Robin Gibb, Canon Eric James, Alan Oakley, David Ellis, Eugene Polley Fri, 25 May 12 Matthew Bannister on: Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees who, with his brothers Barry and Maurice, sold two hundred million records; the left-wing Anglican Canon Eric James,...
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Horst Faas, Carlos Fuentes, Lord Glenamara, Donna Summer Fri, 18 May 12 Matthew Bannister on: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, lyrical German baritone famed for his interpretation of Schubert's Winterreise; Horst Faas, photographer...
Vidal Sassoon, Angelica Garnett, Maurice Sendak, Lloyd Brevett Fri, 11 May 12 Matthew Bannister on: Vidal Sassoon, who fought the blackshirts in post-war London and revolutionised the world of hairdressing during the swinging sixties; the artist Ange...
Khalil Dale, Leila Berg, Tomas Borge, Terry Spinks, Reverend Ray Davey Fri, 4 May 12 Matthew Bannister on: the Red Cross worker Khalil Dale who was kidnapped and killed in Pakistan; the writer and educationalist Leila Berg whose controversial Nippers...
Lord Ashley, Levon Helm, Charles Colson, Wendy Grant and Val May Fri, 27 Apr 12 Matthew Bannister on: Lord Ashley, who as Labour MP championed disabled people's rights. Levon Helm, the drummer and singer of 1960s group The Band. Wendy Grant, the neur...
Bert Weedon, Mike Wallace, Judy Egerton, Ahmed Ben Bella and Jack Tramiel Fri, 20 Apr 12 Matthew Bannister on: Bert Weedon, Brian May pays tribute to the man who taught the world to play guitar. The American TV correspondent Mike Wallace who founded...
Last Word: Fang Lizhi, Ferdinande Porsche, Miss Read, President Bingu wa Mutharika and Derick Thomson Fri, 13 Apr 12 Jane Little on Fang Lizhi, who inspired the student protests that ended in Tiananmen Square. The last of the dynasty, Ferdinande Pors...
Bill Wedderburn, Adrienne Rich, Tom Lodge, Howard Anderson and Cedric Sharpley Fri, 6 Apr 12 Jane Little on: Bill Wedderburn, lawyer and hero of the trade unions. Adrienne Rich, one of the most influential American poets of the last half century. Tom...
Lord Newton, Jockey Wilson, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, Jennifer Longford and Earl Scruggs Fri, 30 Mar 12 Matthew Bannister on the Tory politician Lord Newton - a respected Minister of Health and Secretary of State for social security - who Edwina Currie...
Pope Shenouda III, King George Toupu V, Maurice Andre, Simin Daneshvar and Chaleo Yoovidhya Fri, 23 Mar 12 Matthew Bannister on His Holiness Pope Shenouda the third, leader of the Coptic church who had to defend his flock in Egypt from violence and p...