The New Elizabethans
To mark Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee, James Naughtie introduces the 60 new Elizabethans who reflect and define her reign. The 60 have been chosen by a panel of historians.
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Francis Bacon
James Naughtie profiles the haunting artist of suffering, pain and ...
James Naughtie profiles the haunting artist of suffering, pain and death.
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Paul Foot
James Naughtie considers the significance of campaigning journalist Paul Foot.
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Alfred Denning
James Naughtie profiles one of the most influential judges of ...
James Naughtie profiles one of the most influential judges of the 20th century.
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Barbara Windsor
James Naughtie on Barbara Windsor's very British combination of grit ...
James Naughtie on Barbara Windsor's very British combination of grit and naughtiness.
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Philip Larkin
One of the great English poets, famous for his day ...
One of the great English poets, famous for his day job as librarian at Hull University.
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Tony Hancock
Comedy actor Tony Hancock epitomised the little man's struggle against ...
Comedy actor Tony Hancock epitomised the little man's struggle against the world.
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Richard Doll
Epidemiologist instrumental in proving the link between cigarette smoking and ...
Epidemiologist instrumental in proving the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer.
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Harold Pinter
James considers one of modern Britain's most influential dramatists, Harold ...
James considers one of modern Britain's most influential dramatists, Harold Pinter.
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Dorothy Hodgkin
One of the most successful chemists of the 20th century.
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Benjamin Britten
James Naughtie profiles one of the greatest composers of the ...
James Naughtie profiles one of the greatest composers of the 20th century.
