Bill Paterson salutes a Latin teacher, a fellow actor and a director
Reporter and writer Tom Bradby on his admiration for a brutally honest literary agent
Professor Robert Winston learned more than surgical prowess from two colleagues
James Caan on the influence of an entrepreneur on his business manner
Dom Jolly on how Dan Brook influenced Trigger Happy TV and Simon Kelner got him into journalism
Chris Hoy on Shane Sutton, head coach of the British cycling team
Lesley Garrett on the woman who gave her a voice – at home and on stage
Andrea Catherwood recalls the women who kickstarted her career
Ronan Keating on the honest opinions of the people behind his musical success
John Thomson recalls how acting and music were drummed into him
Murray Walker on the iron fists in velvet gloves that put him in pole position
Richard Briers on the men who gave him a helping hand
Dara O'Briain salutes the many people who shape his act - the crowd
Brian Blessed recalls the director who taught him to play the fool
Jodie Kidd on the woman that looked after her when her parents lived in America and how she taught her to be competitive
Chris Patten on Lord Carrington, who versed him in the fine art of delegation
Ryan Giggs pays tribute to his long-serving and legendary manager
Felix Dennis on the teacher who sparked his career and the mogul who guided it
Gerald Scarfe on a fellow cartoonist's unknown influence
Peter Alliss's father taught him to watch and ask the right questions
