Great Lives

By BBC Radio 4

Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.

Episodes (7)

Beverley Knight on Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of rock and roll

Alistair McGowan on HE Bates

William Gladstone, four-time PM

Coco Khan picks Edith Garrud, the jujitsu fighting suffragette

Peter Cook picked by Jon Harvey aka Count Binface

Tony Garnett picked by Harry Bradbeer

Ade Edmondson on singer Sandy Denny

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