Remembers…: 2024
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Remembers… Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Dame Darcey Bussell on... The Magic of Dance
Jan 1, 2024
Renowned ballet dancer Dame Darcey Bussell introduces us to a gem from the BBC’s dance archives, The Magic of Dance, which was first transmitted in 1979 to great acclaim and is pre
Penelope Keith Remembers... To the Manor Born
Jan 2, 2024
Penelope Keith casts an affectionate eye back on the much-loved sitcom To the Manor Born and her role as upper-class Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, who finds herself down on her luck and
Andrew Davies Remembers... Pride and Prejudice
Jan 3, 2024
Andrew Davies looks back on Pride and Prejudice (1995) and talks about how he adapted the story from Jane Austen's classic novel.
Alan Yentob Remembers... Orson Welles
Jan 18, 2024
Orson Welles was the genius who changed the face of cinema with his 1941 directorial debut, Citizen Kane, and who became one of the key artistic figures of the 20th century – a gre
Waris Hussein Remembers... A Passage to India
Jan 31, 2024
In 1965, a young Waris Hussein was perhaps the only experienced Indian director working in British television and was horrified when he discovered that the BBC was planning a TV ad
Mel Brooks and Me - by Alan Yentob
Feb 8, 2024 · 6 min
As BBC Four marks the 50th anniversary of the classic film comedy ‘Blazing Saddles’, Alan Yentob looks back on his experiences working with the great Mel Brooks, recently presented
Claire Bloom Remembers… Anna Karenina
Feb 28, 2024 · 13 min
Claire Bloom introduces a rare screening of the BBC’s 1961 adaptation of Anna Karenina, in which she delivers one of her own personal favourite performances, playing Tolstoy’s trag
Miriam Margolyes Remembers… Cold Comfort Farm
Mar 6, 2024 · 14 min
National treasure Miriam Margolyes looks back on her role in the BBC’s 1995 adaptation of one of the much-loved jewels of 20th-century British literature, Stella Gibbons’s 1930s co
Alan Yentob Remembers… Ella Fitzgerald
Mar 30, 2024 · 7 min
Alan Yentob shares the fascinating story of how the 1974 broadcast of the great Ella Fitzgerald singing in Ronnie Scott’s nightclub came about. In a tale of tenacity combined with
William Gaunt and Marcia Warren Remember… No Place Like Home
Apr 2, 2024 · 11 min
Actors William Gaunt and Marcia Warren reunite for a look back at No Place Like Home, the BBC sitcom that ran from 1983 to 1987, and which made them two of the most popular TV star
Paul Abbott Remembers… Clocking Off
Apr 3, 2024 · 14 min
Acclaimed screenwriter Paul Abbott tells the story behind the creation of his 2000 Bafta-winning drama series Clocking Off, which ran for four series until 2003. Set in a Mancheste
Siân Phillips, Waris Hussein and Moira Armstrong Remember… Shoulder to Shoulder
Apr 17, 2024 · 19 min
Siân Phillips is joined by directors Moira Armstrong and Waris Hussein to look back on the 1974 drama series Shoulder to Shoulder, which told the story of the Pankhurst family and
Mary Beard Remembers… Civilisation
Apr 21, 2024 · 10 min
Mary Beard delivers a personal introduction to Kenneth Clark’s landmark 1969 series, Civilisation, which became one of the most acclaimed and influential programmes ever made, brin
Peter Egan Remembers… A Perfect Spy
May 8, 2024 · 14 min
Peter Egan looks back on the BBC’s 1987 adaptation of John le Carre’s A Perfect Spy, one of the writer’s most acclaimed novels, dramatised a year after the book’s publication. Egan
Helen Mirren Remembers… Blue Remembered Hills
Jun 2, 2024 · 14 min
