The BBC is held in high esteem throughout the worldwide broadcasting community for the illuminating interviews the network's correspondents and hosts hold with various individuals, including international political activists, artists, scientists, public intellectuals, and numerous others who represent the very best in their respective fields of endeavor. BBC Four has created this website to provide online access to many of its recent interviews, along with some "classics" from previous broadcasts. Some of the more current interviews include transcripts of talks with Simon Schaffer on the nature of light and Katie Barlow, a filmmaker who has explored the nature of suicide attacks on Israel's buses. Of course, visitors will want to take a close look at some of the classic interviews, which include snippets of conversations with Sir John Gielgud, Robert Altman, Benjamin Britten, and Salvador Dali.