Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century

An exploration of the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th Century.

An exploration of the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th Century.

Chris Packham considers the 20th century's scientists, including Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Alan Turing and Tu Youyou; he explores their discoveries and the human stories behind them.

An exploration of the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th Century.

Sanjeev Bhaskar weighs up the 20th century activists, including Emmeline Pankhurst, Mahatma Gandhi, Helen Keller and Martin Luther King Jr.; he assesses their qualities and the ways in which each of them fought for their cause.

An exploration of the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th Century.

Lily Cole weighs up the 20th century's great artists and writers, exploring the lives of Pablo Picasso, Virginia Woolf, Alfred Hitchcock and Andy Warhol, finding out what inspired their most celebrated works and why they still resonate.

An exploration of the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th Century.