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A national poll was run in 2001 to ask the British public to name the greatest Briton of all time. An accompanying television show and this book, which lists the top 100 results, f ollowed. This lavish museum book dives into more detail for the top ten, and discusses the controversies surrounding the project. Essays and chapters by Mark Harrison, Brian Harrison, Fiona Shaw, Michael Portillo, Richard Holmes, Tristram Hunt, Lucy Moore, Jeremy Clarkson, Andrew Marr, Mo Mowlam, Alan Davies, Rosie Boycott. Lavish illustrations. Printed on glossy heavy paper with faux DJ cover. National Portait Gallery, London, 2002. List $30. NEW. $14.00 Show more