edition of hardtalk. i am stephen sackur and today i am joined by an audience here at the bbc radio theatre to celebrate 20 years of hardtalk interviews. who better to have on our birthday than sir ian mckellen? whether you think of him as richard iii or gandalf, he has won hearts and accolades around the world. not just for decades of work on screen but his passion of public campaigning, particularly on the issue of gay rights. please give a warm welcome to ian mckellen. cheering and applause. that was quite a welcome. ian mckellen, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. there s a lot to talk about both personal and in terms of yourcampaigning. but there are very few actors with the diversity you have offered your audiences, from the great shakespearean roles to comic book characters in x men. is there a common thread through everything you have done? the common thread is there is no common thread. there is a variety. what i always admired in my youth was people playing different s
edition of hardtalk. i am stephen sackur and today i am joined by an audience here at the bbc radio theatre to celebrate 20 years of hardtalk interviews. who better to have on our birthday than sir ian mckellen? whether you think of him as richard iii or gandalf, he has won hearts and accolades around the world. not just for decades of work on screen but his passion of public campaigning, particularly on the issue of gay rights. please give a warm welcome to ian mckellen. that was quite a welcome. ian mckellen, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. there s a lot to talk about both personal and in terms of yourcampaigning. but there are very few actors with the diversity you have offered your audiences, from the great shakespearean roles to comic book characters in x men. is there a common thread through everything you have done? the common thread is there is no common thread. there is a variety. what i always admired in my youth was people playing different sorts of parts in differ
edition of hardtalk. i am stephen sackur and today i am joined by an audience here at the bbc radio theatre to celebrate 20 years of hardtalk interviews. who better to have on our birthday than sir ian mckellen? whether you think of him as richard iii or gandalf, he has won hearts and accolades around the world. not just for decades of work on screen but his passion of public campaigning, particularly on the issue of gay rights. please give a warm welcome to ian mckellen. that was quite a welcome. ian mckellen, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. there s a lot to talk about both personal and in terms of yourcampaigning. but there are very few actors with the diversity you have offered your audiences, from the great shakespearean roles to comic book characters in x men. is there a common thread through everything you have done? the common thread is there is no common thread. there is a variety. what i always admired in my youth was people playing different sorts of parts in differ
edition of hardtalk. i am stephen sackur and today i am joined by an audience here at the bbc radio theatre to celebrate 20 years of hardtalk interviews. who better to have on our birthday than sir ian mckellen? whether you think of him as richard iii or gandalf, he has won hearts and accolades around the world. not just for decades of work on screen but his passion of public campaigning, particularly on the issue of gay rights. please give a warm welcome to ian mckellen. cheering and applause. that was quite a welcome. ian mckellen, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. there s a lot to talk about both personal and in terms of yourcampaigning. but there are very few actors with the diversity you have offered your audiences, from the great shakespearean roles to comic book characters in x men. is there a common thread through everything you have done? the common thread is there is no common thread. there is a variety. what i always admired in my youth was people playing different s
edition of hardtalk. i m stephen sackur and today i m joined by an audience here at the bbc radio theatre to celebrate 20 years of hardtalk interviews. who better to have on our birthday than sir ian mckellen? whether you think of him as richard iii or gandalf, he has won hearts and accolades around the world. not just for decades of work on screen but his passion of public campaigning, particularly on the issue of gay rights. ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to ian mckellen. applause wow, that was quite a welcome. ian mckellen, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. there s a lot to talk about both personal and in terms of yourcampaigning. but i want to begin with a thought about your career. there are very few actors with the diversity you have offered your audiences, from the great shakespearean roles to comic book characters in x men. is there a consistent, common thread through everything you ve done? the common thread is there is no common thread. there s a var