385 Episodes

  1. Frederick the Great of Prussia

    Published: 11/04/2023
  2. Arthur Ashe

    Published: 04/04/2023
  3. Astrid Lindgren, creator of Pippi Longstocking

    Published: 20/02/2023
  4. Adjoa Andoh on Zora Neale Hurston

    Published: 24/01/2023
  5. Comedian Chris McCausland on Kurt Cobain

    Published: 17/01/2023
  6. Roger Deakin, wild swimmer and author of Waterlogged

    Published: 09/01/2023
  7. Minette Batters on Henry Plumb

    Published: 03/01/2023
  8. Bob Harris on Sir Matt Busby, Manchester United manager

    Published: 27/12/2022
  9. Noddy Holder on Chuck Berry

    Published: 20/12/2022
  10. Olivia Laing on Christopher Lloyd, Gardener and Writer

    Published: 13/12/2022
  11. Olia Hercules on Alla Horska, Ukrainian painter

    Published: 09/12/2022
  12. Bonnie Greer on the Women of the Morant Bay Rebellion

    Published: 28/09/2022
  13. George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood nominated by Lesley Garrett

    Published: 13/09/2022
  14. Romy Gill on poet Amrita Pritam

    Published: 06/09/2022
  15. Rosalind Franklin picked by Kate Bingham, former head of the UK government's vaccine taskforce

    Published: 30/08/2022
  16. Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw, Educationalist

    Published: 23/08/2022
  17. Ravi Shankar, India's famous sitar player

    Published: 16/08/2022
  18. Holly Walsh on BS Johnson

    Published: 10/08/2022
  19. Pat Nevin on Johan Cruyff

    Published: 02/08/2022
  20. Judy Garland

    Published: 31/05/2022

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