Battle of Wills

Synopsis

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 works attributed to Shakespeare. Dr Lillian Schwartz, a computer graphic expert, is convinced that the frontispiece portrait of the First Folio is Queen Elizabeth with a false moustache.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

23 Oct 1994 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC2)

Duration

50 mins

Credits

Director

Samira Osborne

Contributor

Francis Bokenham

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Authorship; Bacon, Francis

Notes

History

Shown in BARD ON THE BOX season which ran for two months from 16 October to 14 December 1994.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

Name

Shakespeare Institute Library

Email

silib@bham.ac.uk

Web

http://www.is.bham.ac.uk/shakespeare External site opens in new window

Phone

01789 293384

Fax

01879 292021

Address

Church Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6HP