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Tom Paine

Writer and political activist George Monbiot chooses 18th-century revolutionary Tom Paine.

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Benjamin Disraeli

Kenneth Clarke chooses the Victorian politician, Benjamin Disraeli.

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Joseph Banks

Scientist Lord Robert May nominates the naturalist and botanist, Joseph Banks.

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Gilbert and Sullivan

Dillie Keane chooses the musical duo Gilbert and Sullivan.

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Robert FitzRoy

Baroness Margaret Jay chooses pioneering meteorologist Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy.

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Vivien Leigh

Barrister Christina Gorna chooses Oscar-winning Vivien Leigh.

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Leonard Woolf

4 Extra Debut. Jilly Goolden nominates writer and political thinker Leonard Woolf.

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Burt Lancaster

Broadcaster Gerry Anderson chooses Hollywood legend, Burt Lancaster.

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Marvin Gaye

Innovative soul singer Marvin Gaye is the choice of historian and broadcaster Tim Marlow.

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Sir Edward Elgar

Writer, broadcaster and charity founder Marjorie Wallace chooses composer Edward Elgar.

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Michael Collins

Film producer Lord Puttnam chooses the Irish nationalist leader Michael Collins.

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Captain Henry Morgan

Writer and photographer Lucinda Lambton chooses the supposed pirate captain.

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George Sand

Mary Kenny nominates the 19th-century French novelist.

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Charles M Schulz

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

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Robert Louis Stevenson

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

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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

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John D Rockefeller

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

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Elizabeth Gaskell

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

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Ronald Reagan

Lord Powell nominates Ronald Reagan for great life status.

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Ronald Reagan

Lord Powell nominates former US President Ronald Reagan.

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Duke of Wellington

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

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Mae West

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

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R D Laing

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

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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Composer Howard Goodall champions the composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

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Vasily Grossman

Francine Stock presents a discussion about the Soviet writer Vasily Grossman.

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Zhao Ziyang

Robert Thomson maps the rise and fall of the reforming Chinese premier Zhao Ziyang.

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Thomas Cromwell

Historian and author Derek Wilson proposes 16th century politician Thomas Cromwell.

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Beatrix Potter

Fiona Reynolds, former director of the National Trust, chooses writer Beatrix Potter

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Nevil Shute

Historian and broadcaster Adam Hart-Davis nominates the author Nevil Shute.

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Dorothy Parker

Writer and actress Helen Lederer nominates the writer-poet Dorothy Parker.

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