Great Lives Episodes Available now
Marie Curie
Pallab Ghosh explains how Marie Curie achieved fame through her work on radioactivity.
Tintin
Nick Danziger breaks the programme's rules with comic book adventurer, Tintin.
Joe Strummer
With Matthew Parris. Phill Jupitus nominates former Clash frontman Joe Strummer.
Pope John Paul II
Ann Widdicombe MP nominates the late pontiff, who agreed with her on women priests.
William Beveridge
Anne Fine nominates the author of the report that became the basis for the Welfare State.
Martha Gellhorn
Journalist Camilla Wright nominates the war reporter Martha Gellhorn for greatness.
Richard Beckinsale
Alan Davies nominates actor Richard Beckinsale who tragically died aged just 31.
Joan Littlewood
Actor Victor Spinetti explains his admiration for director Joan Littlewood.
Albert Einstein
Scientist and broadcaster Kathy Sykes chooses the iconic physicist, Albert Einstein.
Millicent Garrett Fawcett
Feminist campaigner Lesley Abdela discusses the extraordinary suffragist leader.
