Red Dot Opera

Carrie Fisher tells Ruby Wax and Salman Rushdie how she got her part in Star Wars

A young Salman Rushdie leaves advertising and a young Carrie Fisher tires of singing

Salman Rushdie speaks of the disguise the police provided him

Rushdie on his father's disappointment, and Carrie Fisher on how cocaine helped her bond with hers

Salman Rushdie reveals an awkward moment from his college past

Ruby's Room - Highlights

Ruby's Room - Depression

Ruby's Room - Bullimia

Ruby's Room - OCD

Ruby's Room - Exam Stress

Ruby's Room - Gender Dysphoria

Ruby Wax explains why the brain we evolved struggles in the 21st century

Ruby answers a question about how success affects depression

After being institutionalised, Ruby Wax begins stopping the impact of her abusive voices

Ruby describes her worst depression and her thought process as it began

Ruby Wax on her committal and the people she met while inside

Ruby Wax on old age and wisdom

Johnnie Mountain tells Ruby Wax why he walked out from the Great British Menu TV competition

Ruby Wax on how her depression highlighted the void of meaning after motherhood

The different duties by women of different income brackets are presented by Ruby Wax

Ruby describes her feelings of complete alienation when left with the yummy mummies on sports day

Ruby and her rod lay out the differently aged sections of the human brain

Ruby talks about her mother as Jekyll and Hyde and how she keeps busy all the time

Ruby demonstrates one of her secret hobbies - going through gossip mags, filled with fury

Ruby has a harrowing flashback at her daughter's sports' day to when she was in that exact position

Why doesn't depression get as much sympathy as other diseases?

Ruby talks about meeting some interesting characters during her stay in rehab

Ruby laments about her USSR shows with interpreter Anna

Ruby Wax tries to haggle with Soviet citizens with mixed results

Ruby Wax gets her face drawn in Odessa

Ruby Wax bombs again in Odessa

Sergei shows Ruby his apartment and explains why Soviet architecture looks as it does

Ruby's relegated to 3rd wheel after asking Anna to translate to a Russian dancer

Ruby bombs once again in Sochi

Ruby lands in the USSR, meets her interpreter, and starts handing out headshots

Ruby and her interpreter experience culture clash as they prepare for her shows in the USSR

Ruby questions the chirpiness of Soviet holiday makers

Tanya tells Ruby how she went to jail for operating a black market in the USSR

Ruby berates her interpreter for forgetting the show posters

Sergei talks to Ruby on why his Russian friends have all left, and the role of the KGB

Moscow photographer Sergei explains the mindset of the USSR and its people

Ruby bombs her first show in the USSR, but she meets someone who tells her why

Ruby reacts emotionally after spotting a pizza van in Soviet Moscow

Oleg tells Ruby about his fall from grace working at the Soviet embassy in Washington D.C.

Oleg explains to Ruby his run ins with the government, and the promises of Khrushchev

Sullen interpreter Anna opens up to grievously explain the bloody history behind Soviet culture

Oleg the pizza truck worker describes to Ruby Wax his young impression of Stalin

Ruby bombs for the final time in Moscow but this time she has a special song to sing

Ruby confronts her interpreter Anna about her attitude and Soviet attitude at large

Ruby gets a sneak peek at Imelda Marcos' home before their interview

Imelda Marcos describes how her husband filled their walls with gold bullion

Ruby Wax finally gets her dream - to rifle through Imelda Marcos' vast wardrobe

Ruby Wax hears some of Imelda Marcos' poetry, and of her affection for the Mother Mary

Ruby Wax witnesses Imelda Marcos being sworn in as congresswoman for Leyte

Imelda Marcos sings for Ruby Wax

Ruby Wax talks to Imelda Marcos' legal aid about the alleged theft of billions

Imelda Marcos tells Ruby Wax about the perceived misperceptions regarding her husband

Imelda Marcos tells of her rural upbringing and the whirlwind marriage that changed her life

Imelda Marcos shows Ruby Wax the scars she received fighting off an assassin [Warning: graphic]