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DH Lawrence
Poet John Hegley chooses the author of Lady Chatterley's Lover, DH Lawrence.
Malcolm McLaren
Public relations expert Mark Borkowski discusses the life of the Sex Pistols' manager.
Walt Disney
Gerald Scarfe chooses an icon who created icons.
Michel de Montaigne
Professor Robert Winston chooses a famous writer from the French Renaissance.
Winston Churchill
Lord Digby Jones chooses wartime leader, Winston Churchill.
Golda Meir
Edwina Currie discusses the life of former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir.
Simone Weil
Eleanor Bron discusses the life of French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil.
Mary Carpenter
Camila Batmanghelidjh discusses the life of her Victorian equivalent, Mary Carpenter.
Richard Nixon
Historian Dominic Sandbrook discusses the life of Richard Nixon.
Sappho
Greek poet Sappho - intellectual or vamp?
