Our pick of treasures from the BBC archive
Ewan McGregor and Jeremy Clarkson on one the most iconic car chase scenes in film history.
Joan Bakewell talks to Marcel Duchamp about his pioneering approach to conceptual art.
In 1979, the author describes the moment he had to choose "between God and the Devil".
John le Carré talks about the language he uses to describe the espionage world, 1976.
The author spells out his definition of the novel while talking to Michael Dean in 1974.
Speaking to Malcolm Muggeridge in 1966, the author says 007 is an "international gangster"
The author tells Malcolm Muggeridge about his early forays into writing and art, in 1966.
The actor tells Terry Wogan about the unique chemistry he has with Richard Pryor.
Collaborators and fellow filmmakers discuss the maverick talent of director Ken Russell.
Recorded for BBC Proms in 2008 Daniel Barenboim joins Pierre Boulez in conversation.
Jazz legend Duke Ellington on Monitor in 1958.
Dennis Hopper speaking to the BBC in 1969 when promoting Easy Rider.
Architect Piers Gough investigates.
Douglas Trumbull speaking to Alan Yentob on the set of Blade Runner for Film 82.
Director of When We Were Kings, Leon Gast, on working with Muhammad Ali
David Bradley, star of Ken Loach's film Kes, on working with the celebrated director
Martha Gellhorn, one of the first female war correspondents, speaks about Dachau
James Hogg talks to Salvador Dali in 1971 and gets the chance to explore his home.
Bacon talks about how painting is an attempt to crystallize time
Bacon talks about the impossibility of satisfaction and compares art and love
How does Bacon begin a painting and what does he think about while painting?
Bacon's daily routine and his experience of living in South Kensington
Julian Jebb interviews Francis Bacon for an unseen arts pilot
Marlene Dietrich performs a song from Hitchcock’s film Stage Fright in which she starred.
