Robin Askwith: The legendary actor with a life you couldn't make up
A chance encounter with the director Lindsay Anderson changed Robin Askwith's life forever. It led to his first acting job, playing the schoolboy Keating in Anderson's film if.... which became one of ...
2 Aug 202457min
James Graham: The playwright with the Midas touch
James Graham is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter for TV and film. His plays include Ink, This House and Dear England, about the struggles and successes of England’s former football manager...
26 Juli 20241h 8min
Russell Watson: From factory worker to performing for the Emperor of Japan
"I had this inner feeling that something would happen to take me away from my mundane life". The first twenty years of Russell Watson's life were very ordinary. He grew up in Salford, left school at 1...
19 Juli 202456min
Joe Pasquale: All I ever wanted to do was make my mum laugh
When Joe Pasquale was just seven years old, his mum was involved in a car accident that left her with concussion and epilepsy. She struggled to look after Joe and his three siblings and became severel...
12 Juli 202458min
Midge Ure: Hit singles and world tours meant nothing until I was in my own band
“I’m a Walter Mitty who’s actually done it.” Growing up in a tenement on the outskirts of Glasgow, Midge Ure dreamt of being a rock star, even though it seemed impossible for a working-class kid like ...
5 Juli 202456min
Nick Lowles: Why I've spent the last 35 years fighting Nazis
Nick Lowles is chief executive of HOPE not hate, the UK's largest anti-racism and anti-extremism movement. For the last 35 years, he has tirelessly fought against those who try to exploit frustrations...
28 Juni 202454min
Sally Lindsay: Fighting for working-class women in telly
Actor and writer Sally Lindsay has always loved the spotlight. She made her TV debut aged 7 when her school choir performed their No.1 single There’s No One Quite Like Grandma on Top of the Pops. But ...
21 Juni 202456min
Helen Lederer: "I've never been on the winning team when it matters"
Helen Lederer is a writer, actress and comedian. She began her career on the alternative comedy circuit, performing alongside many of today’s household names, and quickly landed roles in iconic sitcom...
14 Juni 202448min
