In My Own Words
In My Own Words is a TV show on BBC1. Get up close to artists, writers, actors, comedians and poets – and discover both what fires their imaginations and the forces that have shaped their extraordinary lives. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 5 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2024.
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In My Own Words
Best-selling novelist and journalist Dame Jilly Cooper candidly reflects on her life and work, and how it has held up a mirror to our sex lives, class obsessions and relationships.
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One of Britain’s most loved poets, Jackie Kay, on how her powerful work draws from her life’s journey, considering race, gender and identity with tenderness and humour.
September 2024
Hanif Kureishi explores his life and career using personal archive footage and his films to reveal a portrait of a man who is as honest, challenging and witty as his work.
Alison Lapper – an artist, a muse and a mother – explores her life through art and archive in this visually rich and emotionally intimate documentary.
An astonishingly intimate self-portrait. With unflinching honesty and brilliant humour, Sir Billy looks back on his triumphs and failings as an entertainer, husband and father.