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.

• 30 mins

Ronald Reagan

Lord Powell nominates Ronald Reagan for great life status.

• 30 mins

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.

• 30 mins

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.

• 30 mins

Vasily Grossman

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

• 30 mins

Zhao Ziyang

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

• 30 mins

Thomas Cromwell

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

• 30 mins

Beatrix Potter

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

• 30 mins

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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Marty Feldman

DJ Annie Nightingale nominates the late comic Marty Feldman.

• 30 mins

Morecambe and Wise

Penelope Keith champions the achievements of one of the most famous comic duos of all time

• 30 mins

Andrew Carnegie

Jeff Randall explores the life of the businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

• 30 mins

Julian Clary on Noel Coward

Matthew Parris presents Julian Clary's nomination of Noel Coward.

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Sigmund Freud

Matthew Parris presents Craig Brown's nomination of Sigmund Freud.

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Ella Fitzgerald

Ivan Massow nominates the great jazz singer, with expert advice from Cleo Laine.

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Johnny Weissmuller

Athlete Duncan Goodhew nominates the athlete-turned-actor Johnny Weissmuller.

• 30 mins

Ignaz Semmelweis

Writer Frances Cairncross nominates the forgotten hero of medicine Ignaz Semmelweis.

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Tamara Karsavina

Broadcaster and agony aunt Anna Raeburn nominates the ballerina Tamara Karsavina.

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W G Grace

Piers Morgan nominates W G Grace as the greatest English cricketer of all time.

• 30 mins

Robin Day

News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy nominates his illustrious predecessor Robin Day.

• 30 mins

Leon Trotsky

Christopher Hitchens nominates Leon Trotsky, hero of the Russian Revolution.

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Max Miller

Garry Bushell nominates the 'cheeky chappie' who portrayed the voice of the working class

• 30 mins

Eleanor Roosevelt

Civil liberties lawyer Helena Kennedy nominates Eleanor Roosevelt.

• 30 mins

WH Auden

Broadcaster Jeremy Vine chooses the poet, WH Auden.

• 30 mins

Julia Ward-Howe

Elaine Showalter nominates the 19th-century American writer Julia Ward-Howe.

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