Sam is in various programs currently available on iPlayer
- The Hollow Crown: Henry VI (broadcast 7 May; available in the UK only on iPlayer)
- "Family", episode 3 in the latest series of Blood, Sex and Money (broadcast 9 May)
- A repeat of The Essay "Shaping the Air - Writers and Radio" (broadcast 9 May)
- The Afternoon Drama North, in which he plays Antoine de Saint Exupery (broadcast 28 April)
- Shakespeare in Silence (broadcast 17 April)
- Matthew Sweet, Michael Dobson, Carol Rutter and Sam discussed The Winter's Tale on Free Thinking (via the Free Thinking Twitter, @bbcfreethinking).
When Sam was a student, he played Florizel (@exitthelemming).
- Sam read an excerpt from Refugee Blues by Auden on the BBC Radio 4 program Borders, An Odyssey. The clip is available for 20 more days.
On 4 May, he performed Peter and the Wolf with the Nash Ensemble in Istanbul (his Twitter, @exitthelemming and @anniemal14).
Sam tweeted that he will perform the work again in November.
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He wrote about working on The Book of Disquiet by Michel van der Aa for the Institute of Composing Journal in April (via van der Aa's Twitter, @vanderaanet).
He performed Henry V by Walton with the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine on 28 April. Sam tweeted a picture from rehearsals and @pauleroger tweeted a picture of Sam with the orchestra at the end of the performance.
He speaks about The Rite of Spring in Stravinsky: Myths & Rituals, a documentary from the Philharmonia Orchestra (via @jesirodger, who is one the doco's editors). Click here for the trailer.
Sam performed a speech from Henry V at the opening of the Shakespeare in Ten Acts exhibition at the British library (15 April). The Nissen Richards Studio designed the exhibition (director Pippa Nissen's Twitter, @pippa_nissen).
Here is a selection of tweets from the event.
@paul_clarke @bencrystal @britishlibrary @exitthelemming @ktsays spotted! was a great evening esp Sam West doing prologue from Henry V— Bill Thompson (@billt) April 14, 2016
Opening of #Shakespeare in 10 Acts Exhib @britishlibrary #BL230416 / @exitthelemming kicked all off w H5 Chorus x pic.twitter.com/3RCmB6wdMu— Ben Crystal (@bencrystal) April 14, 2016
Shakespeare in 10 Acts opened by Sam West as Henry V. Cue everyone from the reading rooms hanging over balconies to listen #Shakespeare400— Jo Hutchinson (@jozdeladoz) April 14, 2016
Wonderful evening @britishlibrary enjoying #Shakespeare in Ten Acts introduced by @exitthelemming pic.twitter.com/pIPqo29i6J— Westminster Archives (@WSchoolArchives) April 14, 2016
Sam West opening the Shakespeare In Ten Act at @britishlibrary. Suitably super-fabulous. pic.twitter.com/z0WMtq43zR— Francesca (@francesca_valli) April 14, 2016
. @exitthelemming performing a stunning speech from Henry V at the opening of #Shakespeare in Ten Acts this evening. pic.twitter.com/OVDQKfCF8G— BL Press Office (@BLpressoffice) April 14, 2016
— Poet in the City (@PoetintheCityUK) April 14, 2016
Sam West at the opening of #ShakespeareInTenActs at the @britishlibrary #ShakespeareLives pic.twitter.com/98OE8rvjLV— Sir Ciarán Devane (@ciarandevane) April 14, 2016
He spoke about the importance of EU membership at the launch of Creatives for Europe in April (the Association of British Orchestras Twitter, @aborchestras). The text of his speech is available on the Arts Desk.
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