Dame Helen Mirren looks back on her role in Dennis Potter’s seminal 1979 TV drama Blue Remembered Hills, one of the best-known episodes of the BBC’s much-admired Play for Today ser
Wendy Craig Remembers… Butterflies
Jun 4, 2024 · 13 min
Carla Lane’s Butterflies was one of the best-loved sitcoms of the 1970s, following the life of frustrated housewife Ria, living in a male-dominated household with her husband Ben a
Roy Clarke Remembers… A Foreign Field
Jun 5, 2024 · 12 min
Writer Roy Clarke is the man responsible for some of the BBC’s longest running and most popular sitcoms: Open All Hours, Keeping Up Appearances and Last of the Summer Wine. Despite
Renny Rye Remembers… Karaoke
Jun 9, 2024 · 16 min
Director Renny Rye looks back on the part he played in Karaoke, one of television’s most unusual commissions – a unique collaboration between the BBC and Channel 4, engineered by t
Don Warrington and Tony Jordan Remember… Death in Paradise
Jun 12, 2024 · 18 min
For over ten years and more than 100 episodes, Death in Paradise has delivered fans an irresistible cocktail of sun, sea and sin - demonstrating through a succession of murder myst
Eileen Atkins Remembers… She Fell Among Thieves
Jun 16, 2024 · 10 min
Dame Eileen Atkins takes us back to 1920s France and a fantastic world of foul play, chateaus, dungeons and fast cars in Tom Sharpe’s 1978 adaptation of Dornford Yates's She Fell A
Remembering… The Cops
Jun 19, 2024 · 15 min
In 1998, the BBC unveiled its latest look at the world of crime and policing, a new series called The Cops. Set in an unnamed northern town, it was gritty, hard-hitting and uncompr
Eileen Atkins Remembers… Mrs Dalloway
Jun 20, 2024 · 13 min
In 1997, the film version of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway was released in cinemas, based on a screenplay by Dame Eileen Atkins and with her friend Vanessa Redgrave playing the tit
Gloria Hunniford Remembers… Doris Day
Jun 27, 2024 · 15 min
In the 1950s and 60s, Doris Day ranked amongst cinema’s biggest box office stars, thanks to roles in films such as musical Calamity Jane, Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much, and
Trevor Eve Remembers… Waking the Dead
Jul 3, 2024 · 13 min
From its first appearance on our screens in 2000, Waking the Dead had viewers gripped by the activities of Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd and the ‘cold case’ unit he led, inve
GF Newman Remembers… Law and Order
Jul 10, 2024 · 13 min
In 1978, the BBC crime drama Law and Order so shocked the nation with its realistic depiction of a police force riddled with corruption that questions were asked in the House of Co
David Olusoga Remembers… Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
Jul 16, 2024 · 14 min
Historian, author and presenter David Olusoga looks back on how his 2015 documentary Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners helped shine a light on the extent of Britain's involvement in
Richard Harrington Remembers… Hinterland
Jul 17, 2024 · 17 min
Actor Richard Harrington looks back on his role as DCI Tom Mathias in Hinterland, the acclaimed crime drama set in Aberystwyth that took a groundbreaking approach to language barri
Roy Clarke Remembers… Keeping Up Appearances
Jul 23, 2024 · 14 min
Acclaimed comedy writer Roy Clarke has an extraordinary legacy when it comes to popular British sitcoms - creating Last of the Summer Wine, Open All Hours and the classic comedy th
Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong and James Bolam Remember… New Tricks
Jul 24, 2024 · 16 min
Amanda Redman, James Bolam and Alun Armstrong, who formed the first incarnation of UCOS (Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad), look back on police comedy drama series New Tricks.
