Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20060508 | 20160502 (BBC7) 20160503 (BBC7) | The childhood of playwright John Osborne in Fulham where he was weaned on reproach and failure by his neurotically clean mother Nelly Beatrice. Read by Gareth Thomas. John Heilpern's biography of the playwright who changed the face of British Theatre with an ironing board. Osborne's most famous protagonist Jimmy Porter first burst onto the English Stage in the ground-breaking play Look Back in Anger on the 8th March 1956. Abridged by Robert Evans. Producer: Lu Kemp Playwright John Osborne was weaned on reproach and failure by his mother, Nelly. |
| 02 | 20060509 | 20160503 (BBC7) 20160504 (BBC7) | John Osborne's most renowned play was a mirror of his own marriage to Pamela Lane. |
| 03 | 20160504 | Look Back in Anger' and 'The Entertainer' changed John Osborne's fortunes. | |
| 03 | 20160505 | Look Back in Anger' and 'The Entertainer' changed John Osborne's fortunes. | |
| 04 | 20160505 | Osborne found happiness with Helen Dawson, but she was unable to save him from depression. | |
| 04 | 20160506 | Osborne found happiness with Helen Dawson, but she was unable to save him from depression. | |
| 05 | 20060512 | 20160506 (BBC7) 20160507 (BBC7) | John Osborne was bankrupt with terrible debts, but continued to entertain one and all. |