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    Remembers… Season 5 Episode 1 - Christopher Biggins Remembers… Rentaghost
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    #1 - Christopher Biggins Remembers… Rentaghost

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    Beloved entertainer Christopher Biggins takes a nostalgic look back at his time on the classic BBC comedy Rentaghost. Sharing fond memories of the show’s quirky humour and unforgettable characters, Biggins reflects on how the series became a cult favourite and why it still holds a special place in British television history. His anecdotes promise a delightful trip down memory lane for fans of the iconic supernatural sitcom.

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  2. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 2 - Mike Leigh Remembers… Nuts in May
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    #2 - Mike Leigh Remembers… Nuts in May

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    Mike Leigh, icon of British TV and film, looks back on one of his most popular and influential television plays, 1976's classic camping comedy Nuts in May.

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  3. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 3 - Richard Eyre Remembers… Ibsen
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    #3 - Richard Eyre Remembers… Ibsen

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    With a career spanning seven decades, acclaimed theatre, film and TV director Richard Eyre has been involved in a number of hugely successful Ibsen productions. His adaptation of Ghosts in 2013 won him the Evening Standard Best Director award. He directed John Gabriel Borkman for the National, starring Paul Schofield and Vanessa Redgrave, and a notable Hedda Gabler with Eve Best, again adapted by Richard. Thus, he is perfectly placed to give us an introduction to this complex yet still very relevant playwright. Richard talks about how much contemporary drama owes to Ibsen and about the key characters - Nora in A Doll’s House and Mrs Alving in Ghosts - and how their depictions were drawn from the playwright’s own experience and world view. He also discusses the darkness in Ibsen’s subject matter, how he was often vilified when his plays were first performed. Yet it is this bravery that has kept the plays relevant and a mainstay of the arts world to this day.

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  4. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 4 - Trevor Eve, Juliet Stevenson and David Thacker Remember… A Doll's House
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    #4 - Trevor Eve, Juliet Stevenson and David Thacker Remember… A Doll's House

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    A look back at the BBC's acclaimed 1992 adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House that reunites leading cast members Trevor Eve and Juliet Stephenson and director David Thacker.

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  5. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 5 - Roy Clarke Remembers… Open All Hours
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    #5 - Roy Clarke Remembers… Open All Hours

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    The recently knighted sitcom writer Roy Clarke looks back on one of his best-loved creations, Open All Hours, and shares his memories of working with two comedy legends.

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  6. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 6 - Michael Palin Remembers… Number 27
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    #6 - Michael Palin Remembers… Number 27

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    Michael Palin shares memories of his 1988 screenplay for the drama Number 27 - one of his early post-Python solo ventures and written around the same time as East of Ipswich.

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  7. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 7 - Derek Jacobi Remembers... Breaking the Code
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    #7 - Derek Jacobi Remembers... Breaking the Code

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    Sir Derek Jacobi looks back on Breaking the Code, the acclaimed 1997 drama that saw him tackling the role of Alan Turing, the mathematical genius who cracked the Enigma code and helped bring World War II to an end. Jacobi discusses the pressures involved in playing and doing justice to such a significant and complex individual as Turing. He also recalls how the project started life as a play that, to his surprise, became a hit in London's West End and on Broadway. And he reflects on how it was important to him as a gay actor that the story of Turing's homosexuality as well his genius was shared with as wide an audience as possible.

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  8. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 8 - Simon Schama Remembers... A History of Britain
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    #8 - Simon Schama Remembers... A History of Britain

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    Sir Simon Schama looks back on his series A History of Britain, a journey through 5,000 years of life in the British Isles, with each episode centred on a key moment from Britain’s past. Simon has described the presentation of popular history as telling stories - something his ambitious series tackled head-on. Simon tells us of the long debates over what to include, and just as crucially, what was left out. He shares his memories of filming and the search for apt locations, such as an abbey in France where Thomas Becket hid and an abandoned military warehouse in Kent. He explains why he tried, and failed, to get battle reenactors to undress for one shot. And he talks of his inspirations - Kenneth Clark and Alistair Cook - and his drive to make history accessible, wanting audiences to share his passion in the stories the series imparted.

