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Shami Chakrabarti
Broadcast | 02 Nov 2008
Director of Liberty, Campaigner
Music | George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Betsy Blair
Broadcast | 12 Jun 2005
American actor
Music | George Gershwin - There's a boat dat's leavin' (from Porgy and Bess)
Sister Frances Dominica
Broadcast | 08 Feb 2004
Pioneer of the Hospice movement
Music | George Gershwin - Summertime (from Porgy & Bess)
Sir Trevor Nunn
Broadcast | 26 Jan 2003
Theatre director
Music | George Gershwin - Bess, you is my woman now (from Porgy and Bess)
Paul Gambaccini
Broadcast | 13 Oct 2002
Music journalist, Presenter
Music | George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue (finale)
Wayne Marshall
Broadcast | 21 Apr 2002
Organist, Conductor, Composer
Music | George Gershwin - Piano Concerto in F major
Kazuo Ishiguro
Broadcast | 17 Feb 2002
Novelist, Booker Prize winner
Music | George Gershwin - They can't take that away from me (from Shall We Dance?)
Professor Sir Richard Doll
Broadcast | 18 Feb 2001
Epidemiologist
Music | George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Stephen Sondheim
Broadcast | 31 Dec 2000
Composer, Lyricist
Music | George Gershwin - Oh Bess, oh where's my Bess? (from Porgy and Bess)
Robert McCrum
Broadcast | 05 Mar 2000
Novelist, Journalist
Music | George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Luise Rainer
Broadcast | 28 Mar 1999
Oscar winning actor
Music | George Gershwin - Piano Concerto in F major
Maria Ewing
Broadcast | 21 Feb 1999
Opera singer - soprano and mezzo-soprano
Music | George Gershwin - Piano Concerto in F major
Bill Bryson
Broadcast | 31 Jan 1999
Travel writer
Music | George Gershwin - Piano Concerto in F major
Dick Francis
Broadcast | 13 Dec 1998
Jockey, Crime writer
Music | George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Dr Susan Greenfield
Broadcast | 02 Mar 1997
Neuroscientist
Music | George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
John Cleese
Broadcast | 05 Jan 1997
Actor, Comedian, Monty Python
Music | George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
George Martin
Broadcast | 19 Nov 1995
Record producer, Composer
Music | George Gershwin - Bess, you is my woman now (from Porgy and Bess)
John Major
Broadcast | 26 Jan 1992
Prime Minister, Politician - Conservative
Music | George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
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