Series 19
Matthew Parris presents the biographical series in which his guests choose someone who has inspired their lives
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Great Lives
Andrew Motion champions the life of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate for over 40 years
Great Lives
Travel writer Dervla Murphy discusses the life of another woman traveller, Freya Stark.
Great Lives
Paul Daniels explores the life of Harry Houdini, with help from biographer William Kalush.
Great Lives
David Miliband discusses the life of Joe Slovo, a leading member of the ANC.
Great Lives
George Galloway chooses British poet and political activist John Cornford.
Great Lives
Kate Humble discusses the South African singer and anti-apartheid activist, Miriam Makeba.
Great Lives
John Major discusses the life of Rudyard Kipling, poet to the British Empire.
Great Lives
Boris Johnson nominates Samuel Johnson, writer of the great dictionary.
Great Lives
Rolf Harris discusses the life of the Welsh painter Sir Kyffin Williams.