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Buckminster Fuller
TV producer John Lloyd discusses the life of American architect Richard Buckminster Fuller

Douglas Jardine
Peter White discusses the controversial England cricket captain Douglas Jardine.

Robin Hood
Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith discusses Robin Hood.

Bertolt Brecht
Playwright John Godber discusses the life of German writer Bertolt Brecht.

Bill Hamilton
Professor Richard Dawkins discusses the evolutionary theorist Bill Hamilton.

Picasso
Photographer David Bailey discusses the life and work of Pablo Picasso.

Lise Meitner
Jenny Agutter champions the life and work of pioneering Austrian physicist Lise Meitner.

Nero
Christopher Biggins champions the life of the Roman Emperor Nero.

Hannah Arendt
Munira Mirza discusses the life of the influential political philosopher Hannah Arendt.

Vivian Stanshall
Neil Innes discusses the life of his colleague and friend Vivian Stanshall.