She was also heavily involved in the establishment of the Royal Northern College of Music and was an advisor to Mrs Thatcher's government on education. She died aged 101. Nominator Sir John Timpson is chairman of the high street shoe repair shop that bears his family name and knew Dame Kathleen extremely well. Her spirit and determination shine through. Also in studio is Dr Ems Lord, research fellow at Clare Hall and director of NRICH. The producer in Bristol by Miles Warde

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0:36.4	Now I will call you so John the first time and then say John,
0:40.9	unless you would rather I don't.
0:42.4	Please drop it off. Yes, yes. Good.
0:45.6	And M's will do for you, but M's good.
0:48.3	That sounds absolutely fine.
0:51.9	Today's great life is, I think, a first.
0:55.2	We've had wives and offspring as contributors in the past,
0:58.8	but never a nominator proposing one of his own relatives,
1:02.7	a remarkable choice, and you'll see why.
1:05.3	Step forward, Sir John Timson,
1:07.6	chairman of the High Street shoe repair and key cutting chain that bears your name.
1:12.6	Whom have you picked and why?
1:14.4	My choice is Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw.
1:17.5	It took me about 10 seconds to decide she was the right person to talk about,
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