In Confidence

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2010-01-11

1. Sheila Hancock

Air Date: 2011-03-17

The award-winning actress discusses the war, her West End career, and being the first woman to direct at The National in an interview with Laurie Taylor.

2. Mike Leigh

Air Date: 2011-03-24

The Vera Drake and Abigail’s Party director discusses his extraordinary improvisation technique, his time at RADA, the prevalent themes of his films and his latest production, Ecstasy.

3. Shirley Williams

Air Date: 2011-03-31

Shirley Williams discusses her brave departure from the Labour Party to help found the SDP, and her mother Vera Brittain, also baring all about her personal ambitions and failings.

4. Andre Previn

Air Date: 2011-04-07

In an intimate interview, pianist, conductor and composer discusses his appearance on the 1971 Morecambe and Wise show, his busy schedule and his plans for the future.

5. Peter Hitchens

Air Date: 2011-04-14

Laurie Taylor probes the pro-Christian columnist on his burning of a Bible, his feuding with his atheist brother and his thoughts on the Iraq War, Christian morality and his critics.

6. Christopher Hitchens

Air Date: 2011-04-21

Laurie Taylor questions the terminally-ill atheist and writer about the Iraq War, his rivalry with brother Peter, Christianity and the scores he still has to settle.

7. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

Air Date: 2011-04-28

The Queen's Master of Music reveals how he ridiculed his headmaster with music, why his audience walked out on his conducting debut, and what inspired his best works.

8. Danny Baker

Air Date: 2011-05-05

The outspoken broadcaster and comedy writer discusses his ousting from Pets Win Prizes, his fabricated Paul Weller interview, and why it's better to the write jokes than perform them.

9. Cleo Laine

Air Date: 2011-05-12

In an emotional interview, jazz singer Cleo Laine discusses the concert she gave soon after her husband Sir John Dankworth’s death and their wonderful marriage and career together.

10. Tracey Emin

Air Date: 2011-05-19

The feisty Britartist and former wild child discusses her late dad, her art, the inspiration behind My Bed, sex, critics and her rape, abortions and miscarriages, with Laurie Taylor.

11. Jackie Mason

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Laurie Taylor interviews Jackie Mason, who discusses how he moved from being a rabbi to becoming one of America's most popular stand-up comedians. He also discusses his sometimes controversial political opinions and his enthusiasm for video blogging.

12. Stephen Fry

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Laurie Taylor is joined by Stephen Fry, who discusses the exhausting nature of fame, his bi-polar condition and why he does not read newspaper reviews.

1. Sir David Attenborough

Air Date: 2012-03-05

Laurie Taylor sheds a fresh light on a remarkable man, revered around the world for educating several generations about our planet and our place in it.

4. Dame Ann Leslie

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Dame Ann Leslie has spent most of her career reporting from what she calls “mad, bad, macho areas of the world”, and reveals all to Laurie Taylor.

7. Dame Joan Bakewell

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Broadcaster Dame Joan Bakewell looks back on her fascinating life with Laurie Taylor.

8. John McVicar

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The armed robber-turned writer and journalist joins Laurie.

1. Brian Blessed

Air Date: 2012-07-02

Brian Blessed discusses acting, mountaineering and meditation with Laurie Taylor. He also reveals how, as a child, he insulted Picasso and took on boxer Bruce Woodcock.

2. Fay Weldon

Air Date: 2012-07-09

3. Terry Gilliam

Air Date: 2012-07-16

4. Griff Rhys Jones

Air Date: 2012-07-23

Laurie Taylor discusses comic timing, Smith and Jones, Talkback Productions and the pressures on comedians today with one of the richest people in British broadcasting.

5. Lucinda Lambton

Air Date: 2012-07-30

Writer, photographer and broadcaster Lady Lucinda Lambton gets a grilling by Laurie Taylor as they discuss her overwhelming family history, leaving school at the age of 13, and her crusade on behalf of England’s forgotten architectural heritage.

6. Grayson Perry

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Laurie Taylor talks to Turner Prize-winning potter Grayson Perry, who reveals why he thinks conceptual art has become ordinary. He also discusses his working methods, including how he put together his British Museum exhibition The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman, and why he believes people are no longer shocked by his cross-dressing.

7. Michael Frayn

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Laurie Taylor talks to Michael Frayn, who discusses the timeless popularity of his 1982 farce Noises Off, the differences between writing for the stage and prose fiction and how his work has helped him overcome his inner fears.

8. Tony Benn

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Laurie Taylor talks to politician Tony Benn, who offers an insider's perspective on the Labour party and offers his thoughts on former prime minister Tony Blair. He also reveals which politicians he retains an admiration for and reflects on his relationship with son Hilary, who followed in his father's footsteps to also become a Labour MP.

9. Anna Scher

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Laurie Taylor interviews acclaimed acting teacher Anna Scher, whose former pupils include Kathy Burke, Pauline Quirke, Patsy Palmer, Linda Robson and Gary Kemp.