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With Great Pleasure
Series bringing fresh insight into lives through literature, with guest presenters.
BBC Radio 4
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Mark Lawson Talks To...
Mark Lawson in conversation with famous personalities from all walks of life
BBC Four
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The Truth about Len Deighton
Profile of best-selling author Len Deighton, creator of the Harry Palmer thriller series.
BBC Four
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Living with Harry Potter
Author J K Rowling and Stephen Fry discuss the Harry Potter book series.
BBC Radio 4
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Trollope on Austen
Novelist Joanna Trollope explores the work of her favourite author, Jane Austen.
BBC Radio 4
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A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Zephaniah revisits his home town, Birmingham, on a mission to compose a new poem.
BBC One
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Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
Jim White takes a road trip into the heart of the poor white American South. (2004)
BBC
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Vivienne Westwood Talks to Kirsty Wark
Kirsty Wark interviews fashion icon Vivienne Westwood.
BBC Four
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Roy Lichtenstein: Pop Idol
Roy Lichtenstein revolutionised art with his cartoon images of American culture. (2004)
BBC
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Rossetti - Sex, Drugs and Oil Paint
Andrew Graham-Dixon considers the work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. (2003)
BBC
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Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
Revealing documentary about the creation and shooting of the acclaimed comedy movie.
BBC Two
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One Foot in Arthur's Seat
Actor Ian Richardson walks up Arthur's Seat, which overlooks the city of Edinburgh.
BBC Four
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Scene by Scene
Actors and film-makers talk, often in frank depth, about their work and lives.
BBC Two
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American Visions
Series about the history of American art, presented by art critic Robert Hughes.
BBC Two
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Angelou on Burns
Writer and poet Maya Angelou goes on a pilgrimage to Burns Country in Scotland.
BBC Two
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Reputations
Documentary profiles examining well-known figures from the world of entertainment.
BBC Two
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Tales of Rock 'n' Roll: Heartbreak Hotel
A look at Elvis Presley's first million-selling release, Heartbreak Hotel.
BBC Two
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Humphrey Burton: The Huw Wheldon Lecture
Humphrey Burton gives a first-hand account of the achievements of arts programme Monitor.
BBC Two
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Margot Fonteyn
A tribute to Dame Margot Fonteyn, first broadcast shortly after her death in 1991.
BBC Two
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Artists on Film: Scenes from Working Lives
Series featuring BBC archive footage of major British painters and sculptors.
BBC Two
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Eve and Marilyn
Eve Arnold recalls photographing Marilyn Monroe and talks about their friendship.
BBC Two
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Poems in Their Place: Thomas Hardy
Dr Robert Gittings visits Sturminster Newton, where Thomas Hardy enjoyed two happy years.
BBC Two
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Beardsley and his Work
Aubrey Beardsley's drawings still retain their power to amuse and to shock. (1982)
BBC
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World of Difference
Series of programmes looking at how different professions have changed over the years.
BBC Two
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Julian Bream Masterclass
Series of informal masterclasses by the renowned guitarist Julian Bream.
BBC Four
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Romeo and Juliet with Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn
Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev star in the Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet. From 1977.
BBC Two
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Summer of '76: Away from It All
The Harris family put aside their problems and make the best of the summer of 1976.
BBC Two
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Augustus and Gwen: The Fire and the Fountain
The story of Augustus John and his sister Gwen. (1975)
BBC
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Daphne du Maurier Talks to Wilfred De'Ath
Author Daphne du Maurier is interviewed in her Cornwall home by Wilfred De'Ath.
BBC Four
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Personal Cinema: Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith talks to Michael Aspel about her career and success. First broadcast in 1970.
BBC Two
