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Iszi Lawrence on Diana Barnato Walker
Iszi Lawrence chooses record-breaking aviator Diana Barnato Walker

Mohammad Mossadegh, PM of Iran ousted in a coup
Mohammad Mossadegh was toppled in a coup in Iran in 1953.

Ken Loach on Gerrard Winstanley
Ken Loach on Gerrard Winstanley.

Chi-chi Nwanoku on Jessye Norman
Chi-chi Nwanoku picks the American singer Jessye Norman who became a global star of opera.

Lady Eve Balfour
Lady Eve Balfour was a pioneering organic farmer and founder of the Soil Association.

Ninette de Valois
‘The Godmother of English ballet’, Dame Ninette De Valois

Ludwig Koch
Chris Watson on Ludwig Koch

Kate Raworth on Donella Meadows
Economist Kate Raworth chooses the Environmental Scientist Donella 'Dana' Meadows

Sophie Scott on Hattie Jacques
Neuroscientist Sophie Scott chooses comedy legend, Hattie Jacques

Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore and London Zoo
The head of ZSL, Matthew Gould, picks the founder of London Zoo