In interviews ranging from 1955 to 1980, Alfred Hitchcock talks about the time he was locked in a police cell when he was a child and being typecast as a director of thrillers. He also discusses...

In interviews ranging from 1960 to 1972, Noël Coward talks about being a legend; whether he is a cynical writer; his early days in acting and about his early reputation for upsetting fellow...

In interviews ranging from 1972 to 1989, Roald Dahl talks about writing for children; his medical inventions to aid his ailing son and wife (the actress Patricia Neal) when they were seriously...

This fascinating collection of archive interviews with the acclaimed playwright, whose centenary was celebrated in 2011, begins in 1969 with a radio appearance on Out This Week. It culminates with...

A fascinating chance to hear Alan Ayckbourn talk about his life and career, in a selection of interviews taken from the BBC radio and TV archive. Alan Ayckbourn is a multi-award-winning...

A fascinating chance to hear P. D. James talk about her life and career, in a selection of interviews taken from the BBC radio and TV archive. Due to the age and nature of this archive material,...

A fascinating chance to hear John le CarrÃtalk about his life and career, in a selection of interviews taken from the BBC radio and TV archive. John le CarrÃis a bestselling author whose books...

In this fascinating collection of interviews from the BBC radio and TV archive, John Betjeman (Poet Laureate 1972) talks about his life and career as one of the foremost poets of the 20th century....

In this fascinating collection of interviews from the BBC radio and TV archive, Spike Milligan talks about his life and career as one of the foremost comedy writers and performers of the 20th...

In interviews ranging from 1968 to 2009, Paul McCartney talks about touring the UK with Wings (which was then a new band); a mid-70s offer to re-form the Beatles; the early days of the Beatles,...

Regarded by many as the greatest actor of the 20th Century, Laurence Olivier enjoyed a career in film, theatre and television, winning multiple awards along the way from the 1920s to the 1980s....

In a fascinating collection of archive interviews with the celebrated writer, presenter and polymath, you can hear - in his own words - the beliefs and aspirations that have shaped him. The...

This fascinating collection of archive interviews with the much-loved comedy actor and diarist begins in 1961, with an appearance on the BBC TV Tonight programme, and culminates in 1987 when...

This fascinating collection of archive interviews with the renowned actress and MP begins with a radio interview in 1970 and runs through to a guest appearance on Desert Island Discs in 1997....

A fascinating chance to hear the late Peter Ustinov talk about his life and career, in a selection of interviews taken from the BBC radio and TV archive. Peter Ustinov was an actor, director,...

A fascinating chance to hear the late Beryl Reid talk about her life and career, in a selection of interviews taken from the BBC radio and TV archive. Beryl Reid, OBE, (1919-1996) was one of...

In interviews ranging from 1958 to 1987, Bette Davis talks about visiting England; her career as a star; the film studio’s attempts to change her name and image, and the Hollywood film...

In interviews ranging from 1963 to 2009, Shirley Bassey talks about her childhood in Tiger Bay; being a tomboy, and how she began her singing career. As well as clothes, concerts and...

John Lennon was a world famous and influential singer/songwriter and former member of the Beatles. Here he discusses his life and achievements in a series of interviews from the BBC radio and TV...

This fascinating collection of archive interviews with the celebrated footballer begins in the 1970s, when George Best is enjoying success at a young age. It continues into the 1980s, by which...

A fascinating chance to hear Steve Redgrave talk about his life and career, in a selection of interviews taken from the BBC radio and TV archive. Sir Steve Redgrave is a former British rower who...

In this fascinating collection of interviews from the BBC radio and TV archive, Martina Navratilova talks about her life and career as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. The...

A fascinating chance to hear Stirling Moss talk about his life and career, in a selection of interviews taken from the BBC radio and TV archive. Sir Stirling Moss, OBE, is a legendary British...

Fred Perry conquered the tennis world and remains the last Englishman to win Wimbledon. Yet despite achieving fame and fortune, his life began in humble surroundings on the banks of the River Goyt...

In interviews ranging from 1972 to 2000, Brian Clough talks about ‘the real Brian Clough’ - how he is perceived by other people; his bluntness and forceful opinions, and what makes him a good...

This fascinating collection of archive interviews with the legendary champion boxer begins in 1965 with an interview with Harry Carpenter, and culminates with a TV interview with Joanna Lumley in...

This monumental Pulitzer Prize-winning saga and iconic bestseller is available for the first time on audio. 'Roots' begins with a birth in an African village in 1750, and ends two centuries later...

Nabokov famously decreed his works "art for art's sake," drawing ire from other Russian exiles like Solzhenitsyn, who wondered why emigre authors like Nabokov did not write about the "blood...

A fascinating collection of archive interviews with the famed lead singer of the Rolling Stones. In this archive we hear--in his owns words--about being the voice of his generation. He talks about...

In 1954, in a remote South American village, a four-year-old girl was abducted and then abandoned deep in the Colombian rainforest. So begins the incredible true story of Marina Chapman, who went...

Poland, 1939. Three-year-old Renata is woken in the middle of the night and bundled into the basement. No one has explained to Renata what war is. She only knows her Tatus, a doctor, is in Europe...

Winner of The Sony Radio Academy Award for Best Music Documentary. Nina's daughter Simone explores the life and career of her mother - the protest singer, jazz chanteuse, blues artist and live...

In the second episode of this two-part documentary series, Nina's daughter Simone explores her mother's musical style and what she was like as a live performer. Her musical style can only be...

Much has happened to Gabrielle Reece since her 1997 bestseller Big Girl in the Middle. She's still gorgeous, still 6'3'', and a dominant force on and off the beach, but in the last fifteen years,...

After a devastating failed attempt to climb Mt. Everest in 2007 and a brief period of mourning, Dr. Tim Warren became focused on learning the lessons that had been revealed to him while hiking...

At first glance, Josh Hanagame seems an improbable librarian. He stands 6'7'', competes in strongman contests, and was diagnosed in high school with Tourette Syndrome. But books are his first...