Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20010212 | 20040329 (BBC7) 20040330 (BBC7) 20050516 (BBC7) 20050517 (BBC7) | Rumpole creator John Mortimer's frank and honest story of severe illness. John Mortimer reads from his latest volume of autobiography, abridged in five parts by Neville Teller. | |
| 02 | Time's Whirligig And The Ingenious Con-man In New York | 20010213 | 20040330 (BBC7) 20040331 (BBC7) 20050517 (BBC7) 20050518 (BBC7) | |
| 03 | Shakespeare And Stoicism | 20010214 | 20040331 (BBC7) 20040401 (BBC7) 20050518 (BBC7) 20050519 (BBC7) | John Mortimer regards his world with failing eyesight - and meets a con man in New York. |
| 04 | The Empty Plinth | 20010215 | 20040401 (BBC7) 20040402 (BBC7) 20050519 (BBC7) 20050520 (BBC7) | Rumpole creator John Mortimer's honest account of physical illness - and the death of his first wife Penelope. |
| 05 LAST | So Much For Timor Mortis | 20010216 | 20040402 (BBC7) 20040403 (BBC7) 20050520 (BBC7) 20050521 (BBC7) | John Mortimer concludes his honest account of severe physical illness - and remembers Dunbar the Good Time Monk. |