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(1974–1979)

Full Cast & Crew

Series Directed by 

Julia Matheson ... (32 episodes, 1975-1977)
Nigel Williams ... (9 episodes, 1975-1977)
Bob Lockyer ... (9 episodes, 1978-1979)
Keith Cheetham ... (4 episodes, 1979)

Series Writing Credits  

Richard Adams ... (questions: Quiz of the Week) (1 episode, 1979)
Alan Coren ... (questions: Quiz of the Week) (1 episode, 1978)
David Daiches ... (questions: Quiz of the Week) (1 episode, 1979)
Margaret Drabble ... (questions: Quiz of the Week) (1 episode, 1978)
Dorothy Dunnett ... (questions: Quiz of the Week) (1 episode, 1979)
J.T. Edson ... (questions: Quiz of the Week) (1 episode, 1979)
Dick Francis ... (questions: Quiz of the Week) (1 episode, 1979)
Antonia Fraser ... (questions: Quiz of the Week) (1 episode, 1978)
Ronald Harwood ... (questions: Quiz of the Week) (1 episode, 1979)
Jack Higgins ... (questions: Quiz of the Week) (1 episode, 1979)
Laurie Lee ... (questions: Quiz of the Week) (1 episode, 1978)
George MacDonald Fraser ... (questions: Quiz of the Week) (1 episode, 1979)
Arthur Marshall ... (questions: Quiz of the Week) (1 episode, 1978)
George Melly ... (questions: Quiz of the Week) (1 episode, 1979)
David Mercer ... (questions: Quiz of the Week) (1 episode, 1979)
Michael Moorcock ... (questions: Quiz of the Week) (1 episode, 1979)
Leslie Thomas ... (questions: Quiz of the Week) (1 episode, 1978)

