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Tony Hancock
Poet Pam Ayres chooses the lad himself, Tony Hancock.
Bette Davis
Tracy-Ann Oberman champions the life of one of the silver screen's most enduring icons.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Actor David Soul champions the life of German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Beachcomber
The Snowman author Raymond Briggs chooses JB Morton, aka Beachcomber.
Billy Marsh
Michael Grade and William G Stewart champion the life of theatrical agent Billy Marsh.
Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti is nominated by the music promoter Harvey Goldsmith.
William Hogarth
Eighteenth-century satirist and painter William Hogarth is nominated by Ian Hislop.
Lady Hester Stanhope
Deborah Meaden nominates the Georgian hostess, diplomat and spy Lady Hester Stanhope.
Field Marshal Bill Slim
General Mike Jackson nominates Field Marshal Bill Slim, leader of the WW2 Burma campaign.
David Ervine
Lesley Riddoch nominates former Loyalist paramilitary turned politician David Ervine.
