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Paapa Essiedu's take on 'To be or not to be...'
The actor takes us through his thoughts when tackling that famous speech.
  1. Paapa Essiedu's take on 'To be or not to be...'
    01:06
    Paapa Essiedu's take on 'To be or not to be...'
  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. Baaba Maal - Fulani Rock
    04:55
    Baaba Maal - Fulani Rock
  5. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake's conceptions of Hamlet
    04:00
    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake's conceptions of Hamlet
  6. 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
  7. Maxine Peake on working with choreographer Arlene Phillips
    00:25
    Maxine Peake on working with choreographer Arlene Phillips
  8. O for a muse of fire
    02:37
    O for a muse of fire
  9. Stephen Frears on the Oscars diversity row
    00:52
    Stephen Frears on the Oscars diversity row
  10. Michael Morpurgo sings The Old Barbed Wire
    03:52
    Michael Morpurgo sings The Old Barbed Wire
  11. James Shapiro discusses Shakespeare's productivity
    02:24
    James Shapiro discusses Shakespeare's productivity
  12. Michael Morpurgo: Why I wrote Private Peaceful
    03:58
    Michael Morpurgo: Why I wrote Private Peaceful
  13. Baaba Maal - Lampenda
    04:03
    Baaba Maal - Lampenda
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