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Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
The director recalls the first time he worked with the actress, when he was 24.
  1. Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
    01:19
    Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
  2. On the private act of writing a book
    01:37
    On the private act of writing a book
  3. The nature of realism between the reader and the writer
    02:29
    The nature of realism between the reader and the writer
  4. O for a muse of fire
    02:37
    O for a muse of fire
  5. Fay Weldon reads an extract from her new novel Before the War
    02:36
    Fay Weldon reads an extract from her new novel Before the War
  6. 'Shakespeare didn't sound like Prince Charles'
    01:39
    'Shakespeare didn't sound like Prince Charles'
  7. Michael Morpurgo sings The Old Barbed Wire
    03:52
    Michael Morpurgo sings The Old Barbed Wire
  8. Julian Clary and illustrator David Roberts on drawing a hyena
    03:30
    Julian Clary and illustrator David Roberts on drawing a hyena
  9. Peter Carey: A reading from Amnesia
    02:22
    Peter Carey: A reading from Amnesia
  10. Baaba Maal - Lampenda
    04:03
    Baaba Maal - Lampenda
  11. Peter Carey: Why Ned Kelly was a folk hero in Australia
    03:17
    Peter Carey: Why Ned Kelly was a folk hero in Australia
  12. 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
  13. Billy Bragg on the importance of the BBC
    01:38
    Billy Bragg on the importance of the BBC
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