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1971
Margaret Drabble, JB Priestley, Anthony Thwaite
1972
Kingsley Amis, Lady Antonia Fraser, George Malcolm Thompson
1973
Elizabeth Jane Howard, Laurie Lee, James Pope-Hennessy
1974
Nina Bawden, Maurice Edelman, CP Snow
1975
Michael Meyer, Robert Robinson, Claire Tomalin
1976
Susan Hill, David Holloway, AJP Taylor
1977
Anthony Hern, Frank Muir, Lynne Reid-Banks
1978
Beryl Bainbridge, Anne Scott-James, Ion Trewin
1979
Jacky Gillott, Michael Holroyd, John Whitley
1980
Nicholas Bagnall, Penelope Mortimer, Dr John Rae
1981
Andrew Boyle, Penelope Lively, Paul Theroux
1982
Roald Dahl, Peter Giddy, John Grigg
1983
Frank Delaney, John Elsley, Jane Gardam, Elizabeth Longford
1984/5
Martin Amis, Hunter Davies, John Hyams,
Edna O'Brien, Jill Paton Walsh, Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson
1985
Richard Branson, Bob Cattell, Eva Figes
Bryan Forbes, John Ford, Peter Giddy
Benny Green, Ian Hamilton, Nigel Hamilton,
Philip Howard, Ralph James, John May
Eva Moore, Denis Murphy, Philippa Pearce
Peter Porter, Mary Quant, Alison Rimmer
The Baroness Warnock, Shirley Williams, David Wood
1986
Fleur Adcock, Barbara Buckley, Helen Cresswell
Roger Cole, Richard Gill, Sir Michael Havers
Ronald Hayman, David Holloway, Richard Holmes
Jennifer Johnston, Verity Lambert, Ken Livingstone
Bob Marshall, Bel Mooney, Colin Morgan
Paul Muldoon, Bruce Oldfield, Helen Paiba
Dr Robert Runcie, Joy Sinclair, Rose Tremain
1987
Dannie Abse, Joan Aiken, Fiona Booth
Roger Bowen, Heather Brigstocke, John Cheshire
Judy Cooke, Douglas Dunn, Sebastian Faulks
John Grigg, Valerie Grove, Sir John Harvey-Jones
Susan Hill, Ludovic Kennedy, Rabbi Julia Neuberger
Ben Pimlott, Alan Plater, Professor Jon Stallworthy
Antony Thorncroft, Rose Tremain, Andreas Whittam-Smith
1988
Kate Adie, Tessa Blackstone, Wendy Cope
Monica Dickens, Gerald Durrell, DJ Enright
Sally Feldman, Clement Freud, Max Hastings
John Hitchin, Anthony Howard, Douglas Hurd
John Hyams, Alan Jenkins, Penny Perrick
John Parry, Nicholas Shakespeare, Robin Stringer
Fay Weldon, Diana Wynne Jones, Roy Yates
1989
Bryan Appleyard, Mary Archer, Hazel Broadfoot
David Cook, Richard Eyre, Nigel Forde
Jane Gardam, Roy Hattersley, Catherine Heath
Val Hennessy, Gene Kemp, Brenda Maddox
Denis Murphy, Peter Porter, Libby Purves
Ned Sherrin, Janet Street-Porter, Mark Wait
John Walsh, Timothy Waterstone, David Wood
1990
Sybille Bedford, Malcolm Bradbury, Frank Brazier
Rob Carr-Archer, Penelope Fitzgerald, Joanna Foster
Patricia Hodgson, Anna Home, Jeremy Isaacs
Gerald Kaufman, Roger McGough, Brian Morton
Stephanie Nettell, Michael Palin, Ben Pimlott
Simon Rae, Michael Ratcliffe,
John Rowe Townsend
Lynne Truss, Charles Wheeler, Norman Willis
1991
Mark Amory, Michael Church, John Cole
Lindsey Fraser, Michael Howard MP, Liz Lochhead
Nicholas Mosley, Gill Pyrah, Hilary Spurling
Roy Strong, Lawrence Sail, Alice Thomas Ellis
Ann Thwaite, Anthony Thwaite, Barbara Trapido
Donald Trelford, John Walsh, Timberlake Wertenbaker
David Wilkinson, Ed Wilson, Philip Ziegler
1992
Willie Anderson, Catherine Lockerbie, Bernice Rubens
Martin Lee, Pat McLoughlin, Max Stafford-Clark
Douglas Dunn, Grace Nichols, Susan Roberts
Edward Blishen, PD James, Brian Walden
Diana Hendry, Andrew Hollingsworth, Bill Oddie
Joan Bakewell, Elizabeth Esteve-Coll, John Hanson, John Hitchin, Richard Lambert, Peter Sissons
1993
David Benedictus, David Mellor, Fay Weldon
James Heneage, Philip Hobsbawn, Daniel Johnson
Roger Bratchell, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Andrew Motion
Lynn Barber, Antonia Fraser, Harriet Harvey-Wood
Sue Arnold, Gillian Cross, Fay Sinai
Adrian Noble, Philip Joseph, Peter Preston, Ruth Rendell, Polly Toynbee, William Waldegrave
1994
Susan Hill, Harry Ritchie, Bing Taylor
John Coldstream, Penelope Mortimer, Marina Warner
Clare Francis, Andrew Sinclair, AN Wilson
Sean O'Brien, David Taylor, Auberon Waugh
Adele Geras, Sue Townsend, Liz Woodhead
Barbara Amiel, Howard Davies, David Hunt MP, Anne Robinson, Terry Waite, Jeremy Paxman
Bold denotes final judging panel member
1995
Novel: Candia McWilliam, Miriam Gross, Joe Sinyor
First Novel: Rachel Cusk, Hilary Mantel, Jason Cowley
