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Why was Shakespeare enchanted by the supernatural?
Bard expert Jonathan Bate explains why the magical world appears in Shakespeare's plays.
  1. Why was Shakespeare enchanted by the supernatural?
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    Why was Shakespeare enchanted by the supernatural?
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    How we named Monty Python's Flying Circus
  3. Why I've grown a moustache
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    Why I've grown a moustache
  4. David Gilmour on the unique sound of Rattle That Lock
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    David Gilmour on the unique sound of Rattle That Lock
  5. Ben Miller remembers Professor Brian Cox in a rage
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    Ben Miller remembers Professor Brian Cox in a rage
  6. Andrew Davies: 'Les Misérables needs a champion'
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    Andrew Davies: 'Les Misérables needs a champion'
  7. Michael Morpurgo: Why I wrote Private Peaceful
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    Michael Morpurgo: Why I wrote Private Peaceful
  8. Maxine Peake on working with choreographer Arlene Phillips
    00:25
    Maxine Peake on working with choreographer Arlene Phillips
  9. Yanis Varoufakis on Brexit
    01:39
    Yanis Varoufakis on Brexit
  10. Michael Morpurgo sings The Old Barbed Wire
    03:52
    Michael Morpurgo sings The Old Barbed Wire
  11. Sarah Millican on her BAFTA red carpet experience
    03:34
    Sarah Millican on her BAFTA red carpet experience
  12. Edna O'Brien on being invited to the White House for dinner
    03:30
    Edna O'Brien on being invited to the White House for dinner
  13. Thomas Keneally on Steven Spielberg
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    Thomas Keneally on Steven Spielberg
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