The South Bank Show

Alan Bennett rarely does television interviews. He claims that if you want to find out about him, “it’s all in the work”. But in this exclusive ‘South Bank Show’ one of Britain’s best loved playwrights and diarist agrees to talk candidly about his life, work and what inspires him. Filmed with specially shot monologues and pieces to camera.

Peter Hall

Melvyn Bragg meets the comedy writer and performer Armando Iannucci. The show features interviews with Iannucci's key co-stars including Steve Coogan, as it traces his origins as a bookish, awkward Glaswegian teenager obsessed with comedy.

Investigating the popularity of manga in Japan and its influence upon anime.