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Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake's conceptions of Hamlet
The actors reflect on how they felt playing one of Shakespeare's most famous characters.
  1. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake's conceptions of Hamlet
    04:00
    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake's conceptions of Hamlet
  2. Gillian Clarke's Running away to the Sea
    03:38
    Gillian Clarke's Running away to the Sea
  3. Imtiaz Dharker's In Wales, wanting to be Italian
    01:48
    Imtiaz Dharker's In Wales, wanting to be Italian
  4. Imtiaz Dharkar's The Trick
    01:35
    Imtiaz Dharkar's The Trick
  5. The Habit of Light by Gillian Clarke
    02:10
    The Habit of Light by Gillian Clarke
  6. Did Shakespeare really write his plays?
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    Did Shakespeare really write his plays?
  7. Claire Harman: ‘I’ve made Charlotte Brontë’s hair move’
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    Claire Harman: ‘I’ve made Charlotte Brontë’s hair move’
  8. Sarah Millican on her BAFTA red carpet experience
    03:34
    Sarah Millican on her BAFTA red carpet experience
  9. Susan Calman on how Victoria Wood inspired her to become a comedian
    02:22
    Susan Calman on how Victoria Wood inspired her to become a comedian
  10. Julian Clary and David Roberts: Drawing by committee
    02:39
    Julian Clary and David Roberts: Drawing by committee
  11. Paapa Essiedu's take on 'To be or not to be...'
    01:06
    Paapa Essiedu's take on 'To be or not to be...'
  12. 'Shakespeare didn't sound like Prince Charles'
    01:39
    'Shakespeare didn't sound like Prince Charles'
  13. 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
  14. Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
    01:19
    Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
  15. Thomas Keneally on Steven Spielberg
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    Thomas Keneally on Steven Spielberg
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