Face To Face
Face To Face is a TV show on BBC4. The classic series of intense, probing interviews by John Freeman, and the revival with Jeremy Isaacs. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 11 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2025.
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Face To Face
Jeremy Isaacs talks to Scottish comedian Billy Connolly about stand-up comedy, bodily functions and the night someone set fire to his hair.
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In an interview first broadcast in 1996, artist David Hockney talks to Jeremy Isaacs about painting, designing for the opera and his growing deafness.
First transmitted in 1995, a special edition of The Late Show sees comedian Ken Dodd talking to Jeremy Isaacs about his career and unique approach to comedy.
John Freeman interviews Professor Carl Gustav Jung at his lakeside home near Zurich. At the time of their encounter in 1959, Jung was considered the greatest living psychologist.
John Freeman talks to poet and critic Dame Edith Sitwell about her life and work. From 1959.
American writer Maya Angelou talks about her life, writing and hopes for the future. What unfolds is a frank and sometimes shocking account of her journey to becoming an author.
First transmitted in 1961, Martin Luther King talks to John Freeman about the events that led to him becoming a civil rights leader.
John Freeman interviews radio and television comedian Tony Hancock, who had become a household name with Hancock's Half Hour. From 1960.
In a special edition of the one-to-one interview programme, the tables are turned as James Naughtie takes the inquisitor's seat to fire questions at regular presenter Jeremy Isaacs.
Jeremy Isaacs talks to singer-songwriter and activist Joan Baez about her musical career and her dedication to campaigning for human rights.
Jeremy Isaacs talks to actor Paul Eddington about his eminent career in both television and the theatre, and his battle against skin cancer. From 1995.