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Much ado about characters
Can you guess Simon Schama's favourite Shakespearean role?
  1. Much ado about characters
    01:16
    Much ado about characters
  2. On the girl in red
    07:45
    On the girl in red
  3. On Steven Spielberg
    01:14
    On Steven Spielberg
  4. On Oskar Schindler
    02:24
    On Oskar Schindler
  5. Which world leader got to drive the VW Beetle?
    01:42
    Which world leader got to drive the VW Beetle?
  6. Baaba Maal - Traveller
    05:37
    Baaba Maal - Traveller
  7. Schama Chameleon
    01:59
    Schama Chameleon
  8. 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
  9. Maxine Peake discusses her Shakespeare acting past
    02:04
    Maxine Peake discusses her Shakespeare acting past
  10. Claire Harman: ‘I’ve made Charlotte Brontë’s hair move’
    03:00
    Claire Harman: ‘I’ve made Charlotte Brontë’s hair move’
  11. Claire Harman reads an extract from her book Charlotte Brontë: A Life
    05:41
    Claire Harman reads an extract from her book Charlotte Brontë: A Life
  12. Lionel Shriver: Why Donald Trump wouldn’t work as a fictional character
    02:54
    Lionel Shriver: Why Donald Trump wouldn’t work as a fictional character
  13. Juliet not Romeo
    01:56
    Juliet not Romeo
  14. Sam Mendes on the James Bond franchise
    01:22
    Sam Mendes on the James Bond franchise
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