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The Conservative politician Lord Parkinson. He masterminded the 1983 election victory but was forced to resign when his affair with his secretary was revealed.
Bill Mitchell, who lived and breathed the Yorkshire Dales, editing the Dalesman magazine and writing hundreds of books.
Paddy Doherty, the Irish Republican activist who played a leading role in Derry's 1969 Battle of the Bogside.
Henry Worsley, the former SAS soldier and explorer who died whilst attempting the first solo unaided crossing of Antarctica.
And Dr Gladys-Marie Fry, the folklorist who chronicled the African American experience.
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Matthew Bannister on
The Conservative politician Lord Parkinson. He masterminded the 1983 election victory but was forced to resign when his affair with his secretary was revealed.
Bill Mitchell, who lived and breathed the Yorkshire Dales, editing the Dalesman magazine and writing hundreds of books.
Paddy Doherty, the Irish Republican activist who played a leading role in Derry's 1969 Battle of the Bogside.
Henry Worsley, the former SAS soldier and explorer who died whilst attempting the first solo unaided crossing of Antarctica.
And Dr Gladys-Marie Fry, the folklorist who chronicled the African American experience.

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