Artistes of the Month
Luke Johnson

Luke Johnson studied medicine at Oxford University graduating in 1983. He then worked as media analyst at stockbroker Grieveson Grant (subsequently Kleinwort Benson Securities).
Luke took control of PizzaExpress in 1993 and subsequently became Chairman. He grew the business from 12 owned restaurants to over 250, and the share price from 40p to over 900p.
Jack Valentine

So is this guy really London's number one Frank Sinatra tribute artist? Well, Sinatra's life spanned almost the entire twentieth century, and when he left, he left behind a legacy of a million billion fans, five generations of music lovers and more to come, who'll forever look to the stars and remember the greatest interpretative romantic, ring-a-dinging swinging jazz voice that ever lived.
Gavin Esler

Gavin Esler joined the Newsnight presenting team in January 2003. He has anchored BBC News 24 since 1997 and reported for news and documentary programmes across Europe, Russia, China and North and South America.
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