Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
Journalist Helen Lewis rehabilitates the reputation of the ‘Black Queen’ of France, Catherine de Med
She's the most influential woman that English history forgot, says Tom Holland - Aethelflaed, Lady o
Comedian and author Shappi Khorsandi has been desperate to tell the story of Emma, Lady Hamilton as
Matt Lucas champions Freddie Mercury of the band, Queen. To what extent can a troubled childhood con
The arrival of Lotus shook up motor sport in 1960s and 70s. In Formula One, Colin Chapman made his
Matthew Parris meets Suzanne O'Sullivan to discuss her medical and literary hero, Oliver Sacks. She
Ghulam Mohammad, or the Great Gama Pehlwan as he was more commonly known, was a Muslim wrestler born
Author and Journalist Sathnam Sanghera nominates a Great Life; a man dismissed as a fantasist and a
Mark Steel makes the case for Charlie Chaplin being one of the most radical comedians of his time. H
Tim Smit has admired Humphrey Jennings since seeing Danny Boyle’s Olympics Opening Ceremony in 2012.
Comedian Russell Kane nominates the novelist Evelyn Waugh. One of the greatest prose stylists of 2
In the summer of 2018, the name of Laura Ingalls Wilder was erased from a children's literary medal
Benazir Bhutto made history when, aged 35, she became the first democratically elected female Prime
Olympic rower Helen Glover champions the life of mountaineer Alison Hargreaves. Alison's short life
"Imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, this is an interesting world I find myself in
For Cherie Blair, leading barrister and QC, picking her great life was simple – her role model is Ro
Public historian Greg Jenner has always loved Gene Kelly. "So much better than he had any right to b
Actress Patricia Greene (Jill Archer in BBC Radio 4's The Archers) makes the case for Elizabeth, Cou
Towards the end of his comic rant about the descent of man, Simon Evans does something very dangerou
"We are ready to take the Pole in any kind of weather on offer," wrote the Norwegian Roald Amundsen
