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On 15 December 2009 BAFTA welcomed both Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner to a special event looking back at their remarkable journey that brought Dr Who back to life.

Journalist Caitlin Moran speaks to Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner about their 6 year working relationship as executive producers on Doctor Who and the responsibility of bringing the show back to a new generation of viewers.

The film's star Gabourey Sidibe tells Briony Hanson about disagreeing with the director at her audition + working onscreen with Mariah Carey.

Morgan, writer of The Queen and Frost/Nixon, offers insights into how he tackles writing political history when there's an abundance of material available.

Event recorded on 20 September 2010.

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Watch this session on YouTube: https://youtu.be/o6vJ-WNfLqY

Read the transcript on our website: https://guru.bafta.org/peter-morgan-screenwriters-lecture

The Screenwriters' Lectures are presented as originally recorded. Some of the lectures may contain outdated comments or views which some listeners may find insensitive or offensive.

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Listen to Peter Molyneux OBE present the 2009 Video Games Lecture at BAFTA. The veteran games developer (Populous, Fable) shared his career inspirations and demonstrated Milo, which utilises Microsoft's Natal technology. Event recorded on 21 October 2009.

The director, writer and producer of the Iraq-based television drama talk about the differences between drama and documentary, and the tricky casting choices involved.

Director Sam Taylor-Wood, writer Matt Greenhalgh, producer Robert Bernstein and actors Kristin Scott Thomas and Anne-Marie Duff talk about the politics and challenges behind making a film about John Lennon's early life.

Recorded at BAFTA London in November 2009.

Having overseen the release of Atari’s two-player tennis game Pong in 1972, Nolan Bushnell is widely credited as kick-starting both the arcade and home console industries. Here he tracks the development of the video games industry and examines the future possibilities of gaming.

A star studded Q&A: Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Daniel Day-Lewis, Penélope Cruz + director Rob Marshall talk fantasy/reality, the film-musical genre, and intimidating choreography

Writer Michael Samuels, producer Roy Ackerman + actors Sophie Okonedo + David Harewood talk about the BBC film about the life of Nelson Mandela's first wife, Winnie.

Recorded at BAFTA London in January 2010.

Nicolas Roeg accepts the Academy's Special Award for his Outstanding Creative Contribution to Cinema.

On the 27 March 2009, Nic Roeg accepted the Academy’s Special Award - presented for Outstanding Creative Contribution to Cinema - from Jenny Agutter, Danny Boyle and Luc Roeg. A host of extraordinary filmmakers also paid tribute to the man many cite as their career inspiration and cinematic hero (in order of appearance: Kevin MacDonal, James Marsh, Stephen Frears, Richard T Kelly and Danny Boyle).