2024
(2024)
Cast
Episodes
Dame Darcey Bussell on... The Magic of Dance 0.0
January 1, 2024
Renowned ballet dancer Dame Darcey Bussell introduces us to a gem from the BBC’s dance archives, The Magic of Dance, wh…
Penelope Keith Remembers... To the Manor Born 0.0
January 2, 2024
Penelope Keith casts an affectionate eye back on the much-loved sitcom To the Manor Born and her role as upper-class Au…
Andrew Davies Remembers... Pride and Prejudice 0.0
January 3, 2024
Andrew Davies looks back on Pride and Prejudice (1995) and talks about how he adapted the story from Jane Austen's clas…
Alan Yentob Remembers... Orson Welles 0.0
January 18, 2024
Orson Welles was the genius who changed the face of cinema with his 1941 directorial debut, Citizen Kane, and who becam…
Waris Hussein Remembers... A Passage to India 0.0
January 31, 2024
In 1965, a young Waris Hussein was perhaps the only experienced Indian director working in British television and was h…
Mel Brooks and Me - by Alan Yentob 0.0
February 8, 2024
As BBC Four marks the 50th anniversary of the classic film comedy ‘Blazing Saddles’, Alan Yentob looks back on his expe…
Claire Bloom Remembers… Anna Karenina 0.0
February 28, 2024
Claire Bloom introduces a rare screening of the BBC’s 1961 adaptation of Anna Karenina, in which she delivers one of he…
Miriam Margolyes Remembers… Cold Comfort Farm 0.0
March 6, 2024
National treasure Miriam Margolyes looks back on her role in the BBC’s 1995 adaptation of one of the much-loved jewels …
Alan Yentob Remembers… Ella Fitzgerald 0.0
March 30, 2024
Alan Yentob shares the fascinating story of how the 1974 broadcast of the great Ella Fitzgerald singing in Ronnie Scott…
William Gaunt and Marcia Warren Remember… No Place Like Home 0.0
April 2, 2024
Actors William Gaunt and Marcia Warren reunite for a look back at No Place Like Home, the BBC sitcom that ran from 1983…
Paul Abbott Remembers… Clocking Off 0.0
April 3, 2024
Acclaimed screenwriter Paul Abbott tells the story behind the creation of his 2000 Bafta-winning drama series Clocking …
Siân Phillips, Waris Hussein and Moira Armstrong Remember… Shoulder to Shoulder 0.0
April 17, 2024
Siân Phillips is joined by directors Moira Armstrong and Waris Hussein to look back on the 1974 drama series Shoulder t…
Mary Beard Remembers… Civilisation 0.0
April 21, 2024
Mary Beard delivers a personal introduction to Kenneth Clark’s landmark 1969 series, Civilisation, which became one of …
Peter Egan Remembers… A Perfect Spy 0.0
May 8, 2024
Peter Egan looks back on the BBC’s 1987 adaptation of John le Carre’s A Perfect Spy, one of the writer’s most acclaimed…
Helen Mirren Remembers… Blue Remembered Hills 0.0
June 2, 2024
Dame Helen Mirren looks back on her role in Dennis Potter’s seminal 1979 TV drama Blue Remembered Hills, one of the bes…
Wendy Craig Remembers… Butterflies 0.0
June 4, 2024
Carla Lane’s Butterflies was one of the best-loved sitcoms of the 1970s, following the life of frustrated housewife Ria…
Roy Clarke Remembers… A Foreign Field 0.0
June 5, 2024
Writer Roy Clarke is the man responsible for some of the BBC’s longest running and most popular sitcoms: Open All Hours…
Renny Rye Remembers… Karaoke 0.0
June 9, 2024
Director Renny Rye looks back on the part he played in Karaoke, one of television’s most unusual commissions – a unique…
Don Warrington and Tony Jordan Remember… Death in Paradise 0.0
June 12, 2024
For over ten years and more than 100 episodes, Death in Paradise has delivered fans an irresistible cocktail of sun, se…
Eileen Atkins Remembers… She Fell Among Thieves 0.0
June 16, 2024
Dame Eileen Atkins takes us back to 1920s France and a fantastic world of foul play, chateaus, dungeons and fast cars i…
Remembering… The Cops 0.0
June 19, 2024
In 1998, the BBC unveiled its latest look at the world of crime and policing, a new series called The Cops. Set in an u…
Eileen Atkins Remembers… Mrs Dalloway 0.0
June 20, 2024
In 1997, the film version of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway was released in cinemas, based on a screenplay by Dame Eilee…
Gloria Hunniford Remembers… Doris Day 0.0
June 27, 2024
In the 1950s and 60s, Doris Day ranked amongst cinema’s biggest box office stars, thanks to roles in films such as musi…
