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My history hero Michelle Gayle chooses James Baldwin . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Tim Dunn chooses John Betjeman . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Monica Ali chooses Richard Burton . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Phil Tufnell chooses Denis Compton . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Micheal Rosen and Émile Zola
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My history hero Michael Rosen chooses Émile Zola . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Reeta Chakrabarti and Janusz Korczak
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My history hero Reeta Chakrabarti chooses Janusz Korczak . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Iain Dale chooses Ronald Reagan . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Sam Naz chooses Noor Inayat Khan . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Jeremy Bowen chooses Vincent Sheean . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Paterson Joseph and Ignatius Sancho
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My history hero Paterson Joseph chooses Ignatius Sancho . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Adam Henson and Robert Bakewell
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My history hero Adam Henson chooses Robert Bakewell . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Ian Hislop and Alfred the Great
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My history hero Ian Hislop chooses Alfred the Great . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert and Edward Jenner
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My history hero Dame Sarah Gilbert chooses Edward Jenner . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Sarah Smith and Eleanor of Aquitaine
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My history hero Sarah Smith chooses Eleanor of Aquitaine . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Craig Charles and Muhammad Ali
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My history hero Craig Charles chooses Muhammad Ali . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.