Series Cast  

Melvyn Bragg ...  Self - Presenter 48 episodes, 1974-1977
Christopher Booker Christopher Booker ...  Self - The Booker Quiz Presenter 31 episodes, 1976-1977
Ronald Harwood ...  Self - Presenter / ... 30 episodes, 1978-1979
Antonia Fraser Antonia Fraser ...  Self / ... 10 episodes, 1974-1979
Jacky Gillott ...  Self 8 episodes, 1974-1979
Margaret Drabble Margaret Drabble ...  Self / ... 7 episodes, 1975-1978
Frank Muir ...  Self 6 episodes, 1974-1978
Angela Huth Angela Huth ...  Self 6 episodes, 1974-1977
Alan Coren Alan Coren ...  Self / ... 5 episodes, 1974-1978
Michael Frayn ...  Self 5 episodes, 1974-1977
A.J. Ayer A.J. Ayer ...  Self 5 episodes, 1976-1978
Jilly Cooper Jilly Cooper ...  Self 4 episodes, 1975-1978
Martin Amis ...  Self 4 episodes, 1975-1977
Arianna Huffington ...  Self 4 episodes, 1976-1977
Paul Theroux Paul Theroux ...  Self 3 episodes, 1974-1979
Kingsley Amis ...  Self 3 episodes, 1974-1978
Leslie Thomas Leslie Thomas ...  Self / ... 3 episodes, 1975-1978
Margaret Forster Margaret Forster ...  Self 3 episodes, 1976-1977
Eleanor Bron ...  Self 2 episodes, 1974-1979
David Mercer David Mercer ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1974-1979
Irene Handl ...  Self 2 episodes, 1974-1976
Edna O'Brien ...  Self 2 episodes, 1974-1976
Alan Brien Alan Brien ...  Self 2 episodes, 1974-1976
Suzanne Lowry Suzanne Lowry ...  Self 2 episodes, 1974-1975
Joan Bakewell Joan Bakewell ...  Self 2 episodes, 1975-1979
Elizabeth Jane Howard Elizabeth Jane Howard ...  Self 2 episodes, 1975-1979
Kenny Everett ...  Self 2 episodes, 1975-1978
Auberon Waugh Auberon Waugh ...  Self 2 episodes, 1975-1977
Clive James Clive James ...  Self 2 episodes, 1975-1976
Lourens van der Post Lourens van der Post ...  Self 2 episodes, 1976-1979
Angela Carter Angela Carter ...  Self 2 episodes, 1976-1977
Marsha A. Hunt ...  Self 2 episodes, 1976
Jack Higgins ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1977-1979
Michael Holroyd Michael Holroyd ...  Self 2 episodes, 1977-1979
Dorothy Dunnett Dorothy Dunnett ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1977-1979
Beryl Bainbridge Beryl Bainbridge ...  Self 2 episodes, 1977-1978
Arthur Marshall Arthur Marshall ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1977-1978
Laurie Lee Laurie Lee ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1977-1978
Chris Bonington ...  Self 2 episodes, 1977
Marghanita Laski Marghanita Laski ...  Self 2 episodes, 1977
A.S. Byatt A.S. Byatt ...  Self 2 episodes, 1978-1979
Michael Moorcock Michael Moorcock ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1978-1979
George Melly George Melly ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1978-1979
Marina Warner Marina Warner ...  Self 2 episodes, 1978-1979
David M. Wilson David M. Wilson ...  Self 2 episodes, 1978-1979
Joanna Lumley ...  Self 2 episodes, 1978
Anthony Burgess Anthony Burgess ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Patrick Macnee ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Shirley Conran ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
R.D. Laing ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Catherine Cookson Catherine Cookson ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Kenneth Williams ...  Self 1 episode, 1974
Ernie Wise ...  Self 1 episode, 1974
Dennis Wheatley Dennis Wheatley ...  Self 1 episode, 1974
Neville Smith Neville Smith ...  Self 1 episode, 1974
Peregrine Worsthorne Peregrine Worsthorne ...  Self 1 episode, 1974
Simon Raven ...  Self 1 episode, 1974
Joan Aiken Joan Aiken ...  Self 1 episode, 1974
J.P. Donleavy ...  Self 1 episode, 1974
Julian Symons Julian Symons ...  Self 1 episode, 1974
A.J.P. Taylor A.J.P. Taylor ...  Self 1 episode, 1974
Denise Robins Denise Robins ...  Self 1 episode, 1974
Paul Johnson Paul Johnson ...  Self 1 episode, 1974
Edmund Cooper Edmund Cooper ...  Self 1 episode, 1974
Charles Osborne Charles Osborne ...  Self 1 episode, 1974
Edward Blishen Edward Blishen ...  Self 1 episode, 1974
Helen Mirren ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Hermione Gingold ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
John Pilger ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Barbara Cartland Barbara Cartland ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
David Cook David Cook ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Jonathan Miller Jonathan Miller ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Isobel Barnett Isobel Barnett ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Peter Nichols ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Alan Sillitoe Alan Sillitoe ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Anna Raeburn Anna Raeburn ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Jeremy Sandford Jeremy Sandford ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Claud Cockburn Claud Cockburn ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Erika Cheetham Erika Cheetham ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Rachel Billington Rachel Billington ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Bernice Rubens Bernice Rubens ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Pierre Rey Pierre Rey ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Jonathan Raban Jonathan Raban ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Angus Wilson Angus Wilson ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Milton Shulman Milton Shulman ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Willie Hamilton Willie Hamilton ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Lawrence Daly Lawrence Daly ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Hilary Spurling Hilary Spurling ...  Self 1 episode, 1975
Billy Connolly ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Siân Phillips ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Tom Baker ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Ken Russell ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Diana Quick ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Twiggy ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
John le Carré ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Gore Vidal ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Jimmy Savile ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Jackie Collins ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Quentin Crisp ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Barbara Dickson ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
