Season 40 (2001)
Episodes: 15
Star Cast:
Episodes List
Ep.1 Douglas Adams: The Man Who Blew Up the World
Air Date: 2001-08-04
Ep.2 David Hockney: A Secret Knowledge
Air Date: 2001-10-13
Ep.3 Empire of the Nude
Air Date: 2001-10-27
Ep.4 Joan Plowright: When Larry Met Joan
Air Date: 2001-11-03
Ep.5 The 'Billy Elliot' Boy
Air Date: 2001-11-06
Recording Jamie Bell's progress from unknown schoolboy to award-winning star of "Billy Elliot".
Ep.6 Frank Auerbach
Air Date: 2001-11-10
Ep.7 Anthony Trollope
Air Date: 2001-11-13
Ep.8 Chuck Jones: Mr Bugs Bunny
Air Date: 2001-11-17
A UK broadcast of Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000).
Ep.9 Lucille Ball Queen of Comedy
Air Date: 2001-11-20
Ep.10 Syd Barrett: Crazy Diamond
Air Date: 2001-11-24
"The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story" (video release title) tells the full bizarre, tragic, but also celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd. With contributions from friends, managers, lovers and of course the members of Pink Floyd themselves. The film includes rare early television appearances of Pink Floyd and home movies too.
Ep.11 Tolkien: The Master of Middle Earth
Air Date: 2001-12-22
Ep.12 J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and Me
Air Date: 2001-12-28
For the first time J.K. Rowling tells in her own words the story of how the bestselling books of Harry Potter came to life.
Ep.13 Mario Testino: Diana's Favourite Photographer
Air Date: 2002-01-30
Ep.14 Robert Altman in England
Air Date: 2002-02-02