Matthew Parris presents the biographical series in which his guests choose someone who has inspired their lives
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Vera Brittain
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8/9. Baroness Shirley Williams discusses her mother, the feminist and pacifist Vera Brittain.
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Gracie Allen
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7/9. Actress Emma Kennedy chooses the life of the American comedienne Gracie Allen.
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Joseph Rotblat
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6/9. Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees champions the life of his hero, physicist Joseph Rotblat.
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Lonnie Donegan
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5/9. Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter champions the life and work of skiffle king Lonnie Donegan.
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