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...

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...

Stephen King is one of the world's most successful authors. Here he discusses his life and achievements in a series of interviews from the BBC radio and TV archives: Bookshelf, broadcast on BBC...

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...

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,...

An audio portrait of Sir David Attenborough, Britain's best-known natural history film-maker. Here he discusses his life and achievements in this collection of BBC radio and TV interviews:...

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....

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...

Sir Richard Branson is a world-famous entrepreneur and businessman. Here he discusses his life and achievements in a series of interviews from the BBC radio and TV archive: Pebble Mill, broadcast...

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

In 1955, former nightclub manageress Ruth Ellis shot dead her lover, David Blakely. Following a trial that lasted less than two days, she was found guilty and sentenced to death. She became the...

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 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...

Cecil Beaton was a portrait and fashion photographer, as well as a diarist, and Oscar-winning designer. Here he discusses his life and achievements in a series of interviews from the BBC radio and...