Kate Raworth on Donella Meadows

Economist Kate Raworth chooses the Environmental Scientist Donella 'Dana' Meadows

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Ludwig Koch

Chris Watson on Ludwig Koch

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Ninette de Valois

‘The Godmother of English ballet’, Dame Ninette De Valois

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Lady Eve Balfour

Lady Eve Balfour was a pioneering organic farmer and founder of the Soil Association.

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Chi-chi Nwanoku on Jessye Norman

Chi-chi Nwanoku picks the American singer Jessye Norman who became a global star of opera.

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Ken Loach on Gerrard Winstanley

Ken Loach on Gerrard Winstanley.

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Mohammad Mossadegh, PM of Iran ousted in a coup

Mohammad Mossadegh was toppled in a coup in Iran in 1953.

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Iszi Lawrence on Diana Barnato Walker

Iszi Lawrence chooses record-breaking aviator Diana Barnato Walker

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John Gray on JG Ballard

Philosopher John Gray chooses the iconic futuristic writer JG Ballard.

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Eartha Kitt proposed by Faye Tozer

Faye Tozer from Steps nominates a singer and dancer with a trademark growl.

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Jimmy Wales on Thomas Jefferson

The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, picks the third president of the United States.

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Mr Motivator picks Harry Belafonte

Mr Motivator chooses the King of Calypso, whose hits include Day-O and Jump in the Line.

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Actor Niamh Cusack on the life of poet Mary Oliver

Actor Niamh Cusack chooses the American poet Mary Oliver.

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Alan Freeman picked by Simon Mayo

Simon Mayo picks his broadcasting hero, Pick of the Pops's Alan 'Fluff' Freeman.

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Harry Enfield on Gerard Hoffnung

Comedian Harry Enfield chooses the cartoonist, musician and raconteur Gerard Hoffnung.

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Sir Bruce Forsyth

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

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Antoni Gaudi

Antoni Gaudi, nominated by Baroness Ros Altmann.

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Katherine Rundell on E Nesbit

Writer Katherine Rundell nominates fellow children's author E Nesbit.

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James Dyson on Frank Whittle

James Dyson chooses the inventor of the jet engine, Frank Whittle.

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Queen Emma

Alice Roberts chooses the wife of two kings - Aethelred and Canute.

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Lady Rachel MacRobert, chosen by Hayaatun Sillem

Dr Hayaatun Sillem chooses the extraordinary life of Lady Rachel MacRobert.

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Harriet Harman on Maria Callas

Harriet Harman nominates opera star Maria Callas.

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Mary Portas on Anita Roddick

Mary Portas chooses the founder of The Body Shop Dame Anita Roddick as her Great Life.

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Miriam Margolyes on Charles Dickens

The great Miriam Margolyes chooses her hero, Charles Dickens

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Zing Tsjeng on Swedish painter Hilma af Klint

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

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Film director Julien Temple on Elizabethan bad boy Christopher Marlowe

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

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The Roman Emperor Nero

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

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The surgeon Henry Marsh picks 'the saviour of mothers' Dr Semmelweis

Biography show where famous guests pick someone from history they admire or love.

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Jo Brand picks American blues singer Bessie Smith

The biography show where famous guests pick someone they admire or love.

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Anneka Rice picks the largely forgotten Jane Morris, muse to Rossetti and wife of William Morris

Anneka Rice picks Jane Morris, wife of William Morris and muse to Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

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