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Martha Gellhorn
Journalist Camilla Wright nominates the war reporter Martha Gellhorn for greatness.
Richard Beckinsale
Alan Davies nominates actor Richard Beckinsale who tragically died aged just 31.
Joan Littlewood
Actor Victor Spinetti explains his admiration for director Joan Littlewood.
Albert Einstein
Professor Kathy Sykes nominates Albert Einstein.
Millicent Garrett Fawcett
Feminist campaigner Lesley Abdela discusses the extraordinary suffragist leader.
John H Hammond
Joe Boyd shines a spotlight on the career of record producer John H Hammond.
Charles Darwin
Businessman and academic, Adair Turner looks at the life of Charles Darwin.
Nina Simone
Joanna Macgregor nominates the chanteuse and civil rights activist Nina Simone.
Stanley Baldwin
Former minister Lord John Biffen nominates Conservative Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin.
Julia Ward-Howe
Elaine Showalter nominates the 19th-century American writer Julia Ward-Howe.
