In Confidence
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In Confidence
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In Confidence

Conducting probing interviews as only he can, Laurie Taylor chats with colourful, controversial and outspoken celebrities, grilling them on their moments of joy and tragedy, mistakes and successes, and the flaws and strengths that have defined their lives. "This is television for people who don't like their meat being cut up for them", says the sociologist. Among the guests Taylor has interrogated are Damien Hirst, Lily Allen, Richard Dawkins, David Starkey and Ann Widdecombe.

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Brian Blessed: In Confidence 1
S4 E1 • 46m • HDClosed Captioned Alt Text15

Brian Blessed discusses acting, mountaineering and meditation with Laurie Taylor. He also reveals how, as a child, he insulted Picasso and took on boxer Bruce Woodcock.

Fay Weldon: In Confidence 2
S4 E2 • 48m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

In an in-depth interview with Laurie Taylor, writer and feminist Fay Weldon discusses pornography, her honest autobiography and changing attitudes towards women.

Terry Gilliam: In Confidence 3
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Laurie Taylor talks to Terry Gilliam, one of the world's most creative and imaginative directors, about his award-winning films, personal philosophies and future ambitions.

Griff Rhys Jones: In Confidence 4
S4 E4 • 49m • HDClosed Captioned Alt Text15

Laurie Taylor discusses comic timing, Smith & Jones, Talkback Productions and the pressures on comedians today with one of the richest people in British broadcasting.

Lady Lucinda Lambton: In Confidence 5
S4 E5 • 48m • HDClosed Captioned Alt Text15

The broadcaster discusses the prostitution scandal that hit her father, former MP Lord Lambton, and her dealings with her mother's lover Lucian Freud.

Grayson Perry: In Confidence 6
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The Turner Prize-winning potter talks to Laurie Taylor about why he believes 'contemporary art is now ordinary', his troubled childhood and his female alter-ego 'Claire'.

Michael Frayn: In Confidence 7
S4 E7 • 48m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

Michael Frayn discusses the timelessness of his play Noises Off, how writing farce releases his inner fears and his unique relationship with his father. With Laurie Taylor.

Tony Benn: In Confidence 8
S4 E8 • 47m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

In this 2013 interview with Laurie Taylor, Tony Benn offers an insider's perspective on the Labour Party, revealing his opinion of Tony Blair and the politicians he most admires.

Anna Scher: In Confidence 9
S4 E9 • 47m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

Anna Scher talks to Laurie Taylor about her widely acclaimed theatre school in Islington, London, revealing her shock at being unable to return there after she fell ill.

Sir Alan Ayckbourn: In Confidence 10
S4 E10 • 49m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

The Woman in Mind playwright offers a candid insight into writing for the stage, revealing how it is as much a practical craft as it is a creative one.

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  • About this series
  • Conducting probing interviews as only he can, Laurie Taylor chats with colourful, controversial and outspoken celebrities, grilling them on their moments of joy and tragedy, mistakes and successes, and the flaws and strengths that have defined their lives. "This is television for people who don't like their meat being cut up for them", says the sociologist. Among the guests Taylor has interrogated are Damien Hirst, Lily Allen, Richard Dawkins, David Starkey and Ann Widdecombe.
  • CrewJohn Hayward-Warburton (Director)
  • GenreArts
  • Seasons5
  • StudioSky Arts

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