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...

Angela Carter's relationship with radio began with an accidental sound effect. She went on to write two docu-dramas, Come Unto These Yellow Sands (about the Victorian painter Richard Dadd) and A...

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....

Series 2 of the BBC Radio 4 narrative comedy featuring Beauty Oolonga's adventures as a careworker, starring Jocelyn Jee Esien.‘Beauty of Britain’ breaks the embarrassed silence about what...

A fascinating chance to hear Terry Pratchett talk about his life and career, in a selection of interviews taken from the BBC radio and TV archive. Sir Terry Pratchett is a writer famous for his...

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 acclaimed playwright, whose centenary was celebrated in 2011, begins in 1969 with a radio appearance on Out This Week. It culminates with...

In interviews ranging from 1975 to 1990, Margaret Thatcher talks about being a woman in politics; managing men and women; her response to the media attacks she received in the early days of her...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...