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Aneurin Bevan
Lord Kinnock chooses the life of Aneurin Bevan, the founder of the NHS.
Sammy Davis Jr
Dancer and actor Lionel Blair chooses his friend, Sammy Davis Jr.
Samuel Beckett
Business guru Sir Gerry Robinson chooses playwright Samuel Beckett.
DH Lawrence
Poet John Hegley chooses the author of Lady Chatterley's Lover, DH Lawrence.
Malcolm McLaren
Public relations expert Mark Borkowski discusses the life of the Sex Pistols' manager.
Walt Disney
Gerald Scarfe, merciless political cartoon satirist, chooses an icon who created icons.
Michel de Montaigne
Professor Robert Winston chooses a famous writer from the French Renaissance.
Winston Churchill
Lord Digby Jones chooses wartime leader, Winston Churchill.
Golda Meir
Edwina Currie discusses the life of former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir.
Simone Weil
Eleanor Bron discusses the life of French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil.
