John Freeman as Himself

Episodes 35

Lord Birkett

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February 4, 195930m
1x1

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Bertrand Russell

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March 4, 195943m
1x2

Philosopher 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.

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Dame Edith Sitwell

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May 6, 195930m
1x3

John 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.

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Lord Boothby

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May 27, 195930m
1x4

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Nubar Gulbenkian

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July 15, 195930m
1x5

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Adlai E. Stevenson

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July 22, 195930m
1x6

Adlai 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.

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John Huston

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September 1, 195930m
1x7

A 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.

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Professor Jung

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October 22, 195938m
1x8

John 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.

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Lord Morrison of Lambeth

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December 18, 195930m
1x9

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His Majesty King Hussein of Jordan

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January 1, 196030m
1x10

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Lord Shawcross Q.C.

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January 10, 196030m
1x11

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Tony Hancock

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February 7, 196030m
1x12

Tony 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.

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Henry Moore

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February 21, 196030m
1x13

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Dr. Hastings Banda

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April 22, 196030m
1x14

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Augustus John

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May 15, 196030m
1x15

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Sir Roy Welensky

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May 29, 196030m
1x16

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Stirling Moss

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June 12, 196030m
1x17

Racing 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?

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Evelyn Waugh

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Season Finale
June 26, 196030m
1x18

Evelyn 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.

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Gilbert Harding

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September 18, 196030m
2x1

Arguably the most famous episode of the series, as Gilbert Harding verges on breaking down under John Freeman's questioning. "I shall be very glad to be dead" remains a poignant response - Harding died less than two months after broadcast.

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General von Senger und Etterlin

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October 2, 196030m
2x2

Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin discusses his role in the second World War, including whether he was ever accused of war crimes, and whether he was given any orders he felt were unacceptable.

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Lord Reith

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October 30, 196030m
2x3

John Freeman talks to a former director-general of his own employer, as ex-BBC head Lord John Reith discusses his early life and time with the corporation. Debated among the two is the value of the BBC in Reith's time, and in the present.

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Simone Signoret

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November 13, 196030m
2x4

John Freeman and Simone Signoret play a verbal game of cat and mouse, as he wants to know "the woman behind the actor's mask." However, Simone is deliberate in what she reveals, answering one question with "I think that's my own business."

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Victor Gollancz

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November 27, 196030m
2x5

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Adam Faith

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December 11, 196030m
2x6

45-year-old John Freeman admits that he's been "consulting some teenage friends of mine" as he interviews his first pop star, Adam Faith. Faith talks about the difference between his showbusiness persona and his real self, Terry Nelhams.

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Otto Klemperer

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Season Finale
January 8, 196130m
2x7

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Frank Cousins

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October 15, 196130m
3x1

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Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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October 29, 196130m
3x2

"It is never easy for one to accept the role of symbolism without going through constant moments of self examination." Martin Luther King discusses his childhood in a segregated America, and the challenges he still faces in the present.

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Lord Hailsham

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November 12, 196130m
3x3

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Jomo Kenyatta

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November 26, 196130m
3x4

Jomo Kenyatta discusses his release from prison, and whether there was more he could have done to prevent his incarceration. Also discussed is Kenyatta's vision for the future of Kenya.

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Sir Compton Mackenzie

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January 7, 196230m
3x5

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John Osborne

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January 21, 196230m
3x6

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Roy Thomson

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February 4, 196230m
3x7

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Cecil Beaton

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February 18, 196230m
3x8

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Albert Finney

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March 4, 196230m
3x9

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Danny Blanchflower

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Season Finale
March 18, 196230m
3x10

In the final edition of the programme, footballer Danny Blanchflower faces what he calls the "challenge" of appearing, and describes why he fled from the studio when he was the planned subject of "This Is Your Life".

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