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Matthew Parris presents the biographical series in which his guests choose someone who has inspired their lives. Tuesdays at 4.30pm, repeated Fridays at 11.00pm.

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Series 30 Florence Nightingale

9/9 Dr Lucy Worsley, Chief Curator Historic Royal Palaces, chooses The Lady With the Lamp.

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Series 30 Primo Levi

8/9 Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber Eyes, chooses Holocaust writer Primo Levi.

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Series 30 Salvador Dali

7/9 John Cooper Clarke nominates Salvador Dali for great life status, melting clocks and all.

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Series 30 Florence Nightingale

9/9 Dr Lucy Worsley, Chief Curator Historic Royal Palaces, chooses The Lady With the Lamp.

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Fri 31 May 2013 23:00 BBC Radio 4

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Biography series exploring the greatest people who ever lived. Matthew Parris interviews an eminent...

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