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Inside No. 9. Series 2, Seance Time. Video, 28 minutes
Having never consulted the spirit world before, Tina isn't quite sure what to expect.
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The Essay. Being Orson, Why Citizen Kane Matters. Audio, 15 minutes
Film critic Peter Bradshaw gives his personal take on Orson Welles's film Citizen Kane.
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The Essay. Being Orson, He that Plays the King. Audio, 15 minutes
Exploring Orson Welles's Shaksepeare film trilogy: Macbeth, Othello and Chimes at Midnight
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The Essay. Being Orson, Boy Wonder. Audio, 15 minutes
Simon Callow tracks Orson Welles's transformation from schoolboy to prodigy.
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Profile. Aidan Turner. Audio, 13 minutes
Mark Coles profiles Aidan Turner, the Irish actor playing Poldark.
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The Essay. British Film Comedians, Alastair Sim. Audio, 15 minutes
Columnist and historian Simon Heffer discusses the life and work of actor Alastair Sim.
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Desert Island Discs. Mark Rylance. Audio, 45 minutes
Actor Mark Rylance is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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The Essay. Just Juvenilia, Just Juvenilia: Janet Suzman. Audio, 15 minutes
Actress Janet Suzman recalls working on the film Nicholas and Alexandra.
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Desert Island Discs. Ray Winstone. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young talks to actor Ray Winstone.
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Desert Island Discs. Damian Lewis. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young interviews actor Damian Lewis.
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Profile. Benedict Cumberbatch. Audio, 13 minutes
An insight into man of the moment, Benedict Cumberbatch.
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Sunday Feature. The Gospel According to Joan. Audio, 45 minutes
A portrait of the life and legacy of theatre director Joan Littlewood.
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The Essay. Trip Sheets, Trip Sheets: The Actor's Life. Audio, 15 minutes
Michael Goldfarb discusses the freedom, joy and absurdity of the actor's life.
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Profile. Ricky Tomlinson. Audio, 13 minutes
The story of Ricky Tomlinson, top TV actor with a controversial trade union past.
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The Essay. Samuel Beckett - Happy Days, A Body of Becketts. Audio, 15 minutes
Actress Lisa Dwan describes the demands of performing in works by Samuel Beckett.
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Desert Island Discs. Anna Scher. Audio, 45 minutes
Anna Scher is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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The Essay. Georgian Portraits, Ian Kelly on David Garrick. Audio, 15 minutes
Actor and writer Ian Kelly explores the life and times of David Garrick.
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The Essay. Georgian Portraits, Claire Tomalin on Dora Jordan. Audio, 15 minutes
Claire Tomalin on the life of actress Dora Jordan, lover of the future King William IV.
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Profile. Sir Alan Ayckbourn. Audio, 13 minutes
Alan Ayckbourn is a celebrated comedy playwright. But what is behind his acerbic wit?
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Inside No. 9. Series 1, The Understudy. Video, 30 minutes
Tony Warner is the toast of the West End. Meanwhile, Jim is his ever-hopeful understudy.
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