Melvyn Bragg looks back on his 1992 interview with American author Alice Walker, whose novel Possessing the Secret of Joy tackled the subject of female genital mutilation.

Melvyn Bragg looks back on his 2009 meeting with director Peter Kosminsky, whose acclaimed dramas include Britz and Shoot to Kill.

Melvyn looks back on his 1992 meeting with film director Terence Davies, a candid interviewee who found a love for musicals after a troubled childhood.