- Home Comic Roots
Documentary
Comic Roots
Series of films in which comic stars dig up the roots of their humour.
Kenneth Williams (30 mins)
- The Kenneth Williams Story: A Reputations SpecialPublic performer, private pain. Friends and diaries reveal a truth hidden behind laughter1h 29m
- The Many Faces Of...Comedy actress June Whitfield tells the story of her career.
- Lives Well LivedThe lasting legacies of the famous faces and notable figures who passed away in 20251h 22m
- Looking for VictoriaExploring Queen Victoria's traumatic childhood, coronation at 18 and marriage to Albert.57 mins
- Being Stanley BaxterRemembering the comedy legend - the man behind the persona, a superstar with a secret59 mins
- Miriam Margolyes Made Me MeThe wisdom and wit of a woman whose legacy is not what she’s done - but who she’s changed59 mins
- In My Own WordsGrowing older - and wiser? Billy talks frankly on life as entertainer, husband and father45 mins
- Michael Aspel at the BBCA life on the box. From news to kids TV, the super-smooth Aspel has done it all44 mins
- A House in BayswaterAn early film by Ken Russell about the tenants of a house in Bayswater. (1960)30 mins
- First-Year Flashbacks"Do you remember me, Jasmine Bligh?" After seven years, BBC Television was back on air.51 mins
- Three Salons at the SeasideA slice of salon life. Perms, gossip and giggles from three 90s Blackpool hairdressers39 mins
- The Unseen Alistair CookeBehind the words - wit, warmth and complexity of a writer whose influence still resonates59 mins