Trevor Eve Remembers… Waking the Dead 0.0
July 3, 2024
From its first appearance on our screens in 2000, Waking the Dead had viewers gripped by the activities of Detective Su…
GF Newman Remembers… Law and Order 0.0
July 10, 2024
In 1978, the BBC crime drama Law and Order so shocked the nation with its realistic depiction of a police force riddled…
David Olusoga Remembers… Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners 0.0
July 16, 2024
Historian, author and presenter David Olusoga looks back on how his 2015 documentary Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners h…
Richard Harrington Remembers… Hinterland 0.0
July 17, 2024
Actor Richard Harrington looks back on his role as DCI Tom Mathias in Hinterland, the acclaimed crime drama set in Aber…
Roy Clarke Remembers… Keeping Up Appearances 0.0
July 23, 2024
Acclaimed comedy writer Roy Clarke has an extraordinary legacy when it comes to popular British sitcoms - creating Last…
Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong and James Bolam Remember… New Tricks 0.0
July 24, 2024
Amanda Redman, James Bolam and Alun Armstrong, who formed the first incarnation of UCOS (Unsolved Crime and Open Case S…
Richard Eyre Remembers… Country 0.0
July 25, 2024
Celebrated theatre, film and television director Richard Eyre has forged links with some of Britain’s finest writers - …
Peter Davison Remembers… Campion 0.0
July 31, 2024
British screen legend Peter Davison sits down to give us an invaluable insight into the iconic 1989-1990 mystery drama …
Nathaniel Parker and Sharon Small Remember… The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 0.0
August 14, 2024
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries first appeared on our screens in 2001 and had viewers instantly hooked by the combinatio…
Dame Maureen Lipman Remembers… The Evacuees 0.0
September 1, 2024
Dame Maureen Lipman shares her experiences of playing her own mother-in-law in the TV film The Evacuees, an autobiograp…
Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers… Keeping Up Appearances 0.0
September 3, 2024
Dame Patricia Routledge recalls how the character of Hyacinth Bucket first entered her life and looks back on the part …
Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers… Miss Pym's Day Out 0.0
September 3, 2024
Miss Pym's Day Out saw Dame Patricia Routledge portray legendary author Barbara Pym in an RTS Award-winning episode of …
Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers… Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 0.0
September 3, 2024
Dame Patricia explains what attracted her to playing the woman who discovers an extraordinary talent for sleuthing in h…
Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers… Talking Heads 0.0
September 3, 2024
Talking Heads was Alan Bennett’s acclaimed series of one-off tele-plays, written specifically for a selection of some o…
Jed Mercurio and Martin Compston Remember… Line of Duty 0.0
September 4, 2024
Line of Duty creator, writer and showrunner, Jed Mercurio, and leading cast member Martin Compston, aka DI Steve Arnott…
Sally Wainwright Remembers… Happy Valley 0.0
September 11, 2024
Writer Sally Wainwright looks back on the origins of her Bafta-winning drama Happy Valley, which first appeared on the …
Peter Kosminsky Remembers… The Project 0.0
September 15, 2024
As a new Labour government settles into power with a huge majority under Keir Starmer, director Peter Kosminsky conside…
Alison O'Donnell Remembers… Shetland 0.0
September 18, 2024
As fans prepare for the arrival of series nine of the BBC’s long-running crime drama Shetland, actor Alison O’Donnell, …
Philip Glenister and Matthew Graham Remember… Life on Mars 0.0
October 2, 2024
Philip Glenister fires up the Cortina GXL one more time and takes a trip back in time to reflect on the hugely popular …
Edward Mirzoeff Remembers… 40 Minutes 0.0
October 6, 2024
Edward Mirzoeff, former BBC executive documentary producer and series editor of flagship series 40 Minutes, looks back …
Simon Schama Remembers… Landscape and Memory 0.0
October 7, 2024
Sir Simon Schama’s first foray into TV presenting, Landscape and Memory, presented a unique take on the links between n…
