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Great Lives Episodes

    Ronald Reagan

    Lord Powell nominates Ronald Reagan for great life status.

    Elizabeth Gaskell

    Amanda Vickery and Jenny Uglow discuss the life of the Elizabeth Gaskell.

    John D Rockefeller

    Martin Smith, the Chairman of English National Opera proposes John D Rockefeller.

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Francine Stock presents the biographical details of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's great life.

    Robert Louis Stevenson

    Poet Douglas Dunn nominates Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island.

    Charles M Schulz

    Valerie Grove selects Charles M Schulz, creator of the Peanuts cartoon strip.

    George Sand

    Mary Kenny nominates the 19th-century French novelist.

    Captain Henry Morgan

    Writer and photographer Lucinda Lambton chooses the supposed pirate captain.

    Michael Collins

    Film producer Lord Puttnam chooses the Irish nationalist leader Michael Collins.

    Edward Elgar

    Writer, broadcaster and charity founder Marjorie Wallace chooses composer Edward Elgar.

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