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The Culture Show

Forget the Oscars, Here Are the Kermodes: A Culture Show Special

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Film critic Mark Kermode hands out his coveted statuettes to his pick of the best film-makers and actors over the last year. Featuring Sam Mendes and Mads Mikkelsen. Show more

Life Cinematic

Series 1

Sam Mendes

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Acclaimed director Sir Sam Mendes, director of Oscar-nominated 1917, as well as Skyfall and Spectre, selects clips from the films that have had the greatest influence on both him and his career. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Edith Bowman
Interviewed Guest:
Sam Mendes
Series Editor:
Sam Anthony
Series Producer:
Ian Sharpe
Executive Producer:
Jez Nelson

Front Row

Jez Butterworth and Sam Mendes on The Ferryman

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Writer Jez Butterworth and director Sam Mendes discuss collaborating on The Ferryman, as the highly acclaimed play transfers to London's West End. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Jez Butterworth
Interviewed Guest:
Sam Mendes
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Donnelly
Interviewed Guest:
Paddy Considine
Presenter:
John Wilson
Producer:
Marilyn Rust

The Culture Show

2012/2013

Episode 15: Sam Mendes: Licence to Thrill - A Culture Show Special

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Mark Kermode talks to Sam Mendes about his film Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond movie, and reflects on the director's career in both film and theatre. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Kermode
Participant:
Sam Mendes
Series Editor:
Janet Lee
Series Producer:
Pauline Law
Participant:
Daniel Craig
Participant:
Judi Dench
Participant:
Javier Bardem
Participant:
Roger Deakins
Participant:
Pippa Harris

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Drama. A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope with their loss. Show more

Contributors

Audrey Burke:
Halle Berry
Jerry Sunborne:
Benicio Del Toro
Brian Burke:
David Duchovny
Howard Glassman:
John Carroll Lynch
Cousin Dave:
Liam James
Cousin Joel:
Quinn Lord
Distressed Man:
VJ Foster
Director:
Susanne Bier
Producer:
Sam Mendes
Producer:
Sam Mercer
Writer:
Allan Loeb

Genres

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Drama examining the American nuclear family. A telesales operative (Kevin Spacey) becomes disillusioned with his existence and begins to hunger for fresh excitement in his life. Show more

Contributors

Lester Burnham:
Kevin Spacey
Carolyn Burnham:
Annette Bening
Jane Burnham:
Thora Birch
Ricky Fitts:
Wes Bentley
Angela Hayes:
Mena Suvari
Colonel Frank Fitts:
Chris Cooper
Buddy Kane:
Peter Gallagher
Barbara Fitts:
Allison Janney
Jim Olmeyer:
Scott Bakula
Jim Berkley:
Sam Robards
Director:
Sam Mendes
Writer:
Alan Ball
Producer:
Bruce Cohen
Producer:
Dan Jinks

Genres

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One EastLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for 5 months

During the First World War, two soldiers must cross no-man's-land to deliver a message. If they fail, an entire battalion will be ordered over the top and into a deadly trap. Show more

Contributors

Lance Corporal Schofield:
George MacKay
Lance Corporal Blake:
Dean-Charles Chapman
Captain Smith:
Mark Strong
Lieutenant Leslie:
Andrew Scott
Lieutenant Joseph Blake :
Richard Madden
General Erinmore:
Colin Firth
Colonel MacKenzie:
Benedict Cumberbatch
Major Hepburn:
Andrew Scarborough
Writer:
Sam Mendes
Director:
Sam Mendes

Duration: 1 hour, 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Drama. A seemingly successful couple in 1950s Connecticut struggle to fight off the boredom and resentment engulfing their marriage. Show more

Contributors

April Wheeler:
Kate Winslet
Frank Wheeler:
Leonardo DiCaprio
John Givings:
Michael Shannon
Mrs Givings:
Kathy Bates
Mr Givings:
Richard Easton
Shep Campbell:
David Harbour
Milly Campbell:
Kathryn Hahn
Party Guest:
Heidi Armbruster
Maureen Grube:
Zoe Kazan
Jack Ordway:
Dylan Baker
Director:
Sam Mendes

Genres

Formats

CBeebies Bedtime Stories

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Sir Sam Mendes - The Knight Who Wouldn’t Fight

Duration: 5 minutes

First broadcast: on CBeebiesLatest broadcast: on CBeebies HD

Available for years

Director Sir Sam Mendes reads a bedtime story about a knight who prefers reading to fighting.

CBeebies Bedtime Stories

K-O

Sir Sam Mendes - Up, Up and Away

Duration: 3 minutes

First broadcast: on CBeebiesLatest broadcast: on CBeebies HD

Available for years

Director Sir Sam Mendes reads the story of a little boy who makes his very own planet.

The Culture Show

2012/2013

Episode 16: Sam Mendes: Licence to Thrill... Even More - A Culture Show Special

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Mark Kermode talks to Sam Mendes about his film Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond movie, and reflects on the director's career in both film and theatre. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Kermode
Participant:
Sam Mendes
Series Editor:
Janet Lee
Series Producer:
Emma Cahusac
Participant:
Daniel Craig
Participant:
Judi Dench
Participant:
Javier Bardem
Participant:
Roger Deakins
Participant:
Pippa Harris
Participant:
Ralph Fiennes
Participant:
Helen McCrory
Director:
Luke McMahon

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Can Rishi Sunak Solve NHS Problems?

Duration: 1 hour, 5 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Nightlight

Laura Kuenssberg’s guests are Prime Minster Rishi Sunak, Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting and director Sam Mendes. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Rishi Sunak
Interviewed Guest:
Wes Streeting
Interviewed Guest:
Sam Mendes

Duration: 1 hour, 13 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament

Andrew Marr is joined by Matt Hancock, Lisa Nandy, Rick Scott, David Olusoga and Sam Mendes. The newspapers are reviewed by Anushka Asthana and Clive Myrie. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Marr
Interviewed Guest:
Matt Hancock
Interviewed Guest:
Lisa Nandy
Interviewed Guest:
Rick Scott
Interviewed Guest:
David Olusoga
Interviewed Guest:
Sam Mendes
Panellist:
Anushka Asthana
Panellist:
Clive Myrie

Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Gritty Gulf War drama. Anthony Swofford becomes a Marine sniper and is sent to Saudi Arabia to wait for action. But war does not look the way he expects it to. Show more

Contributors

Anthony Swofford:
Jake Gyllenhaal
Alan Troy:
Peter Sarsgaard
Sgt Sykes:
Jamie Foxx
Chris Kruger:
Lucas Black
Fergus O'Donnell:
Brian Geraghty
Fowler:
Evan Jones
Escobar:
Laz Alonso
Lt Col Kazinski:
Chris Cooper
Major Lincoln:
Dennis Haysbert
Young Mrs Swofford:
Katherine Randolph
Bored Gunny:
Lo Ming
Mr Swofford:
James Morrison
Director:
Sam Mendes

The One Show

10/01/2023

Duration: 1 minute

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Nightlight

Lauren Laverne and Jermaine Jenas are joined by Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal. Paul McKenna helps to banish our anxiety. Plus Olivia Colman, Sir Sam Mendes and Toby Jones are in Margate. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lauren Laverne
Presenter:
Jermaine Jenas
Interviewed Guest:
Hamza Yassin
Interviewed Guest:
Jowita Przystal
Interviewed Guest:
Paul McKenna
Interviewed Guest:
Olivia Colman
Interviewed Guest:
Sam Mendes
Interviewed Guest:
Toby Jones