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Meeting Steven Spielberg for the first time
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Mendes recalls his first meeting, where he got the job of directing American Beauty.
  1. Meeting Steven Spielberg for the first time
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    Meeting Steven Spielberg for the first time
  2. It's time for a new James Bond director
    00:57
    It's time for a new James Bond director
  3. Why picking the next James Bond isn't a public vote
    01:22
    Why picking the next James Bond isn't a public vote
  4. Telling Judi Dench: 'You can try it but it won't work' - at 24
    01:19
    Telling Judi Dench: 'You can try it but it won't work' - at 24
  5. Russell T Davies talks about diversity in his A Midsummer Night's Dream
    03:16
    Russell T Davies talks about diversity in his A Midsummer Night's Dream
  6. Peter Carey: A reading from Amnesia
    02:22
    Peter Carey: A reading from Amnesia
  7. Letter to My Daughter
    06:24
    Letter to My Daughter
  8. Russell T Davies on wanting to adapt A Midsummer Night's Dream
    00:44
    Russell T Davies on wanting to adapt A Midsummer Night's Dream
  9. Andrew Davies: 'Les Misérables needs a champion'
    01:20
    Andrew Davies: 'Les Misérables needs a champion'
  10. Much ado about characters
    01:16
    Much ado about characters
  11. Writer Debbie Horsfield on the financial challenges of making a series like Poldark
    02:41
    Writer Debbie Horsfield on the financial challenges of making a series like Poldark
  12. Thomas Keneally on the cruelty of writing
    01:04
    Thomas Keneally on the cruelty of writing
  13. Juliet not Romeo
    01:56
    Juliet not Romeo
  14. Julian Clary and illustrator David Roberts on drawing a hyena
    03:30
    Julian Clary and illustrator David Roberts on drawing a hyena
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