The Read - Series 3: 1984
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- Remembers...Jeanette Winterson looks back on the iconic drama series Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit.8 mins
- The Secret Life of BooksTony Jordan brings his writer's insight to Charles Dickens's Great Expectations.
- Jane Austen: Rise of a GeniusThe incredible story of a young woman who ripped up the rulebook and reinvented the novel
- IntimationsJohn le Carre talks about his writing and the main influences on his work. (1966)30 mins
- ArenaA haunting, resilient journey of a star who left it all behind to live on her own terms1h 14m
- Personal Cinema: Maggie SmithMaggie Smith talks to Michael Aspel about her career and success. First broadcast in 1970.28 mins
- Julian Barnes: Beyond the PageA quiet man, an extraordinary legacy. The acclaimed novellist on his life and final novel29 mins
- Talking PicturesClassic archive tells the story of one of Hitchcock’s horror masterpiece38 mins
- The Book That Changed My LifeOpen a book, open your mind. Queen Camilla joins readers to revel in the power of books58 mins
- MonitorHuw Wheldon visits Henry Moore at home in the run-up to a major exhibition of his work.21 mins
- Out of the SilenceFrom the margins to the mainstream. Anne McMaster and the women writing in Ulster-Scots59 mins
- A Stitch in TimeAmber Butchart looks at Dido Belle, arguably Britain's first black aristocrat.29 mins