Mick Jackson Remembers… Threads 0.0
October 9, 2024
Ahead of a rare rescreening of the BBC’s apocalyptic drama Threads, director and producer Mick Jackson looks back to 19…
Angela Rippon Remembers… Top Gear 0.0
October 12, 2024
Angela Rippon buckles up for a trip down memory lane and checks the rear-view mirror before sharing her memories of wor…
Angela Rippon Remembers… Come Dancing 0.0
October 12, 2024
Angela Rippon’s love of dancing dates back to the ballet lessons she took as a young girl, and here – as she celebrates…
Christopher Timothy and Peter Davison Remember… All Creatures Great and Small 0.0
October 19, 2024
Actors Christopher Timothy and Peter Davison share their memories of working on the popular BBC drama series All Creatu…
Joan Bakewell Remembers… Nelson Mandela in Heart of the Matter 0.0
October 20, 2024
Joan Bakewell looks back on what she describes as the greatest moment of her career, her scoop interview with Nelson Ma…
Joan Bakewell Remembers… Marcel Duchamp in Late Night Line-Up 0.0
October 20, 2024
Joan Bakewell remembers her interview with legendary French artist and sculptor Marcel Duchamp, just months before his …
Peter McDougall Remembers… The Elephants' Graveyard 0.0
October 23, 2024
Playwright Peter McDougall looks back at his bittersweet Play for Today from 1976, which starred Billy Connolly.
Joan Bakewell Remembers… Bette Davis at the NFT 0.0
October 24, 2024
Joan Bakewell looks back fondly on her evening spent with the legendary screen actor Bette Davis in 1972. Joan was in a…
Gemma Arterton Remembers… Tess of the D'Urbervilles 0.0
October 30, 2024
David Nicholls's 2008 adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles provided Gemma Arterton with her first lea…
Christopher Eccleston Remembers… Jude 0.0
October 31, 2024
Thomas Hardy’s classic story of class, love and familial heartbreak was so shocking at the time of its release that Har…
Mary Beard Remembers… Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit 0.0
November 11, 2024
Professor Mary Beard is known for her explorations of the ancient world, but here looks back on her more recent past, a…
David Nicholls Remembers… Far from the Madding Crowd 0.0
November 14, 2024
Acclaimed novelist David Nicholls, perhaps best known for the best-selling One Day, looks back on the 2015 film of Thom…
Don Cupitt Remembers… The Sea of Faith 0.0
November 18, 2024
Don Cupitt, one of Britain’s leading Christian philosophers, once described by the Church Times as 'an ecclesiastical v…
Martin Scorsese Remembers… Powell and Pressburger 0.0
November 21, 2024
Acclaimed director Martin Scorsese introduces the BBC’s much-anticipated season of films by the legendary team of Micha…
Renny Rye Remembers… The Box of Delights 0.0
December 7, 2024
Director Renny Rye looks back on the BBC TV adaptation of John Masefield's 1935 fantasy children's novel.
Timothy Spall Remembers… Benjamin Zephaniah 0.0
December 7, 2024
Actor Timothy Spall shares his memories of working alongside Benjamin on the 1992 comedy drama Dread Poets Society. Thi…
Dame Judi Dench Remembers… Talking to a Stranger 0.0
December 8, 2024
Dame Judi Dench shares her memories of Talking to a Stranger, the groundbreaking 1960s drama by celebrated Z-Cars creat…
Dame Judi Dench Remembers… Mr and Mrs Edgehill 0.0
December 15, 2024
Dame Judi Dench looks back on her role in 1985s Mr and Mrs Edgehill, a one-off drama based on a Noel Coward short story…
Mackenzie Crook Remembers... Detectorists 0.0
December 23, 2024
Mackenzie Crook shares what inspired him to write his hit series Detectorists - a funny and touching series about a gro…
Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais Remember… Porridge 0.0
December 24, 2024
Fifty years on from when the prison doors first slammed shut on Norman Stanley Fletcher, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenai…
Zoë Wanamaker Remembers… David Copperfield 0.0
December 28, 2024
Actor Zoë Wanamaker recalls the BBC's 1999 star-studded adaptation of the Dickens classic.
Derek Jacobi Remembers… Much Ado About Nothing 0.0
December 28, 2024
Sir Derek Jacobi looks back on the filmed version of Franco Zeffirelli’s famous 1960s production of Much Ado About Noth…