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Katherine Mansfield

Jacqueline Wilson chooses the writer Katherine Mansfield. With Angela Smith as witness.

• 30 mins

Hermann Buhl

Mountaineer Joe Simpson takes up the cause of the pioneering Austrian climber Hermann Buhl

• 30 mins

Peter Cushing

Actor and writer Mark Gatiss chooses horror film star, Peter Cushing.

• 30 mins

Charles Bukowski

Comedian Rhona Cameron chooses the German-American writer and poet, Charles Bukowski.

• 30 mins

Paavo Nurmi

Former athlete Steve Cram nominates ‘Flying Finn’ Paavo Nurmi. Matthew Parris presents.

• 30 mins

Lord Longford

Jon Snow champions jails reform campaigner and politician, Lord Longford.

• 30 mins

Robert Hooke

David Attenborough nominates the largely forgotten 17th-century inventor and illustrator.

• 28 mins

Alan Freed

Bob Harris nominates Alan Freed, the first ever rock 'n' roll DJ.

• 30 mins

Henry VII

Former chancellor George Osborne nominates Henry VII, founder of the Tudor dynasty.

• 30 mins

David Ervine

Lesley Riddoch nominates former Loyalist paramilitary turned politician David Ervine.

• 30 mins

Lady Hester Stanhope

Deborah Meaden nominates the Georgian hostess, diplomat and spy Lady Hester Stanhope.

• 30 mins

William Hogarth

Eighteenth-century satirist and painter William Hogarth is nominated by Ian Hislop.

• 30 mins

Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti is nominated by the music promoter Harvey Goldsmith.

• 30 mins

Billy Marsh

Michael Grade and William G Stewart champion the life of theatrical agent Billy Marsh.

• 30 mins

Beachcomber

The Snowman author Raymond Briggs chooses JB Morton, aka Beachcomber.

• 30 mins

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Actor David Soul champions the life of German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

• 30 mins

Bette Davis

Tracy-Ann Oberman champions the life of one of the silver screen's most enduring icons.

• 30 mins

Tony Hancock

Poet Pam Ayres chooses the lad himself, Tony Hancock.

• 30 mins

Margot Fonteyn

Horticulturalist Rachel De Thame champions her heroine, the ballerina Margot Fonteyn.

• 30 mins

Robert Kennedy

Ken Livingstone discusses his hero, US politician Robert Kennedy.

• 30 mins

Roy Jenkins

Journalist Polly Toynbee chooses one of the most noted of post-war politicians Roy Jenkins

• 30 mins

Sir Thomas Beecham

David Mellor promotes the life of conductor Sir Thomas Beecham.

• 30 mins

Carl Gustav Jung

Ruby Wax discusses the life and work of Carl Gustav Jung.

• 30 mins

Frank Sinatra

Broadcaster and DJ Colin Murray chooses Frank Sinatra.

• 30 mins

John Coltrane

Musician Andy Sheppard chooses influential saxophonist John Coltrane.

• 30 mins

Fred Astaire

Dr Michael O'Donnell discusses celebrated singer, actor and choreographer Fred Astaire.

• 30 mins

Giovanni Falcone

Journalist Misha Glenny remembers the life of anti-Mafia campaigner Giovanni Falcone.

• 30 mins

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Andrew Motion champions the life of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate for over 40 years

• 30 mins

Joe Slovo

David Miliband discusses the life of Joe Slovo, a leading member of the ANC.

• 30 mins

John Cornford

George Galloway chooses British poet and political activist John Cornford.

• 30 mins