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The New Elizabethans Episodes

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    Germaine Greer

    James considers the provocative feminist and academic.

  2. George Best

    James Naughtie considers the life and achievements of the footballer from Northern Ireland

  3. Basil D'Oliveira

    James Naughtie remembers the South African cricketer who aided the fight against apartheid

  4. Cicely Saunders

    James Naughtie profiles the founder of the modern hospice movement.

  5. Enoch Powell

    James Naughtie considers the controversial parliamentarian Enoch Powell.

  6. Terence Conran

    James considers the impact of Terence Conran - designer, retailer, restaurateur and writer

  7. Peter Hall

    James Naughtie considers the colossus of 20th century English theatre.

  8. Margot Fonteyn

    Jim Naughtie considers the life and legacy of the eminent prima ballerina.

  9. Francis Bacon

    James Naughtie profiles the haunting artist of suffering, pain and death.

  10. Paul Foot

    James Naughtie considers the significance of campaigning journalist Paul Foot.

  11. Alfred Denning

    James Naughtie profiles one of the most influential judges of the 20th century.

  12. Barbara Windsor

    James Naughtie on Barbara Windsor's very British combination of grit and naughtiness.

  13. Philip Larkin

    One of the great English poets, famous for his day job as librarian at Hull University.

  14. Richard Doll

    Epidemiologist instrumental in proving the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer.

  15. Harold Pinter

    James considers one of modern Britain's most influential dramatists, Harold Pinter.

  16. Dorothy Hodgkin

    One of the most successful chemists of the 20th century.

  17. Benjamin Britten

    James Naughtie profiles one of the greatest composers of the 20th century.

  18. Laurence Olivier

    Olivier's theatre and stage career spanned more than 60 years with 12 Oscar nominations.

  19. Alfred Hitchcock

    Master of obsession, suspense and terror, Alfred Hitchcock.

  20. Alan Sainsbury

    James Naughtie considers the champion of the self-service supermarket.

  21. Doris Lessing

    Doris Lessing. Spirited, straight-talking Nobel Laureate.

  22. Francis Crick

    James Naughtie profiles the molecular biologist who helped discover the structure of DNA.

  23. Vladimir Raitz

    James Naughtie sees how Vladimir Raitz pioneered the package holiday.

  24. Michael Young

    James looks at the energetic and innovative founder of Which? and the Open University.

  25. Graham Greene

    James Naughtie on the novelist who was a master of moral guilt and cold war intrigue.

  26. Elizabeth David

    James Naughtie on the food writer who brought European cuisine to British tables.

  27. Edmund Hillary

    James Naughtie assesses the mountaineer who conquered Mount Everest.

  28. Billy Connolly

    James Naughtie considers Scottish comedian Billy Connolly,

  29. John Lennon / Paul McCartney

    James Naughtie assesses the pair at the heart of the Beatles, Lennon and McCartney.

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