Ranked #1
David Bowie
David Bowie
The New Elizabethans: David Bowie. James Naughtie considers the musical influence of the man who first came to public at... Read more
30 Jul 2012
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11mins
Ranked #2
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales
The New Elizabethans: Jim Naughtie on Diana, Princess of Wales whose glamorous life and untimely death touched the lives... Read more
30 Aug 2012
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11mins
Ranked #3
John Lennon / Paul McCartney
John Lennon / Paul McCartney
James Naughtie examines the lives and impact of the men and women who have given the second Elizabethan age its characte... Read more
9 Jul 2012
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11mins
Ranked #4
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
The New Elizabethans: Alfred Hitchcock. To mark the Diamond Jubilee, James Naughtie examines the lives and impact of the... Read more
21 Jun 2012
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11mins
Ranked #5
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
The New Elizabethans: Francis Bacon the haunting artist of suffering, pain and death most famous for his triptychs of th... Read more
6 Jul 2012
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11mins
Ranked #6
Graham Greene
Graham Greene
The New Elizabethans: Graham Greene. To mark the Diamond Jubilee, James Naughtie examines the lives and impact of the me... Read more
13 Jun 2012
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11mins
Ranked #7
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
The New Elizabethans: Laurence Olivier. To mark the Diamond Jubilee, James Naughtie examines the lives and impact of the... Read more
22 Jun 2012
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11mins
Ranked #8
Charles Saatchi
Charles Saatchi
The New Elizabethans: Charles SaatchiJames Naughtie reflects on the high flyer from the advertising world Charles Saatch... Read more
23 Aug 2012
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11mins
Ranked #9
Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter
The New Elizabethans: Harold Pinter. To mark the Diamond Jubilee, James Naughtie examines the lives and impact of the me... Read more
27 Jun 2012
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11mins
Ranked #10
Norman Foster
Norman Foster
The New Elizabethans: Norman Foster. James Naughtie considers the significance of the British architect whose prolific o... Read more
22 Aug 2012
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11mins
Ranked #11
Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten
The New Elizabethans: Benjamin Britten. One of the greatest composers of the 20th century. A conductor and musician of g... Read more
25 Jun 2012
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11mins
Ranked #12
Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin
The New Elizabethans: Philip Larkin. To mark the Diamond Jubilee, James Naughtie examines the lives and impact of the me... Read more
2 Jul 2012
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11mins
Ranked #13
Tim Berners-Lee
Tim Berners-Lee
The New Elizabethans: Jim Naughtie on Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and unlikely hero of the Olympic o... Read more
29 Aug 2012
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11mins
Ranked #14
Peter Hall
Peter Hall
The New Elizabethans: To mark the Diamond Jubilee, James Naughtie examines the lives and impact of the men and women who... Read more
12 Jul 2012
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11mins
Ranked #15
Germaine Greer
Germaine Greer
The New Elizabethans: Germaine Greer. To mark the Diamond Jubilee, James Naughtie examines the lives and impact of the m... Read more
23 Jul 2012
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11mins
Ranked #16
Doreen Lawrence
Doreen Lawrence
The New Elizabethans: Doreen Lawrence. Jim Naughtie considers the achievement of the mother of murdered teenager, Stephe... Read more
28 Aug 2012
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11mins
Ranked #17
John Hume/David Trimble
John Hume/David Trimble
Jim Naughtie on John Hume and David Trimble who shared the Nobel Peace Prize after the Good Friday Agreement and whose l... Read more
27 Aug 2012
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11mins
Ranked #18
Alan Sainsbury
Alan Sainsbury
The New Elizabethans: Alan Sainsbury. To mark the Diamond Jubilee, James Naughtie examines the lives and impact of the m... Read more
20 Jun 2012
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11mins
Ranked #19
Terence Conran
Terence Conran
The New Elizabethans: Terence Conran. To mark the Diamond Jubilee, James Naughtie examines the lives and impact of the m... Read more
13 Jul 2012
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11mins
Ranked #20
George Best
George Best
The New Elizabethans: George Best.James Naughtie considers the life and achievements of the footballer from Northern Ire... Read more
20 Jul 2012
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11mins