Acting
Desert Island Discs. Tom Hanks, actor. Audio, 45 minutes
Tom Hanks, one of Hollywood's best-loved actors, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Shakespeare 400, Shakespeare 400: Shakespeare Beyond London. Audio, 15 minutes
Siobhan Keenan on the importance of touring to Shakespeare and the actors in his plays.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Being Hamlet. Video, 52 minutes
Simon Russell Beale and Adrian Lester discuss this most celebrated and challenging role.
- AttributionBBC
- Available for over a year
Profile. Sophie Okonedo. Audio, 13 minutes
Mark Coles profiles the actress Sophie Okonedo, star of new BBC drama Undercover.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Hugh Bonneville. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young talks to actor Hugh Bonneville.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. Real Pretenders. Audio, 60 minutes
Film critic Antonia Quirke investigates the evolution of acting.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Great Lives. Susan Calman on Molly Weir. Audio, 30 minutes
Comedian Susan Calman chooses the life of actress Molly Weir.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Their Finest. Video, 109 minutes
A novice screenwriter tries to make a film to lift the nation's spirits during the Blitz.
- AttributionBBC Two
- Expires tomorrow 00:54
Profile. Maggie Smith. Audio, 13 minutes
Chris Bowlby looks at the life and career of actress Maggie Smith.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Ghost Stories from Theatreland. Audio, 1 minute
Actor Jack Shepherd goes backstage to unearth the strange tales of haunted theatres.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Staging Arthur Miller, Margot Leicester. Audio, 15 minutes
Actress Margot Leicester on her experiences working in the rehearsal room with Miller.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Let's Go Round Again - The Story of The Magic Roundabout. Audio, 30 minutes
Sophie Thompson and Phyllida Law celebrate 50 years of The Magic Roundabout.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Dame Judi Dench. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young talks to actress Dame Judi Dench.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Great Lives. Vivien Leigh. Audio, 30 minutes
Barrister Christina Gorna chooses Oscar-winning Vivien Leigh.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Stephen Fry. Audio, 45 minutes
Stephen Fry is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Great Lives. Antonia Quirke on Marlon Brando. Audio, 30 minutes
Marlon Brando - greatest actor of the twentieth century?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Being Orson, Some Kind of Genius. Audio, 15 minutes
Film critic David Thomson explores Orson Welles's complicated relationship with failure.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Being Orson, F for Fake. Audio, 15 minutes
Sarah Churchwell discusses film-maker Orson Welles's capacity for self-mythologising.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
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.
- AttributionBBC Two
- Available for over a year
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.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year