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Hilary Devey on Gracie Fields

The life of Dame Gracie Fields is championed by Hilary Devey. From 2016.

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Alex Salmond on Thomas Muir

Alex Salmond chooses Thomas Muir, whom he describes as the father of Scottish democracy.

• 30 mins

Sara Pascoe on Virginia Woolf

Sara Pascoe champions Virginia Woolf, author of 'Mrs Dalloway' and 'A Room of One's Own'.

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Dag Hammarskjold

Matthew Parris on the life and death of Dag Hammarskjold

• 30 mins

Tony Hawks on Marshall Rosenberg

The life of the creator of nonviolent communication Marshall Rosenber, with Matthew Parris

• 30 mins

Maureen Lipman on Dame Cicely Saunders

Maureen Lipman champions the life of hospice campaigner Dame Cicely Saunders.

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Eliza Carthy on Caroline Norton

Eliza Carthy chooses Caroline Norton who campaigned for women in the 19th-century.

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AA Gill on Arthur Neville Chamberlain

AA Gill nominates Arthur Neville Chamberlain as his great life.

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Cyrus Todiwala on Dadabhai Naoroji

Cyrus Todiwala picks Dadabhai Naoroji who in 1892 became Britain's first Asian MP.

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Cary Grant

Lucy Porter, the comedian and writer, champions Cary Grant as her Great Life

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Sir Ben Kingsley on Elie Wiesel

Sir Ben Kingsley champions the life of holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel as his great life.

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Orlando Murrin on Dinu Lipatti

Matthew Parris invites Orlando Murrin to discuss the life of Romanian pianist Dinu Lipatti

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Ruth Holdaway on Helen Rollason

Ruth Holdaway picks the sports broadcaster Helen Rollason as her great life.

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Suzannah Lipscomb on CS Lewis

CS Lewis, author of the Narnia Chronicles, chosen by historian Suzannah Lipscomb.

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Akram Khan on Srinivasa Ramanujan

One of the UK's leading choreographers nominates the Indian mathematician Ramanujan.

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Len Goodman on Lionel Bart

Len Goodman champions Lionel Bart, the man who created the musical Oliver, as his hero.

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Chris Patten on Pope John XXIII

Chris Patten nominates Pope John XXIII. With Professor Eamon Duffy and Matthew Parris.

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Gary Kemp on EW Godwin

Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet chooses architect-designer, Edward William Godwin.

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Germaine Greer on Dame Elizabeth Frink

Germaine Greer nominates sculptor Dame Elizabeth Frink. Presented by Matthew Parris.

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Ermonela Jaho on Mother Teresa

The Albanian opera singer Ermonela Jaho chooses the life of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

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Anton Du Beke on Arnold Palmer

Anton Du Beke chooses the golfer Arnold Palmer to discuss with Matthew Parris.

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Peaches Golding on Shirley Chisholm

Peaches Golding OBE, nominates African American politician Shirley Chisholm.

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Steven Knight on Sitting Bull

Steven Knight, creator of 鈥楶eaky Blinders鈥�, nominates Sitting Bull.

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Sue Cameron on Emma of Normandy

Twice queen of England and mother of two kings, but have you heard of Emma of Normandy?

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Peter Williams of Jack Wills chooses Steve Jobs

Peter Williams of Jack Wills champions the abrasive Steve Jobs, founder of Apple.

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Iain Lee on Andy Kaufman

Cult legend Andy Kaufman chosen by Iain Lee as his great life.

• 26 mins

Maxine Peake on Ellen Wilkinson

Maxine Peake nominates her working class hero the MP Ellen Wilkinson as her great life.

• 30 mins

Stephen Fry on PG Wodehouse

Stephen Fry nominates his hero, PG Wodehouse, who just simply cheers him up.

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Sathnam Sanghera on Alexander Gardner

Writer Sathnam Sanghera nominates adventurer Alexander Gardner

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Don McCullin on Norman Lewis

Don McCullin chooses his old travel companion Norman Lewis for Great Lives.

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