Great Lives Episodes Available now
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Andrew Motion champions the life of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate for over 40 years
Giovanni Falcone
Journalist Misha Glenny remembers the life of anti-Mafia campaigner Giovanni Falcone.
Fred Astaire
Dr Michael O'Donnell discusses celebrated singer, actor and choreographer Fred Astaire.
John Coltrane
Musician Andy Sheppard chooses influential saxophonist John Coltrane.
Frank Sinatra
Broadcaster and DJ Colin Murray chooses Frank Sinatra.
Carl Gustav Jung
Ruby Wax discusses the life and work of Carl Gustav Jung.
Sir Thomas Beecham
David Mellor promotes the life of conductor Sir Thomas Beecham.
Roy Jenkins
Journalist Polly Toynbee chooses one of the most noted of post-war politicians Roy Jenkins
Robert Kennedy
Ken Livingstone discusses his hero, US politician Robert Kennedy.
Margot Fonteyn
Horticulturalist Rachel De Thame champions her heroine, the ballerina Margot Fonteyn.