Richard Eyre Remembers… Country
Jul 25, 2024 · 14 min
Celebrated theatre, film and television director Richard Eyre has forged links with some of Britain’s finest writers - one of the most notable being Trevor Griffiths, whose landmar
Peter Davison Remembers… Campion
Jul 31, 2024 · 13 min
British screen legend Peter Davison sits down to give us an invaluable insight into the iconic 1989-1990 mystery drama series Campion, the BBC’s second adaptation of Margery Alling
Nathaniel Parker and Sharon Small Remember… The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Aug 14, 2024 · 18 min
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries first appeared on our screens in 2001 and had viewers instantly hooked by the combination of puzzling crimes and murder investigations, spiced up wit
Dame Maureen Lipman Remembers… The Evacuees
Sep 1, 2024 · 15 min
Dame Maureen Lipman shares her experiences of playing her own mother-in-law in the TV film The Evacuees, an autobiographical account written by her late husband Jack Rosenthal of h
Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers… Keeping Up Appearances
Sep 3, 2024 · 15 min
Dame Patricia Routledge recalls how the character of Hyacinth Bucket first entered her life and looks back on the part she played in bringing to life one of TV’s most formidable co
Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers… Miss Pym's Day Out
Sep 3, 2024 · 4 min
Miss Pym's Day Out saw Dame Patricia Routledge portray legendary author Barbara Pym in an RTS Award-winning episode of Bookmark, set on the day of the 1977 Booker Prize Awards, of
Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers… Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Sep 3, 2024 · 9 min
Dame Patricia explains what attracted her to playing the woman who discovers an extraordinary talent for sleuthing in her sixties, cracking the case where all else fail, and why su
Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers… Talking Heads
Sep 3, 2024 · 9 min
Talking Heads was Alan Bennett’s acclaimed series of one-off tele-plays, written specifically for a selection of some of his favourite actors, including the great Dame Patricia Rou
Jed Mercurio and Martin Compston Remember… Line of Duty
Sep 4, 2024 · 29 min
Line of Duty creator, writer and showrunner, Jed Mercurio, and leading cast member Martin Compston, aka DI Steve Arnott, enter the interrogation room, press the record button, and
Sally Wainwright Remembers… Happy Valley
Sep 11, 2024 · 19 min
Writer Sally Wainwright looks back on the origins of her Bafta-winning drama Happy Valley, which first appeared on the nation’s TV screens in 2014, and instantly established itself
Peter Kosminsky Remembers… The Project
Sep 15, 2024 · 19 min
As a new Labour government settles into power with a huge majority under Keir Starmer, director Peter Kosminsky considers this an ideal time to revisit and reflect on the lessons t
Alison O'Donnell Remembers… Shetland
Sep 18, 2024 · 19 min
As fans prepare for the arrival of series nine of the BBC’s long-running crime drama Shetland, actor Alison O’Donnell, who plays the much-loved character Tosh, takes an affectionat
Philip Glenister and Matthew Graham Remember… Life on Mars
Oct 2, 2024 · 29 min
Philip Glenister fires up the Cortina GXL one more time and takes a trip back in time to reflect on the hugely popular 1970s-set drama series Life on Mars, with writer and creator
Edward Mirzoeff Remembers… 40 Minutes
Oct 6, 2024 · 14 min
Edward Mirzoeff, former BBC executive documentary producer and series editor of flagship series 40 Minutes, looks back on his time at the helm of one of the most innovative and exc
Simon Schama Remembers… Landscape and Memory
Oct 7, 2024 · 19 min
Sir Simon Schama’s first foray into TV presenting, Landscape and Memory, presented a unique take on the links between nature and art. The series was based on his 1995 book, about w
Mick Jackson Remembers… Threads
Oct 9, 2024 · 19 min
Ahead of a rare rescreening of the BBC’s apocalyptic drama Threads, director and producer Mick Jackson looks back to 1984 and shares the story behind the creation of this acclaimed
Angela Rippon Remembers… Top Gear
Oct 12, 2024 · 4 min
Angela Rippon buckles up for a trip down memory lane and checks the rear-view mirror before sharing her memories of working on the very first series of Top Gear. This was years bef
Angela Rippon Remembers… Come Dancing
Oct 12, 2024 · 10 min
Angela Rippon’s love of dancing dates back to the ballet lessons she took as a young girl, and here – as she celebrates her 80th birthday – she looks back on the days when her prof
Christopher Timothy and Peter Davison Remember… All Creatures Great and Small
Oct 19, 2024 · 19 min
Actors Christopher Timothy and Peter Davison share their memories of working on the popular BBC drama series All Creatures Great and Small.
