Top Of The Class

First broadcast from 20080728 to 20080818.

John Wilson meets leading figures in their fields and takes them back to the places and people they left behind but who influenced their later success.

 
 
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01Bill Morris2008072820090730Former trade union leader Bill Morris returns to the car component manufacturer in Birmingham where he began work as an 18-year-old in overalls on the factory floor in 1954.
02Tasmin Little2008080420090723Internationally acclaimed violinist Tasmin Little returns to the Yehudi Menuhin School where she began her musical education as a young prodigy at the age of 8. She is reunited with her teacher Pauline Scott, who nurtured her talent and helped her become the player she is today.
03Lauren Child2008081120090806Children's author Lauren Child goes back to her comprehensive school to meet her former teachers and best friend.
04 LASTGary Rhodes2008081820090716Gary Rhodes is reunited with his best friend from catering college and the lecturer who taught him everything he knew.