Great Lives Episodes Available now
Bertolt Brecht
Playwright John Godber discusses the life of German writer Bertolt Brecht.
Bill Hamilton
Professor Richard Dawkins discusses the evolutionary theorist Bill Hamilton.
Picasso
Photographer David Bailey discusses the life and work of Pablo Picasso.
Lise Meitner
Jenny Agutter champions the life and work of pioneering Austrian physicist Lise Meitner.
Nero
Christopher Biggins champions the life of the Roman Emperor Nero.
Hannah Arendt
Munira Mirza discusses the life of the influential political philosopher Hannah Arendt.
Vivian Stanshall
Neil Innes discusses the life of his colleague and friend Vivian Stanshall.
Tennessee Williams
Stand-up comedian Rich Hall discusses the life of playwright Tennessee Williams.
Henry V
Sir Ranulph Fiennes discusses the life of Henry V and tries to separate fact from myth.
Rudyard Kipling
John Major discusses the life of Rudyard Kipling, poet to the British Empire.
