Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
Bill Bailey has not just travelled in naturalist Alfred Russell Wallace's footsteps, he's crazy abou
Janice Turner recently wrote a sweet, sensitive article about packing up the contents of her parent’
What makes a brilliant politician? What should motivate them? Does having a faith help? Broadcaster
In the early summer of 1945, Lee Miller sent a telegram back to London about what she had seen in th
"It's absolutely joyous, one of the highlights of my career!" Peter Oborne on being joined by Martin
The author Chibundu Onuzo nominates the first elected female in Africa, Constance Agatha Cummings-Jo
Comedian Sindhu Vee has loved Prince ever since she was a young girl in India - when her sister gave
Fiona Shaw - BAFTA award-winning star of BBC TV's Killing Eve - explores the life of one of history'
Psychotherapist Philippa Perry nominates the Italian educator and doctor Maria Montessori, who revol
Ramsay MacDonald, Labour's first Prime Minister, is chosen by Shaun Ley.In 1931 Ramsay MacDonald wen
From acting in TV's Men Behaving Badly and Jonathan Creek to restoring dozens of period properties a
Laura Marling nominates the first female psychoanalyst, Lou Andreas-Salomé.Folk singer-songwriter, L
Was Robinson Crusoe real? According to the book it was 'written by himself'.To establish the facts,
Former Member of Parliament Ed Balls chooses the 20th-century English composer, organist and teacher
Kamila Shamsie champions the life of the Pakistani human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir. Author of awar
The prolific and most significant of American song-hunters - Alan Lomax - is the choice of English f
Turner Prize Winner Jeremy Deller believes the music entrepreneur and The Beatles' manager Brian Eps
In 2013, Caroline Criado-Perez successfully campaigned for a woman to be featured on a banknote. The
Pianist Kirill Gerstein chooses the conductor and composer Ferruccio Busoni. Matthew Parris presents
Matthew Parris meets the poet Ian McMillan to find out about the life of his literary hero Malcolm L