James Herriot James Herriot ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Brian Aldiss Brian Aldiss ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Richard Condon Richard Condon ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Colin Wilson Colin Wilson ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Roberta Leigh ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Malcolm Bradbury Malcolm Bradbury ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Caroline Coon Caroline Coon ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Claire Tomalin ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Michael Innes Michael Innes ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Evelyn Anthony Evelyn Anthony ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Susan Howatch Susan Howatch ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Olivia Manning Olivia Manning ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Michael Foot Michael Foot ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Robert Kee Robert Kee ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Hugh Scanlon Hugh Scanlon ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Hugh Greene ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
John Cole John Cole ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Frances Donaldson Frances Donaldson ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Peter Grosvenor Peter Grosvenor ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
V.S. Pritchett V.S. Pritchett ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Lettice Cooper Lettice Cooper ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Russell Davies Russell Davies ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Danny Abse Danny Abse ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
Alexander Gowrie Alexander Gowrie ...  Self 1 episode, 1976
John Cleese ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
David Niven ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Gayle Hunnicutt ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Dulcie Gray ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Trevor Griffiths Trevor Griffiths ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Annabel Leventon ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Thor Heyerdahl ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Christopher Priest Christopher Priest ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Harold Robbins Harold Robbins ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Barbara Kelly ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Brian Rix ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Mary Stewart Mary Stewart ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Tina Brown ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Albert Pierrepoint Albert Pierrepoint ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Nell Dunn Nell Dunn ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
C.P. Snow C.P. Snow ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Anthony Price Anthony Price ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Bernadette Devlin ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Rene Cutforth Rene Cutforth ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Katharine Whitehorn Katharine Whitehorn ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Duchess Margaret of Argyle Duchess Margaret of Argyle ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Tom Paulin Tom Paulin ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
John Prebble John Prebble ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Robert Mark Robert Mark ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Gillian Reynolds Gillian Reynolds ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Fred Hoyle ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Dora Russell Dora Russell ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
David Caute David Caute ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Bill Sowerbutts Bill Sowerbutts ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Gaia Servadio Gaia Servadio ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Dan Jacobson Dan Jacobson ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Jeffrey Iverson Jeffrey Iverson ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Colin Mitchell Colin Mitchell ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Arthur Janov Arthur Janov ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Andrew Cavendish Andrew Cavendish ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Richard Boston Richard Boston ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Paul Barker Paul Barker ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Hugh Casson Hugh Casson ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Rodney Marsh Rodney Marsh ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Merlin Minshall Merlin Minshall ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Osbert Lancaster Osbert Lancaster ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Jacquetta Hawkes Jacquetta Hawkes ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Lyall Watson ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Mike Brearley Mike Brearley ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
John Gross John Gross ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Elaine Feinstein Elaine Feinstein ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
John Taylor John Taylor ...  Self 1 episode, 1977
Patricia Highsmith ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Albert Finney ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Dirk Bogarde ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Felicity Kendal ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Roald Dahl ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Michele Dotrice ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Christopher Timothy ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Marianne Faithfull ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Nanette Newman ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Mai Zetterling ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
John Mortimer John Mortimer ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Clive Cussler Clive Cussler ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Frederic Raphael Frederic Raphael ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
John Donat John Donat ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Peter Townsend ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Martha Gellhorn ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Colleen McCullough Colleen McCullough ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Simon Jenkins Simon Jenkins ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Simon Gray Simon Gray ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Roy Hattersley Roy Hattersley ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Patti Boulaye Patti Boulaye ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Russell Harty Russell Harty ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Michael Elliott Michael Elliott ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Nicolas Freeling Nicolas Freeling ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Tony Soper Tony Soper ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Mary McCarthy Mary McCarthy ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Morris West Morris West ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Yehudi Menuhin ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Bernard Ashley Bernard Ashley ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Stephen Spender Stephen Spender ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