Joan Bakewell Remembers… Nelson Mandela in Heart of the Matter
Oct 20, 2024 · 8 min
Joan Bakewell looks back on what she describes as the greatest moment of her career, her scoop interview with Nelson Mandela as he left prison in 1990. She explains how the intervi
Joan Bakewell Remembers… Marcel Duchamp in Late Night Line-Up
Oct 20, 2024 · 9 min
Joan Bakewell remembers her interview with legendary French artist and sculptor Marcel Duchamp, just months before his death in 1968. At a time when artists were unlikely talk show
Peter McDougall Remembers… The Elephants' Graveyard
Oct 23, 2024 · 11 min
Playwright Peter McDougall looks back at his bittersweet Play for Today from 1976, which starred Billy Connolly.
Joan Bakewell Remembers… Bette Davis at the NFT
Oct 24, 2024 · 9 min
Joan Bakewell looks back fondly on her evening spent with the legendary screen actor Bette Davis in 1972. Joan was in awe of such an icon of the golden age of cinema but was carefu
Gemma Arterton Remembers… Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Oct 30, 2024 · 14 min
David Nicholls's 2008 adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles provided Gemma Arterton with her first lead role on television. She joined a cast of young talent, incl
Christopher Eccleston Remembers… Jude
Oct 31, 2024 · 19 min
Thomas Hardy’s classic story of class, love and familial heartbreak was so shocking at the time of its release that Hardy never wrote another novel. Christopher Eccleston looks bac
Mary Beard Remembers… Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit
Nov 11, 2024 · 15 min
Professor Mary Beard is known for her explorations of the ancient world, but here looks back on her more recent past, and the making of her acclaimed four-part 2016 series Ultimate
David Nicholls Remembers… Far from the Madding Crowd
Nov 14, 2024 · 14 min
Acclaimed novelist David Nicholls, perhaps best known for the best-selling One Day, looks back on the 2015 film of Thomas Hardy’s Far From the Madding Crowd, starring Carey Mulliga
Don Cupitt Remembers… The Sea of Faith
Nov 18, 2024 · 9 min
Don Cupitt, one of Britain’s leading Christian philosophers, once described by the Church Times as 'an ecclesiastical version of Tony Benn', marks 40 years since the broadcasting o
Martin Scorsese Remembers… Powell and Pressburger
Nov 21, 2024 · 9 min
Acclaimed director Martin Scorsese introduces the BBC’s much-anticipated season of films by the legendary team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Scorsese reveals why they r
Renny Rye Remembers… The Box of Delights
Dec 7, 2024 · 9 min
Director Renny Rye looks back on the BBC TV adaptation of John Masefield's 1935 fantasy children's novel.
Timothy Spall Remembers… Benjamin Zephaniah
Dec 7, 2024 · 12 min
Actor Timothy Spall shares his memories of working alongside Benjamin on the 1992 comedy drama Dread Poets Society. This one-off production was inspired by the real-life outrage th
Dame Judi Dench Remembers… Talking to a Stranger
Dec 8, 2024 · 9 min
Dame Judi Dench shares her memories of Talking to a Stranger, the groundbreaking 1960s drama by celebrated Z-Cars creator John Hopkins. The four-part piece followed four members of
Dame Judi Dench Remembers… Mr and Mrs Edgehill
Dec 15, 2024 · 9 min
Dame Judi Dench looks back on her role in 1985s Mr and Mrs Edgehill, a one-off drama based on a Noel Coward short story, which saw her and Sir Ian Holm playing husband and wife Eus
Mackenzie Crook Remembers... Detectorists
Dec 23, 2024 · 19 min
Mackenzie Crook shares what inspired him to write his hit series Detectorists - a funny and touching series about a group of metal detectorists (not detectors) in the fictional tow
Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais Remember… Porridge
Dec 24, 2024 · 29 min
Fifty years on from when the prison doors first slammed shut on Norman Stanley Fletcher, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais look back at a landmark British comedy. Dick and Ian explai
Zoë Wanamaker Remembers… David Copperfield
Dec 28, 2024 · 14 min
Actor Zoë Wanamaker recalls the BBC's 1999 star-studded adaptation of the Dickens classic.
Derek Jacobi Remembers… Much Ado About Nothing
Dec 28, 2024 · 14 min
Sir Derek Jacobi looks back on the filmed version of Franco Zeffirelli’s famous 1960s production of Much Ado About Nothing - a performance that brought together Robert Stephens, in