The titan of theatre that is Sir Sam Mendes joins Jonathan for a waltz through his stellar career and their 35 year friendship. In part one of this enlightening chat, Sam reveals who promised his 9-year-old self to 'see you later, big boy', the unfortunate reason the apples that feature in The Ferryman were forever glistening, why he needs to channel his inner David Essex, and which production of a classic play transformed his creative outlook in the most profound of ways. Jonathan also manages to cock-up the technical side of things at a crucial moment in an anecdote about hoping Sam would give him the leading role in a student production - and how the Legend of Mendes was born in the way he handled it, This - ahem - now appears in part two!

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