Acting
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
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
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Being Orson, Boy Wonder. Audio, 15 minutes
Simon Callow tracks Orson Welles's transformation from schoolboy to prodigy.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Profile. Aidan Turner. Audio, 13 minutes
Mark Coles profiles Aidan Turner, the Irish actor playing Poldark.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Essay. British Film Comedians, Alastair Sim. Audio, 15 minutes
Columnist and historian Simon Heffer discusses the life and work of actor Alastair Sim.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Mark Rylance. Audio, 43 minutes
Actor Mark Rylance is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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
