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The Mark Steel LectureEpisodes

    Billie HolidaySeries 2

    5/6Initially a hater of jazz music, the radical comedian profiles the singer and songwriter.

    Che GuevaraSeries 2

    4/6Profiling the revolutionary leader who became a left-wing hero, despite chronic asthma.

    Leonardo da VinciSeries 2

    3/6A profile of the Italian artist and scholar - genius or hopeless absent-minded buffoon?

    AristotleSeries 2

    2/6The radical comedian profiles the Greek philosopher, who he thinks was hard done by.

    Lord ByronSeries 2

    1/6The life and times of the 'mad, bad and dangerous to know' romantic poet.