Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II
The New Elizabethans: Queen Elizabeth II who celebrates her Diamond Jubilee this year.As the longest-lived and second-lo... Read more
7 Sep 2012
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Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell is today's New Elizabethan. Cowell started out on Pop Idol in 2001, before devising X-Factor and Britain's ... Read more
6 Sep 2012
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Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch
The New Elizabethans: Rupert Murdoch the global media magnate whose career began when he inherited newspapers from his f... Read more
5 Sep 2012
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Fred Goodwin
Fred Goodwin
The New Elizabethans: James Naughtie examines the legacy of banker Fred Goodwin. Having turned the Royal Bank of Scotlan... Read more
4 Sep 2012
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Tony Blair
Tony Blair
The New Elizabethans: Tony BlairJames Naughtie considers the political legacy of Tony Blair, the youngest and longest se... Read more
3 Sep 2012
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Alex Salmond
Alex Salmond
The New Elizabethans: Alex SalmondJim Naughtie considers the influence of Alex Salmond, one of the leading Scottish poli... Read more
31 Aug 2012
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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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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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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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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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