Remembers...
Remembers... is a TV show on BBC4. What are the secrets of our favourite TV shows? Famous names from both sides of the camera reflect on making some of the most popular and influential programmes of all time. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 65 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in May 2026.
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Screenwriter Stephen Poliakoff shares his memories of the 1980 television drama Caught on a Train, his Bafta award-winning collaboration with celebrated producer Kenith Trodd.
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Helen Mirren looks back on her role in Robert Altman’s acclaimed and multi-award-winning 2001 film Gosford Park, written by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes.
March 2026
Charles Dance looks back on the 1982 adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play.
Elaine Paige looks back on A Night on the Town – a musical extravaganza from the early 1980s, filmed with a mostly American cast of singers and dancers.
Daniela Nardini looks back on the 1990s BBC drama series This Life, which followed the misadventures of a group of flat-sharing friends pursing careers in law.
Renowned actress Dame Janet Suzman reflects on her acclaimed 1972 portrayal of Ibsen’s formidable heroine Hedda Gabler.
Actor Bernard Hill, who famously played the character of Yosser Hughes, reflects on the iconic drama series Boys from the Blackstuff.
Simon Schama looks back on his ambitious series A History of Britain, a journey through 5,000 years of life in the British Isles.
February 2026
Sir Derek Jacobi looks back on Breaking the Code, the acclaimed 1997 drama that saw him tackling the role of Alan Turing, the mathematical genius who cracked the Enigma code.
Michael Palin shares memories of his 1988 screenplay for the drama Number 27 - one of his early post-Python solo ventures and written around the same time as East of Ipswich.
The recently knighted sitcom writer Roy Clarke looks back on one of his best-loved creations, Open All Hours, and shares his memories of working with two comedy legends.
A look back at the BBC's acclaimed 1992 adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House that reunites leading cast members Trevor Eve and Juliet Stephenson and director David Thacker.
January 2026
Director Richard Eyre presents an introduction to the complex, yet still very relevant, playwright Henrik Ibsen.
Mike Leigh, icon of British TV and film, looks back on one of his most popular and influential television plays, 1976's classic camping comedy Nuts in May.
Entertainer Christopher Biggins takes a nostalgic look back at his time on the BBC comedy Rentaghost, sharing memories of the show’s quirky humour and unforgettable characters.
December 2025
Michael Jayston recalls his role as George Smiley's right-hand man in the BBC’s acclaimed adaptation of John le Carre’s classic spy tale, and acting alongside Sir Alec Guinness.
Actor Samuel West introduces a special night of BBC programmes that celebrate the life and work of his mother, Prunella Scales.
Actors Peter Egan and Penelope Wilton look back on their roles as Ann and Paul in the BBC’s 1980s sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles.
Roy Clarke Remembers... A Foreign Field
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Writer Roy Clarke tells the story of how A Foreign Field, his one-off drama telling the story of war veterans returning to the beaches of France, came to life.