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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. Lionel Shriver on 'the outrageous gamble of having a child'
    03:58
    Lionel Shriver on 'the outrageous gamble of having a child'
  5. Maxine Peake discusses her Shakespeare acting past
    02:04
    Maxine Peake discusses her Shakespeare acting past
  6. 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
  7. What Shakespeare and today's soap opera writers have in common
    01:37
    What Shakespeare and today's soap opera writers have in common
  8. Julian Clary and illustrator David Roberts on drawing a hyena
    03:30
    Julian Clary and illustrator David Roberts on drawing a hyena
  9. Stephen Frears on the Oscars diversity row
    00:52
    Stephen Frears on the Oscars diversity row
  10. Billy Bragg on the importance of the BBC
    01:38
    Billy Bragg on the importance of the BBC
  11. Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
    01:19
    Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
  12. Russell T Davies on young women and suicide
    00:42
    Russell T Davies on young women and suicide
  13. Peter Carey: ‘Information and art are different things’
    02:01
    Peter Carey: ‘Information and art are different things’
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