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Timothy Spall Re... Benjamin Zephaniah

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Timothy Spall shares his memories of working alongside Benjamin Zephaniah on the 1992 comedy drama Dread Poets Society.

Actor Timothy Spall shares his memories of working alongside Benjamin on the 1992 comedy drama Dread Poets Society. This one-off production was inspired by the real-life outrage that followed Benjamin’s nomination to become an Oxford don and featured a cast that included Alan Cumming, Alex Jennings, Dexter Fletcher and Emma Fielding as the ghosts of Byron, Keats and Percy and Mary Shelley – while Benjamin was given the easier task of playing himself.

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Mon 17 Mar 2025 23:00

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Interviewed Guest	Timothy Spall
Series Producer	Simon Goretzki

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