Mark Lawson Talks to... - Season 5 / Year 2010

Mark Lawson Talks to... - Season 5 / Year 2010

Season 5 / Year 2010

Network
DatesFeb 23, 2010 - Dec 24, 2010
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Episodes

Brian Cox
Year 2010Episode 160 min

Brian Cox

Mark Lawson talks to Brian Cox, ahead of his lead role in the BBC4 Westminster drama, On Expenses. In this candid interview, Cox talks about his passion for portraying complex and difficult characters, but also about his personal psychological battles and the low point in his career when he almost gave up acting.
Feb 23, 2010
Tracey Emin
Year 2010Episode 260 min

Tracey Emin

Mark Lawson talks to the enfant terrible of the British art world, Tracey Emin, famed for her unmade bed and the tent embroidered with the names of everyone she had ever slept with. The 1990s wild child talks in detail about her unconventional childhood and the traumatic adolescent experiences which inspired much of her controversial work.
Mar 14, 2010
Marguerite Patten
Year 2010Episode 360 min

Marguerite Patten

Veteran 'home economist' Marguerite Patten reflects on nine decades of cookery. From learning to cook as a child, to being one of the first celebrity TV chefs to her performances at the Palladium, to writing over 170 books, she explains what has motivated her to keep going and how, in her early 90s, she shows little sign of slowing down.
Mar 15, 2010
Claudia Roden
Year 2010Episode 460 min

Claudia Roden

Claudia Roden, the cookery writer who brought us Middle Eastern recipes long before couscous and houmous were on every supermarket shelf, talks to Mark Lawson about her memories of growing up Jewish in Cairo in the 1930s, the true origins of pasta, and going kosher for her award-winning Book of Jewish Food.
Mar 16, 2010
Timothy Spall
Year 2010Episode 560 min

Timothy Spall

Mark Lawson talks to actor Timothy Spall about his life and career. Spall reflects on his working-class roots, on being a 'professional depicter' and his fight with leukaemia.
May 10, 2010
Martin Amis
Year 2010Episode 660 min

Martin Amis

Mark Lawson talks to notorious literary bad boy Martin Amis ahead of the BBC dramatisation of his book Money. In this revealing interview Amis speaks candidly about his relationship with his father Kingsley Amis, which survived the breakup of his parents' marriage and his father's disinterest in reading Martin's books. Amis also reveals how his sister Sally was a 'victim of the sexual revolution' whose consequent struggles in life influenced his latest book The Pregnant Widow.
May 23, 2010
Vanessa Redgrave
Year 2010Episode 760 min

Vanessa Redgrave

Mark Lawson talks to Oscar-winning actress Vanessa Redgrave about her life and career. She reflects on her acting family, political activism and the loss of her daughter Natasha.
May 30, 2010
Sir David Frost
Year 2010Episode 860 min

Sir David Frost

Renowned broadcaster and satirist David Frost talks about his life and career.
Jun 13, 2010
Julie Walters
Year 2010Episode 960 min

Julie Walters

Mark Lawson talks to the actress Julie Walters about her life and career, as she explores her working class roots, struggles with self-confidence and finding peace at 60.
Oct 31, 2010
Alison Steadman
Year 2010Episode 1060 min

Alison Steadman

Mark Lawson talks to actress Alison Steadman about her life and career, as she explores her gift for mimicry, passion for improvisation and joy of working with great dramatists.
Nov 7, 2010
Tom Jones
Year 2010Episode 1160 min

Tom Jones

Mark Lawson talks to Tom Jones about his life in and out of the limelight. Jones reflects on his upbringing in a coal mining community, early pub tours and international acclaim.
Nov 14, 2010
Jimmy McGovern
Year 2010Episode 1260 min

Jimmy McGovern

Mark Lawson talks to screenwriter Jimmy McGovern about his life and career in television drama, his memories of working-class Liverpool and the impact of Catholicism on his work.
Nov 21, 2010
Simon Russell Beale
Year 2010Episode 1360 min

Simon Russell Beale

Mark Lawson talks to the actor Simon Russell Beale about his life on and off stage. He offers insights into how he approaches his diverse roles and his recent career changes.
Dec 24, 2010

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