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Thomas Keneally on Oskar Schindler
The author describes what first drew him to the story of Oskar Schindler.
  1. Thomas Keneally on Oskar Schindler
    02:24
    Thomas Keneally on Oskar Schindler
  2. 'Shakespeare didn't sound like Prince Charles'
    01:39
    'Shakespeare didn't sound like Prince Charles'
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  3. Did Shakespeare really write his plays?
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    Did Shakespeare really write his plays?
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  4. The worst 'knock, knock' joke Shakespeare never told
    02:07
    The worst 'knock, knock' joke Shakespeare never told
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  5. 'Hamlet was a play I admired but didn’t like'
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    'Hamlet was a play I admired but didn’t like'
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  6. Caitlin Moran: 'Social media is like being in the pub on a Friday night'
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    Caitlin Moran: 'Social media is like being in the pub on a Friday night'
  7. Sam Mendes on Steven Spielberg
    01:43
    Sam Mendes on Steven Spielberg
  8. Russell T Davies on wanting to adapt A Midsummer Night's Dream
    00:44
    Russell T Davies on wanting to adapt A Midsummer Night's Dream
  9. Why was Shakespeare enchanted by the supernatural?
    02:39
    Why was Shakespeare enchanted by the supernatural?
  10. Eleanor Tomlinson: 'You don't have a social life when you film Poldark'
    02:00
    Eleanor Tomlinson: 'You don't have a social life when you film Poldark'
  11. Edna O'Brien on The Mothers of Srebrenica
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    Edna O'Brien on The Mothers of Srebrenica
  12. Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
    01:19
    Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
  13. Michael Palin on growing a moustache for new movies
    02:16
    Michael Palin on growing a moustache for new movies
  14. Sarah Millican on her BAFTA red carpet experience
    03:34
    Sarah Millican on her BAFTA red carpet experience
  15. Sam Mendes: It's time for a new James Bond director
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    Sam Mendes: It's time for a new James Bond director
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