#OnThisDay 1974: Barry Norman sat down with Gregory Peck to discuss politics, To Kill A Mockingbird and the secret of film acting. | BBC Archive

Gregory Peck tells an anecdote from the set of “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1962). As far as I am aware, Harper Lee's “To Kill a Mockingbird” is not strictly autobiographical but is heavily inspired by her own experiences growing up in the racially segregated South. The character of Scout Finch reflects aspects of Lee's childhood, and the fictional town of Maycomb is modeled after her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. The novel's exploration of racial injustice and moral growth mirrors events and so