Alistair Cooke (1908–2004)

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5. Simon Schama

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6. Claire Tomalin

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7. Gore Vidal

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8. Jeremy Paxman

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9. Jacob Bronowski

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10. Elizabeth David

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11. David Attenborough

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12. Gervase Phinn

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13. Niall Ferguson

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14. Bruce Catton

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15. Alan Bennett

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16. Paul Theroux

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17. Tony Harrison

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18. Primo Levi

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19. Eric Schlosser

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20. Pat Barker

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