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Labi Siffre on Arthur Ransome
Matthew Parris invites singer songwriter Labi Siffre to nominate his choice of life.
Tom Shakespeare on Gramsci
Dr Tom Shakespeare tells Matthew Parris why Antonio Gramsci's is a Great Life.
Ray Mears on Rommel
Ray Mears champions the life of Field-Marshal Erwin Rommel.
Baroness Oona King on Ida B Wells
Ida B. Wells the African American civil rights activist is chosen by Baroness Oona King
Jazzie B on James Brown
Soul II Soul's Jazzie B chooses the life of musician and singer James Brown.
Jonathan Meades on Edward Burra
Writer Jonathan Meades nominates the English artist Edward Burra.
Ernest Hemingway
Monty Python's Michael Palin chooses the American writer, Ernest Hemingway.
Ernest Hemingway
Michael Palin nominates Ernest Hemingway as his Great Life.
Emma Kirkby on Henry Purcell
Soprano Emma Kirkby discusses the life of composer Henry Purcell with Matthew Parris
John Craven on Brunel
John Craven proposes Victorian Engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, as a great life.
