Mark Lawson Talks To...
Alan Bennett
1 hour, 5 minutes
Author, actor, humorist and playwright Alan Bennett talks to Mark Lawson about his life and career.
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1 hour, 5 minutes
Author, actor, humorist and playwright Alan Bennett talks to Mark Lawson about his life and career.
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Barry Cryer talks to Mark Lawson about his career, which as well as writing for The Two Ronnies and Morecambe and Wise, included three weeks at Number One in Finland. Show more
Bestselling author Ian Rankin in conversation with Mark Lawson.
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Just a Minute host and raconteur Nicholas Parsons in conversation with Mark Lawson.
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Sculptor Sir Anthony Caro reflects on his time as Henry Moore's assistant, his groundbreaking shift from figurative to abstract sculpture and his position on public art. Show more
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In a candid interview, Anne Robinson reflects on the journey from finishing school to Fleet Street, alcoholism to America and print journalism to prime-time television. Show more
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Mark Lawson talks to the comedian David Mitchell about his life and career, from his partnership with Robert Webb to panel show regular and co-host of the series 10 O'Clock Live. Show more
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Mark Lawson talks to the artist Sir Peter Blake about his life and 60-year career, including how he became an 'accidental artist' and his reputation as the godfather of Pop Art. Show more
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Mark Lawson talks to Dame Diana Rigg about her life and 50-year career, exploring her conflicted views on being a sex symbol and the pleasures of professional success in her 70s. Show more
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Mark Lawson talks to actor and comedian Rob Brydon about his life and career in entertainment, including writing and performing for radio, film, television, stand-up and theatre. Show more
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Mark Lawson talks to Michael Frayn about his life and 50-year career writing novels, plays, philosophy, memoirs, screenplays, translations, farce, tragedy, verse and drama. Show more
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Mark Lawson talks to Alice Cooper about his life and 45-year career as a musician and actor, including his memories of his Detroit childhood and the perils of addiction. Show more
Mark Lawson talks to comedian Frank Skinner about a career that has involved stand-up, broadcasting, writing and pop music. Skinner also talks candidly about his personal life. Show more
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Mark Lawson talks to comedian, writer and actress Jo Brand about the 1980s alternative comedy scene, her approach to hecklers and taboos, and her experiences as a TV personality. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Michael Morpurgo reflects on the success of his novel War Horse and the theme of war in his books, and discusses his relationship with his father and friendship with Ted Hughes. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Mark Lawson talks to Tony and triple Olivier award-winning actress Frances de la Tour about her life and career, from Miss Jones in Rising Damp to Madame Maxime in Harry Potter. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
From Calendar Girls to Cranford, Celia Imrie has been a familiar face on both TV and film for more than four decades. The actress talks to Mark Lawson about her life and career. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Interview with the Booker Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro, whose first novel in almost ten years, The Buried Giant, is published in March 2015. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Mark Lawson talks to author Alexander McCall Smith, whose No.1 Ladies Detective Agency series of books, set in Botswana, have sold in their millions around the world. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
From playing princes to professors and cardinals to comedians, Jonathan Pryce is one of Britain's most versatile actors. He talks to Mark Lawson about his life and career. Show more