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Disruptors: George Washington

Naomi Alderman explores the mind of the first US president, George Washington.

• 14 mins

Disruptors: Mary Wollstonecraft

Naomi Alderman explores the mind of the brilliant feminist pioneer, Mary Wollstonecraft.

• 14 mins

Disruptors: Martin Luther

Naomi Alderton explores the mind of Martin Luther, who inspired the Protestant Reformation

• 14 mins

Disruptors: Malcolm X

Naomi Alderman explores the mind of Malcolm X and his role in black nationalism in the US.

• 15 mins

Teachers: Michael Faraday

An obsessive, meticulous intellect that gave us ideas behind world-changing technology.

• 14 mins

Teachers: Maimonides

The celebrated medieval philosopher who reconciled faith and reason.

• 14 mins

Teachers: Mary Somerville

A remarkable 19th-century polymath inspired by the natural world and the universe beyond.

• 14 mins

Teachers: Peter Ramus

A radical teacher who believed passionately in knowledge and education for all.

• 14 mins

Teachers: Diogenes

The irascible Greek thinker who lived in a barrel and argued for a simpler happier life.

• 14 mins

Collectors: Sei Sh艒nagon

The author of a Japanese masterpiece who saw the beauty and absurdity in everyday life.

• 14 mins

Collectors: Denis Diderot

The Enlightenment encyclopaedist; the ultimate interdisciplinary thinker.

• 14 mins

Collectors: Pamphila

A prolific historian from ancient Greece 鈥� female, freelance and working from home.

• 14 mins

Collectors: Samuel Johnson

Working in chaos at a desk strewn with papers, 'Dictionary Johnson' left a great legacy.

• 14 mins

Collectors: Charles Darwin

A life-long collector of curiosities, Darwin saw massive significance in tiny changes.

• 14 mins