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George Martin, Nancy Reagan, Ray Tomlinson and Gillian Avery

Reeta Chakrabarti on music producer Sir George Martin, US First Lady Nancy Reagan, internet pioneer Ray Tomlinson, and children's author Gillian Avery

Reeta Chakrabarti on

Sir George Martin, the legendary music producer who oversaw the Beatles' phenomenal success.

Nancy Reagan, the US First Lady, who went from actor to political wife, to campaigner against drug abuse.

Ray Tomlinson, one of the pioneers of the internet, and a founder of the email system.

And Gillian Avery, historian and award-winning author of children's literature.

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