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Silk, sass and shimmer: William Banks-Blaney on Coco Chanel
The vintage couture expert explains why 1924 Ribbon Dress still holds sway on catwalks.
  1. Silk, sass and shimmer: William Banks-Blaney on Coco Chanel
    04:44
    Silk, sass and shimmer: William Banks-Blaney on Coco Chanel
  2. Simon Schama on the ongoing problems faced by the Jewish people
    05:49
    Simon Schama on the ongoing problems faced by the Jewish people
  3. Simon Schama on Germany's historical relationship with the Jews
    08:05
    Simon Schama on Germany's historical relationship with the Jews
  4. Sandi Toksvig on the need for equal representation for women
    06:34
    Sandi Toksvig on the need for equal representation for women
  5. Oxfam's Mark Goldring calls for a new Magna Carta
    07:09
    Oxfam's Mark Goldring calls for a new Magna Carta
  6. Meera Syal on The House of Hidden Mothers
    05:47
    Meera Syal on The House of Hidden Mothers
  7. Germaine Greer: My best book
    04:42
    Germaine Greer: My best book
  8. Germaine Greer on The Female Eunuch
    07:12
    Germaine Greer on The Female Eunuch
  9. Dan and Peter Snow: Introduction to Waterloo
    06:18
    Dan and Peter Snow: Introduction to Waterloo
  10. David Mitchell: I'm a fake novelist
    07:40
    David Mitchell: I'm a fake novelist
  11. The Mozart Question: Michael Morpurgo, Daniel Pioro and the Storyteller's Ensemble
    04:47
    The Mozart Question: Michael Morpurgo, Daniel Pioro and the Storyteller's Ensemble
  12. The Mozart Question: Michael Morpurgo and Daniel Pioro
    03:09
    The Mozart Question: Michael Morpurgo and Daniel Pioro
  13. Nigel Kennedy on The Four Seasons
    03:37
    Nigel Kennedy on The Four Seasons
  14. How Miranda Hart joined Call the Midwife
    01:18
    How Miranda Hart joined Call the Midwife
  15. Jenny Agutter: I saw a beautifully crafted character
    02:44
    Jenny Agutter: I saw a beautifully crafted character
  16. How Call the Midwife team drew upon their own experiences of motherhood
    02:48
    How Call the Midwife team drew upon their own experiences of motherhood
  17. Pippa Harris: Some of our younger crew hadn't realised it was illegal to be gay
    02:21
    Pippa Harris: Some of our younger crew hadn't realised it was illegal to be gay
  18. Neil Gaiman: Why illustrators need to be good readers
    03:27
    Neil Gaiman: Why illustrators need to be good readers
  19. Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
    01:47
    Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
  20. Neil Gaiman reveals the real story of Sleeping Beauty
    02:04
    Neil Gaiman reveals the real story of Sleeping Beauty
  21. Terry Waite on the book he received from a sympathetic guard
    01:57
    Terry Waite on the book he received from a sympathetic guard
  22. Terry Waite on finding humour in the darkest of places
    01:20
    Terry Waite on finding humour in the darkest of places
  23. Alex Salmond: How the Scottish referendum empowered people
    04:39
    Alex Salmond: How the Scottish referendum empowered people
  24. Robert Macfarlane on an extraordinary coincidence
    04:51
    Robert Macfarlane on an extraordinary coincidence
  25. Alex Salmond on joining the SNP while at university
    01:20
    Alex Salmond on joining the SNP while at university
  26. Vikram Seth reads his moving poem, Caged
    02:49
    Vikram Seth reads his moving poem, Caged
  27. Antonia Fraser on books, reading and becoming a writer
    04:19
    Antonia Fraser on books, reading and becoming a writer
  28. Helen Macdonald: I started to dream of goshawks
    03:45
    Helen Macdonald: I started to dream of goshawks
  29. Will Smith on working with Armando Iannucci
    01:41
    Will Smith on working with Armando Iannucci
  30. Steve Punt & Will Smith: 'Coming out' as comedians
    06:02
    Steve Punt & Will Smith: 'Coming out' as comedians
  31. Ben & David Crystal's A-Z of Shakespeare
    06:42
    Ben & David Crystal's A-Z of Shakespeare
  32. Marcus Brigstocke's poem on climate change
    05:15
    Marcus Brigstocke's poem on climate change
  33. Women's liberation: William Banks-Blaney on how Coco Chanel used men's underwear
    00:44
    Women's liberation: William Banks-Blaney on how Coco Chanel used men's underwear
  34. Neil Gaiman's favourite memory of Terry Pratchett
    04:42
    Neil Gaiman's favourite memory of Terry Pratchett
  35. William Banks-Blaney on Elizabeth Taylor at Studio 54
    00:53
    William Banks-Blaney on Elizabeth Taylor at Studio 54
  36. Neil Gaiman's dark secret: A biography of Duran Duran
    01:39
    Neil Gaiman's dark secret: A biography of Duran Duran
  37. Halcyon Halston days: William Banks-Blaney on the first super-designer
    05:29
    Halcyon Halston days: William Banks-Blaney on the first super-designer
  38. Courrèges of his convictions: William Banks-Blaney on the French Space Age designer
    02:11
    Courrèges of his convictions: William Banks-Blaney on the French Space Age designer
  39. Rose Tremain's brush with Royalty
    01:06
    Rose Tremain's brush with Royalty
  40. Rose Tremain on The American Lover
    02:30
    Rose Tremain on The American Lover
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