Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
Radio 4,·609 episodes
Lord Powell nominates former US President Ronald Reagan.
27 May 2005,·30 mins
Lord Powell nominates Ronald Reagan for great life status.
Amanda Vickery and Jenny Uglow discuss the life of the Elizabeth Gaskell.
20 May 2005,·30 mins
Martin Smith, the Chairman of English National Opera proposes John D Rockefeller.
06 May 2005,·30 mins
Michael Morpurgo nominates Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
29 Apr 2005,·30 mins
Poet Douglas Dunn nominates Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island.
22 Apr 2005,·30 mins
Valerie Grove selects Charles M Schulz, creator of the Peanuts cartoon strip.
15 Apr 2005,·30 mins
Mary Kenny nominates the 19th-century French novelist, George Sand.
08 Apr 2005,·30 mins
Writer and photographer Lucinda Lambton chooses the supposed pirate captain.
03 Dec 2004,·30 mins
Film producer Lord Puttnam chooses the Irish nationalist leader Michael Collins.
26 Nov 2004,·30 mins
Charity founder Marjorie Wallace chooses composer Edward Elgar.
19 Nov 2004,·30 mins
Innovative soul singer Marvin Gaye is the choice of historian and broadcaster Tim Marlow.
05 Nov 2004,·30 mins
Broadcaster Gerry Anderson chooses Hollywood legend, Burt Lancaster.
29 Oct 2004,·30 mins
4 Extra Debut. Jilly Goolden nominates writer and political thinker Leonard Woolf.
22 Oct 2004,·30 mins
Barrister Christina Gorna chooses Oscar-winning Vivien Leigh.
15 Oct 2004,·30 mins
Baroness Margaret Jay chooses pioneering meteorologist Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy.
08 Oct 2004,·30 mins
Dillie Keane chooses the musical duo Gilbert and Sullivan.
01 Oct 2004,·30 mins
Scientist Lord Robert May nominates the naturalist and botanist, Joseph Banks.
04 Jun 2004,·30 mins
Kenneth Clarke chooses the Victorian politician, Benjamin Disraeli.
28 May 2004,·30 mins
Theatre director Sir Richard Eyre nominates Russian writer Anton Chekhov.
21 May 2004,·30 mins
Writer and political activist George Monbiot chooses 18th-century revolutionary Tom Paine.
23 Apr 2004,·30 mins
Economist Ruth Lea chooses the great Russian composer. Stephen Johnson adds his expertise.
16 Apr 2004,·30 mins
Journalist Ann Leslie chooses the pioneering writer and explorer Mary Kingsley.
05 Dec 2003,·30 mins
Comedian Linda Smith nominates musician, actor and artist Ian Dury.
28 Nov 2003,·30 mins
Satirist and writer Armando Iannucci chooses novelist Charles Dickens.
21 Nov 2003,·30 mins
Writer and broadcaster Clement Freud chooses comedian Tommy Cooper.
14 Nov 2003,·30 mins
Trade unionist and politician Brenda Dean chooses National Trust founder Octavia Hill.
07 Nov 2003,·30 mins
Writer Brian Keenan chooses Bernardo O'Higgins, who liberated Chile in the 19th century.
31 Oct 2003,·30 mins
Jenny Eclair chooses one of the first acting superstars, Sarah Bernhardt.
24 Oct 2003,·30 mins
Kate Adie discusses Britain's first commissioned female officer in World War One.
17 Oct 2003,·30 mins
