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The Good Life of Dame Penelope Keith
Matthew Bannister on an acting icon, crusading journalist, silent sister, ringmistress.
"He became one of the most powerful men in the world” - the story of the man who shaped modern economics
John Wilson on an economist, a visible difference campaigner, a sailor and a singer.
A “bone marrow love for the Labour party” Lord Kinnock remembers Lord Hattersley
Matthew Bannister on a politician, a speech therapist, a journalist and a musician.
Founder of the ‘MOBOs’ and champion of black music – Kanya King
Matthew Bannister on a black music champion, a spy, a Vietnam War nurse and an author.
Larry King: The man behind Billie Jean King’s feminist tennis revolution
Matthew Bannister on a sport disruptor, Cold War spy, media innovator and art provocateur.
Clarence B Jones, Judith Chalmers, Dr Anna Ritchie, Professor Frank Land
Matthew Bannister on a lawyer, a broadcaster, an archaeologist and a computer pioneer.
Michael Pennington, Cynthia Shange, Scott Hastings, Beverley Martyn
Kirsty Lang on an actor, an activist, a rugby player and a singer.
Ruth Slenczynska, Dame Bridget Ogilvie, Tony Worthington, Russell Tyner KC
Kirsty Lang on a virtuoso pianist, leading scientist, peace-seeking MP and legal pioneer.
Dr Ittai Gradel, Dame Shirley Porter, Professor Nigel Dunnett, María Nieves Rego
Matthew Bannister on an antiquities dealer, a politician, a horticulturalist and a dancer.
Xia De-hong, Lord Hunt of Chesterton, Joan Burstein, Bill Leader
Matthew Bannister on a mother, a meteorologist, a retail pioneer and a recording engineer.
