[arista]

[When Ruby Wax Met
9pm, BBC Two Tonight

“Trump scared the **** out of me,” recalls Ruby Wax.
“And I think it’s my fault that he kept a career going.”
It’s a striking opening gambit but the footage of
their 1996 joust is undeniably squirm-inducing in places.
This series in which Wax – now with the perspective
supplied by a masters degree in cognitive therapy – looks back
on her previous career as a celebrity interviewer is funny,
sometimes revelatory viewing.
Other, marginally less stressful featured
encounters include OJ Simpson and
Carrie Fisher. Phil Harrison]