Great Lives

372 Episodes

1. Caroline Quentin nominates Sir John Vanbrugh, playwright and architect

   Published: 20/08/2019
2. Laura Marling on the first woman psychoanalyst, Lou Andreas-Salome

   Published: 13/08/2019
3. Robinson Crusoe

   Published: 13/08/2019
4. Ed Balls nominates Herbert Howells

   Published: 12/08/2019
5. Kamila Shamsie chooses Asma Jahangir

   Published: 28/05/2019
6. Shirley Collins on the American song-hunter Alan Lomax

   Published: 21/05/2019
7. Jeremy Deller on The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein

   Published: 15/05/2019
8. Caroline Criado-Perez nominates Jane Austen

   Published: 7/05/2019
9. Conductor and composer Ferruccio Busoni

   Published: 1/05/2019
10. Malcolm Lowry, writer, nominated by Ian McMillan

    Published: 23/04/2019
11. Catherine de Medici nominated by Helen Lewis

    Published: 18/04/2019
12. Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, chosen by Tom Holland

    Published: 16/04/2019
13. Shappi Khorsandi on Emma, Lady Hamilton

    Published: 2/04/2019
14. Matt Lucas on Freddie Mercury

    Published: 22/01/2019
15. Colin Chapman, creator of Lotus Cars, nominated by Rohan Silva

    Published: 15/01/2019
16. Oliver Sacks chosen by neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan

    Published: 8/01/2019
17. Nikesh Shukla on the undefeated Muslim wrestler the Great Gama

    Published: 1/01/2019
18. Sathnam Sanghera on Alexander Gardner

    Published: 28/12/2018
19. Charlie Chaplin - not just funny but a political rebel according to Mark Steel

    Published: 25/12/2018
20. Tim Smit on Humphrey Jennings, Film Maker

    Published: 19/12/2018