Great Lives Episodes Available now
Tanika Gupta on Rabindranath Tagore
Tanika Gupta nominates Rabindranath Tagore. With Matthew Parris and Ketaki Kushari Dyson.
Gabriel Gbadamosi on Fela Kuti
Gabriel Gbadamosi chooses as his Great Life the inventor of Afrobeat, musician Fela Kuti
Russell Grant on Ivor Novello
Entertainer Russell Grant nominates Welsh composer and film star Ivor Novello.
Florence Nightingale
Dr Lucy Worsley, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, chooses Florence Nightingale.
Primo Levi
Edmund de Waal, ceramicist and author chooses Holocaust writer Primo Levi.
Salvador Dali
John Cooper Clarke nominates Salvador Dali for great life status, melting clocks and all.
Bill Shankly
Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts champions the life of the Liverpool manager Bill Shankly.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Gyles Brandreth praises the life of the creator of Sherlock Holmes.
David Livingstone
John Blashford-Snell explains why he admires fellow explorer, Dr David Livingstone.
Kenny Everett
Chris Tarrant chooses one of the great pioneers of modern radio - Kenny Everett.
