An imaginative study of the life of Enid Blyton, combining drama, animation and documentary.

The first in a two-part biography of Philip Larkin traces his early life in Coventry, his Oxford days and his first postings as a librarian. Show more

Paul Pawlikowski's award-winning documentary on life behind Serbian lines in Bosnia. Show more

First broadcast in 1993, a look at the background and work of Anne Rice, author of Interview with the Vampire.

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer John Cheever seemed to be the all-American family man - until posthumous revelations about his alcohol abuse and sexuality emerged. Bookmark arranges a family reunion.

Audrey Hall goes in search of the real Charlotte Bronte, with the help of biographers Dr Juliet Barker and Dr Lyndall Gordon.

Martin Amis talks to Germaine Greer about his most ambitious novel to date - Money: A Suicide Note. Presented by Ian Hamilton. (1984) Show more

Documentary about the late poet Stevie Smith, author of Not Waving But Drowning. Friends, neighbours and writers share their views. Show more

James Boswell became famous for his biography of Dr Samuel Johnson, but Andrew O'Hagan reveals that he was also a great autobiographer.

Part two of Michael Foot's biography of HG Wells. This episode examines the author's utopian political ideals and his meetings with Lenin and Stalin, as well as his personal relationships.

Portrait of author and critic AS Byatt, whose prolific output includes the Booker Prize-winning novel Possession, a best-seller around the world, and Angels and Insects. Show more