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Andrew Davies on the cinematic writing of Tolstoy
The legendary screenwriter on adapting Tolstoy's cinematic writing for television.
  1. Andrew Davies on the cinematic writing of Tolstoy
    01:06
    Andrew Davies on the cinematic writing of Tolstoy
  2. It's time for a new James Bond director
    00:57
    It's time for a new James Bond director
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  3. Why picking the next James Bond isn't a public vote
    01:22
    Why picking the next James Bond isn't a public vote
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  4. Meeting Steven Spielberg for the first time
    01:43
    Meeting Steven Spielberg for the first time
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  5. Telling Judi Dench: 'You can try it but it won't work' - at 24
    01:19
    Telling Judi Dench: 'You can try it but it won't work' - at 24
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  6. Imtiaz Dharkar's The Trick
    01:35
    Imtiaz Dharkar's The Trick
  7. Thomas Keneally on the girl in red in Schindler's List
    07:45
    Thomas Keneally on the girl in red in Schindler's List
  8. Billy Bragg on the importance of the BBC
    01:38
    Billy Bragg on the importance of the BBC
  9. James Shapiro on his own Shakespeare experiences
    01:45
    James Shapiro on his own Shakespeare experiences
  10. Poldark writer Debbie Horsfield: 'Aidan was our one and only choice'
    01:47
    Poldark writer Debbie Horsfield: 'Aidan was our one and only choice'
  11. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on how the character Hamlet surprised them
    03:41
    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on how the character Hamlet surprised them
  12. Ruby Wax on the most flattering thing you can do for another person
    02:12
    Ruby Wax on the most flattering thing you can do for another person
  13. Was it a member of the aristocracy that penned Shakespeare's plays?
    02:15
    Was it a member of the aristocracy that penned Shakespeare's plays?
  14. Maxine Peake on working with choreographer Arlene Phillips
    00:25
    Maxine Peake on working with choreographer Arlene Phillips
  15. Ben Miller remembers Professor Brian Cox in a rage
    01:11
    Ben Miller remembers Professor Brian Cox in a rage
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