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Great Lives Episodes

    Elizabeth Gaskell

    Amanda Vickery and Jenny Uglow discuss the life of the Elizabeth Gaskell.

    John D Rockefeller

    Martin Smith, the Chairman of English National Opera proposes John D Rockefeller.

    Mozart

    Michael Morpurgo nominates Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

    Robert Louis Stevenson

    Poet Douglas Dunn nominates Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island.

    Charles M Schulz

    Valerie Grove selects Charles M Schulz, creator of the Peanuts cartoon strip.

    George Sand

    Mary Kenny nominates the 19th-century French novelist, George Sand.

    Captain Henry Morgan

    Writer and photographer Lucinda Lambton chooses the supposed pirate captain.

    Michael Collins

    Film producer Lord Puttnam chooses the Irish nationalist leader Michael Collins.

    Sir Edward Elgar

    Charity founder Marjorie Wallace chooses composer Edward Elgar.

    Marvin Gaye

    Innovative soul singer Marvin Gaye is the choice of historian and broadcaster Tim Marlow.

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