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Great Lives Episodes

    US Ambassador Matthew Barzun on JG Winant

    Matthew Parris meets US Ambassador Matthew Barzun to talk about his wartime predecessor.

    Antonia Quirke on Marlon Brando

    Marlon Brando - greatest actor of the twentieth century?

    Nelson

    Explorer Benedict Allen chooses Horatio Nelson.

    Wendy Cope on John Clare

    Matthew Parris talks to Wendy Cope about her poetic hero John Clare. From 2015.

    Dame Helen Ghosh on James Lees-Milne

    Matthew Parris talks to the National Trust's Dame Helen Ghosh about James Lees-Milne.

    Kulvinder Ghir on Zoran Music

    Comedian and actor Kulvinder Ghir nominates the life of the artist Zoran Music.

    Rachel Johnson on Ottoline Morrell

    Rachel Johnson author and journalist champions the life of Ottoline Morrell.

    Sir Trevor McDonald on Learie Constantine

    The veteran broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald chooses the life of Learie Constantine

    Mervyn King on Risto Ryti

    Mervyn King champions the life of the former Prime Minister of Finland Risto Ryti.

    Eve Pollard on Nora Ephron

    Journalist Eve Pollard explores Hollywood screenwriter Nora Ephron with Matthew Parris.

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