Season 40

1. Douglas Adams: The Man Who Blew Up the World

2001-08-04

2. David Hockney: A Secret Knowledge

2001-10-13

3. Empire of the Nude

2001-10-27

4. Joan Plowright: When Larry Met Joan

2001-11-03

5. The 'Billy Elliot' Boy

2001-11-06

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

6. Frank Auerbach

2001-11-10

7. Anthony Trollope

2001-11-13

8. Chuck Jones: Mr Bugs Bunny

2001-11-17

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

9. Lucille Ball Queen of Comedy

2001-11-20

10. Syd Barrett: Crazy Diamond

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.

11. Tolkien: The Master of Middle Earth

2001-12-22

12. J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and Me

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.

13. Mario Testino: Diana's Favourite Photographer

2002-01-30

14. Robert Altman in England

2002-02-02

15. Sir Nigel Hawthorne: Remembered

2002-02-03