Great Lives

BBC Radio 4

Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.

Episodes408

Dec 28, 2010 · 27 min
Sammy Davis Jr
Dancer Lionel Blair chooses his friend, Sammy Davis Jr.
Dec 21, 2010 · 28 min
Samuel Beckett
Business guru Sir Gerry Robinson chooses playwright Samuel Beckett.
Dec 14, 2010 · 27 min
DH Lawrence
Poet John Hegley chooses the author of Lady Chatterley's Lover, DH Lawrence.
Dec 7, 2010 · 28 min
Malcolm McLaren
Public relations expert Mark Borkowski discusses the life of the Sex Pistols' manager.
Sep 28, 2010 · 28 min
Walt Disney
Gerald Scarfe chooses an icon who created icons.
Sep 21, 2010 · 27 min
Michel de Montaigne
Professor Robert Winston chooses a famous writer from the French Renaissance.
Sep 14, 2010 · 27 min
Winston Churchill
Lord Digby Jones chooses wartime leader, Winston Churchill.
Sep 7, 2010 · 27 min
Golda Meir
Edwina Currie discusses the life of former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir.