Great Lives: Sir John Timpson Picks Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw

Series 10, episode 4

Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw was born Kathleen Timpson in 1912. Deaf from an early age, she went on to have a brilliant career and is best known for her contribution to pandiagonal magic squares. She was also heavily involved in the establishment of the Royal Northern College of Music and was an advisor to Mrs Thatcher's government on education. She is nominated by John Timpson, chairman of the high street shoe repair shop that bears his name, and there are contributions from Ems Lord, research fellow at Clare Hall and director of NRICH

Cast (unconfirmed)

Matthew Parris
John Timpson