episodes
- 1. David Suchet: The Mystery of Agatha Christie David Suchet finds out what gave Christie's stories worldwide appeal and why characters such as Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple captured the imagination of so many devotees.
- 2. Warwick Davis - The Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz Actor Warwick Davis explores the miraculous survival story of the Ovitz family - ten Jewish brothers and sisters from Romania, seven of whom were born with dwarfism. Their musical group The Lilliput T...
- 3. Sheila Hancock - The Brilliant Bronte Sisters Sheila Hancock sets out to discover what inspired the Bronte sisters to write such epic novels seemingly worlds apart from their own lives.
- 4. Michael Portillo on Picasso Former minister Michael Portillo examines the life and work of Pablo Picasso and reveals how his love of Picasso's art was influenced by his own father, a Spanish republican exile.
- 5. Paul O’Grady: Gypsy Rose Lee - the Queen of Burlesque Paul O'Grady reveals the effect that a legendary striptease artist had on him as he explores the life of the queen of American burlesque, Gypsy Rose Lee.
- 6. Jonathan Ross: Alfred Hitchcock - Made in Britain Jonathan Ross examines the life and career of the most celebrated director in the history of cinema, Sir Alfred Hitchcock, in a quest for the British roots of his unique style.
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Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues
Hugh Laurie makes a pilgrimage across America to explore the country's blues music, before playing a concert in homage to his musical hero, Professor Longhair.