Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
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
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
