
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


(Photo: Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky)
Matthew Bannister on
The Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, known for playing leading operatic roles - and for his silver hair and matinee idol looks.
Unity Spencer who overcame a dysfunctional upbringing as the daughter of the painter Stanley Spencer to be recognised as an accomplished artist in her own right.
Lewis Golden, the war veteran who set up the successful Everest Double Glazing business.
John Butler - piano tuner to stars like Oscar Peterson, Sammy Davis Junior and Frank Sinatra.
And Joy Lofthouse, one of the last surviving female pilots who delivered Spitfires to their airbases during the war.
By BBC Radio 44.5
3737 ratings
(Photo: Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky)
Matthew Bannister on
The Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, known for playing leading operatic roles - and for his silver hair and matinee idol looks.
Unity Spencer who overcame a dysfunctional upbringing as the daughter of the painter Stanley Spencer to be recognised as an accomplished artist in her own right.
Lewis Golden, the war veteran who set up the successful Everest Double Glazing business.
John Butler - piano tuner to stars like Oscar Peterson, Sammy Davis Junior and Frank Sinatra.
And Joy Lofthouse, one of the last surviving female pilots who delivered Spitfires to their airbases during the war.

7,595 Listeners

378 Listeners

1,055 Listeners

5,459 Listeners

1,803 Listeners

1,750 Listeners

1,042 Listeners

2,114 Listeners

2,090 Listeners

1,978 Listeners

477 Listeners

106 Listeners

39 Listeners

266 Listeners

158 Listeners

131 Listeners

243 Listeners

85 Listeners

42 Listeners

45 Listeners

4,164 Listeners

3,193 Listeners

723 Listeners

83 Listeners

48 Listeners