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Zhu Rongji: The reformist Chinese Premier who ordered 100 coffins
Also, Professor Paul Veys, actress Hayden Panettiere and conservationist Rosemary Parslow.
William Orbit: The pioneering DJ who reinvented Madonna
Also, Long Marcher Wang Quanying journalist Lady Hornby and horse trainer Monty Roberts.
Rod Liddle: Part-time punk turned professional provocateur
Also, music manager Vicki Wickham, artist Simone Forti and director Justin Hardy.
Gunther von Hagens: The life of "Dr Death" the man who founded Body Worlds
Also, businessman Sir Ian Wood, historian Juliet Gardiner, and dancer Dinkie Flowers.
Brenda Fricker: The first Irish woman to win an Oscar
Also, journalist David Willey, horticulturalist David Austin and aviator Wally Funk.
Sam Neill: The silent child with a stutter who became a movie star
Matthew Bannister on two actors, a musician and a chef.
Bonnie Tyler: How the "sweet soul singer" found her growl
Matthew Bannister on an iconic singer, dissident bookseller, cosmonaut and a TV director.
The Good Life of Dame Penelope Keith
Matthew Bannister on an acting icon, crusading journalist, silent sister, ringmistress.
"He became one of the most powerful men in the world鈥� - the story of the man who shaped modern economics
John Wilson on an economist, a visible difference campaigner, a sailor and a singer.
A 鈥渂one marrow love for the Labour party鈥� Lord Kinnock remembers Lord Hattersley
Matthew Bannister on a politician, a speech therapist, a journalist and a musician.
