Graham Kendall, 46, remembers being 14-years-old and lost in the Lake District with his dad

Jonathan Layton, 76, a retired railway engineer who lives in London, wishes he could have told his geography teacher Bunty what he meant to him

Marita Thomsen, 38, an interpreter who lives in London, sings the praises of Francesca and Kave, who are loving and generous

Pat Bacon, 69, a retired solicitor who lives in Walthamstow, says her older brother is her beacon and her role model

Designer Tatiana Heiss, 27, who lives in London, feels that her mother is beside her, guiding her

Gordon Fermer, a retired accountant, 79, says his old teacher pushed him and made him study

Roger Barbosa, 31, a restaurant receptionist, has lived in London for 10 years and is grateful for his schoolfriends coming to see him

Student Inguild Zaar Henriksen says she devoured history books her grandfather gave her as a child, sparking an interest that has hugely enriched her life

IT specialist Joshua Reynolds, 32, says he and his wife are incredibly lucky to have two sets of grandparents to help look after his two-year-old, Alfie

Maggie Rowley, 70, admires the way the veteran broadcaster is doing something that really matters in such a popular and accessible way

Helga Butcher, aged 53, says her late grandmother, a single parent of five children, who ran her own business, is still her role model

Alex Barger, 29, an accountant from North Carolina, was glad he met Bob Schuster at college, who took him under his wing

Laila Bokhari, 43, a politician who lives in Oslo, has already learned a thing or two about priorities from her young daughter

Trieve Blackwood-Cambridge, 23, an actor who lives in London, thanks his dad for being his biggest fan

Bridget Collins, 53, an IT trainer from Hampshire, says that her friend showed her the value of being independent and not compromising

Alex Baugh, aged 12, remembers the proud Welsh miner who loved rugby – and was full of funny stories and jokes

Sharon Griggins, 64, a library foundation fundraiser, is grateful to her elder sister Cynthia for challenging the status quo

Frank Otten, 51, who works in the food industry, says his partner lets him be who he is and is always supportive

Michael East, who teaches clinical medicine in London, is grateful for the stoic persistence of Mrs Craddock, who never gave up on him

Aamir Shahzad, a doctor in County Cork, says the family and friends who said he was wrong helped make him a better person