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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. Drawing by committee
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    Drawing by committee
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  3. How to draw a hyena
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  5. Chris Packham: Animals deserve a decent existence up to when they are eaten
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    Chris Packham: Animals deserve a decent existence up to when they are eaten
  6. Michael Palin on growing a moustache for new movies
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    Michael Palin on growing a moustache for new movies
  7. Peter Carey: Why Ned Kelly was a folk hero in Australia
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    Peter Carey: Why Ned Kelly was a folk hero in Australia
  8. Michael Morpurgo on becoming a writer
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    Michael Morpurgo on becoming a writer
  9. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on how the character Hamlet surprised them
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    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on how the character Hamlet surprised them
  10. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on their influences
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    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on their influences
  11. Salman Rushdie on realism
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    Salman Rushdie on realism
  12. James Shapiro discusses Shakespeare's productivity
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    James Shapiro discusses Shakespeare's productivity
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