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Sir David Attenborough
Broadcast | 29 Jan 2012
Naturalist, broadcaster
Music | George Frideric Handel - And the Glory of the Lord
Julian Fellowes
Broadcast | 18 Dec 2011
Actor and award-winning screenwriter
Music | George Frideric Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Dame Anne Owers
Broadcast | 27 Feb 2011
Former Chief Inspector of Prisons
Music | George Frideric Handel - Comfort ye my people (from Messiah)
June Spencer
Broadcast | 28 Feb 2010
Archer's actor
Music | George Frideric Handel - Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)
Mary Beard
Broadcast | 31 Jan 2010
Classicist
Music | George Frideric Handel - Endless Pleasure, Endless Love
John Copley
Broadcast | 03 Jan 2010
Opera director
Music | George Frideric Handel - Dopo Notte – After a Dark Night
Julia Donaldson
Broadcast | 15 Nov 2009
Children's writer
Music | George Frideric Handel - Recorder Sonata in F Major, Op. 1/11
Martin Shaw
Broadcast | 21 Jun 2009
Stage and screen actor
Music | George Frideric Handel - Surely He hath borne our griefs (from Messiah)
Alan Sillitoe
Broadcast | 25 Jan 2009
Novelist
Music | George Frideric Handel - Where’er you walk (from Semele)
Vincent Cable MP
Broadcast | 18 Jan 2009
Politician - Liberal Democrat
Music | George Frideric Handel - And the glory of the Lord (from Messiah)
Marcus du Sautoy
Broadcast | 07 Dec 2008
Mathematician
Music | George Frideric Handel - The many rend the skies (from Alexander’s Feast)
David McVicar
Broadcast | 05 Oct 2008
Opera director
Music | George Frideric Handel - Cara speme, questo core (from Giulio Cesare)
Peter Carey
Broadcast | 20 Jun 2008
Novelist, Booker Prize winner
Music | George Frideric Handel - Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)
David Dimbleby
Broadcast | 24 Feb 2008
BBC journalist and presenter
Music | George Frideric Handel - Non disperar, chi sa? (from Giulio Cesare)
Martin Evans
Broadcast | 17 Feb 2008
Biologist, Nobel Prize winner
Music | George Frideric Handel - Their sound is gone out (from Messiah)
Simon Rattle
Broadcast | 13 Jan 2008
Conductor
Music | George Frideric Handel - Scherza infida (from Ariodante)
Jung Chang
Broadcast | 16 Nov 2007
Novelist
Music | George Frideric Handel - But thou didst not leave (from Mesiah)
Thomas Keneally
Broadcast | 22 Jul 2007
Novelist, Booker Prize winner
Music | George Frideric Handel - Lascia ch’io pianga (from Rinaldo)
Humphrey Lyttelton
Broadcast | 05 Nov 2006
Musician, Broadcaster, Jazz trumpeter
Music | George Frideric Handel - Ombra mai fu (Largo) (from Xerxes)
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