Acting
The Essay. Just Juvenilia, Just Juvenilia: Janet Suzman. Audio, 15 minutes
Actress Janet Suzman recalls working on the film Nicholas and Alexandra.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Ray Winstone. Audio, 44 minutes
Kirsty Young talks to actor Ray Winstone.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Damian Lewis. Audio, 44 minutes
Kirsty Young interviews actor Damian Lewis.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Profile. Benedict Cumberbatch. Audio, 13 minutes
An insight into man of the moment, Benedict Cumberbatch.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. The Gospel According to Joan. Audio, 45 minutes
A portrait of the life and legacy of theatre director Joan Littlewood.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Scottish Schools 1st Level. My Story, Bollywood actor. Audio, 15 minutes
Suhanna and her brother Aazaan talk to their daddy Raj about his life as an actor
- AttributionSchool Radio
- Available for over a year
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.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Hamlet Undressed. Audio, 30 minutes
A look behind the scenes at Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre's Hamlet with Maxine Peake.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Profile. Ricky Tomlinson. Audio, 13 minutes
The story of Ricky Tomlinson, top TV actor with a controversial trade union past.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Anna Scher. Audio, 43 minutes
Anna Scher is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
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.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Profile. Sir Alan Ayckbourn. Audio, 13 minutes
Alan Ayckbourn is a celebrated comedy playwright. But what is behind his acerbic wit?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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.
- AttributionBBC Two
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. Anything But Banal - The Fascination of the Villain. Audio, 45 minutes
Paul Allen explores, with Britain's leading actors, the allure of the villain in drama.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Profile. Idris Elba. Audio, 13 minutes
Chris Bowlby profiles actor Idris Elba, who plays Nelson Mandela in Long Walk to Freedom.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Actors' Gang. Audio, 30 minutes
'Shawshank Redemption' star Tim Robbins leads acting classes in LA's Norco Prison.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year