Joan Bakewell

Joan Bakewell

Joan Dawson Bakewell, Baroness Bakewell, DBE, HonFBA, is an English journalist, television presenter and Labour Party peer. Baroness Bakewell is President of Birkbeck, University of London; she is also an author and playwright, and has been awarded Humanist of the year for services to humanism.

  • Title: Joan Bakewell
  • Popularity: 1.154
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1933-04-16
  • Place of Birth: Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK
  • Homepage: http://joanbakewell.com
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Joan Bakewell Movies

  • 1997
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    The Accidental Hero: Oskar Schindler

    The Accidental Hero: Oskar Schindler

    1 1997 HD

    A 30-minute British documentary about Oskar Schindler

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  • 1997
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    A Night in with the Girls

    A Night in with the Girls

    1 1997 HD

    Traces the role of women in British television, from 1946 to 1997.

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  • 1989
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    Blore M.P.

    Blore M.P.

    1 1989 HD

    Derek Blore, MP, enjoys both a happy successful political career and a sideline in the suburbs. When his two political lives become confused, with an...

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  • 2002
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    Attenborough the Controller

    Attenborough the Controller

    1 2002 HD

    A completely fantastic programme, charting the time of our favorite presenter at the head of the then struggling and controversial BBC2. Packed chock...

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  • 1978
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    Europe After the Rain

    Europe After the Rain

    3.5 1978 HD

    Dada came out of the craziness of World War One. "The birth of Dada was not the beginning of art but of disgust." Surrealism tried to systematize...

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  • 2022
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    The Queen: 70 Glorious Years

    The Queen: 70 Glorious Years

    1 2022 HD

    Marking 70 years since the Queen ascended the throne, Britain’s best-loved stars share memories of the changes they have lived through during...

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  • 2021
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    The Art of Dissent

    The Art of Dissent

    1 2021 HD

    "The Art of Dissent" celebrates the resilience and power of artistic engagement in Czechoslovakia before and after the 1968 Soviet-led invasion. The...

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  • 2001
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    Iris

    Iris

    6.4 2001 HD

    True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with...

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  • 1968
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    The Touchables

    The Touchables

    3.5 1968 HD

    British rock star with a love-'em-and-leave-'em reputation. The tables are turned when four cute young girls kidnap the singer. After several days of...

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  • 1977
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    Give Us a Kiss, Christabel

    Give Us a Kiss, Christabel

    1 1977 HD

    Casual labour appeals to Wilfred, and the street market is a friendly home until he meets the beautiful Christabel. Her haughty dismissal drives him...

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  • 1988
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    An Audience With Victoria Wood

    An Audience With Victoria Wood

    5.2 1988 HD

    British comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters, Judi Dench and Dawn French in this 1988 special....

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  • 2018
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    Postcards from the 48%

    Postcards from the 48%

    6 2018 HD

    This is a film made by the some of the 48% who voted Remain. The film is of the 48% and for the 48%. It is their story, feelings and reasons for...

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  • 2018
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    Vive la Revolution! Joan Bakewell on May '68

    Vive la Revolution! Joan Bakewell on May '68

    1 2018 HD

    In 1968 Joan Bakewell was one of the few female TV presenters, fronting the BBC's Late Night Line-Up and addressing daily the most pressing issues of...

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  • 1977
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    The Brontë Business

    The Brontë Business

    1 1977 HD

    Joan Bakewell visits Haworth in Yorkshire, home of the Brontës, to see the setting in which the novelists worked.

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  • 1972
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    The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

    The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

    5.2 1972 HD

    Barry McKenzie sets off for England with his aunt, Edna Everage, to advance his cultural education. Bazza is an innocent abroad, fond of beer, Bondi...

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  • 2018
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    Meeting Jim

    Meeting Jim

    4 2018 HD

    Meeting Jim is a feature length documentary about a journey back to the lifetime of Jim Haynes, an extraordinary 83-year-old man who grabbed with...

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  • 1972
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    Bette Davis

    Bette Davis

    1 1972 HD

    Bette Davis talks with Joan Bakewell and members of the audience at the National Film Theatre, London.

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  • 2008
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    Only Connect

    Only Connect

    6.4 2008 HD

    The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where...

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  • 1982
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    Countdown

    Countdown

    5.6 1982 HD

    The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.

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  • 2001
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    Richard & Judy

    Richard & Judy

    3.1 2001 HD

    Richard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show originally aired on Channel 4,...

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  • 1975
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    Rumpole of the Bailey

    Rumpole of the Bailey

    7.067 1975 HD

    Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It stars Leo McKern as...

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  • 2003
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    The Commander

    The Commander

    6 2003 HD

    Determined and ambitious detective, Commander Clare Blake takes charge of the Serious Crime Group within the Metropolitan Police.

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  • 2007
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    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    3.7 2007 HD

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime chat show presented by Alan Titchmarsh. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2007 and currently...

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  • 2007
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    Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

    7.7 2007 HD

    A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton)....

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  • 1987
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    The New Statesman

    The New Statesman

    7.511 1987 HD

    The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.

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  • 1978
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    An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

    5.3 1978 HD

    An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian,...

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  • 1990
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    Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

    7.1 1990 HD

    Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party,...

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  • 1994
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    Room 101

    Room 101

    6.1 1994 HD

    Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish their top peeve or...

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  • 2013
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    Portrait Artist of the Year

    Portrait Artist of the Year

    6.7 2013 HD

    Artists from the UK and Ireland compete by creating portraits of famous people.

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  • 2013
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    Portrait Artist of the Year

    Portrait Artist of the Year

    6.7 2013 HD

    Artists from the UK and Ireland compete by creating portraits of famous people.

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  • 1997
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    Travels with Pevsner

    Travels with Pevsner

    1 1997 HD

    Series in which presenters explore architecture in the footsteps of Nikolaus Pevsner.

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  • 1970
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    Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    7 1970 HD

    Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't...

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  • 1990
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    Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

    7.1 1990 HD

    Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party,...

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  • 1979
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    Question Time

    Question Time

    4.9 1979 HD

    This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other...

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  • 2015
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    Landscape Artist of the Year

    Landscape Artist of the Year

    6.8 2015 HD

    It is a nationwide search to find the best landscape artist. Filmed at picturesque locations around the UK, contestants paint National Trust...

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  • 2022
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    How the BBC Began

    How the BBC Began

    1 2022 HD

    The often-hilarious stories of the BBC's first 50 years. The corporation's pioneers describe its evolution – which was often by accident rather...

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  • 2020
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    Adult Material

    Adult Material

    6.5 2020 HD

    Adult drama that delves inside the porn industry from the perspective of poster girl Jolene Dollar, who juggles her on-set persona with motherhood...

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