John Betjeman John Betjeman ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
John Braine John Braine ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Clare Francis Clare Francis ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Lord Longford Lord Longford ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Patrick Seale Patrick Seale ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
John Hackett John Hackett ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Geoffrey Household Geoffrey Household ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
David Hunt ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Monica Dickens Monica Dickens ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Erin Pizzey Erin Pizzey ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Peter Levi Peter Levi ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Anthony Sampson Anthony Sampson ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Sue MacGregor Sue MacGregor ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Carolyn Slaughter Carolyn Slaughter ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Victoria Glendinning Victoria Glendinning ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Robert Lacey Robert Lacey ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Louis Heren Louis Heren ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Brigid Brophy Brigid Brophy ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Penelope Lively Penelope Lively ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Shirley Hughes Shirley Hughes ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
D.M. Thomas D.M. Thomas ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Celia Haddon Celia Haddon ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Lady Longford Lady Longford ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
William Davis William Davis ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Alun Chalfont Alun Chalfont ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Winifred Foley Winifred Foley ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Vivian Fuchs Vivian Fuchs ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Rachael Heyhoe-Flint ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
John Jones John Jones ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Elisabeth Frink ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Edna Healey Edna Healey ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Ion Trewin Ion Trewin ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Christopher Ricks Christopher Ricks ...  Self 1 episode, 1978
Peter Ustinov ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Paul Darrow ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
P.D. James ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Patrick Kavanagh ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Anthony Shaffer Anthony Shaffer ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Evan Hunter Evan Hunter ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Terry Wogan ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Jeffrey Archer ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Nigel Williams Nigel Williams ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Raymond Briggs Raymond Briggs ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Richard Adams ...  Self - Quiz of the Week: Jane Austen 1 episode, 1979
Dick Francis Dick Francis ...  Self - Quiz of the Week: Graham Greene 1 episode, 1979
Alistair Cooke ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
George MacDonald Fraser ...  Self - Quiz of the Week: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1 episode, 1979
Sebastian Faulks Sebastian Faulks ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Penelope Mortimer Penelope Mortimer ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Jane Gardam Jane Gardam ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Fay Weldon Fay Weldon ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Piers Paul Read Piers Paul Read ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Claire Rayner Claire Rayner ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Mark Boxer Mark Boxer ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Lorin Maazel ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Rebecca West Rebecca West ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
William Trevor William Trevor ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Nikolai Tolstoy Nikolai Tolstoy ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Tim Severin Tim Severin ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
V.S. Naipaul ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Daniel Topolski Daniel Topolski ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
J.T. Edson J.T. Edson ...  Self - Quiz of the Week: Westerns 1 episode, 1979
Virginia Wade ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Huw Wheldon Huw Wheldon ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Beverley Nichols ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Fitzroy McLean Fitzroy McLean ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
John Colville John Colville ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Peter Porter Peter Porter ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Harold Evans Harold Evans ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Jan Morris ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
David Daiches David Daiches ...  Self - Quiz of the Week: Robert Louis Stevenson 1 episode, 1979
John Drummond John Drummond ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Alan Gemmell Alan Gemmell ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Theodora Fitzgibbon Theodora Fitzgibbon ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Neil Cossons Neil Cossons ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Monica Mason Monica Mason ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Donald Woods Donald Woods ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Stuart Hampshire Stuart Hampshire ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Shusha Guppy Shusha Guppy ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
Sally Emerson Sally Emerson ...  Self 1 episode, 1979
William McIlvanney William McIlvanney ...  Self 1 episode, 1979

Series Produced by 

Julia Matheson ... producer / production team (37 episodes, 1974-1979)
Nigel Williams ... producer / production team (19 episodes, 1974-1976)

Series Editing by 

Melvyn Bragg ... (48 episodes, 1974-1977)

Series Additional Crew 

Dorothy Spokes ... researcher (16 episodes, 1974-1975)
Rosemary Wilton ... researcher (9 episodes, 1975)

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