Face to Face

Gilbert Harding

Arguably the most famous episode of the series, as Gilbert Harding verges on breaking down under John Freeman's question

General von Senger und Etterlin

Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin discusses his role in the second World War, including whether he was ever accused of wa

Lord Reith

John Freeman talks to a former director-general of his own employer, as ex-BBC head Lord John Reith discusses his early

Simone Signoret

John Freeman and Simone Signoret play a verbal game of cat and mouse, as he wants to know "the woman behind the actor's

Victor Gollancz

Adam Faith

45-year-old John Freeman admits that he's been "consulting some teenage friends of mine" as he interviews his first pop

Otto Klemperer

Frank Cousins

Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

"It is never easy for one to accept the role of symbolism without going through constant moments of self examination." M

Lord Hailsham

Jomo Kenyatta

Jomo Kenyatta discusses his release from prison, and whether there was more he could have done to prevent his incarcerat

Sir Compton Mackenzie

John Osborne

Roy Thomson

Cecil Beaton

Albert Finney

Danny Blanchflower

In the final edition of the programme, footballer Danny Blanchflower faces what he calls the "challenge" of appearing, a

Anthony Burgess

In the first of an occasional series of revivals of the classic television interview, Anthony Burgess talks to Jeremy Is

Merce Cunningham

At the age of 70, Cunningham is perhaps the world's best-known choreographer of modern dance. Since 1953, when he founde

David Hare

In the revival of a classic television interview format, Jeremy Isaacs talks to playwright and film director David Hare.

George Steine

In a revival of the classic television format, Jeremy Isaacs interviews George Steiner, one of Europe's most eloquent in

JG Ballard

The author of Empire of the Sun and Crash discusses the realities he has created through his work and their interaction

Oliver Sacks

Jeremy Isaacs talks to American neurologist Oliver Sacks, author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Ha

Roger Corman

Jeremy Isaacs comes face to face with Roger Corman , maker of over 200 'B' movies with titles like Gods of Shark Reef an

Professor Hans Eysenck

Jeremy Isaacs comes Face to Face with one of the world's most influential and controversial psychologists, Professor Han

Sir David Attenborough

David Attenborough, television presenter and pioneer of natural history programmes, is Face to Face with Jeremy Isaacs.

Merce Cunningham

American choreographer Merce Cunningham is Face to Face with Jeremy Isaacs.

Edmund White

American gay writer Edmund White is Face to Face with Jeremy Isaacs.

George Steiner

Writer and intellectual George Steiner is Face to Face with Jeremy Isaacs.

Sir Peter Hall

Jeremy Isaacs talks to one of the great figures of contemporary British theatre.

Martin Amis

Novelist Martin Amis, author of Money and London Fields, comes face to face with Jeremy Isaacs.

David Hockney

Painter David Hockney talks to Jeremy Isaacs.

Kirk Douglas

Hollywood actor Kirk Douglas, star of Spartacus and Lust for Life, comes face to face with Jeremy Isaacs.

Steven Spielberg

One of the most successful film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg, talks about his career with Jeremy Isaacs.

Billy Connolly

For decades Billy Connolly has been one of Britain's most popular comedians. Tonight he talks to Jeremy Isaacs about sta

V.S. Naipaul

A rare television interview with one of Britain's greatest writers, V.S. Naipaul. Best known for his novels A House for

Maya Angelou

he black American writer Maya Angelou won international acclaim with the publication of the first volume of her autobiog

Jeanette Winterson

Jeremy Isaacs talks to award-winning writer Jeanette Winterson, who discusses her love of writing and reflects on the wa

Ken Loach

Jeremy Isaacs comes Face to Face with Ken Loach, one of Britain's best known and most provocative film-makers, who talks

Salman Rushdie

Novelist Salman Rushdie talks to Jeremy Isaacs.

Allen Ginsberg

In his occasional interview series for The Late Show, Jeremy Isaacs meets US beat generation poet Allen Ginsberg , who

Arthur Miller

Jeremy Isaacs interviews American playwright Arthur Miller, as his latest play Broken Glass transfers to London's West E

Ken Dodd

Knotty Ash 's most famous son, comedian Ken Dodd , talks to Jeremy Isaacs about his career and his analytical approach t

Lauren Bacall

First transmitted in 1995, Jeremy Isaacs delves into the life of Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall, who became a movie star

Anthony Hopkins

In tonight's first in a new series of in-depth interviews, Jeremy Isaacs comes face to face with Oscar-winning actor Ant

John Berger

John Berger, author of A Seventh Man and Ways of Seeing, faces questions from Jeremy Isaacs about his life and career. H

Stephen Sondheim

Jeremy Isaacs talks to composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim about his work - which includes West Side Story, Follies a

Martha Gellhorn

Jeremy Isaacs talks to Martha Gellhorn, journalist, novelist and one of the great war correspondents of the century.

Norman Mailer

Jeremy Isaacs talks to Norman Mailer, one of America's leading novel and non-fiction writers, whose personal life, as we

Paul Eddington

Jeremy Isaacs talks to actor Paul Eddington about his eminent career in both television and the theatre, and his battle

Germaine Greer

Jeremy Isaacs talks to feminist writer Germaine Greer. Last in the series.