Season 38 (1999)
Episodes: 17
Star Cast:
Episodes List
Ep.1 Van Dyck Undressed
Air Date: 1999-09-13
Ep.2 Roddy Doyle: Ha Ha Ha
Air Date: 1999-09-20
Ep.3 Steve Martin: Seriously Funny
Air Date: 1999-09-27
Ep.4 Blondie: Beneath the Bleach
Air Date: 1999-10-04
Ep.5 Yes, Sir Nigel
Air Date: 1999-10-15
Ep.6 Who the Dickens Is Mrs Gaskell?
Air Date: 1999-11-29
Ep.7 Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Air Date: 1999-12-06
Ep.8 Jennifer Saunders at the Barre
Air Date: 1999-12-13
Ep.9 John Ruskin
Air Date: 2000-03-13
Ep.10 Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Air Date: 2000-03-20
Ep.11 The Naked Sculptor
Air Date: 2000-03-27
Omnibus about British artist Anthony Gormley best known for The Angel of the North, a huge sculpture outside Newcastle. This profile follows Gormley at work in his studio and installing a sculpture in Norway. Interviews include Jake Chapman, Anish Kapoor and Gormley's mother.
Ep.12 The Great Gatsby
Air Date: 2000-04-03
A profile from 2000 of writer F Scott Fitzgerald on the 75th anniversary of the publication of his most enduring achievement, The Great Gatsby.
Ep.13 Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth
Air Date: 2000-04-04
A documentary on the life and career of actress Elizabeth Taylor, with clips from her films and interviews with friends and co-workers.
Ep.14 The Shock of the Old
Air Date: 2000-06-11
Ep.16 Wallace & Gromit Go Chicken
Air Date: 2000-06-28
Ep.17 Vinnie Goes to Hollywood
Air Date: 2000-07-12