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Great Lives Episodes

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    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Composer Howard Goodall champions the composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

  2. R D Laing

    Francine Stock presents a discussion about the Glaswegian psychiatrist R D Laing.

  3. Mae West

    Writer Kathy Lette proposes the blondest bombshell of them all, Mae West.

  4. Duke of Wellington

    Francine Stock presents a discussion about the first Duke of Wellington.

  5. Ronald Reagan

    Lord Powell nominates Ronald Reagan for great life status.

  6. Elizabeth Gaskell

    Amanda Vickery and Jenny Uglow discuss the life of the Elizabeth Gaskell.

  7. Marcus Garvey

    Playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah on Marcus Garvey, the inspirational 20th-century black leader.

  8. John D Rockefeller

    Martin Smith, the Chairman of English National Opera proposes John D Rockefeller.

  9. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Francine Stock presents the biographical details of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's great life.

  10. Robert Louis Stevenson

    Poet Douglas Dunn nominates Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island.

  11. Charles M Schulz

    Valerie Grove selects Charles M Schulz, creator of the Peanuts cartoon strip.

  12. Ian Dury

    Comedian Linda Smith nominates musician, actor and artist Ian Dury.

  13. Noel Coward

    TV producer Peter Bazalgette chooses the actor, lyricist and playwright, Noel Coward.

  14. Elizabeth I

    Broadcaster and campaigner Esther Rantzen chooses Queen Elizabeth I.

  15. Bernard Manning nominates Mother Teresa

    Comedian Bernard Manning assesses the achievements of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

  16. Sir Seretse Khama, first president of Botswana

    Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.

  17. Sir Bruce Forsyth

    Sir Bruce Forsyth, nominated by the political writer and broadcaster Steve Richards

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