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Paapa Essiedu's take on 'To be or not to be...'
The actor takes us through his thoughts when tackling that famous speech.
  1. Paapa Essiedu's take on 'To be or not to be...'
    01:06
    Paapa Essiedu's take on 'To be or not to be...'
  2. Why are Germans more welcoming to migrants?
    02:13
    Why are Germans more welcoming to migrants?
  3. Which world leader got to drive the VW Beetle?
    01:42
    Which world leader got to drive the VW Beetle?
  4. Peter Carey: ‘Information and art are different things’
    02:01
    Peter Carey: ‘Information and art are different things’
  5. Valeria Luiselli recalls her first Shakespeare drama performance
    01:12
    Valeria Luiselli recalls her first Shakespeare drama performance
  6. Did Shakespeare really write his plays?
    01:24
    Did Shakespeare really write his plays?
  7. Gillian Clarke's Running away to the Sea
    03:38
    Gillian Clarke's Running away to the Sea
  8. Jeanette Winterson explains why she chose The Winter’s Tale as her Shakespeare ‘cover version’
    05:07
    Jeanette Winterson explains why she chose The Winter’s Tale as her Shakespeare ‘cover version’
  9. Thomas Keneally on Steven Spielberg
    01:14
    Thomas Keneally on Steven Spielberg
  10. Was it a member of the aristocracy that penned Shakespeare's plays?
    02:15
    Was it a member of the aristocracy that penned Shakespeare's plays?
  11. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake's conceptions of Hamlet
    04:00
    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake's conceptions of Hamlet
  12. Much ado about characters
    01:16
    Much ado about characters
  13. Maxine Peake on the challenges of playing Hamlet
    02:37
    Maxine Peake on the challenges of playing Hamlet
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