Omnibus - Season 40

1. Douglas Adams: The Man Who Blew Up the World

Aired: 8/4/2001

2. David Hockney: A Secret Knowledge

Aired: 10/13/2001

3. Empire of the Nude

Aired: 10/27/2001

4. Joan Plowright: When Larry Met Joan

Aired: 11/3/2001

5. The 'Billy Elliot' Boy

Aired: 11/6/2001

Recording Jamie Bell's progress from unknown schoolboy to award-winning star of "Billy Elliot".

6. Frank Auerbach

Aired: 11/10/2001

7. Anthony Trollope

Aired: 11/13/2001

8. Chuck Jones: Mr Bugs Bunny

Aired: 11/17/2001

A UK broadcast of Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000).

9. Lucille Ball Queen of Comedy

Aired: 11/20/2001

10. Syd Barrett: Crazy Diamond

Aired: 11/24/2001

"The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story" (video release title) tells the full bizarre, tragic, but also celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd. With contributions from friends, managers, lovers and of course the members of Pink Floyd themselves. The film includes rare early television appearances of Pink Floyd and home movies too.

11. Tolkien: The Master of Middle Earth

Aired: 12/22/2001

12. J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and Me

Aired: 12/28/2001

For the first time J.K. Rowling tells in her own words the story of how the bestselling books of Harry Potter came to life.

13. Mario Testino: Diana's Favourite Photographer

Aired: 1/30/2002

14. Robert Altman in England

Aired: 2/2/2002

15. Sir Nigel Hawthorne: Remembered

Aired: 2/3/2002