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Celebrities hunt for antiques across the UK. This road trip explores Shakespeare country in the company of Holby City’s Robert Powell and Bergerac and Skippy star Liza Goddard. Along the way Robert and...
Podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library. A body was found in a Leicester, England, parking lot. Many believe it to be that of King Richard III. Among the many issues raised, along with that body, are...
Television specialist knowledge quiz show hosted by Johnny Ball. Contestants research the chosen subject of their opponent. In this episode an expert on Shakespeare is in competition with a Robbie Williams...
Television documentary. Coverage from Stratford-upon-Avon of the birthday celebrations including the Unfurling of the Flags of all Nations, and later the arrival of HRH, The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
Television documentary. Discusses the authorship of Shakespeare. Thomas Bokenham, chairman of the Francis Bacon Society, believes he has discovered a cypher system that Bacon used to encrypt messages in the...
The art of speaking Shakespeare is discussed by actors Ben Crystal, an expert in pronunciation of the Shakespearian period, Patrice Naiambana originally from Sierra Leone, and actress Janet Dale along with...
Radio documentary. Historian Fiona Watson and literary expert Molly Rourke examine the life and reputation of Macbeth and ask how much is Shakespeare responsible for his evil reputation. They claim that the...
Schools radio broadcast. Third part of an 8-part English Literature series for senior pupils in which N. Niemeyer introduces poems which will then be read by ‘expert readers’. The focus of this episode...
Radio programme. A two-part series in which Humphrey Carpenter investigates the attraction of Shakespeare for musicians and composers. Part 1 claims that Shakespeare’s works have inspired over 20,000...
Podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library. From the duels in Romeo and Juliet to a brutal mob in Julius Caesar, street fighting transforms several of Shakespeare’s plays. How much, though, does it...