Biography: Sir Julian Critchley, Douglas Schatz, Peter Grosvenor
Poetry: Adrian Mitchell, Jackie Kay, Sophie Leek
Children's Book: Nanette Newman, Sonia Benster, Simon Tait
Professor Richard Hoggart (Chair), Jane Asher, Frances Edmonds, Sheena McDonald
1996
Novel: Geordie Greig, Lisa Jardine, Josephine Hart
First Novel: Alain de Botton, Jo Howard, James Walton
Biography: Magnus Linklater, David McRedmond, Miranda Seymour
Poetry: Simon Armitage, Jan Dalley, Tom Velickovic
Children's Book: Joanna Carey, Elizabeth Hammill, Jacqueline Wilson (Cameron Queen, Ela Stevenson)
Professor Malcolm Bradbury (Chair), Ian Hislop, Will Hutton, Maureen Lipman
1997
Novel: Findlay Caldwell, Stephen Moss, Fay Weldon
First Novel: Elizabeth Buchan, Helen Dunmore, Albert Read
Biography: Alison Blair-Underwood, Selina Hastings, Boyd Tonkin
Poetry: Carol Ann Duffy, Lord Gowrie, Robert Nye
Children's Book: Anne Fine, Damian Kelleher, Jenny Morris (Sally Inwood, Maria Adey)
Professor Jeremy Treglown (Chair), Edwina Currie, Jonathan Ross, Peter Stothard
1998
Novel: Suzi Feay, Allan Massie, Deborah Moggach
First Novel: Peter Florence, Shena Mackay, Jane Mays
Biography: Sarah Bradford, Roger Katz, Brian MacArthur
Poetry: U A Fanthorpe, P J Kavanagh, Nick Rennison
Chidlren's Book: Floella Benjamin, Malorie Blackman, Steve Hocking (Elliot Ross, Katherine Westall)
Raymond Seitz (Chair), Rosie Boycott, Magnus Magnusson, Kirsty Young
1999
Novel: Robert Harris, Hartley Moorhouse, Jenni Murray
First Novel: Kate Saunders, Erica Wagner, Nigel Williams
Biography: Sarah Anderson, Anthony Holden, Jackie Wullschlager
Poetry: Susan Blishen, Glyn Maxwell, Jamie McKendrick
Children's Book: Nicolette Jones, Simon Puttock, Sandi Toksvig (Laura Southall, Kate Lawrence, John Boucher)
Dr Eric Anderson (Chair), Jerry Hall, Imogen Stubbs, Ann Widdecombe
2000
Novel: Sally Beauman, Rachel Holmes, Alex Linklater
First Novel: Paul Davies, Penny Vincenzi, Minette Walters
Biography: Michael Holroyd, Claire Minett, David Sexton
Poetry: David Lea, Jo Shapcott, Jon Turney
Children's Book: Kate Agnew, Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Michael Morpurgo (Eleanor Pullan, Adam Usden)
Sir Tim Rice (Chair), Clare Balding, Alan Davies, Matthew Pinsent, Penny Smith
2001
Novel: Esther Freud, Mary Loudon, Tim O’Kelly
First Novel: Brian Case, Giles Foden, Jane Rogers
Biography: Mike Brookes-Sullivan, Kathryn Hughes, Stella Tillyard
Poetry: Harry Eyres, Daisy Goodwin, Tobias Hill
Children's Book: Julia Eccleshare, Roy Flowers, Jamila Gavin, Lizo Mzimba (Annalisa Middleton, Harry Cheetham)
Jon Snow (chair), Saffron Burrows, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Denise Lewis OBE
2002
Novel: Michael Dobbs, Vanessa Eversfield, Peter Kemp
First Novel: James Daunt, Bonnie Greer, Joanna Trollope
Biography: Dylan Jones, Adam Sisman, Karen Tyerman
Poetry: Jonathan Barker, Wendy Cope, Tom Sutcliffe
Children's Book: Geraldine McCaughrean, Jane Robertson, S F Said, Lizo Mzimba (Saijal Reahal, Tim Wickson)
Ian Hislop (chair), Julian Fellowes, Hermione Norris, Joely Richardson
2003
Novel: Philip Hensher, Mark Lawson, Kate Summerscale
First Novel: Tim Lott, Jane Moore, Patrick Neale
Poetry: Andy Ching, Andrew Motion CBE, Christina Patterson
Biography: Ysenda Maxtone Graham, James Naughtie, Laurence Howell
Children's Book: Jenny Agutter, Colin Brabazon, Gillian Cross, Lizo Mzimba (Niral Panchal, Jacquie Peate)
Joan Bakewell CBE (chair), Bill Bryson, Ralph Fiennes, Meera Syal, Liza Tarbuck
2004
Novel: Toby Bourne, Jenny Colgan, Amanda Craig
First Novel: Joanne Harris, Caroline Gascoigne, Robert Palmer
Poetry: Philip Bell, Lavinia Greenlaw, Luke Leitch
Biography: Roy Hattersley, Claire Armitstead, Mary James
Children's Book: Kevin Crossley-Holland, Katie Derham, Sharon Sperling
Sir Trevor McDonald (chair), Mariella Frostrup, Hugh Grant, Michael Portillo
2005
Novel: Alex Clark, Philippa Gregory, John Humphrys
First Novel: Susanna Rustin, Robert Topping, Arabella Weir
Poetry: Ciaran Carson, Suzie Doore, Robert Potts
Biography: Margaret Drabble, Frances Wilson, Jon Woolcott
Children's Book: Lizo Mzimba, Linda Newbery, Gervase Phinn, 2 young judges
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