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Back to SearchAntonia Quirke on Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando - greatest actor of the 20th century?
Film critic Antonia Quirke definitely thinks he is.
But the star of the Godfather, On the Waterfr…
11 years ago
Wendy Cope on John Clare
"John Clare, I cried last night for you" wrote Wendy Cope in a poem dedicated to the earlier poet, who overcame monumental setbacks such as a poverty…
11 years ago
Dame Helen Ghosh on James Lees-Milne
Matthew Parris's guest is Dame Helen Ghosh, Director General of the National Trust, who chooses as her Great Life James Lees-Milne who worked for the…
11 years, 1 month ago
Kulvinder Ghir on Zoran Music
Comedian and actor Kulvinder Ghir nominates the life of the artist Zoran Music. Matthew Parris finds out about Music who sketched corpses during and …
11 years, 1 month ago
Rachel Johnson on Ottoline Morrell
Rachel Johnson author and journalist champions the life of Ottoline Morrell. The Bloomsbury hostess, a mistress, a dominant figure in the arts withou…
11 years, 1 month ago
Sir Trevor McDonald on Learie Constantine
The veteran broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald chooses the life of Learie Constantine, the Trinidadian cricketer, politician and broadcaster who champio…
11 years, 1 month ago
Mervyn King on Risto Ryti
Mervyn King, former Governor of the Bank of England tells Matthew Parris why the life of the Prime Minister of Finland Risto Ryti was so remarkable. …
11 years, 4 months ago
Eve Pollard on Nora Ephron
Former newspaper editor and writer Eve Pollard tells Matthew Parris why Nora Ephron, the screenwriter of hit films such as 'When Harry Met Sally', 'H…
11 years, 4 months ago
Michael Dobbs on Guy Burgess
Michael Dobbs champions the life of Guy Burgess - journalist, diplomat and spy. Between 1935 and 1951, Guy Burgess worked for a Conservative MP, the …
11 years, 4 months ago
Philippa Langley on Richard III
When Philippa Langley and other members of the Richard III Society helped to discover the body of the king in a Leicester car park, Richard's life on…
11 years, 4 months ago