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Sam Mendes on Steven Spielberg
Mendes recalls his first meeting, where he got the job of directing American Beauty.
  1. Sam Mendes on Steven Spielberg
    01:43
    Sam Mendes on Steven Spielberg
  2. Why was Shakespeare enchanted by the supernatural?
    02:39
    Why was Shakespeare enchanted by the supernatural?
  3. Being Lear
    08:47
    Being Lear
  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. Thomas Keneally on the genesis of Napoleon’s Last Island
    02:25
    Thomas Keneally on the genesis of Napoleon’s Last Island
  6. Gillian Clarke's Running away to the Sea
    03:38
    Gillian Clarke's Running away to the Sea
  7. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on their influences
    01:22
    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on their influences
  8. Claire Harman: ‘I’ve made Charlotte Brontë’s hair move’
    03:00
    Claire Harman: ‘I’ve made Charlotte Brontë’s hair move’
  9. Michael Morpurgo on becoming a writer
    03:40
    Michael Morpurgo on becoming a writer
  10. George Monbiot on the definition of neoliberalism
    02:23
    George Monbiot on the definition of neoliberalism
  11. Russell T Davies talks about diversity in his A Midsummer Night's Dream
    03:16
    Russell T Davies talks about diversity in his A Midsummer Night's Dream
  12. Edna O'Brien reads from The Little Red Chairs
    01:54
    Edna O'Brien reads from The Little Red Chairs
  13. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on how the character Hamlet surprised them
    03:41
    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on how the character Hamlet surprised them
  14. Steve Silberman: ‘There has been no autism tsunami’
    02:48
    Steve Silberman: ‘There has been no autism tsunami’
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