Great Lives
Episodes
Sammy Davis Jr
28 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Dance and actor Lionel Blair chooses his friend and dancing partner Sammy Davis Jr.Sammy described himself as a 'one-eyed black Jew' - and he was desc...
Samuel Beckett
21 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Business guru Sir Gerry Robinson was born in Ireland but moved to England in his teens, and he chooses Samuel Beckett, another Irishman who lived away...
DH Lawrence
14 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
DH Lawrence was, in the words of Geoff Dyer, a man with thin wrists and thick trousers. He was also the author of Women in Love, Sons and Lovers and L...
Malcolm McLaren
07 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Parris presents the life of the great rock and roll swindler, Malcolm McLaren, who died earlier this year. 'I've been called many things,' McL...
Walt Disney
28 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Gerald Scarfe, merciless cartoon satirist of political figures, chooses an icon who created icons: Walt Disney.Gerald Scarfe spent much of his childho...
Michel de Montaigne
21 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Michel de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularising the essay as a literary genre and...
Winston Churchill
14 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Winston Churchill's is the Great Life chosen by Lord Digby Jones, former Director General of the CBI. Expert contribution comes from Professor David R...
Golda Meir
07 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Golda Meir was the Iron Lady of Israeli politics, a straight-talking, intransigent leader who once said, "There is a type of woman who does not let he...