Great Lives Topics - Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in all BBC programmes

Buckminster Fuller — Series 21

TV producer John Lloyd discusses the life of American architect Richard Buckminster Fuller
George Washington — Series 13

British General Sir Michael Rose selects 'Father of the American Nation' George Washington

Release date:
02 Oct 2007
Hannah Arendt — Series 20

Munira Mirza discusses the life of the influential political philosopher Hannah Arendt.

Release date:
29 Dec 2009
John Cage — Series 13

Conceptual artist Michael Craig-Martin talks about avant-garde composer John Cage.

Release date:
04 Sep 2007
John Stuart Mill — Series 29

Matthew Parris and Max Mosley celebrate the life of John Stuart Mill.

Release date:
08 Jan 2013
Joseph Banks — Series 5

Scientist Lord Robert May nominates the naturalist and botanist, Joseph Banks.

Release date:
04 Jun 2004
Katherine Graham — Series 1

Broadcaster Kirsty Young chooses newspaper publisher Katherine Graham.

Release date:
02 Aug 2002
Leonard Bernstein — Series 24

Conductor Charles Hazlewood chooses Leonard Bernstein.

Release date:
12 Apr 2011
Lise Meitner — Series 20

Jenny Agutter champions the life and work of pioneering Austrian physicist Lise Meitner.

Release date:
12 Jan 2010
Samuel Beckett — Series 23

Business guru Sir Gerry Robinson chooses playwright Samuel Beckett.

Release date:
21 Dec 2010
Simon Evans on JS Mill — Series 46

Simon Evans nominates JS Mill, author of On Liberty.

Release date:
14 Aug 2018