Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
Radio 4,·609 episodes
Rabbi Lionel Blue and Gwilym Beckerlegge discuss Swami Vivekananda.
19 Oct 2001,·30 mins
Author Fay Weldon champions the life of writer and visionary HG Wells
12 Oct 2001,·30 mins
Kim Henry Veltman joins director Jonathan Miller to discuss the Canadian writer on media.
05 Oct 2001,·30 mins
Writer Frank Delaney and biographer Hilary Spurling discuss the painter Henri Matisse
28 Sep 2001,·30 mins
Barbara Castle and biographer Mary Davis discuss the life of suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst.
21 Sep 2001,·30 mins
Cartoonist Ralph Steadman and translator Adam Czerniawski discuss the philosopher's life.
14 Sep 2001,·30 mins
Sir Terence Conran nominates the makers of pneumatic tyres.
07 Sep 2001,·30 mins
The polar explorer's life is scrutinised by Rosie Boycott and his granddaughter Alexandra.
31 Aug 2001,·30 mins
Bookseller Tim Waterstone and biographer Ben Pimlott discuss the former prime minister.
24 Aug 2001,·30 mins
