Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Description
	05	Contrasting Phone Calls And The Beatles
	05 LAST	Contrasting Phone Calls And The Beatles		* 20100319, * 20100320	Two late-night phone calls bring playwright Alan Plater very different news, as he concludes his own story. With Christian Rodska. Two late-night phone calls bring Alan Plater very different news.
		Omnibus	20080413	20080414, * 20100321	Alan Plater recounts his career through some amazing stories he never completed. Alan Plater recounts his career through some amazing stories he never completed. With Maureen Lipman and Brian Blessed.
				* 20080413, * 20090308, * 20090309	Alan Plater narrates the story of his career through memories of projects never made. Alan Plater narrates the tongue-in-cheek story of his successful writing career, with memories of the projects he never made.
WH	01	Gone But Not Forgotten	20050228	* 20080407, * 20080408, * 20090302, * 20090303, * 20100315, * 20100316	Playwright Alan Plater narrates the story of his successful career, through tongue in cheek memories of the projects that were never made. Alan Plater narrates the story of his successful writing career through tongue-in-cheek memories of the projects that were never made. The playwright recounts his career through some amazing stories he never completed. The playwright recounts his career through some amazing stories he never completed. With Maureen Lipman and Brian Blessed.
WH	02	Alternative Comedy	20050301	* 20080408, * 20080409, * 20090303, * 20090304, * 20100316, * 20100317	Alan Plater remembers some of his unusual performances at university and school, when he entertained the idea of being a comic. Alan Plater reveals why he never became Spike Milligan or Django Reinhardt. The playwright recalls his idea of being a comic - and some unusual student shows. The playwright recalls entertaining the idea of being a comic - and some unusual student shows. With Christian Rodska.
WH	03	The Wild Pigs Of Thorngumbald	20050302	* 20080409, * 20080410, * 20090304, * 20090305, * 20100317, * 20100318	Alan Plater's career as an architect ends early, but not before he has an encounter with pigs in a cheese-shaped field. Alan Plater's career as an ARCHITECT is nipped in the bud when he decides to become a playwright. The playwright's career as an architect ended early, but not before an animal encounter. The playwright recalls how his career as an architect ended early, but not before an animal encounter. With Christian Rodska.
WH	04	Going Nowhere With Rex	20050303	* 20080410, * 20080411, * 20090305, * 20090306, * 20100318, * 20100319	Alan Plater recalls a never-realised opera - and a film meant to star Rex Harrison. Alan Plater recalls a never-realised bleak opera - and a film meant to star Rex Harrison. With John Woodvine. Alan Plater remembers projects which have never been realised, including a bleak opera and a film with Rex Harrison. Alan Plater and Rex Harrison drink champagne together but fail to see eye-to-eye on a screenplay.
WH	05 LAST	Rest In Peace Everybody	20050304	* 20080411, * 20080412, * 20090306, * 20090307	Alan Plater looks back on his career and remembers a film he nearly made with John Lennon. Two late-night phone calls bring Alan Plater very different news in this concluding autobiographical tale.

All Series/Episodes

• Episode 1:
  • Brian Blessed....himself
  • bruce woodcock....Malcolm Storry
  • ken harper....Bill Wallis
  • lex glasgow....Christian Rodska
  • peggy ramsay....Maureen Lipman
  Episode 2
  • dwards....Richard Elfyn
  • jane....Siriol Jenkins
  • peter....Christian Rodska
  • young alan....Matt Sutton
  Episode 3
  • Alan Plater....himself
  • bernard....Matt Sutton
  • brian....Malcolm Storry
  • eric....Christian Rodska
  Episode 4
  • Rex harrison....John Woodvine
  Episode 5
  • Richard Lester....Christian Rodska
  • ohn lennon....Richard Elfyn
  • ticket collector....Malcolm Storry

Trivia

• The original broadcasts were on Radio 4, the omnibus was made by BBC7 and has all five episodes.