Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
Born in Illinois in 1941, Dana Meadows studied Chemistry and Molecular Biology, before turning her b
George Harrison was a musician, singer and songwriter who became one of the most famous people in th
John Gay, eighteenth-century satirist and author of The Beggar's Opera, is nominated by the writer J
One dubbed "the biggest, loudest and indisputably the rudest mouth on the battleground", Florynce Ke
"I've chosen him because I think he was possibly the most interesting human being who has ever lived
"The Queen Boadicea, standing loftily charioted, Brandishing in her hand a dart and rolling glances
Eugene Victor Debs, born 1855 in Indiana USA, was a railway worker, a trade unionist and a five time
"Make the boy interested in natural history," wrote Captain Scott from his tent in the Antarctic. He
Margot Fonteyn was an icon: a ballerina who helped build and indeed embodied the traditional image o
Professor Colin Blakemore was a famous communicator of science, the youngest ever Reith lecturer on
Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau was an oceanographer, filmmaker and explorer who made the seas a subje
In 1981 Brian Clough paid £1 million pounds to bring Justin Fashanu to Nottingham Forest. It was the
The biography show where famous guests picks someone they admire or love. Jane Morris was the wife o
The biography show where famous guests pick someone from history they admire or they love. Our only
An unexpected choice for Great Lives, the Roman Emperor Nero has a reputation for debauchery and mur
Julien Temple, director of The Great Rock n Roll Swindle, Glastonbury and Absolute Beginners, choose
Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) was barely known during her lifetime but an exhibition of her work at the
The great Miriam Margolyes chooses Charles Dickens, author of Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol."He
Dame Anita Roddick started The Body Shop in Brighton as a way to earn a living while her husband was
Lady Rachel MacRobert was born Rachel Workman in Massachusetts in 1884. She was sent to study in th
