Television Documentaries On Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn has been the subject of a number of television documentaries over the years. This is a list of documentaries either dedicated to or substantially featuring the playwright and director. The documentaries are listed chronologically. While none of these documentaries are available to buy and are unlikely to be shown again, many of them are listed by the British Film Institute and it may be possible to view them at the BFI in London.
Alan Ayckbourn Transmission: 1 September 1974 Broadcast time: 22:50 Duration: Unknown Channel: BBC2 Interviewer: Michael Dean Producer: Michael Hill Notes:	Summer Interview Transmission: 26 August 1975 Broadcast time: 22:45 Duration: Unknown Channel: BBC1 Interviewer: Peter Harrison Producer: Allan Kassell Notes:
Calender People Transmission: 28 January 1976 Broadcast time: Unknown Duration: Unknown Channel: Yorkshire Television Interviewer: Austin Mitchell Producer: Unknown Notes: Round-table with Alan Plater and Colin Welland	Arena Transmission: 4 February 1976 Broadcast time: 20:25 Duration: Unknown Channel: BBC2 Director: David Buckton Notes: Documentary following the world premiere production of Just Between Ourselves from read-though to dress rehearsals.
The Playwrights Transmission: 6 September 1976 Broadcast time: 22:30 Duration: 30 minutes Channel: ITV Interviewer: Benedict Nightingale Producer: Gabrielle Beaumont Notes:	Northerners Transmission: 26 September 1977 Broadcast time: Unknown Duration: Unknown Channel: ITV Interviewer: Michael Partington Producer: Unknown Notes:Documenatry on famous northerners (ironic as Alan is a southerner!)
Calender: The Best Sellers Transmission: 7 August 1978 Broadcast time: 22:30 Duration: 30 minutes Channel: ITV Interviewer: Richard Whiteley Producer: Unknown Notes:	A Sense Of Theatre Transmission: 12 October 1978 Broadcast time: Unknown Duration: Unknown Channel: HTV Narrator: Peter Vaughan Writer: Irving Wardle Notes:
Omnibus Transmission: 24 January 1982 Broadcast time: 21:30 Duration: 50 minutes Channel: BBC1 Interviewer: Michael Billington Producer: Unknown Notes: This was the first episode of the BBC arts series	Backstage Transmission: April 1983 Broadcast time: 22:15 Duration: 30 minutes Channel: BBC1 Presenter: Mike Smartt Producer: Peter Staunton Notes:
The Levin Interviews: Alan Ayckbourn Transmission: 1 July 1984 Broadcast time: 21:15 Duration: 30 minutes Channel: BBC2 Interviewer: Bernard Levin Producer: Unknown Notes:	Wogan Transmission: 14 June 1989 Broadcast time: Unknown Duration: Unknown Channel: BBC1 Interviewer: Terry Wogan Producer: Unknown Notes: Live satellite link interview from Scarborough
Sex, Politics And Alan Ayckbourn Transmission: 13 February 1990 Broadcast time: 22:20 Duration: 60 minutes Channel: BBC1 Interviewer: Michael Billington Director: Derek Bailey Notes: Ayckbourn retrospective and focus of Man Of The Moment	Peggy And Her Playwrights (Arena) Transmission: 17 March 1990 Broadcast time: 21:30 Duration: Unknown Channel: BBC2 Interviewer: N/A Producer: Rosemary Wilton Notes: Documentary about Alan's agenbt Margaret Ramsay including a trip to Scarborough to see Alan's new play
Ayckbourn Godber Transmission: June 1991 Broadcast time: Unknown Duration: Unknown Channel: ITV Interviewer: N/A Director: Unknown Notes: Discussion between Alan and John Godber filmed at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds	The Guardian Interview: Alain Resnais and Alan Ayckbourn Recorded: 1994 Broadcast time: N/A Duration: Unknown Channel: N/A Interviewer: N/A Producer: N/A Notes: Recording of interview with Alain Resnais and Alan Ayckbourn at and held by the BFI
The South Bank Show: The Plain Guide To Playwriting Transmission: 30 October 1994 Broadcast time: 22:45 Duration: 60 minutes Channel: ITV Presenter: Melvynn Bragg Director: David Thomas Notes: Ayckbourn masterclass at Cardiff University	Ayckbourn's Ambition Transmission: April 1996 Broadcast time: Unknown Duration: 30 minutes Channel: BBC2 Interviewer: Unknown Director: Unknown Notes: Documentary on the move to the Stephen Joseph Theatre
The South Bank Show: The Plain Guide To Playwriting Part 2 Transmission: 28 July 1996 Broadcast time: 22:45 Duration: 60 minutes Channel: ITV Presenter: Melvynn Bragg Director: Bryan Izzard Notes: Second Ayckbourn masterclass at Cardiff University	Biography: Alan Ayckbourn Transmission: 2000 Broadcast time: Unknown Duration: 30 minutes Channel: Artsworld Interviewer: Unknown Director: Unknown Notes: Biographical documentary
Masterclass: Alan Ayckbourn Transmission: 2001 Broadcast time: Unknown Duration: 60 minutes Channel: Artsworld Presenter: Unknown Director: Unknown Notes: Second Ayckbourn masterclass at Theatre Royal Haymarket	Ayckbourn's GamePlan (aka Backstage: Alan Ayckbourn) Transmission: 2001 Broadcast time: Unknown Duration: 30 minutes Channel: Artsworld Interviewer: Unknown Director: Unknown Notes: Documentary chronicling GamePlan from read-through to first night