The New Elizabethans Podcast
James Naughtie profiles 60 public figures nominated to mark the diamond jubilee
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Robert Edwards
Tue 24 Jul 2012
James Naughtie profiles the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who pioneered IVF.
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George Best
Fri 20 Jul 2012
James Naughtie considers the life and achievements of the footballer from Northern Ireland
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Basil D'Oliveira
Thu 19 Jul 2012
James Naughtie remembers the South African cricketer who aided the fight against apartheid
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Enoch Powell
Mon 16 Jul 2012
James Naughtie considers the controversial parliamentarian Enoch Powell.
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Terence Conran
Fri 13 Jul 2012
James considers the impact of Terence Conran - designer, retailer, restaurateur and writer
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Margot Fonteyn
Tue 10 Jul 2012
Jim Naughtie considers the life and legacy of the eminent prima ballerina.
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John Lennon / Paul McCartney
Mon 9 Jul 2012
James Naughtie assesses the pair at the heart of the Beatles, Lennon and McCartney.
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Francis Bacon
Fri 6 Jul 2012
James Naughtie profiles the haunting artist of suffering, pain and death.
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Paul Foot
Thu 5 Jul 2012
James Naughtie considers the significance of campaigning journalist Paul Foot.
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Alfred Denning
Wed 4 Jul 2012
James Naughtie profiles one of the most influential judges of the 20th century.
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Barbara Windsor
Tue 3 Jul 2012
James Naughtie on Barbara Windsor's very British combination of grit and naughtiness.
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Philip Larkin
Mon 2 Jul 2012
One of the great English poets, famous for his day job as librarian at Hull University.
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Richard Doll
Thu 28 Jun 2012
Epidemiologist instrumental in proving the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer.
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Harold Pinter
Wed 27 Jun 2012
James considers one of modern Britain's most influential dramatists, Harold Pinter.
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Benjamin Britten
Mon 25 Jun 2012
James Naughtie profiles one of the greatest composers of the 20th century.
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Laurence Olivier
Fri 22 Jun 2012
Olivier's theatre and stage career spanned more than 60 years with 12 Oscar nominations.
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Alan Sainsbury
Wed 20 Jun 2012
James Naughtie considers the champion of the self-service supermarket.
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Francis Crick
Mon 18 Jun 2012
James Naughtie profiles the molecular biologist who helped discover the structure of DNA.
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Vladimir Raitz
Fri 15 Jun 2012
James Naughtie sees how Vladimir Raitz pioneered the package holiday.
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Michael Young
Thu 14 Jun 2012
James looks at the energetic and innovative founder of Which? and the Open University.
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Graham Greene
Wed 13 Jun 2012
James Naughtie on the novelist who was a master of moral guilt and cold war intrigue.
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Elizabeth David
Tue 12 Jun 2012
James Naughtie on the food writer who brought European cuisine to British tables.
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