Season 1
18 episodes · Feb 4, 1959
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- S1E2
Bertrand Russell
Mar 4, 195943mPhilosopher Bertrand Russell is the second guest on the series, beginning the interview by reading from a fictitious obituary he'd written for himself. Among the topics discussed are guilt, sex, money, childhood, prison and loss of faith.
- S1E3
Dame Edith Sitwell
May 6, 195930mJohn Freeman interviews the first of just two female guests in the series - poet Dame Edith Sitwell. The Dame discusses her unhappy childhood, her working relationship with Dylan Thomas, and her unexpected diversion into Hollywood.
- S1E6
Adlai E. Stevenson
Jul 22, 195930mAdlai Stevenson relives his early life in journalism and law, and discusses losing two Presidential elections to Dwight Eisenhower. Among his other reflections are how others see him, and how he sees himself.
- S1E7
John Huston
Sep 1, 195930mA cigar-puffing John Huston discusses his directing career, his desire to make films under the United Nations, his relationship with his father and fighting with Errol Flynn.
- S1E8
Professor Jung
Oct 22, 195938mJohn Freeman interviews Carl Jung at his Zürich home, asking the psychologist questions about consciousness, his friendship with Freud, his thoughts on death, and his own self-analysis.
- S1E12
Tony Hancock
Feb 7, 196030mTony Hancock engages in self reflection, looking back at his childhood, his need to work, his health issues, and whether he could ever truly be happy.
- S1E17
Stirling Moss
Jun 12, 196030mRacing driver Stirling Moss is called upon to ponder his career. Customary for the series, the questions go deeper than usual interviews: Does he think about mortality? Does he feel close to God? What about the breakdown of his marriage?
- S1E18
Evelyn Waugh
Jun 26, 196030mEvelyn Waugh takes part in the series due to what he claims is "poverty", and that "everyone thinks ill of the BBC". Among the topics under discussion are religion, truth in fiction, and Waugh's own periods of mental illness.