Great Lives Folgen

Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris.Poet Simon Armitage nominates Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, who took his own life in 1980 at the age of 23. Curtis's fellow band member Peter Hook remembers his friend.

"Whenever I have too much to drink, I bang on about Dante ...." Sarah Vine makes a choice from the heart - the great Italian writer Dante Alighieri, father of the Italian language and author of the Divine Comedy. "I'm not an expert," she says, "mine is more of a romantic infatuation." As well as the outspoken Daily Mail columnist, Matthew Parris is joined by Claire Honess, professor of Italian studies at Leeds University. Together they piece together an extraordinary life. Includes extracts from Radio 4's production of the Divine Comedy starring John Hurt Producer: Miles WardeFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2014.

Solo percussionist, Evelyn Glennie explains her admiration for cellist, Jacqueline Du Pre.Presented by Matthew Parris.With music writer and broadcaster, Stephen Johnson.Producer: Perminder KhatkarFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2014.