Great Lives Podcast
Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
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DH Lawrence
Tue 14 Dec 2010
Poet John Hegley chooses the author of Lady Chatterley's Lover, DH Lawrence.
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Malcolm McLaren
Tue 7 Dec 2010
Public relations expert Mark Borkowski discusses the life of the Sex Pistols' manager.
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Walt Disney
Tue 28 Sep 2010
Gerald Scarfe, merciless political cartoon satirist, chooses an icon who created icons.
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Michel de Montaigne
Tue 21 Sep 2010
Professor Robert Winston chooses a famous writer from the French Renaissance.
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Golda Meir
Tue 7 Sep 2010
Edwina Currie discusses the life of former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir.
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Harold Pinter
Mon 24 May 2010
Matthew Parris introduces the life of writer Harold Pinter, chosen by Diane Abbott MP.
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Jack Johnson
Mon 17 May 2010
Matthew Syed chooses the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion.
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Nina Simone
Tue 19 Sep 2006
Joanna Macgregor nominates the chanteuse and civil rights activist Nina Simone.
Great Rock and Roll Lives
Stories of inspiration from great musicians from Bowie to Billie Holliday
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