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  1. Enid Blyton

    An imaginative study of the life of Enid Blyton, using drama, animation and documentary.

  2. Stevie Smith - Not Waving But Drowning

    Friends and admirers of the late Stevie Smith talk freely about the enigmatic poet.

  3. Serbian Epics

    Paul Pawlikowski's award-winning documentary on life behind Serbian lines in Bosnia.

  4. Boswell's Boswell

    A look at the work of James Boswell, famous for his biography of Dr Samuel Johnson.

  5. HG Wells: 2: The Panther and the Jaguar

    An examination of the utopian ideals of science fiction pioneer HG Wells.

  6. AS Byatt: A Curious Mind

    Profile of novelist AS Byatt, author of the Booker Prize-winning novel Possession.

  7. Charlotte Bronte Unmasked

    Audrey Hall goes in search of the real Charlotte Bronte.

  8. John Cheever and Family

    An examination of the life and reputation of Pulitzer Prize-winning writer John Cheever.

  9. The Vampire's Life

    First broadcast in 1993, a look at the background and work of author Anne Rice.

  10. Philip Larkin: Part 1

    The first in a two-part biography of Philip Larkin traces his early life in Coventry.

  11. Martin Amis and Agatha Christie

    Martin Amis talks about his most ambitious novel to date - Money: A Suicide Note. (1984)