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Ella Fitzgerald

Ivan Massow nominates the great jazz singer, with expert advice from Cleo Laine.

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Johnny Weissmuller

Athlete Duncan Goodhew nominates the athlete-turned-actor Johnny Weissmuller.

• 30 mins

Ignaz Semmelweis

Writer Frances Cairncross nominates the forgotten hero of medicine Ignaz Semmelweis.

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Tamara Karsavina

Broadcaster and agony aunt Anna Raeburn nominates the ballerina Tamara Karsavina.

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W G Grace

Piers Morgan nominates W G Grace as the greatest English cricketer of all time.

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Robin Day

News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy nominates his illustrious predecessor Robin Day.

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Leon Trotsky

Christopher Hitchens nominates Leon Trotsky, hero of the Russian Revolution.

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Max Miller

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

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Civil liberties lawyer Helena Kennedy nominates Eleanor Roosevelt.

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WH Auden

Broadcaster Jeremy Vine chooses the poet, WH Auden.

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Julia Ward-Howe

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

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Stanley Baldwin

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

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Nina Simone

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

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Charles Darwin

Businessman and academic, Adair Turner looks at the life of Charles Darwin.

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John H Hammond

Joe Boyd discusses the career of record producer John H Hammond with Matthew Parris.

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Millicent Garrett Fawcett

Feminist campaigner Lesley Abdela discusses the extraordinary suffragist leader.

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Albert Einstein

Professor Kathy Sykes nominates Albert Einstein.

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Joan Littlewood

Actor Victor Spinetti nominates theatre director Joan Littlewood for great lives status.

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Richard Beckinsale

Alan Davies nominates actor Richard Beckinsale who tragically died aged just 31.

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Martha Gellhorn

Journalist Camilla Wright nominates the war reporter Martha Gellhorn for greatness.

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William Beveridge

Anne Fine nominates the author of the report that became the basis for the Welfare State.

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Pope John Paul II

Conservative MP Ann Widdicombe nominates the last Pope, John Paul II.

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Joe Strummer

With Matthew Parris. Phill Jupitus nominates former Clash frontman Joe Strummer.

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Tintin

Nick Danziger joins Matthew Parris to discuss programme rule-breaker Tintin.

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Anton Chekhov

Author William Boyd champions playwright Anton Chekhov's claim to greatness.

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Marie Curie

Pallab Ghosh explains how Marie Curie achieved fame through her work on radioactivity.

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Billie Holiday

Singer and actress Pauline Black chooses a jazz legend, the singer Billie Holiday.

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Mata Hari

Fiona Bruce chooses the femme fatale, international spy and exotic dancer, Mata Hari.

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Claude McKay

Theatre director, actress and writer Yvonne Brewster nominates poet Claude McKay.

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Julius Caesar

Archaeologist Barry Cunliffe nominates ancient Roman leader Julius Caesar.

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