To start Season 2 David talks to James Nesbitt (Murphy's Law, Jekyll, Bloodlands) about his critically acclaimed portrayal of Ivan Cooper in the award winning Paul Greengrass film Bloody Sunday (2002) about the 1972 shootings in Derry, Northern Ireland.

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David is joined by British theatrical royalty in the form of Sir Derek Jacobi to talk about his ground-breaking, award winning performance as the twitching stammering Emperor in the 1976 BBC TV drama I Claudius.

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David’s guest this week is Eleanor Tomlinson (The Nevers, The War of the Worlds, Colette) who talks about her experiences playing Demelza in the BBC’s highly acclaimed 2015 adaptation of Winston Graham’s Poldark novels.

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David talks to old friend and colleague John Simm (Life on Mars, Doctor Who, Grace) about the 2002 Paul Abbot project State of Play directed by regular Harry Potter Director David Yates.

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David talks to the award winning actor Rob Mallard about the unique set of experiences he’s had playing the character of Daniel Osbourne in one of the nation’s favourite soap operas - Coronation Street.

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David talks to Lawrence Gilliard Jr (The Walking Dead, The Good Wife, The Deuce) about playing D’Angelo Barksdale in the groundbreaking HBO series The Wire.

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Anne Marie Duff (Shameless, The Virgin Queen, Sex Education) joins David to talk about her role as Margaret Maguire in Peter Mullan’s 2002 film The Magdalene Sisters about three teenage girls, shunned by their shamed families and sent to Magdalene Asylums by the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland.

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David talks to London born actor Eddie Marsan (Gangs of New York, Happy Go Lucky, Vice, Ray Donovan) about his performance as Reg in the first of his collaborations with Mike Leigh on the 2004 film Vera Drake.

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David talks to UK actor and mental health ambassador David Harewood MBE (Babyfather, The Night Manager, Supergirl) about his role as David Estes in Homeland.

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David catches up with British actress, comedian, broadcaster and international disability rights activist Liz Carr who is best known for her portrayal of Clarissa Mullery in BBC TV’s Silent Witness.

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