Great Lives - Series 20
Matthew Parris presents the biographical series in which his guests choose someone who has inspired their lives
Great Lives - Series 20 - Agustin Barrios Mangore
Guitarist John Williams explains to Matthew Parris why he believes Paraguayan guitarist Agustin Barrios Mangore is one of the greatest musicians of all time.
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Great Lives - Series 20 - Bill Hamilton
Professor Richard Dawkins explains why he believes Bill Hamilton to have been one of the greatest evolutionary theorists of the 20th century. Dr Mary Bliss offers expert advice.
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Great Lives - Series 20 - Hannah Arendt
Munira Mirza, the London Mayoral advisor on arts and culture, chooses the influential political philosopher Hannah Arendt for Great Life status.
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Great Lives - Series 20 - Henry V
Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes discusses the life of Henry V and tries to separate fact from myth, with the help of historian Juliet Barker.
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Great Lives - Series 20 - Lise Meitner
Actress Jenny Agutter champions the life and work of pioneering Austrian physicist Lise Meitner, one of the scientists responsible for the discovery of nuclear fission.
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Great Lives - Series 20 - Nero
Christopher Biggins champions the life of the Roman Emperor Nero, a man whose modest talent for poetry was overshadowed by his debauchery, extravagance and tyranny.
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Great Lives - Series 20 - Picasso
Matthew Parris presents the biographical series. Photographer David Bailey discusses the life and work of Pablo Picasso.
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Great Lives - Series 20 - Tennessee Williams
American stand-up comedian Rich Hall discusses the life of playwright Tennessee Williams, with help from Williams' friend and biographer Dotson Rader.
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Great Lives - Series 20 - Vivian Stanshall
Musician and performer Neil Innes discusses the life of his Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band colleague and friend Vivian Stanshall, with help from Stanshall's second wife, Ki Longfellow.
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