<p>Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.</p>
| Title | Date published | ||
| Susie Dent on Thomas Mann | 2023-08-01 | ||
| Tony Benn | 2023-06-01 | ||
| Jon Ronson picks Terry Hall of The Specials | 2023-05-16 | ||
| Sir Edward Coke, prosecutor of Guy Fawkes | 2023-05-10 | ||
| Kofi Annan | 2023-05-02 | ||
| Frank Zappa | 2023-04-25 | ||
| Frederick the Great of Prussia | 2023-04-11 | ||
| Arthur Ashe | 2023-04-04 | ||
| Astrid Lindgren, creator of Pippi Longstocking | 2023-02-20 | ||
| Adjoa Andoh on Zora Neale Hurston | 2023-01-24 | ||
| Comedian Chris McCausland on Kurt Cobain | 2023-01-17 | ||
| Roger Deakin, wild swimmer and author of Waterlogged | 2023-01-09 | ||
| Minette Batters on Henry Plumb | 2023-01-03 | ||
| Bob Harris on Sir Matt Busby, Manchester United manager | 2022-12-27 | ||
| Noddy Holder on Chuck Berry | 2022-12-20 | ||
| Olivia Laing on Christopher Lloyd, Gardener and Writer | 2022-12-13 | ||
| Olia Hercules on Alla Horska, Ukrainian painter | 2022-12-09 | ||
| Bonnie Greer on the Women of the Morant Bay Rebellion | 2022-09-28 | ||
| George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood nominated by Lesley Garrett | 2022-09-13 | ||
| Romy Gill on poet Amrita Pritam | 2022-09-06 |