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Ruth Holdaway on Helen Rollason

Ruth Holdaway picks the sports broadcaster Helen Rollason as her great life.

• 30 mins

Suzannah Lipscomb on CS Lewis

CS Lewis, author of the Narnia Chronicles, chosen by historian Suzannah Lipscomb.

• 30 mins

Akram Khan on Srinivasa Ramanujan

One of the UK's leading choreographers nominates the Indian mathematician Ramanujan.

• 30 mins

Len Goodman on Lionel Bart

Len Goodman champions Lionel Bart, the man who created the musical Oliver, as his hero.

• 30 mins

Chris Patten on Pope John XXIII

Chris Patten nominates Pope John XXIII. With Professor Eamon Duffy and Matthew Parris.

• 30 mins

Gary Kemp on EW Godwin

Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet chooses architect-designer, Edward William Godwin.

• 30 mins

Germaine Greer on Dame Elizabeth Frink

Germaine Greer nominates sculptor Dame Elizabeth Frink. Presented by Matthew Parris.

• 30 mins

Ermonela Jaho on Mother Teresa

The Albanian opera singer Ermonela Jaho chooses the life of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

• 30 mins

Anton Du Beke on Arnold Palmer

Anton Du Beke chooses the golfer Arnold Palmer to discuss with Matthew Parris.

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Peaches Golding on Shirley Chisholm

Peaches Golding OBE, nominates African American politician Shirley Chisholm.

• 30 mins

Steven Knight on Sitting Bull

Steven Knight, creator of ‘Peaky Blinders’, nominates Sitting Bull.

• 30 mins

Sue Cameron on Emma of Normandy

Twice queen of England and mother of two kings, but have you heard of Emma of Normandy?

• 30 mins

Peter Williams of Jack Wills chooses Steve Jobs

Peter Williams of Jack Wills champions the abrasive Steve Jobs, founder of Apple.

• 30 mins

Iain Lee on Andy Kaufman

Cult legend Andy Kaufman chosen by Iain Lee as his great life.

• 26 mins

Maxine Peake on Ellen Wilkinson

Maxine Peake nominates her working class hero the MP Ellen Wilkinson as her great life.

• 30 mins

Stephen Fry on PG Wodehouse

Stephen Fry nominates his hero, PG Wodehouse, who just simply cheers him up.

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Sathnam Sanghera on Alexander Gardner

Writer Sathnam Sanghera nominates adventurer Alexander Gardner

• 30 mins

Don McCullin on Norman Lewis

Don McCullin chooses his old travel companion Norman Lewis for Great Lives.

• 30 mins

Tracy Chevalier on Mary Anning

Novelist Tracy Chevalier chooses the fossil hunter Mary Anning as her great life.

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Helen Sharman on Elsie Widdowson

British spacewoman Helen Sharman chooses scientist Elsie Widdowson as her great life.

• 30 mins

Nicholas Stern on Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is economist Nicholas Stern's great life as he tells Matthew Parris.

• 30 mins

Andrea Catherwood on Constance Markievicz

Constance Markievicz, Irish rebel countess and the first woman elected to Parliament.

• 30 mins

Helena Morrissey on Rachael Heyhoe Flint

City boss Helena Morrissey champions the life of Rachael Heyhoe Flint as her great life.

• 30 mins

Agustin Barrios Mangore

John Williams discusses the life of Paraguayan guitarist Agustin Barrios Mangore.

• 30 mins

Will Gregory on Flann O'Brien

Goldfrapp's Will Gregory takes the stage to nominate Irish writer Flann O'Brien.

• 30 mins

Cornelia Parker on Marcel Duchamp

Marcel Duchamp, father of conceptual art, is fellow artist Cornelia Parker's great life.

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Louise Richardson on Daniel O'Connell

Louise Richardson nominates Daniel O'Connell, hero of Catholic emancipation in 1829.

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Nazir Afzal on Gandhi

Nazir Afzal chooses Mahatma Gandhi as his great life.

• 30 mins

Hertha Ayrton

Helen Arney, scientist and geek songstress, nominates pioneer physicist Hertha Ayrton.

• 30 mins

Gisela Stuart on Joseph Chamberlain

Gisela Stuart nominates Joseph Chamberlain as her great life.

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