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Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on how the character Hamlet surprised them
The actors discuss the qualities they feel are within Hamlet.
  1. 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
  2. The effect of John Donne's poetry on her young friends' courting habits
    02:46
    The effect of John Donne's poetry on her young friends' courting habits
  3. Did Shakespeare really write his plays?
    01:24
    Did Shakespeare really write his plays?
  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. Peter Carey: ‘Information and art are different things’
    02:01
    Peter Carey: ‘Information and art are different things’
  6. Salman Rushdie: "Shakespeare mashes up form"
    00:51
    Salman Rushdie: "Shakespeare mashes up form"
  7. Imtiaz Dharkar's The Trick
    01:35
    Imtiaz Dharkar's The Trick
  8. Michael Morpurgo on becoming a writer
    03:40
    Michael Morpurgo on becoming a writer
  9. Paul Mason: 'A whole new way of doing things'
    01:17
    Paul Mason: 'A whole new way of doing things'
  10. Which world leader got to drive the VW Beetle?
    01:42
    Which world leader got to drive the VW Beetle?
  11. Kamila Shamsie: "Are we living our lives according to rules Shakespeare set up?"
    00:26
    Kamila Shamsie: "Are we living our lives according to rules Shakespeare set up?"
  12. Michael Morpurgo sings The Old Barbed Wire
    03:52
    Michael Morpurgo sings The Old Barbed Wire
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