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Watch Now: Stage on Screen – BBC iPlayer shows you can see right now

UK TV License payers who have an iPlayer account can find a number of interesting shows which have either been filmed live or adapted for the screen.

Ranging from the much-acclaimed J’OUVERT and the RSC’s THE WINTER’S TALE to Katherine Parkinson’s interesting SITTING, the Lights Up collection has a dozen works for you to dip into during your time off. You can choose from shows which fit your time available – from 45minutes, or dive into a longer show which lasts up to three hours.

Whatever you choose – Enjoy!

Browse the collection here

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Memories of working with Sir Laurence Olivier

Sir Laurence Olivier

To celebrate the 114th anniversary of Sir Laurence Olivier’s birth today, you might like to mark the occasion by enjoying some recollections from those who worked with him.

On the 22 October 2013, 50 years after the first performance by the National Theatre, Nicholas Hytner hosted a special Platform event with a group of actors who were in the original NT company at the Old Vic – Michael Gambon, Gawn Grainger, James Hayes, Geraldine McEwan, Ronald Pickup and Sheila Reid all share their memories and experiences working with Olivier and the National Theatre. This 45-minute recording is a fascinating watch.