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Did Shakespeare really write his plays?
RSC artistic director Gregory Doran's view on the conspiracy theories.
  1. Did Shakespeare really write his plays?
    01:24
    Did Shakespeare really write his plays?
  2. 'Les Misérables needs a champion'
    01:20
    'Les Misérables needs a champion'
  3. The cinematic writing of Tolstoy
    01:06
    The cinematic writing of Tolstoy
  4. 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?
  5. Poldark writer Debbie Horsfield: 'Aidan was our one and only choice'
    01:47
    Poldark writer Debbie Horsfield: 'Aidan was our one and only choice'
  6. Susan Calman on how Victoria Wood inspired her to become a comedian
    02:22
    Susan Calman on how Victoria Wood inspired her to become a comedian
  7. Russell T Davies on young women and suicide
    00:42
    Russell T Davies on young women and suicide
  8. Edmund de Waal: The fabled city of porcelain
    02:33
    Edmund de Waal: The fabled city of porcelain
  9. Eleanor Tomlinson: 'You don't have a social life when you film Poldark'
    02:00
    Eleanor Tomlinson: 'You don't have a social life when you film Poldark'
  10. Fay Weldon reads an extract from her new novel Before the War
    02:36
    Fay Weldon reads an extract from her new novel Before the War
  11. Paapa Essiedu's take on 'To be or not to be...'
    01:06
    Paapa Essiedu's take on 'To be or not to be...'
  12. Julian Clary and David Roberts: Drawing by committee
    02:39
    Julian Clary and David Roberts: Drawing by committee
  13. Thomas Keneally on the cruelty of writing
    01:04
    Thomas Keneally on the cruelty of writing
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