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Mary Ellis, Shinobu Hashimoto, Dr William McBride AO, CBE, Dr Lincoln Brower, Mahendra Kaul

Matthew Bannister on a pilot, a screenwriter, a doctor, a lepidopterist and a broadcaster.

Julian Worricker on an ecologist, a lawyer, a doctor, an editor, and a disc jockey.

Julian Worricker on a musician, an anthropologist, a media boss, an artist, an aristocrat.

Matthew Bannister on a politician, a textile conservator, a film maker and a writer.

Matthew Bannister on a choreographer, an animator, a U-boat captain and a pop star.

Matthew Bannister on a manager, a campaigner, a chef, an escapee and a broadcaster.

Matthew Bannister on a conductor, a tennis player, a holocaust survivor, an archaeologist.

Tina Daheley on a publisher, a sports scientist, a chef, an actor and a singer.

Tina Daheley on a nightclub owner, a businessman, a fashion designer and a historian.

Matthew Bannister on a film editor, a historian, a doctor, a video game pioneer, a trainer