Zhao Ziyang
Journalist Robert Thomson on the rise and fall, in 1989, of Chinese premier Zhao Ziyang.
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Series 8
Thomas Cromwell
Storyteller Derek Wilson chooses Henry VIII's chief minister, Thomas Cromwell.
Beatrix Potter
Fiona Reynolds, former director of the National Trust, chooses writer Beatrix Potter.
Nevil Shute
Adam Hart-Davis selects 'On the Beach' and 'A Town Like Alice' novelist Nevil Shute.
Dorothy Parker
Helen Lederer chooses writer, poet and barbed wit, Dorothy Parker.
