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Season 40

15 episodes · 2001

  1. 1

    Douglas Adams: The Man Who Blew Up the World

    Aug 4, 200144 min★ 8.5

  2. 2

    David Hockney: A Secret Knowledge

    Oct 13, 200143 min

  3. 3

    Empire of the Nude

    Oct 27, 200143 min

  4. 4

    Joan Plowright: When Larry Met Joan

    Nov 3, 200143 min

  5. 5

    The 'Billy Elliot' Boy

    Nov 6, 200150 min★ 7.7

    Recording Jamie Bell's progress from unknown schoolboy to award-winning star of "Billy Elliot".

  6. 6

    Frank Auerbach

    Nov 10, 200143 min

  7. 7

    Anthony Trollope

    Nov 13, 200143 min

  8. 8

    Chuck Jones: Mr Bugs Bunny

    Nov 17, 200143 min

    A UK broadcast of Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000).

  9. 9

    Lucille Ball Queen of Comedy

    Nov 20, 200143 min

  10. 10

    Syd Barrett: Crazy Diamond

    Nov 24, 200150 min★ 7.7

    "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.

  11. 11

    Tolkien: The Master of Middle Earth

    Dec 22, 200143 min

  12. 12

    J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and Me

    Dec 28, 200157 min★ 7.2

    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.

  13. 13

    Mario Testino: Diana's Favourite Photographer

    Jan 30, 200243 min

  14. 14

    Robert Altman in England

    Feb 2, 200243 min

  15. 15

    Sir Nigel Hawthorne: Remembered

    Feb 3, 200242 min★ 8.0