Great Lives - Series 15
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris
Great Lives - Series 15 - AE Housman
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. Author Colin Dexter nominates scholar and poet AE Housman. With Oxford academic Robert Douglas-Fairhurst.
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Great Lives - Series 15 - Charles Bukowski
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. Comedy star Rhona Cameron champions Charles Bukowski, citing the enormous influence his writing had on her adolescence.
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Great Lives - Series 15 - Edward Lear
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. Nicholas Parsons nominates artist and writer Edward Lear, now remembered best for his nonsense verse for children.
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Great Lives - Series 15 - Ian Curtis
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. Poet Simon Armitage nominates Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, who took his own life in 1980 at the age of 23.
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Great Lives - Series 15 - Joyce Grenfell
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. Arabella Weir nominates Joyce Grenfell, whose comic monologues she listened to and loved as a child.
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Great Lives - Series 15 - Juan Manuel Fangio
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. Stirling Moss nominates the great racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio, who made the record books by winning 5 world titles.
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Great Lives - Series 15 - Paavo Nurmi
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. Former athlete and television commentator Steve Cram nominates Paavo Nurmi, the 'Flying Finn'.
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Great Lives - Series 15 - Paul Robeson
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. Anna Ford nominates Paul Robeson, whose success as a stage actor was matched by his popularity as a singer.
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Great Lives - Series 15 - Peter Cushing
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. Mark Gatiss champions Peter Cushing, a quintessentially English star of stage and screen.
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