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Radio programme. The tomb of Edmund Spenser in Westminster Abbey is about to be opened in an attempt to locate manuscripts to prove the authorship of the Shakespeare plays.
Radio talk by Giles E. Dawson, Curator of Books and Manuscripts at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, on the authorship question.
In the 17th century, London hosted a rich and vibrant theatre scene where the great works of Shakespeare thrived. However, we shall never know the true extent of the creative breadth and range during this...
A radio play by Don Taylor that encompasses newly discovered Shakespearean manuscripts and puts academic reputations on the line...
Medieval illuminations presented to illustrate attitudes to the fool in medieval Britain and his role in society. The discussion includes the character’s appearance in morality plays and in Shakespeare.
Images of manuscripts and printed documents from the 16th and early 17th centuries among which are books and plays used as background material by Shakespeare. Includes sources of Shakespeare’s plays,...
Newsfilm. Opening of the tomb of Sir Thomas Walsingham at St Nicholas’ Church, Chislehurst in a search for Shakespearean manuscripts, the existence of which American theatre critic Calvin Hoffman believes...
Series which examines original texts, manuscripts, letters and diaries to uncover the story behind the creation of six classic books. Simon Russell Beale has long been fascinated with Shakespeare’s First...
Fiction short. William Shakespeare wakes up from a strange dream during which he came up with the phrase ‘to be or not to be’. However, on awakening he cannot remember the phrase and suffers from...
Laurence Olivier is interviewed by Kathleen Tynan. He tells of his time at the National Theatre and gives his opinion (not complimentary) on Viscount Chandos, Peter Brook and Peter Hall. He talks at length...
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