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Vasily Grossman

Francine Stock presents a discussion about the Soviet writer Vasily Grossman.

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Zhao Ziyang

Robert Thomson maps the rise and fall of the reforming Chinese premier Zhao Ziyang.

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Thomas Cromwell

Historian and author Derek Wilson proposes 16th century politician Thomas Cromwell.

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Beatrix Potter

Fiona Reynolds, former director of the National Trust, chooses writer Beatrix Potter

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Nevil Shute

Historian and broadcaster Adam Hart-Davis nominates the author Nevil Shute.

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Dorothy Parker

Writer and actress Helen Lederer nominates the writer-poet Dorothy Parker.

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Marty Feldman

DJ Annie Nightingale nominates the late comic Marty Feldman.

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Morecambe and Wise

Penelope Keith champions the achievements of one of the most famous comic duos of all time

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Andrew Carnegie

Jeff Randall explores the life of the businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

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Julian Clary on Noel Coward

Matthew Parris presents Julian Clary's nomination of Noel Coward.

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Sigmund Freud

Matthew Parris presents Craig Brown's nomination of Sigmund Freud.

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Ella Fitzgerald

Ivan Massow nominates the great jazz singer, with expert advice from Cleo Laine.

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Johnny Weissmuller

Athlete Duncan Goodhew nominates the athlete-turned-actor Johnny Weissmuller.

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Ignaz Semmelweis

Writer Frances Cairncross nominates the forgotten hero of medicine Ignaz Semmelweis.

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Tamara Karsavina

Broadcaster and agony aunt Anna Raeburn nominates the ballerina Tamara Karsavina.

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W G Grace

Piers Morgan nominates W G Grace as the greatest English cricketer of all time.

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Robin Day

News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy nominates his illustrious predecessor Robin Day.

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Leon Trotsky

Christopher Hitchens nominates Leon Trotsky, hero of the Russian Revolution.

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Max Miller

Garry Bushell nominates the 'cheeky chappie' who portrayed the voice of the working class

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Civil liberties lawyer Helena Kennedy nominates Eleanor Roosevelt.

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WH Auden

Broadcaster Jeremy Vine chooses the poet, WH Auden.

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Julia Ward-Howe

Elaine Showalter nominates the 19th-century American writer Julia Ward-Howe.

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Stanley Baldwin

Former minister Lord John Biffen nominates Conservative Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin.

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Nina Simone

Joanna Macgregor nominates the chanteuse and civil rights activist Nina Simone.

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Charles Darwin

Businessman and academic, Adair Turner looks at the life of Charles Darwin.

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John H Hammond

Joe Boyd shines a spotlight on the career of record producer John H Hammond.

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Millicent Garrett Fawcett

Feminist campaigner Lesley Abdela discusses the extraordinary suffragist leader.

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Albert Einstein

Professor Kathy Sykes nominates Albert Einstein.

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Joan Littlewood

Actor Victor Spinetti explains his admiration for director Joan Littlewood.

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Richard Beckinsale

Alan Davies nominates actor Richard Beckinsale who tragically died aged just 31.

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