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  9. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 9 - Janet Suzman Remembers... Hedda Gabler
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    #9 - Janet Suzman Remembers... Hedda Gabler

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    Renowned actress Dame Janet Suzman reflects on her acclaimed 1972 portrayal of Ibsen’s formidable heroine Hedda Gabler. The adaptation was directed by Waris Hussein and also starred Ian McKellen as Hedda's insufferable husband, Tesman, with Jane Asher as childhood friend Thea in a cast that Suzman remembers with great fondness. Reflecting on Hedda’s fascinating complexity, emotional depth and human flaws, Janet describes the actor’s task of stepping fully into a character’s worldview. Suzman reminds us of the power of great writing, and the rare opportunity the Ibsen play offered at the time: a complex, emotionally rich leading part for a woman.

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  10. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 10 - Daniela Nardini Remembers... This Life
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    #10 - Daniela Nardini Remembers... This Life

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    Following the misadventures of a group of flat-sharing friends pursuing careers in law, This Life captured the 1990s zeitgeist like no other BBC drama. Dubbed the antidote to Friends, the show presented a warts-and-all depiction of young life in London, pushing the boundaries when it came to sex, drugs, nudity and swearing on the small screen. The series' beating heart was Anna - feisty, flawed and captured fantastically by Daniela Nardini. Daniela looks back on how she got the role that changed her life, the will-they-won't-they storyline of Anna and Jack Davenport's character, Miles, and the casts' overall experiences on a drama that managed to tap into the Cool Britannia vibe of the day and had an entire generation hooked.

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  11. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 11 - Charles Dance Remembers... Little Eyolf
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    #11 - Charles Dance Remembers... Little Eyolf

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    Across the years, the BBC adaptations of plays by Henrik Ibsen have attracted stellar casts - Judi Dench and Kenneth Branagh in Ghosts, Ingrid Bergmann in Hedda Gabler, Trevor Eve and Juliet Stevenson in A Doll’s House. The 1981 production of Little Eyolf was no different, featuring Diana Rigg, Anthony Hopkins, Peggy Ashcroft and, in one of his first major television roles, Charles Dance. Charles tells us why actors are constantly attracted to Ibsen’s writing and how the work was filmed in a way to keep it deliberately theatrical. He talks about the themes of symbolism and hidden secrets in the play, which are common to the author’s other work. He describes what he took from being an up-and-coming actor in the midst of such a talented company. And he explains why the play and the subjects it tackles are as relevant today as ever.

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  12. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 12 - Stephen Poliakoff Remembers... Caught on a Train
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    #12 - Stephen Poliakoff Remembers... Caught on a Train

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    Acclaimed screenwriter Stephen Poliakoff shares his memories of the BBC's 1980 television drama Caught on a Train, his Bafta award-winning collaboration with celebrated producer Kenith Trodd. The drama was based on a real-life encounter Stephen experienced with an angry fellow passenger on a train trip across Europe. It stars the legendary Dame Peggy Ashcroft and Michael Kitchen as strangers who clash at the start of their journey but come to an understanding by the time they reach their destination. Here, Stephen reveals how the production came together, why he was left thinking the drama may herald the end of his career, and which iconic James Bond villainess was almost cast as the leading lady.

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  13. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 13 - Andrew Davies Remembers... A Very Peculiar Practice
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    #13 - Andrew Davies Remembers... A Very Peculiar Practice

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    Screenwriter Andrew Davies, best known for his adaptations of classic novels, reflects on one of his own original works - A Very Peculiar Practice - a wickedly funny comedy drama series set in a university health centre in the late 1980s. Inspired by his own experiences in formal education, the series drew heavily on the political landscape of the time and features some wonderfully funny turns from actors such as Peter Davison, Barbara Flynn and Graham Crowden. Davies discusses the show’s origins, its cult status and how its dark humour paved the way for his later work.

