Series 49

Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe picked by Lucy Irvine, author of Castaway

• 28 mins

Series 49

Ed Balls nominates Herbert Howells

Ed Balls discusses the influence of 20th-century composer Herbert Howells on his life.

• 28 mins

Series 49

Laura Marling on the first woman psychoanalyst, Lou Andreas-Salome

Laura Marling on the first female psychoanalyst Lou Andreas-Salomé.

• 28 mins

Series 49

Caroline Quentin nominates Sir John Vanbrugh, playwright and architect

Actress and presenter Caroline Quentin nominates dramatist and architect Sir John Vanbrugh

• 28 mins

Series 49

First Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald

Ramsay Macdonald, Labour's first prime minister, chosen by Shaun Ley.

• 28 mins

Series 49

Philippa Perry on the Italian educator Maria Montessori

Psychotherapist Philippa Perry on the Italian educator Maria Montessori.

• 28 mins

Series 49

Fiona Shaw nominates actress Eleonora Duse

Eleonora Duse, pioneering nineteenth-century actress, is the choice of Fiona Shaw.

• 28 mins

Series 49

Comedian Sindhu Vee on Prince

Comedian Sindhu Vee nominates Prince, the musical superstar.

• 28 mins

Series 49

Constance Agatha Cummings-John

Author Chibundu Onuzo on the first elected female in Africa, Constance Cummings-John.

• 28 mins