BBC Arts at Hay Festival 2014

The actor and director tell Alan Yentob about their Oscar-nominated film Philomena

Recited by Tom Hollander, Cerys Matthews and Jonathan Pryce

The creator of War Horse discusses the recurring themes in his fiction.

Doctor Who's executive producer talks about new Time Lord Peter Capaldi

The broadcaster talks about his memoir: a tribute to his D-Day hero father

On the most important woman in Chinese history, Empress Dowager Cixi

The environmental campaigner on our flora and fauna 115,000 years ago

The children's author on her book of cat and dog stories, Paws and Whiskers