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Back to SearchSuzy Klein on Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr was described by her studio as the most beautiful woman in the world. A recent film, called Bombshell, argued that she was a brilliant in…
8 years ago
Mica Paris on Josephine Baker
For soul singer Mica Paris, when she first dreamt of becoming a singer it was Josephine Baker who inspired her most.
Baker was a young black American…
8 years ago
Simon Callow on Orson Welles
Actor Simon Callow joins Matthew Parris to nominate the life of a giant of Hollywood's golden age, Orson Welles.
Aged just 26, Welles wrote, directed…
8 years ago
Ayesha Hazarika on Jayaben Desai
Stand up comedian and political commentator Ayesha Hazarika's hero is Jayaben Desai.
Jayaben led a two year strike at Grunwick Film processing factory…
8 years, 1 month ago
Tej Lalvani on Richard Feynman
Richard Feynman was a physicist who helped design the atomic bomb and won the Nobel Prize.
He is the great life choice of businessman Tej Lalvani CEO…
8 years, 1 month ago
Laura Serrant on Audre Lorde
Professor of Nursing, Laura Serrant, chooses the life of the black, gay poet and activist Audre Lorde who still inspires the women's movement today. …
8 years, 1 month ago
Adrian Utley of Portishead on Miles Davis
**Visionary jazz musician Miles Davis joins BBC Radio 4 Extra's 100 Club – born 26th May 1926. He died in 1991 aged 65***
Miles Davis - trumpeter, com…
8 years, 1 month ago
Jim Moir on Captain Beefheart
Comedian, actor and artist Jim Moir aka Vic Reeves chooses the life of Don van Vliet.
He was the Dadesque musician and painter Captain Beefheart who h…
8 years, 1 month ago
Gisela Stuart on Joseph Chamberlain
Gisela Stuart, former MP for Birmingham Edgbaston champions Joseph Chamberlain to be nominated as her great life.
But can she really make the case for…
8 years, 4 months ago
Liza Tarbuck on Nikola Tesla
Actor and broadcaster Liza Tarbuck chooses the extraordinary life of the Serbian-American scientist, Nikola Tesla.
Nikola founded the Tesla Electric L…
8 years, 4 months ago