Great Lives

Mark Carwardine on Douglas Adams

"Imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, this is an interesting world I find myself...

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Cherie Blair on Dame Rose Heilbron

For Cherie Blair, leading barrister and QC, picking her great life was simple - her role model is...

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Greg Jenner on Gene Kelly

Greg Jenner on the great song and dance man Gene Kelly, star of Singin' In The Rain. "He was so...

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Patricia Greene on Bess of Hardwick

Patricia Greene, the actress who plays Jill Archer, makes the case for Elizabeth, Countess of...

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Simon Evans on JS Mill

Towards the end of his comic rant about the descent of man, Simon Evans does something very...

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Erica Wagner on Roald Amundsen

"We are ready to take the Pole in any kind of weather on offer," wrote the Norwegian Roald...

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Hanif Kureishi on David Bowie

"Suddenly this light comes into your life" - says Hanif Kureishi, referring to his hero, his...

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Barbara Stocking on Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great assumed power in a St Petersburg coup, extended the empire into Crimea,...

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Suzy Klein on Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr was described by her studio as the most beautiful woman in the world. A recent film,...

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Mica Paris on Josephine Baker

For soul singer Mica Paris, when she first dreamt of becoming a singer it was Josephine Baker who...

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Simon Callow on Orson Welles

The actor Simon Callow nominates one of the giants of the golden age of Hollywood, Orson Welles....

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Ayesha Hazarika on Jayaben Desai

Stand up comedian and political commentator Ayesha Hazarika's hero is Jayaben Desai who led a two...

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Tej Lalvani on Richard Feynman

Richard Feynman was a physicist who helped design the atomic bomb and won the Nobel Prize. He is...

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Laura Serrant on Audre Lorde

Professor Laura Serrant of Sheffield Hallam University, named as one of the most inspirational...

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Adrian Utley of Portishead on Miles Davis

Miles Davis - trumpeter, composer, bandleader - is championed by Adrian Utley of Portishead....

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Jim Moir on Captain Beefheart

The comedian, actor and artist Jim Moir aka Vic Reeves is Matthew Parris' guest and chooses the...

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Gisela Stuart on Joseph Chamberlain

Gisela Stuart, the former Member of Parliament for Birmingham Edgbaston makes the case for Joseph...

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Great Lives

Liza Tarbuck on Nikola Tesla

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Justin Marozzi on Herodotus

Herodotus - father of history or father of lies? Matthew Parris introduces a sparky discussion...

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Liza Tarbuck on Nikolas Tesla

Actor and broadcaster Liza Tarbuck chooses the extraordinary life of the Serbian-American...

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