In My Own Words
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.
Ep 1Billy Connolly
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.
Ep 2Alison Lapper
Alison Lapper – an artist, a muse, a mother – explores her life through art and archive in this visually rich and emotionally intimate documentary as she emerges from the most difficult period of her life after the loss of her son Parys.
Ep 3Hanif Kureishi
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.
Ep 4Jackie Kay
One of Britian’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.
Ep 5Jilly Cooper
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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