Biographies

For a time, Britain's most controversial comedian, regularly provoking outrage, indignation and a flood of complaints to the BBC's switchboard.

Gerry Anderson created a world of children's characters that stand tall alongside the giants of the literary world. Like Alice, Snow White and Mary Poppins, Anderson's characters are simply timeless in their appeal.

We remember a great broadcaster and iconic figure of who left an indelible mark on the media landscape with his dynamic presence and versatile talent

Best known for his roles in Hi-de-Hi! and To the Manor Born, Ben Aris was another of Britain's unsung heroes - one of those familiar faces who specialised in playing upper class roles, but whose name didn't immediately trip off the tongue

A veteran of the classic British Music-Hall, Askey's trademark brand of quick-fire humour and masterly use of the ad-lib won him generations of fans.

James Aubrey was probably the first true superstar programmer of an American television network and the man behind some of the biggest hits on TV. But a career tainted by allegations of arrogance, 'kickbacks' and bizarre sexual behaviour, earned him the nickname of "The Smiling Cobra"

Where British television had once been staid and predictable Baker and Berman's series helped establish a new formula for fast paced action packed adventures.

Best known as Inspector Wexford in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, George Baker was the man Ian Fleming wanted to play James Bond.

An iconic English comedienne, Hylda Baker, short in stature and with a rich Lancashire accent, became a star later in life until finally, her career came to a shuddering halt

Called "one of Britain's last great eccentrics", Tom Baker became the quintessential hero to millions of Doctor Who fans in over seventy countries. As he reaches the grand old age of eighty six, his association with the series that bought him adoring fans all round the world shows no sign of dissipating.