About this season
Emma Freud invites celebrity guests to unlock the film and video vaults.
Episodes (24)
1. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Aired 18 March 1991 • 30 min
Emma Freud invites Andrew Lloyd Webber to select his favourite clips from the BBC archives. His first choice will surprise many as it is his ex-wife Sarah Brightman singing The Requiem with Placido Domingo and Paul Miles Kington. His other clips include Ken Russell's film about the life of pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and a documentary about his favourite musical star Jessie Matthews.
2. Julian Clary
Aired 20 March 1991 • 30 min
Emma Freud's guest is outrageous comedian Julian Clary , whose archive choices include Marc Bolan , Blue Peter and Till Death Us Do Part.
3. Michael Winner
Aired 21 March 1991 • 30 min
Death Wish director Michael Winner is Emma Freud's guest today. He selects his favourite clips from television, including the work of some of the actors who became his friends during his career, including Orson Welles, Michael Caine and John Cleese in his famous car-beating scene from Fawlty Towers.
4. Nina Myskow
Aired 25 March 1991 • 30 min
Former television critic Nina Myskow picks her favourite programmes.
5. Lord Whitelaw
Aired 26 March 1991 • 30 min
6. Paul Boateng
Aired 28 March 1991 • 30 min
Labour MP Paul Boateng picks his favourite TV clips.
7. Jools Holland
Aired 2 April 1991 • 30 min
Emma Freud guest Jools Holland to plunder the BBC television and film archives.
8. Bill Cotton
Aired 3 April 1991 • 30 min
Bill Cotton, former controller of BBC1, picks his favourite TV clips.
9. Leslie Phillips
Aired 4 April 1991 • 30 min
Emma Freud invites actor Leslie Phillips to plunder the BBC television and film archives.
10. Julia Neuberger
Aired 8 April 1991 • 30 min
Rabbi Julia Neuberger picks out her favourite TV programmes.
11. Clive Anderson
Aired 9 April 1991 • 30 min
Clive Anderson selects favourite clips from the BBC archives. They include Tony Hancock's spoof portrayal of the foreman of the jury in Twelve Angry Men, Dr Finlay Casebook and Frankie Howerd on That Was the Week That Was.
12. Alan Freeman
Aired 10 April 1991 • 30 min
Disc jockey Alan Freeman picks his favourite TV clips.
13. Ian Hislop
Aired 11 April 1991 • 30 min
Private Eye editor Ian Hislop picks his favourite TV clips.
14. Pamela Stephenson
Aired 15 April 1991 • 30 min
Pamela Stephenson explores the archives and gets a chance to re-run her first encounter with her husband Billy Connolly.
15. Arthur Smith
Aired 16 April 1991 • 30 min
Emma Freud invites guest Arthur Smith to plunder the BBC television and film archives.
16. David Owen
Aired 17 April 1991 • 30 min
Dr David Owen, MP, picks his favourite TV clips.
17. Muriel Gray
Aired 18 April 1991 • 30 min
TV presenter Muriel Gray picks her favourite TV clips.
18. Trevor McDonald
Aired 7 May 1991 • 30 min
Newscaster Trevor McDonald selects clips from favourite programmes in the BBC archives.
19. Derek Nimmo
Aired 8 May 1991 • 30 min
Comedy actor Derek Nimmo chooses clips from TV programmes.
20. Desmond Morris
Aired 9 May 1991 • 30 min
Desmond Morris, author of Manwatching, chooses his favourite TV clips.
21. Keith Waterhouse
Aired 10 May 1991 • 30 min
Keith Waterhouse, one of Britain's most prolific writers, delves into the BBC archives in search of his favourite programmes.
22. Joanna Lumley
Aired 13 May 1991 • 30 min
Joanna Lumley selects her favourite television memories.
23. Patrick Moore
Aired 14 May 1991 • 30 min
Emma Freud invites guest Patrick Moore to plunder the BBC television and film archives.
24. Bruce Kent
Aired 15 May 1991 • 30 min
CND vice-president, Bruce Kent, chooses TV clips.