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Franz Schubert

4 Extra Debut. Cellist Steven Isserlis and musicologist Brian Newbould on the composer Franz Schubert. With Humphrey Carpenter. From June 2002.

Ex-parliamentary standards commissioner Elizabeth Filkin on the novelist George Eliot. With Humphrey Carpenter. From 2002.

The biographical series in which a distinguished guest chooses someone who's inspired their life. Will their hero stand up to intensive scrutiny and merit the description of having led a great life?

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Fri 1 Aug 2014 01:30

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Great Rock and Roll Lives

Great Rock and Roll Lives

Stories of inspiration from great musicians from Bowie to Billie Holliday

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