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Remembers...

What are the secrets of our favourite TV shows? Famous names from both sides of the camera reflect on making some of the most popular and influential programmes of all time.

Jeanette Winterson Remembers... Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (8 mins)

Mike Leigh Remembers... Nuts in May
Mike Leigh looks back on one of his most popular TV plays, the camping comedy Nuts in May.
15 mins
Christopher Biggins Remembers... Rentaghost
Christopher Biggins takes a nostalgic look back at his time on the BBC comedy Rentaghost.
12 mins
Samuel West Remembers... Prunella Scales
Samuel West introduces a night of BBC programmes celebrating his mother, Prunella Scales.
20 mins
Peter Egan and Penelope Wilton Remember... Ever Decreasing Circles
Peter Egan and Penelope Wilton look back on the sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles.
19 mins
Michael Palin Remembers... East of Ipswich
Michael Palin recounts the story behind his much-loved 1987 drama East of Ipswich.
19 mins
Derek Griffiths Remembers... Bod
Derek Griffiths looks back on the 1970s animated children's series Bod.
14 mins
William Nicholson Remembers... Shadowlands
Screenwriter William Nicholson recalls the making of the 1985 BBC drama Shadowlands
19 mins
Michael Aspel Remembers... The Evacuees
Michael Aspel reflects on his childhood as an evacuee during the Second World War.
9 mins
Kay Adshead Remembers... Wuthering Heights
Kay Adshead looks back on the BBC's 1978 adaptation of Emily Brontë's haunting classic.
14 mins
Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens Remember... Jane Eyre
Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens look back on the 2006 TV adaptation of Jane Eyre.
19 mins
Graham Reid Remembers... Life After Life
Playwright Graham Reid looks back on his 1995 TV drama Life After Life.
9 mins
Graham Reid Remembers... The Precious Blood
Writer Graham Reid looks back on his 1996 BBC drama The Precious Blood.
10 mins
Matthew Bourne Remembers... Swan Lake
Sir Matthew Bourne discusses his bold reinterpretation of Tchaikovsky's classic ballet.
20 mins
Emma Thompson and Paul Murton Remember... The Blue Boy
Emma Thompson and Paul Murton look back on the 1995 TV drama The Blue Boy.
19 mins
Ian McNeice Remembers... Edge of Darkness
Actor Ian McNeice looks back on the 1985 political thriller Edge of Darkness.
14 mins
David Hare Remembers... The Absence of War
Screenwriter David Hare looks back on his 1995 political drama The Absence of War.
14 mins
Lord Mervyn King Remembers... The Age of Uncertainty
Lord Mervyn King looks back on the 1977 BBC series on the history of economic thinking.
19 mins
Professor Angie Hobbs Remembers... The Great Philosophers
Professor Angie Hobbs gives a modern view on Bryan Magee’s highly influential 1987 series.
14 mins
William Nicholson Remembers... Sweet as You Are
Acclaimed screenwriter William Nicholson looks back on the 1988 TV drama Sweet as You Are.
17 mins
Bhasker Patel Remembers... Brothers in Trouble
Actor Bhasker Patel looks back at the 1995 BBC film Brothers in Trouble.
15 mins
Waris Hussein Remembers... The Clothes in the Wardrobe
Director Waris Hussein looks back on the 1993 TV drama The Clothes in the Wardrobe.
14 mins
Anthony Wall Remembers... Arena
Anthony Wall looks back on his time on landmark arts series Arena.
15 mins
Sarah Churchwell Remembers... The Great Gatsby
Sarah Churchwell looks at the origins and inspiration behind F Scott Fitzgerald's novel.
17 mins
Phil Davis Remembers... The Firm
Phil Davis looks back on his time acting in the 1989 made-for-television film The Firm.
18 mins
Stephen Poliakoff Remembers... Perfect Strangers
Stephen Poliakoff looks back on his landmark drama series Perfect Strangers.
16 mins
Jasper Carrott Remembers...
Comedy hero Jasper Carrott marks his 80th year with a look back at his unique career.
29 mins
Stephen Poliakoff Remembers... Shooting the Past
Stephen Poliakoff looks back on his 1999 drama series Shooting the Past.
16 mins
Paul Lewis Remembers... Alfred Brendel
Paul Lewis provides a glimpse into the life and career of pianist Alfred Brendel.
13 mins
Michael Aspel Remembers... The War Game
Michael Aspel looks back on one of the BBC’s most controversial programmes of the 1960s.
12 mins
Helen Mirren Remembers... The Little Minister
Dame Helen Mirren looks back on one of her earliest television roles.
9 mins
Helen Mirren Remembers... Gosford Park
Helen Mirren looks back on her role in Robert Altman’s acclaimed 2001 film Gosford Park.
19 mins
Patrick Marber Remembers... After Miss Julie
Patrick Marber looks back on his 1995 adaptation of Strindberg's classic play Miss Julie.
18 mins
Debbie Horsfield Remembers... Cutting It
Writer Debbie Horsfield looks back on her TV drama series Cutting It, set in a hair salon.
14 mins
Nicholas Shakespeare Remembers... Mario Vargas Llosa
Nicholas Shakespeare looks back on his film about Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa.
14 mins
Debbie Horsfield Remembers... Poldark
Writer Debbie Horsfield looks back on her 2015 TV adaptation of Winston Graham's novels.
19 mins
George Gallaccio Remembers... Miss Marple
Producer George Gallaccio looks back on the BBC detective drama series Miss Marple.
10 mins