| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Melvyn Bragg | Self - Presenter | 743 |
| Peter Hall | Self | 4 |
| Alec Guinness | Self | 2 |
| Steven Spielberg | Self | 1 |
| Robbie Coltrane | Self | 1 |
| Elton John | Self | 1 |
| Gene Hackman | Self | 1 |
| Paul McCartney | Self | 1 |
| David Lean | Self | 1 |
| Terry Gilliam | Self | 1 |
| Matt Lucas | Self | 1 |
| Annie Lennox | Self | 1 |
| Barry Humphries | Self | 1 |
| Robert Altman | Self | 1 |
| Nick Park | Self | 1 |
| David Walliams | Self | 1 |
| Rebecca Front | Self | 1 |
| Fernando Meirelles | Self | 1 |
| Ken Russell | Self | 1 |
| Harold Pinter | Self | 1 |
| Armando Iannucci | Self | 1 |
| Ronnie Corbett | Self | 1 |
| Alan Bennett | Self | 1 |
| Stephen Mangan | Self | 1 |
| David Schneider | Self | 1 |
| Eric Sykes | Self | 1 |
| Ian La Frenais | Self | 1 |
| Trevor Nunn | Self | 1 |
| Vic Reeves | Self | 1 |
| Ian Hislop | Self | 1 |
| Patrick Marber | Self | 1 |
| Germaine Greer | Self | 1 |
| Billie Jean King | Self | 1 |
| Camille Paglia | Self | 1 |
| P. D. James | Self | 1 |
| Bob Mortimer | Self | 1 |