In 2001, American author Bill Bryson headed home to Des Moines, Iowa, to reflect on his early life in the Midwest for The South Bank Show.

Melvyn Bragg looks back on the South Bank Show appearance of John Bird and John Fortune, two of England's finest satirists.

Melvyn Bragg examines the glittering career of Welsh novelist Sarah Waters, whose bestselling novels include Tipping the Velvet and Fingersmith.