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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...'
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    Paapa Essiedu's take on 'To be or not to be...'
  2. Billy performs Brickbat
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    Billy performs Brickbat
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    'Cynicism is the real enemy of all of us who want to make the world a better place'
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    The importance of the BBC
  5. 'Who does she think she is, the Queen of England?!'
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    'Who does she think she is, the Queen of England?!'
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    Susan Calman on growing up gay
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    Letter to My Daughter
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    Sam Mendes on the James Bond franchise
  9. Michael Palin: How we named Monty Python
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    Michael Palin: How we named Monty Python
  10. Jeanette Winterson explains why she chose The Winter’s Tale as her Shakespeare ‘cover version’
    05:07
    Jeanette Winterson explains why she chose The Winter’s Tale as her Shakespeare ‘cover version’
  11. Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on how the character Hamlet surprised them
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    Paapa Essiedu and Maxine Peake on how the character Hamlet surprised them
  12. Andrew Davies on the cinematic writing of Tolstoy
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    Andrew Davies on the cinematic writing of Tolstoy
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    Thomas Keneally on Oskar Schindler
  14. Gillian Clarke's Running away to the Sea
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    Gillian Clarke's Running away to the Sea
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    Was it a member of the aristocracy that penned Shakespeare's plays?
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