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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Laurence Olivier
Olivier's theatre and stage career spanned more than 60 years ...
Olivier's theatre and stage career spanned more than 60 years with 12 Oscar nominations.
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Alfred Hitchcock
Master of obsession, suspense and terror, Alfred Hitchcock.
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Alan Sainsbury
James Naughtie considers the champion of the self-service supermarket.
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Doris Lessing
Doris Lessing. Spirited, straight-talking Nobel Laureate.
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Francis Crick
James Naughtie profiles the molecular biologist who helped discover the ...
James Naughtie profiles the molecular biologist who helped discover the structure of DNA.
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Vladimir Raitz
James Naughtie sees how Vladimir Raitz pioneered the package holiday.
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Michael Young
James looks at the energetic and innovative founder of Which? ...
James looks at the energetic and innovative founder of Which? and the Open University.
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Graham Greene
James Naughtie on the novelist who was a master of ...
James Naughtie on the novelist who was a master of moral guilt and cold war intrigue.
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Elizabeth David
James Naughtie on the food writer who brought European cuisine ...
James Naughtie on the food writer who brought European cuisine to British tables.
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Edmund Hillary
James Naughtie assesses the mountaineer who conquered Mount Everest.
