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Edward Lear
Nicholas Parsons nominates Edward Lear, now remembered best for his nonsense verse.
Ian Curtis
Poet Simon Armitage nominates Joy Division singer Ian Curtis.
Paul Robeson
Anna Ford nominates singer, actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson.
Juan Manuel Fangio
Sir Stirling Moss selects racing drivers' driver, Juan Manuel Fangio.
Paavo Nurmi
Former athlete Steve Cram nominates ‘Flying Finn’ Paavo Nurmi. Matthew Parris presents.
Charles Bukowski
Comedian Rhona Cameron chooses the German-American writer and poet, Charles Bukowski.
Peter Cushing
Actor and writer Mark Gatiss chooses horror film star, Peter Cushing.
Hermann Buhl
Mountaineer Joe Simpson takes up the cause of the pioneering Austrian climber Hermann Buhl
Katherine Mansfield
Jacqueline Wilson chooses the writer Katherine Mansfield. With Angela Smith as witness.
Groucho Marx
Roger Graef champions the great comic Groucho Marx.
