Great Lives - Series 16
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris
Great Lives - Series 16 - Alan Freed
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. Bob Harris nominates Alan Freed, the first ever rock 'n' roll DJ and a champion of black rhythm and blues.
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Great Lives - Series 16 - David Ervine
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. Former loyalist paramilitary turned politician David Ervine is the controversial choice of broadcaster Lesley Riddoch.
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Great Lives - Series 16 - Field Marshal Bill Slim
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. General Mike Jackson, former Head of the British Army, nominates Field Marshal Bill Slim, leader of the WW2 Burma Campaign.
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Great Lives - Series 16 - Henry VII
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. Shadow Chancellor George Osborne nominates Henry VII. Guest Dr Steven Gunn helps to assess whether Osborne is right.
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Great Lives - Series 16 - Lady Hester Stanhope
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. Businesswoman Deborah Meaden nominates the Georgian political hostess, traveller, diplomat and spy Lady Hester Stanhope.
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Great Lives - Series 16 - Lord Longford
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. Jon Snow argues the case for the prison reform campaigner and former member of Attlee's cabinet.
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Great Lives - Series 16 - Richard Pryor
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. Skills minister David Lammy puts the case for the revolutionary comedian Richard Pryor.
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Great Lives - Series 16 - Robert Hooke
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. David Attenborough nominates the largely forgotten 17th-century inventor and illustrator.
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Great Lives - Series 16 - William Hogarth
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. Satirist and painter William Hogarth is nominated by Ian Hislop. Art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon joins the discussion.
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