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Nico talking about Barrie's many male friends, from Robert Falcon Scott to Bernard Freyberg VC

Elisabeth Bergner on how Barrie "saw again in me Michael" ...

Daphne and Angela du Maurier remembering Michael, Peter and Nico

Daphne du Marier remembering Barrie taking them to the zoo after George's death.

Daphne remembering Michael's nightmares – how he thought he saw people coming in through the window, "and this could tie up with Peter Pan."

Peter Pan was revived annually from 1905 until World War 2, when the blitz was deemed too dangerous a risk for young audiences (most of whom had been evacuated). In order to fill the gap, Jean Forbes-Robertson consented to record her 1929 performance.

Gerrie talks about Barrie's relationship with the Davies boys being "unhealthy" - "everyone else thought so" ...

Gerrie's feeling that George Booth might have done more for the boys once Barrie took over their lives.

Gerrie Llewelyn Davies (Jack's widow) talking about Nico

Elisabeth Bergner's memories of Barrie's sister Maggie, and how she was so frightened of the telephone that she poured tea into it!

Lord Boothby talking about Michael's literary influences. Was he a romantic? The effect that Michael's death had on just about everyone, particularly Roger Senhouse.

Daphne talking about Nico's hero-worship of Jack.

Sebastian Earl on Michael's lack of girl-friends at Oxford being "perfectly normal".

Sebastain Earl on Michael's character and alleged suicide: "The thing is too absurd for words!"

Elisabeth Bergner on her first meeting with Barrie.