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Mary Stott
Katharine Whitehorn chooses journalist and campaigner Mary Stott.
Gertrude Bell
Physicist Jim al-Khalili nominates Gertrude Bell who shaped modern-day Iraq.
JB Priestley
Comedian Barry Cryer nods to his Yorkshire roots by choosing JB Priestley.
Aneurin Bevan
Lord Kinnock chooses the life of Aneurin Bevan, the founder of the NHS.
Sammy Davis Jr
Dancer Lionel Blair chooses his friend, Sammy Davis Jr.
Samuel Beckett
Business guru Sir Gerry Robinson chooses playwright Samuel Beckett.
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.
