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Neil Gaiman reveals the real story of Sleeping Beauty
The author talks about his career with live input from illustrator Chris Riddell
  1. Neil Gaiman reveals the real story of Sleeping Beauty
    02:04
    Neil Gaiman reveals the real story of Sleeping Beauty
  2. Simon Schama on the ongoing problems faced by the Jewish people
    05:49
    Simon Schama on the ongoing problems faced by the Jewish people
  3. Simon Schama on Germany's historical relationship with the Jews
    08:05
    Simon Schama on Germany's historical relationship with the Jews
  4. Sandi Toksvig on the need for equal representation for women
    06:34
    Sandi Toksvig on the need for equal representation for women
  5. Oxfam's Mark Goldring calls for a new Magna Carta
    07:09
    Oxfam's Mark Goldring calls for a new Magna Carta
  6. Meera Syal on The House of Hidden Mothers
    05:47
    Meera Syal on The House of Hidden Mothers
  7. Germaine Greer: My best book
    04:42
    Germaine Greer: My best book
  8. Germaine Greer on The Female Eunuch
    07:12
    Germaine Greer on The Female Eunuch
  9. Dan and Peter Snow: Introduction to Waterloo
    06:18
    Dan and Peter Snow: Introduction to Waterloo
  10. David Mitchell: I'm a fake novelist
    07:40
    David Mitchell: I'm a fake novelist
  11. The Mozart Question: Michael Morpurgo, Daniel Pioro and the Storyteller's Ensemble
    04:47
    The Mozart Question: Michael Morpurgo, Daniel Pioro and the Storyteller's Ensemble
  12. The Mozart Question: Michael Morpurgo and Daniel Pioro
    03:09
    The Mozart Question: Michael Morpurgo and Daniel Pioro
  13. Nigel Kennedy on The Four Seasons
    03:37
    Nigel Kennedy on The Four Seasons
  14. How Miranda Hart joined Call the Midwife
    01:18
    How Miranda Hart joined Call the Midwife
  15. Jenny Agutter: I saw a beautifully crafted character
    02:44
    Jenny Agutter: I saw a beautifully crafted character
  16. How Call the Midwife team drew upon their own experiences of motherhood
    02:48
    How Call the Midwife team drew upon their own experiences of motherhood
  17. Pippa Harris: Some of our younger crew hadn't realised it was illegal to be gay
    02:21
    Pippa Harris: Some of our younger crew hadn't realised it was illegal to be gay
  18. Neil Gaiman: Why illustrators need to be good readers
    03:27
    Neil Gaiman: Why illustrators need to be good readers
  19. Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
    01:47
    Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
  20. Terry Waite on the book he received from a sympathetic guard
    01:57
    Terry Waite on the book he received from a sympathetic guard
  21. Terry Waite on finding humour in the darkest of places
    01:20
    Terry Waite on finding humour in the darkest of places
  22. Alex Salmond: How the Scottish referendum empowered people
    04:39
    Alex Salmond: How the Scottish referendum empowered people
  23. Robert Macfarlane on an extraordinary coincidence
    04:51
    Robert Macfarlane on an extraordinary coincidence
  24. Alex Salmond on joining the SNP while at university
    01:20
    Alex Salmond on joining the SNP while at university
  25. Vikram Seth reads his moving poem, Caged
    02:49
    Vikram Seth reads his moving poem, Caged
  26. Antonia Fraser on books, reading and becoming a writer
    04:19
    Antonia Fraser on books, reading and becoming a writer
  27. Helen Macdonald: I started to dream of goshawks
    03:45
    Helen Macdonald: I started to dream of goshawks
  28. Will Smith on working with Armando Iannucci
    01:41
    Will Smith on working with Armando Iannucci
  29. Steve Punt & Will Smith: 'Coming out' as comedians
    06:02
    Steve Punt & Will Smith: 'Coming out' as comedians
  30. Ben & David Crystal's A-Z of Shakespeare
    06:42
    Ben & David Crystal's A-Z of Shakespeare
  31. Marcus Brigstocke's poem on climate change
    05:15
    Marcus Brigstocke's poem on climate change
  32. Women's liberation: William Banks-Blaney on how Coco Chanel used men's underwear
    00:44
    Women's liberation: William Banks-Blaney on how Coco Chanel used men's underwear
  33. Neil Gaiman's favourite memory of Terry Pratchett
    04:42
    Neil Gaiman's favourite memory of Terry Pratchett
  34. William Banks-Blaney on Elizabeth Taylor at Studio 54
    00:53
    William Banks-Blaney on Elizabeth Taylor at Studio 54
  35. Neil Gaiman's dark secret: A biography of Duran Duran
    01:39
    Neil Gaiman's dark secret: A biography of Duran Duran
  36. Halcyon Halston days: William Banks-Blaney on the first super-designer
    05:29
    Halcyon Halston days: William Banks-Blaney on the first super-designer
  37. Courrèges of his convictions: William Banks-Blaney on the French Space Age designer
    02:11
    Courrèges of his convictions: William Banks-Blaney on the French Space Age designer
  38. Silk, sass and shimmer: William Banks-Blaney on Coco Chanel
    04:44
    Silk, sass and shimmer: William Banks-Blaney on Coco Chanel
  39. Rose Tremain's brush with Royalty
    01:06
    Rose Tremain's brush with Royalty
  40. Rose Tremain on The American Lover
    02:30
    Rose Tremain on The American Lover
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