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Peter Williams of Jack Wills chooses Steve Jobs

Peter Williams of Jack Wills champions the abrasive Steve Jobs, founder of Apple.

• 30 mins

Iain Lee on Andy Kaufman

Cult legend Andy Kaufman chosen by Iain Lee as his great life.

• 26 mins

Maxine Peake on Ellen Wilkinson

Maxine Peake nominates her working class hero the MP Ellen Wilkinson as her great life.

• 30 mins

Stephen Fry on PG Wodehouse

Stephen Fry nominates his hero, PG Wodehouse, who just simply cheers him up.

• 30 mins

Sathnam Sanghera on Alexander Gardner

Writer Sathnam Sanghera nominates adventurer Alexander Gardner

• 30 mins

Don McCullin on Norman Lewis

Don McCullin chooses his old travel companion Norman Lewis for Great Lives.

• 30 mins

Tracy Chevalier on Mary Anning

Novelist Tracy Chevalier chooses the fossil hunter Mary Anning as her great life.

• 1 min

Helen Sharman on Elsie Widdowson

British spacewoman Helen Sharman chooses scientist Elsie Widdowson as her great life.

• 30 mins

Nicholas Stern on Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is economist Nicholas Stern's great life as he tells Matthew Parris.

• 30 mins

Andrea Catherwood on Constance Markievicz

Constance Markievicz, Irish rebel countess and the first woman elected to Parliament.

• 30 mins

Helena Morrissey on Rachael Heyhoe Flint

City boss Helena Morrissey champions the life of Rachael Heyhoe Flint as her great life.

• 30 mins

Agustin Barrios Mangore

John Williams discusses the life of Paraguayan guitarist Agustin Barrios Mangore.

• 30 mins

Will Gregory on Flann O'Brien

Goldfrapp's Will Gregory takes the stage to nominate Irish writer Flann O'Brien.

• 30 mins

Cornelia Parker on Marcel Duchamp

Marcel Duchamp, father of conceptual art, is fellow artist Cornelia Parker's great life.

• 30 mins

Louise Richardson on Daniel O'Connell

Louise Richardson nominates Daniel O'Connell, hero of Catholic emancipation in 1829.

• 30 mins

Nazir Afzal on Gandhi

Nazir Afzal chooses Mahatma Gandhi as his great life.

• 30 mins

Hertha Ayrton

Helen Arney, scientist and geek songstress, nominates pioneer physicist Hertha Ayrton.

• 30 mins

Gisela Stuart on Joseph Chamberlain

Gisela Stuart nominates Joseph Chamberlain as her great life.

• 30 mins

Justin Marozzi on Herodotus

Herodotus - father of history or father of lies? Matthew Parris presents.

• 30 mins

Liza Tarbuck on Nikola Tesla

Liza Tarbuck nominates Nikola Tesla as her great life. Matthew Parris presents.

• 30 mins

Jim Moir on Captain Beefheart

Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, chooses the life of Don van Vliet - Captain Beefheart.

• 30 mins

Ayesha Hazarika on Jayaben Desai

Ayesha Hazarika champions her hero Jayaben Desai who led the Grunwick strike in 1976.

• 30 mins

Adrian Utley of Portishead on Miles Davis

Miles Davis chosen by Adrian Utley of Portishead.

• 30 mins

Laura Serrant on Audre Lorde

Laura Serrant chooses the poet and activist Audre Lorde. From 2018.

• 30 mins

Tej Lalvani on Richard Feynman

Tej Lalvani nominates the physicist and bongo playing Richard Feynman as his great life.

• 30 mins

Simon Callow on Orson Welles

Matthew Parris meets the actor Simon Callow to discuss the life of Orson Welles.

• 30 mins

Mica Paris on Josephine Baker

Soul singer Mica Paris tells Matthew Parris why Josephine Baker is her heroine.

• 30 mins

Suzy Klein on Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr, actress, inventor, and the most beautiful woman in the world.

• 30 mins

Barbara Stocking on Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great is chosen by Dame Barbara Stocking. Matthew Parris presents.

• 30 mins

Hanif Kureishi on David Bowie

Hanif Kureishi nominates his friend David Bowie as his hero.

• 28 mins