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Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
Episode One - Italy
- Broadcast
- 2021 (59 mins)
Book and travel lover Richard E Grant journeys to southern Italy, in the footsteps of great authors whose work was inspired by the country, its culture and history. Reading key passages from the books as he...
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
Episode Two - France
- Broadcast
- 2021 (59 mins)
Book and travel lover Richard E Grant journeys to southern France, in the footsteps of great authors whose work was inspired by the country, its culture and history. Reading key pas-sages from the books as...
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant
Episode Three - Spain
- Broadcast
- 2021 (59 mins)
Book and travel lover Richard E Grant journeys to Andalucia in southern Spain, in the footsteps of great authors whose work was inspired by the country, its culture and history. Reading key passages from the...
26th International Playwriting Competition
A Broken Heart in a Warzone
- Broadcast
- 2019 (52 mins)
In this dark comedy set in an unnamed warzone, two thieves have come up with an audacious plan to use the bombing raids for their own ends. All is going well, until an adulterous domestic drama - and a wild...
26th International Playwriting Competition
By God’s Mercy
- Broadcast
- 2019 (52 mins)
The second of two winning plays from the BBC World Service/British Council International Playwriting Competition 2018. By God’s Mercy by Colette Victor Winner of the English as a first language prize. Set...
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Artists and Writers
- Broadcast
- 2019 (58 mins)
This episode sees actress Lily Cole examine four of the 20th century’s greatest artists and writers. Lily explores the lives of Pablo Picasso, Virginia Woolf, Alfred Hitchcock and Andy Warhol - finding out...
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Live Final
- Broadcast
- 2019 (61 mins)
In this live final hosted by Claudia Winkleman and Nick Robinson, the celebrity advocates return to fight their winning icon’s case, and the public vote for the person they think was the greatest figure of...
25th International Playwriting Competition
The Day Dad Stole A Bus by Pericles Silveira
- Broadcast
- 2017 (52 mins)
Nayara’s Dad wants her to see her Grandmother’s house in Bento Rodrigues, Brazil, years after a dam disaster destroyed the village. But why has he stolen a bus to take her there? And why do things keep...
25th International Playwriting Competition
Playing With Fire by Joanne Gutknecht
- Broadcast
- 2017 (52 mins)
Joanne Gutknecht’s powerful play from Canada debuts on the BBC World Service. Playing with Fire won the English as a First Language category in the BBC World Service and British Council’s 25th...
Shakespeare Live
Shakespeare Live
- Broadcast
- 2016 (143 mins)
From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, hosts David Tennant and Catherine Tate will be joined by Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Dame Helen Mirren, Meera Syal,...