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Jeremy Paxman; Priscilla Presley; ballet dancer Thiago Soares and writer and photographer iO Tillett Wright join Libby Purves.

Priscilla Presley is an actress. She starred in the Naked Gun series of films, the television series Dallas and for the last few years has appeared on the British stage in pantomimes including Aladdin and Snow White. Married to Elvis Presley from 1967 to 1973, she is executive producer of the Wonder of You, an album featuring Elvis's voice with an orchestral accompaniment by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Priscilla also appears as part of a UK arena tour in which Elvis is on screen - accompanied by the orchestra - performing songs including If I Can Dream and Suspicious Minds. The Wonder of You is released on Sony Music. If I Can Dream - Elvis in Concert with The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra starts in Glasgow at the SSE Hydro.

Jeremy Paxman is a journalist and broadcaster. In his memoir, A Life in Questions, he looks back on his career including his long stint as the combative presenter of the 大象传媒's current affairs programme, Newsnight. His working life has been defined by questions and the book features many of his legendary encounters with politicians, musicians, Hollywood stars and esteemed writers. A Life in Questions is published by William Collins.

iO Tillett Wright is a photographer, writer, film maker, activist and actor who is currently co-hosting a new MTV show called Suspect with Nev Schulman. In his memoir, Darling Days, he recounts his tumultuous life growing up during the 1980s and 1990s in the urban bohemia of New York's Lower East Side. Born female, he describes how, at the age of six, he adopted a new persona - a boy named Ricky. His TED Talk, 50 Shades of Gay, has been watched by more than two million people. Darling Days is published by Virago.

Thiago Soares is a Brazilian dancer and a principal of The Royal Ballet. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he initially was drawn to hip hop before taking up ballet aged 12, joining the Royal Ballet in 2002. He is dancing the role of Rasputin in the Royal Ballet's production of Anastasia by Kenneth MacMillan. It tells the true story of Anna Anderson, who claimed to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia, youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and sole survivor of the brutal assassination of the Russian Royal Family in 1918. Anastasia is at the Royal Opera House, London.

Producer: Paula McGinley.