Icons

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   E1. Leaders

   Jan 8, 2019 · 60m

   During his illustrious broadcasting career, Sir Trevor McDonald has interviewed many of the top politicians of our time. In the first episode of Icons, he argues that a political leader deserves to be crowned the public's icon of the 20th Century. From the darkness of 1940s Blitz Britain to a hopeful new South Africa, Sir Trevor tells a story of four iconic leaders: Winston Churchill, Franklin D Roosevelt, Margaret Thatcher and Nelson Mandela.

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   E2. Explorers

   Jan 9, 2019 · 60m

   The second in series charts the story of exploration in the 20th century with the public deciding who the greatest explorer was.

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   E3. Scientists

   Jan 14, 2019 · 60m

   Exploring the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Chris Packham assesses the lives of Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Alan Turing and Tu You You.

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   E4. Entertainers

   Jan 15, 2019 · 60m

   Exploring the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Kathleen Turner looks at Charlie Chaplin, Billie Holiday, Marilyn Monroe and David Bowie.

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   E5. Activists

   Jan 21, 2019 · 60m

   Exploring the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Examining the lives of Emmeline Pankhurst, Mahatma Gandhi, Helen Keller and Martin Luther King Jr.

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   E6. Sports

   Jan 22, 2019 · 60m

   Exploring the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Exploring the legacies of sports stars Pele, Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King and Tanni Grey-Thompson.

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