As BBC Television's Chief News Correspondent in the 80s and 90s, Kate Adie was present at keys events which defined those decades... Tiananmen Square, Gulf War 1, Bosnia, Libya and the Fall of the Berlin Wall to name but some of the stories she reported on.

As a female journalist in a male dominant world, Kate pushed back barriers – literally and metaphorically, to be at the centre of world events.

The 1979 Fastnet Yachting Race was one of Britain’s worst maritime events. What was meant to be a thrilling leisure activity turned in to disaster, when a perfect storm hit the race. 75 boats capsized, 5 sank and 19 people died.

Matt Sheahan was just 17 when he and his father set sail. Janet Grosvenor was Deputy Race Director. Both tell their story.

Yasmin Le Bon was synonymous with fashion in the 80s and 90s – living a lifestyle that millions aspired to. Working the catwalks of Paris and Milan for the likes of Lagerfeld, Versace and Christian Dior... she was one of the world’s most in demand models, at a time when the first Supermodels were household names.

She will tell us what the fashion industry was really like back then.

As producer and cameraman, Emma Napper and Tom Crowley are behind some of the most compelling moments of the BBC’s recent natural history shows including Planet Earth II, Frozen Planet and 7 Worlds One Planet.

The award winning scene with the iguana evading the snakes... that was them. Not only that, they are husband and wife!

Fronting 80s indie band Pop Will Eat Itself, Clint Mansell pioneered the use of samples in music years before it became mainstream. His band toured the world, had 4 hit albums and appeared on Top of the Pops multiple times.

When it all ended in 1996, Clint re-invented himself as one of the world’s most respected film score composers – working on movies including Requiem For A Dream, Moon, The Wrestler and Black Swan.

Cav is perhaps the greatest sprinter in the history of professional cycling, winning 30 stages in Le Tour De France, the Green Jersey in all 3 Grand Tours, a World Championship and the 2011 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

In a world of media trained athletes, he is also not afraid to speak his mind!