Barbara Windsor's career has unfolded in a blaze of publicity as she has become a fixture on both small and large screens. In this tribute Barbara recalls her days in Soho's cabaret clubs, her rise to stardom in musicals and the Carry On films and her role in EastEnders. She touches on her relationships with gangster Ronnie Knight and her Carry On co-star Sid James.
A look back at the career of the award-winning comedian Victoria Wood, from a solitary childhood in 1960s Lancashire to becoming the first stand-up to sell out the Royal Albert Hall. In this programme from 1998, Victoria Wood, normally a deeply private person, talks at length about her life as a performer. Other contributions come from collaborators Julie Walters and Celia Imrie, while admirers such as Clive James, Dame Thora Hird and Caroline Aherne discuss what they love most about her style of comedy.