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    An architect, a fox hunter, a publisher, a star of musicals, a pioneering sociologist and the last surviving Andrews Sister

    On John Hopkins, Lizbeth Webb, Peter Carson, Mary McIntosh and Migs Greenall.

  2. A human rights activist, a film director, an agony aunt, a laser pioneer and a culinary star

    Matthew Bannister on Inez McCormack, Michael Winner, Pauline Phillips and Katie Stewart.

  3. A broadcaster, Montreux Jazz Festival founder, medical missionary, Nobel-winning economist and nun-turned-sex-columnist

    Matthew Bannister on Robert Kee, Claude Nobs, George Patterson and James Buchanan.

  4. A Nobel-winning scientist, a French mountaineer, a sociologist, a former 蜜芽传媒 DG and the voice of Listen With Mother

    Matthew Bannister on Alasdair Milne, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Maurice Herzog, Stanley Cohen.

  5. An American General, a legendary radio producer, a former Times editor, a British composer, a cricket commentator

    Matthew Bannister on General Norman Schwarzkopf, Charles Chilton, Lord Rees Mogg and more.

  6. A Russian opera diva, a famous British housebuilder, a reluctant union leader and a '60s trendsetter called 'Mr Freedom'

    Matthew Bannister on Sir Lawrie Barratt, Galina Vishnevskaya, Jack Hart and Tommy Roberts.

  7. An astronomer, a sitar player, a surgeon, an engineer, a singer and a newsreader

    Matthew Bannister on Ravi Shankar, Joseph Murray, Sir Patrick Moore and Alex Moulton.

  8. Brazil's most famous architect, an eminent jazz musician, an outrageous boxer and a radical Indian politician

    Matthew Bannister on Oscar Niemeyer, Dave Brubeck, Bal Thackeray, Hector Camacho.

  9. William Turnbull, Albano Harguindeguy, Martin Fay, Kenneth Cragg, Sir Philip Ledger

    Matthew Bannister on William Turnbull, Albano Harguindeguy, Martin Fay and Kenneth Cragg.

  10. Sir Rex Hunt, Valerie Eliot, Duke Vin, Susan Jeffers, Joe Melia

    Matthew Bannister on Sir Rex Hunt, Valerie Eliot, Duke Vin, Susan Jeffers, Joe Melia.

  11. Clive Dunn, Elliott Carter, Lord Lofthouse, Han Suyin, Brian Cobby

    Matthew Bannister on Clive Dunn, Elliott Carter, Lord Lofthouse, Han Suyin, Brian Cobby.

  12. Hans Werner Henze, Emanuel Steward, Jacques Barzun, Yash Chopra, Terry Callier

    John Wilson on Hans Werner Henze, Emanuel Steward, Jacques Barzun and Yash Chopra.

  13. George McGovern, Fiorenzo Magni, Paul Kurtz, Mike Morris, Roy Bates

    John Wilson on George McGovern, Fiorenzo Magni, Paul Kurtz, Mike Morris and Roy Bates.

  14. Keith Campbell, King Sihanouk, Wendy Greengross, Danny Sims, Sylvia Kristel

    John Wilson on Keith Campbell, King Sihanouk, Wendy Greengross and Danny Sims.

  15. Verghese Kurien, Helen Nicoll, Bobby Hogg, Tereska Torres, 'Big Jim' Sullivan

    Matthew Bannister on India's milkman, a lost dialect, and two contrasting women writers.

  16. Eric Hobsbawm, Michael Hurll, Jerome Horwitz, Harry Chambers, Eddie Bert

    Matthew Bannister on Eric Hobsbawm, Michael Hurll, Jerome Horwitz and Harry Chambers.

  17. Andy Williams, Charlie Richardson, Gertrude Hughes, Herbert Lom and Eva Figes

    Matthew Bannister on Andy Williams, Charlie Richardson, Gertrude Hughes and Herbert Lom.

  18. Prof Sid Watkins, Bill Moggridge, Stanley Long, George Hurst and Ken McManus

    Matthew Bannister on Professor Sid Watkins, Bill Moggridge, Stanley Long and George Hurst.

  19. Derek Jameson, Griselda Blanco, Allan Horsfall, Terry Nutkins and Joe South

    Matthew Bannister on Derek Jameson, Griselda Blanco, Allan Horsfall, Terry Nutkins.

  20. Rev Moon, Max Bygraves, Rhodes Boyson, Daire Brehan, Hal David

    Matthew Bannister on Rev Sun Myung Moon, Max Bygraves, Sir Rhodes Boyson and Hal David.

  21. Neil Armstrong, Meles Zenawi, Carlo Curley and Phyllis Diller

    Matthew Bannister remembers Neil Armstrong, Carlo Curley, Meles Zenawi and Phyllis Diller.

  22. Nina Bawden, Tony Scott, Eileen Beasley and Scott McKenzie

    Matthew Bannister on Nina Bawden, director Tony Scott, Eileen Beasley and Scott McKenzie.

  23. Sid Waddell, Helen Gurley Brown, Lord Morris of Manchester, Dr Aubrey Leatham and Carlo Rambaldi

    Matthew Bannister on Sid Waddell, Helen Gurley Brown and Lord Morris of Manchester.

  24. Robert Hughes, Sir Bernard Lovell, Lakshmi Sehgal, Sir John Keegan and Franz West

    Matthew Bannister on Robert Hughes, Sir Bernard Lovell, Lakshmi Sehgal and Sir John Keegan

  25. Maeve Binchy, Gore Vidal, Ann Atkinson and Geoffrey Hughes

    Matthew Bannister on Maeve Binchy, Gore Vidal, Ann Atkinson and Geoffrey Hughes.

  26. Sally Ride, Omar Suleiman, Rajesh Khanna, Jane Leighton and Jim Drake

    Matthew Bannister on Sally Ride, Omar Suleiman, Rajesh Khanna, Jane Leighton and Jim Drake

  27. Sir Alastair Burnet, Jon Lord, Yaakov Meidad and Mike Westmacott

    Matthew Bannister on Sir Alastair Burnet, Jon Lord, Yaakov Meidad and Mike Westmacott.

  28. Ernest Borgnine, Elinor Ostrom, Jeff Keen, Andy Hamilton and Lol Coxhill

    Matthew Bannister on Ernest Borgnine, Elinor Ostrom, Jeff Keen, Andy Hamilton.

  29. Eric Sykes, Sir Michael Palliser, Gillian Hush and Yitzhak Shamir

    John Wilson explores the lives of Eric Sykes, Yitzhak Shamir and Sir Michael Palliser.

  30. Nora Ephron, Gunnar Sonsteby, Ron Onions, Dr John Horder and Doc Watson

    Matthew Bannister on Nora Ephron, Gunnar Sonsteby, Ron Onions, John Horder and Doc Watson.

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