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Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
The director recalls the first time he worked with the actress, when he was 24.
  1. Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
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    Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
  2. How we named Monty Python's Flying Circus
    03:11
    How we named Monty Python's Flying Circus
  3. Why I've grown a moustache
    02:16
    Why I've grown a moustache
  4. George Monbiot on the definition of neoliberalism
    02:23
    George Monbiot on the definition of neoliberalism
  5. Which world leader got to drive the VW Beetle?
    01:42
    Which world leader got to drive the VW Beetle?
  6. Russell T Davies admits to a surprise collaboration on the A Midsummer Night's Dream script
    01:19
    Russell T Davies admits to a surprise collaboration on the A Midsummer Night's Dream script
  7. Julian Clary and illustrator David Roberts on drawing a hyena
    03:30
    Julian Clary and illustrator David Roberts on drawing a hyena
  8. Fay Weldon reads an extract from her new novel Before the War
    02:36
    Fay Weldon reads an extract from her new novel Before the War
  9. Maxine Peake's approach to tackling Hamlet
    00:39
    Maxine Peake's approach to tackling Hamlet
  10. Malorie Blackman's life lesson
    02:33
    Malorie Blackman's life lesson
  11. David Gilmour on the unique sound of Rattle That Lock
    01:49
    David Gilmour on the unique sound of Rattle That Lock
  12. Jeanette Winterson explains why she chose The Winter’s Tale as her Shakespeare ‘cover version’
    05:07
    Jeanette Winterson explains why she chose The Winter’s Tale as her Shakespeare ‘cover version’
  13. Lionel Shriver on 'the outrageous gamble of having a child'
    03:58
    Lionel Shriver on 'the outrageous gamble of having a child'
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