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  14. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 14 - Ken Loach Remembers... Up the Junction
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    #14 - Ken Loach Remembers... Up the Junction

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    Ken Loach discusses Up the Junction, his landmark 1965 contribution to the BBC’s The Wednesday Play strand, adapted from Nell Dunn’s celebrated stories of working-class life in Battersea. Blending drama with documentary realism, the production shocked audiences with its frank depiction of sex, illegal abortion and everyday poverty, attracting record complaints while redefining television drama in Britain.

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  15. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 15 - Ken Loach Remembers... The Old Oak
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    #15 - Ken Loach Remembers... The Old Oak

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    Ken Loach reflects on The Old Oak, his deeply moving portrait of solidarity, displacement and community in a former mining village in County Durham. Set against the arrival of Syrian refugees in a town scarred by austerity and deindustrialisation, the film explores whether compassion and collective action can survive in fractured times.

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  16. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 16 - Michael Palin Remembers... Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
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    #16 - Michael Palin Remembers... Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure

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    Few people have followed in Ernest Hemingway's footsteps quite like Michael Palin. In this fascinating interview, the much-loved broadcaster, writer and traveller reflects on his journey through the landscapes, cultures and stories that shaped one of the 20th century's most celebrated authors. From Hemingway's homes and favourite haunts to the adventures that inspired his greatest works, Michael shares the highlights of his travels, revealing what he learned about the man behind the legend.

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  17. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 17 - W Stephen Gilbert Remembers... Only Connect
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    #17 - W Stephen Gilbert Remembers... Only Connect

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    As part of Pride Month, W Stephen Gilbert looks back on the BBC drama Only Connect that he commissioned and produced in 1979. Today, it is considered a landmark but overlooked piece of television history thanks to its sympathetic portrayal of a homosexual relationship. In this special interview, Gilbert recalls his struggle to bring Only Connect to the screen, the challenges of making an openly gay drama for mainstream television and the impact the piece has had in the decades since its original broadcast.

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  18. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 18 - Midge Ure Remembers… The Prince’s Trust Rock Gala 1986
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    #18 - Midge Ure Remembers… The Prince’s Trust Rock Gala 1986

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    Midge Ure looks back at the 1986 Prince’s Trust Rock Concert, organised to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the charity. As musical director for the event, he is perfectly placed to discuss a show that included stars such as Tina Turner, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and Elton John. He describes how the concert was rehearsed, how worried he was about getting songs wrong, his favourite moments and the joyous spontaneity of seeing acts perform that would never been seen together at any other time or place.

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  19. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 19 - Peter Flannery Remembers... Our Friends in the North
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    #19 - Peter Flannery Remembers... Our Friends in the North

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    Writer Peter Flannery looks back on his experiences creating the acclaimed 1996 drama Our Friends in the North. Following the lives of four friends from Newcastle over a period of three decades, the series struck a chord with the nation’s viewers and turned its young cast into household names. In this introduction to the series, Peter shares the behind-the-scenes story of how the drama was made - an epic tale in its own right - and assesses the impact it had on audiences, the cast and those who helped create what is today considered a landmark piece of television.

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  20. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 20 - Mackenzie Crook and Martin Freeman Remember… The Office
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    #20 - Mackenzie Crook and Martin Freeman Remember… The Office

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    It’s been more than 15 years since Gareth and Tim from The Office – aka Mackenzie Crook and Martin Freeman – last laid eyes on each other, but the groundbreaking comedy's 25th anniversary has brought them together once again. They share their memories of working, and laughing, alongside Ricky Gervais, co-writer Stephen Merchant and their other leading office colleague Lucy Davis, who played the object of Tim's affections, Dawn. Amongst the anecdotes are the tale of how Martin initially auditioned to play Gareth, how Mackenzie embraced one of TV's worst-ever haircuts, how Ricky came close to ruining filming on a daily basis, and what it was like to be at the heart of 'Office-mania' when the show was at its peak. On top of all that, we get Mackenzie and Martin's views on the American version of the show and find out some of their personal favourite Wernham Hogg moments.

