Joan Bakewell

Born: 1933-04-16

Joan Dawson Bakewell, Baroness Bakewell, DBE, HonFBA, is an English journalist, television presenter and Labour Party peer. Baroness Bakewell is President of Birkbeck, University of London; she is also an author and playwright, and has been awarded Humanist of the year for services to humanism.


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Iris

as BBC Presenter
Released: 2001-12-14

True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley,...

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The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

as Self
Released: 1972-10-12

Barry McKenzie sets off for England with his aunt, Edna Everage, to advance his cultural...

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The Art of Dissent

as BBC Interviewer - BBC Archival Film
Released: 2021-10-05

"The Art of Dissent" celebrates the resilience and power of artistic engagement in...

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The Touchables

as Interviewer
Released: 1968-11-16

British rock star with a love-'em-and-leave-'em reputation. The tables are turned when four cute...

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An Audience With Victoria Wood

as Self - Questioner
Released: 1988-12-10

British comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters,...

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Postcards from the 48%

as uncredited
Released: 2018-07-06

This is a film made by the some of the 48% who voted Remain. The film is of the 48% and for the...

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Meeting Jim

as Self
Released: 2018-06-23

Meeting Jim is a feature length documentary about a journey back to the lifetime of Jim Haynes,...

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Blore M.P.

as Joan Bakewell
Released: 1989-10-22

Derek Blore, MP, enjoys both a happy successful political career and a sideline in the suburbs....

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Europe After the Rain

as Self - Presenter
Released: 1978-01-01

Dada came out of the craziness of World War One. "The birth of Dada was not the beginning of art...

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Vive la Revolution! Joan Bakewell on May '68

as Presenter
Released: 2018-05-09

In 1968 Joan Bakewell was one of the few female TV presenters, fronting the BBC's Late Night...

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Attenborough the Controller

as Self
Released: 2002-01-01

A completely fantastic programme, charting the time of our favorite presenter at the head of the...

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A Night in with the Girls

as uncredited
Released: 1997-03-15

Traces the role of women in British television, from 1946 to 1997.

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The Queen: 70 Glorious Years

as Self
Released: 2022-02-06

Marking 70 years since the Queen ascended the throne, Britain’s best-loved stars share memories...

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The Brontë Business

as Herself - Presenter
Released: 1977-09-04

Joan Bakewell visits Haworth in Yorkshire, home of the Brontës, to see the setting in which the...

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Give Us a Kiss, Christabel

as TV Interviewer
Released: 1977-10-27

Casual labour appeals to Wilfred, and the street market is a friendly home until he meets the...

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Rumpole of the Bailey

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-12-17

Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer...

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Richard & Judy

as Self
First aired: 2001-11-26

Richard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and...

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Would I Lie to You?

as Self
First aired: 2007-06-16

A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per...

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You

as Self - Panellist
First aired:

Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news...

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An Audience with...

as Self
First aired: 1978-01-08

An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend...

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Have I Got News for You

as Herself
First aired: 1990-09-28

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories...

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Have I Got News for You

as Self - Panellist
First aired: 1990-09-28

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories...

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The New Statesman

as Joan Bakewell
First aired: 1987-09-13

The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the...

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Room 101

as Self
First aired: 1994-07-04

Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities...

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Only Connect

as Self - Contestant
First aired: 2008-09-15

The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the...

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Adult Material

as TV Presenter
First aired: 2020-10-05

Adult drama that delves inside the porn industry from the perspective of poster girl Jolene...

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Question Time

as Self - Panellist
First aired: 1979-09-25

This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least...

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The Commander

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-02-16

Determined and ambitious detective, Commander Clare Blake takes charge of the Serious Crime...

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Portrait Artist of the Year

as Herself - Host
First aired: 2013-11-05

Artists from the UK and Ireland compete by creating portraits of famous people.

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Portrait Artist of the Year

as Self - Host
First aired: 2013-11-05

Artists from the UK and Ireland compete by creating portraits of famous people.

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Landscape Artist of the Year

as Presenter
First aired: 2015-10-06

It is a nationwide search to find the best landscape artist. Filmed at picturesque locations...

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Countdown

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-11-02

The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.

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Travels with Pevsner

as uncredited
First aired: 1997-03-15

Series in which presenters explore architecture in the footsteps of Nikolaus Pevsner.

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How the BBC Began

as Self
First aired: 2022-10-22

The often-hilarious stories of the BBC's first 50 years. The corporation's pioneers describe its...

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