In My Own Words Clips

1. "I had to learn how to draw with my hands again"—Series 2, Yinka Shonibare

   Duration: 01:43

2. "They were my introduction to proper series fiction"—Series 2, Val McDermid

   Duration: 01:09

3. How Val McDermid got into crime fiction—Series 2, Val McDermid

   Duration: 00:46

4. "You must carry on, that's what you do"—Series 2, Tom Jones

   Duration: 01:30

5. "I'm still loving it and thank god the people still love me doing it"—Series 2, Tom Jones

   Duration: 01:37

6. "I know that my wife married me for me because I was nobody at the time"—Series 2, Tom Jones

   Duration: 01:32

7. "We'd come from Wales and going into a recording studio was a big deal"—Series 2, Tom Jones

   Duration: 01:49

8. Frederick Forsyth's relationship with MI6—Series 2, Frederick Forsyth

   Duration: 00:24

9. The bullet that went through Frederick Forsyth's hair—Series 2, Frederick Forsyth

   Duration: 01:07

10. How Frederick Forsyth wrote his first novel—Series 2, Frederick Forsyth

    Duration: 01:12

11. "I'm glad you weren't in charge of the invasion of Normandy"—Series 2, Frederick Forsyth

    Duration: 00:23

12. "I hope I tell a good story"—Series 1, Jilly Cooper

    Duration: 01:22

13. "I think if you've been bullied as a child it never goes away"

    Duration: 01:56

14. "It was quite an extraordinary thing to come across all these different people"

    Duration: 01:41

15. "This was one of the first poems that I ever wrote."

    Duration: 01:20

16. "It would be absurd to have a plan for a life"—Series 1, Hanif Kureishi

    Duration: 01:08

17. "The writing keeps you alive"—Series 1, Hanif Kureishi

    Duration: 00:36

18. "My dad wanted me to be the first Indian to play for England"—Series 1, Hanif Kureishi

    Duration: 01:53

19. "I didn't think art was about fitting in"—Series 1, Alison Lapper

    Duration: 01:28

20. "It's beautiful to watch, but it's hard"—Series 1, Alison Lapper

    Duration: 01:04

21. "I always thought he'd get better"—Series 1, Alison Lapper

    Duration: 00:48

22. "It's a piece of history"—Series 1, Alison Lapper

    Duration: 01:15

23. "My god, that's a long time [ago]"—Series 1, Billy Connolly

    Duration: 01:37

24. Billy Connolly recalls his final encounter with Robin Williams—Series 1, Billy Connolly

    Duration: 02:12