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  21. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 21 - Monty Don Remembers... Geoff Hamilton
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    #21 - Monty Don Remembers... Geoff Hamilton

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    Monty Don looks back on the remarkable career of TV gardener Geoff Hamilton, who led Gardeners’ World for 16 years, until his untimely death in 1996.

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  22. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 22 - Bill Paterson Remembers... The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
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    #22 - Bill Paterson Remembers... The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

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    Actor Bill Paterson looks back on one of the earliest roles of his career, in the 1974 boundary-breaking television adaptation of John McGrath's play The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil. It featured outdoor historical re-enactments of the notorious Highland Clearances intercut with scenes from a live performance of the play. Bill's involvement with the production began when he was a young member of left-wing theatre company 7:84 - so named to reflect their claim that seven per cent of the population owned 84 per cent of the UK's wealth. It saw Bill originally playing not one but two roles, as Glasgow property speculator McChuckemup and the oilman known as Texas Bill.

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  23. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 23 - Sally Magnusson Remembers... Mastermind
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    #23 - Sally Magnusson Remembers... Mastermind

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    Broadcaster and writer Sally Magnusson takes her seat in the original, imposing Mastermind chair, and shares memories of her father Magnus's time as the host of one of British television's most enduring quiz shows. She tells the story of how the programme originated, how her father got the job of quiz master, and what it was like growing up as a teenager and having the catchphrases 'pass' and 'I've started, so I'll finish' hurled your way on a regular basis. Sally also reveals how it feels to sit and face questions in the famous chair and how it came to be that it now lives in her own living room as, literally, part of the furniture.

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  24. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 24 - Lady Antonia Fraser Remembers... The Birthday Party
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    #24 - Lady Antonia Fraser Remembers... The Birthday Party

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    It was at a 1975 production of his play The Birthday Party that Harold Pinter first met Lady Antonia Fraser and changed both their lives with the single phrase: 'Must you go?' What followed was a scandal that gripped London's high society and a marriage that lasted 28 years, until Pinter's death in 2008. Here, Lady Antonia explains how that original encounter has always meant that the play holds a special meaning for her, despite its unsettling nature - and she looks back fondly on the BBC's 1987 acclaimed adaptation of The Birthday Party and her husband's performance as the mysteriously menacing Goldberg, alongside a cast that includes Kenneth Cranham, Julie Walters and Dame Joan Plowright.

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  25. Remembers… Season 5 Episode 25 - Simon Sebag Montefiore Remembers... Rome: A History of the Eternal City
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    #25 - Simon Sebag Montefiore Remembers... Rome: A History of the Eternal City

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    Describing himself as both ‘tourist and historian,’ bestselling author Simon Sebag Montefiore was perfectly placed to present a series of programmes on iconic cities. Rome was the second in the strand, a city rich in politics, art and religion. Simon tells us how the series came about and of the challenges they faced filming in one of Europe’s busiest places. He discusses how the stories told were chosen, the ones he had to have, the Roman Empire, Michaelangelo, Mussolini, and the ones that he could include simply because he felt they needed telling. He describes the thrill of filming in the midst of Rome’s astonishing architecture, of his initial terror descending into the depths of the city’s sewer, and the fascinating secrets it revealed. But most of all, about his joy at telling audiences the stories of a city he so clearly loves.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Christopher Biggins Remembers… Rentaghost" is the best rated episode of "Remembers…" season 5. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/3/2026. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Mike Leigh Remembers… Nuts in May".