The first of six programmes in which Miles Kington interviews famous characters from history and fiction.

"The measure of my success is not that everyone goes around saying 'A handbag?' in a loud mezzo contralto - it is that no other British playwright has dared to mention a handbag on stage since I did. It is the only known example of the mention of a lady's accessory being proof of intent to plagiarise."
Oscar Wilde performed by Simon Callow.
Producer Anne-Marie Cole