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Great Lives Episodes

    Albert Einstein

    Scientist and broadcaster Kathy Sykes chooses the iconic physicist, Albert Einstein.

    Millicent Garrett Fawcett

    Feminist campaigner Lesley Abdela discusses the extraordinary suffragist leader.

    John H Hammond

    Joe Boyd shines a spotlight on the career of record producer John H Hammond.

    Charles Darwin

    Businessman and academic Adair Turner talks about the life of Charles Darwin.

    Nina Simone

    Joanna Macgregor nominates the chanteuse and civil rights activist Nina Simone.

    Stanley Baldwin

    Former minister Lord John Biffen nominates Conservative Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin.

    Julia Ward-Howe

    Elaine Showalter nominates the 19th-century American writer Julia Ward-Howe.

    WH Auden

    Broadcaster Jeremy Vine chooses the poet, WH Auden.

    Eleanor Roosevelt

    Civil liberties lawyer Helena Kennedy nominates Eleanor Roosevelt.

    Max Miller

    Garry Bushell nominates the 'cheeky chappie' who portrayed the voice of the working class

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