{"id":222434,"date":"2025-02-28T18:04:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T18:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/actor-derek-jacobi-on-shakespeare-luck-and-coming-out-in-the-1950s-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T18:04:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T18:04:43","slug":"actor-derek-jacobi-on-shakespeare-luck-and-coming-out-in-the-1950s-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/actor-derek-jacobi-on-shakespeare-luck-and-coming-out-in-the-1950s-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor Derek Jacobi on Shakespeare, luck, and coming out in the 1950s | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/104sNDhH7G0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Actor Derek Jacobi on Shakespeare, luck, and coming out in the 1950s | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/104sNDhH7G0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Award-winning actor Derek Jacobi sits down with the BBC\u2019s Katty Kay to discuss his seven-decade acting career, his most iconic roles, and the importance of luck in his life.<\/p>\n<p>He also shares his experience coming out as gay in the 1950s \u2013\u00a0a time when homosexuality was illegal and highly persecuted in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re watching Influential with Katty Kay, a weekly programme where Katty sits down for in-depth conversations with some of the most powerful and change-making people in the worlds of culture, business, science, and more. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com <\/p>\n<p>#Acting #Interview #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Award-winning actor Derek Jacobi sits down with the BBC\u2019s Katty Kay to discuss his seven-decade acting career, his most iconic roles, and the importance of luck in his life. 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