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The tough talking White House correspondent Helen Thomas. She asked hard questions of Presidents from Kennedy to Bush. General Colin Powell pays tribute.

The Northern painter William Turner - who only achieved fame in his eighties.

The comedian and director Mel Smith: Stephen Poliakoff and Mary Kenny celebrate his acting talent.

Dr James Martin - the technologist and philanthropist who predicted the rise of the internet.

And the rackety life of bluesman T Model Ford - who fathered 26 children and served ten years in prison for a killing. Show less