Animal Park | Summer 2023 Episode 7

Four hundred years ago, the plays of William Shakespeare were collated for the very first time and published as a folio, and the house has one of the first editions! Kate has an extraordinary opportunity to get close to this piece of history, and in an extraordinary revelation discovers that Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers may have even had a connection with Lord Bath's distant relatives.

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  • Type: Factual
  • Channel: BBC One
  • Duration: 43'36''
  • Broadcast date: 15/08/2023
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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