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The actor Prunella Scales, best known for playing Sybil in the TV comedy Fawlty Towers. Her son Samuel West reflects on her long career and happy marriage to fellow actor Timothy West.

Gillian Tindall, the writer who pioneered the technique of exploring history through the portal of a particular house or area.

Roger Smith, who co-founded and ran the Great Outdoors Challenge, encouraging thousands to walk across Scotland.

Anthony Grey, the novelist and journalist who was held in solitary confinement for over two years by Red Guards during China鈥檚 Cultural Revolution.

Producer: Ed Prendeville
Assistant Producer: Ribika Moktan
Researcher: Jesse Edwards
Editor: Glyn Tansley

ARCHIVE USED:
Great Canal Journeys Series 1 Episode 1, Channel 4, 10/03/2014; Desert Island Discs, 麻豆社 Radio 4, 05/06/1992; Suppose I Lose It, 麻豆社 Radio 4, 16/05/2016; A Question of Attribution, 麻豆社 Two, 20/10/1991; Fawlty Towers: Series 1: The Hotel Inspectors, 麻豆社 Two, 10/10/1975; Fawlty Towers: Series 2: The Psychiatrist, 麻豆社 Two, 26/02/1979; Fawlty Towers: Series 2: Basil the Rat, 麻豆社 Two, 25/10/1979; Fawlty Towers: Series 1: The Builders, 麻豆社 Two, 26/09/1975; Fawlty Towers: Series 2: Communication Problems, 麻豆社 Two, 19/02/1979; 麻豆社 News, 麻豆社 Radio 4, 26/11/1968; Anthony Grey To Be Released: Mother Waits, 麻豆社 News, 03/10/1963; Anthony Grey Released: Mother Hears News, News, 04/10/1963; Radio Newsreel, 麻豆社 World Service, 12/10/1969; Desert Island Discs, 麻豆社 Radio 4, 01/11/1969; Anthony Grey: One Man鈥檚 Freedom, One Pair of Eyes, 麻豆社 Two, 26/06/1971; Return to Peking, 麻豆社 Two, 12/12/1988; Voices from a French Village, 麻豆社 Radio 4, 29/05/1996; Robert Elms, 麻豆社 Radio London, 05/09/2016; Bricks and Mortals, 麻豆社 Radio 4, 18/05/2005; The Adventure Show, 麻豆社 Two Scotland, 03/08/2008; Scotland Outdoors - A Coast to Coast Backpack Challenge, Beekeeping in Kinross and the Capercaillie of Speyside, 麻豆社 Radio Scotland, 24/05/2025;