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Oscar Wilde
Will Self nominates Oscar Wilde.
Gertrude Stein
Erin Pizzey chooses American writer Gertrude Stein.
George Lyward
Tom Robinson explains how educationalist George Lyward saved his life.
Edward Said
Alexei Sayle nominates Edward Said, author of Orientalism.
John Ford
Eric Pickles chooses Hollywood director John Ford.
Goya
Diana Athill joins Matthew Parris to explore the life of Spanish painter Goya.
Sebastian Walker
Lynn Barber talks to Matthew Parris about Sebastian Walker of Walker Books.
Adam Schiff
A look at the life of Adam Schiff, chair of the US House Intelligence Committeee.
Rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean
Rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean; the demolition of the Ayodha mosque; Wilfred Owen
The secret world of our dying son
Mats Steen found friendship and escape in an online fantasy land
16/11/2019
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